LIBRARY - Term 1 2025

PREPS:

This term the Preps have been introduced to our beautiful Library space. Each week they have a story read, complete a book response connected with the story and the best part is they borrow some books to take home and read with their families.

We have been reading books from authors and illustrators of - Maggie Hutchings and Aura Parker. The students have been identifying different parts of a book as well as exploring these authors characters and writing and illustrating styles.

Year 1/2:

Our 1/2's continue to enjoy the books on offer in our Library. Borrowing time is exciting as they get to choose 3 or more books to borrow .

We have been exploring the books of two new authors: Jess Rackyleft and Adam Wallace. Each week we read a new story of theirs and complete an activity connected to the book. Exploring the way they use words and characters to entertain us. In these books we have been discovering their characters, their traits and how the illustrators draw them and what techniques they use to draw them.

Cybersafety lesson revisited how we can be safe online and who are our trusted adults to go to when at home or school or at someone elses house.

Year 3/4:

We began the term creating strong passwords and revisiting how we can be safe online users.

An Do has been an author / illustrator that we have enjoyed discovering and exploring his techniques that he uses in his books to make stories exciting.

We have focused on how authors make stories exciting by using memorable characters, humour, descriptive language, different fonts or lay out, to name a few.

Students are enjoying the many chapter books on offer as well as continuing to choose picture books and venturing into some non-fiction - information books on topics that interest them.

Year 5/6:

We began the term revisiting our responsibilities of being a digital user at COHR. Students are aware of how/when/why they should use our chrome books in all classes and if bad choices are made as in trying to access games or websites when they shouldn't be, that there will be some consequences.

Cyber Safety is a topic we continue to revisit and be reminded of our responsibilities when we use the internet, apps or games.

The features of a Book report and what to include to grab readers attention is being worked through. Exploring how to hook the reader in with opening lines, sharing the setting, plot and characters without giving to much away as well as presenting our personal suggestions or recommendations for the chosen book. Towards the end of term, these book reports will be presented in our ‘tissue box book reports’, both written and visual.

New books that we receive through our monthly subscription box have been shared or promoted to the students to borrow. Students borrow weekly or fortnightly depending on the type of books they borrow.

STORYBOX LIBRARY - School Subscription

New stories are being added all the time!!

COHR has a subscription for Storybox Library for all our families to enjoy.

Access Storybox Library on your Smart TV and enjoy listening to stories on your big screen!

Log onto Storybox Library and access our school subscription.

Log in details are.

Username: cohrstorybox Password: cohr2020

We look forward to a whole year of reading the many books we have in our library!

Please contact me if you have any questions, queries or suggestions.

Regards

Mrs Karen Wakeling

kwakeling@cohroakeast.catholic.edu.au

Book Club

A Scholastic Book Club catalogue was sent home last week. If you are interested in purchasing any books, please return your order form and payment to the office by Tuesday 28th March. Alternatively, you can pay via credit card through the Book Club Loop at https://mybookclubs.scholastic.com.au/parent/Login.aspx

Parent Association