Year 2

Author visit: Jack Henseleit

Author Jack Henseleit visited the Year 1 and 2 students to teach them how he creates stories!  He had us all hooked with his humourous story telling style!  

On the 14th August, Jack Henseleit came into our school for book week. He is a book writer. We got to think stories with him and talk about his books. Most of his books were funny, silly and exciting. It was a very fun experience! - Ashley

On the 15th August, we had crazy fun seeing Jack Henseleit, and we got to hear a book called The Exploding Toilet. We got into groups and made our own story! I love that Jack’s books are so creative! We had so much fun!- Alia

On the 14th August, we visited Jack Henseleit, and he was only here for the foundation, year 1s and year 2s. I liked it when he did a story about Hero’s adventure because we get to choose the present, the loud thing, the animal and the monster. - Tiffany

On the 14th August, Jack Henseleit came to our school for the preps to year 2s. It was fun when he told us the exploding toilet story. It was so funny, even the teachers thought it was funny. Jack Henseleit was a weird man, but I like his books because he tells different stories. My favourite story was The Secret of Cheltenham Primary. I hope he comes again.- Phoebe

I loved creating a story with Jack Henseleit! The exploding toilet story made me laugh - Emily

Book Parade and Dress Up Day!

On Friday, 22 August, our school came alive with colour, creativity, and stories during our Book Week Parade and Dress-Up Day. The effort students and families poured into costumes was nothing short of spectacular—transforming our school into a vibrant gallery of beloved book characters.

This year’s Book Week marks the 80th anniversary of this much-loved Australian tradition, themed "Book an Adventure"—a fitting celebration of how books can transport us anywhere, anytime, just by turning the page. Around the country, students donned costumes that honoured this idea, embodying characters old and new in a joyful nod to imagination and literacy.

Our parade captured that same spirit. Students paraded their carefully crafted costumes across the playground, cheered on by friends, teachers, and family. It was a heartwarming reminder of the power of stories.

Today the school was filled with creativity! Some people brought things from shops and some people made their costumes. My costume was a fox wearing a kimono. It was so much fun! - Zoe

I had so much at the book parade, and I dressed up as a cricket player called Glenn Maxwell. The whole school looked amazing, including my class! - Parker

I dressed up as Harley Quinn for Book Week. I saw lots of kids in costumes, and I was so surprised with how great they looked! - Mia

I loved the book parade. It was so cool and I wish I could have won. I saw so many great ideas for costumes. It was like a giant story all together! I dressed up as Hello Kitty. - Naomi

I had some fun at the book parade and I saw lots of good costumes. - Edward

I had fun at the book parade and there were lots of good costumes. I dressed up as Oliver Dempsey. - Ekene

The book parade was awesome. I dressed up as Hermione Granger from Harry Potter. It was so good to see some of the parents come. Maybe next year we will get more parents.- Aaliyah

I won the parade because I dressed as Macca the Alpaca, and wool fell off. Jack also won he was Slime Tydactyl. - Ariha

Book Week Incursion – Treasure Hunt!

To start Book Week we watched a performance called Treasure Hunt. The story followed Jess from the ocean and George from the forest, who discovered something important was missing from their worlds. On their quest to find it, they overcame challenges, learnt to trust each other, and found help from an unexpected source. 

On the 8th of August, the Junior school watched a performance called The Treasure Hunt. They did cool dances and read books like The Wobbly Bike, The Garden of Broken Stuff and Afloat - Winnie

We had an Incursion on the 8th of August and the junior school sat on either side of the stage. Two adults performed a show called The Treasure Hunt. The Beyond was the place where they found their songs. Their performance was fantastic! -Emilia

On the 8th of August, the Junior School watched a Treasure Hunt adventure performance for book week! There were 2 tribes, Treeland and Seaview but the voices of their lands disappeared and they had to go to The Beyond to find it. My favourite part was when the read The Garden of Broken Stuff. -Arnika

On the 8th of August we watched a performance about Treeland and Seaview. The performance was called The Treasure Hunt. There were 2 actors, and they were looking for the song of the sea and the forest. So, they entered The Beyond to search of it …. AND FOUND IT! Except they found the opposite one. After they found it and figured out what happened, they left The Beyond and promised to be nice to the land. -Alyssa