2021 ST PATRICK'S BOOK FAIR

Next week, week 8 is our Annual Book Fair and our Library has been transformed into an OASIS !

Please see the catalogue on the Book Fair Catalogue Page to to order your books.

Scholastic Book Fair 2021 Book Week Theme- ‘Reading Oasis – A Cool place to Discover Hot Books.’

Students will have an opportunity to purchase books, posters and other items.

Our book fair catalogue is in todays Newsletter.

By purchasing from the fair, apart from taking home great stories for your family, the school earns a credit with Scholastic which we use to purchase more books for the library.

Book Week Dress Up Parade - Week 10? Term 3 (TBC)

In Week 10 your child has a chance to dress up as their favourite book character or go as part of a group (eg: Thing 1 and Thing 2).

BOOK WEEK CHALLENGE - OASIS

Last Friday, August 20th, the winners of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards were announced.

Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards - Book Week

And the winners are:

The Book of the Year: Younger Readers

Winner: Aster's Good, Right Things ~ Kate Gordon

Honours: The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst ~ Jaclyn Moriarty, illustrator Kelly Canby Honours: Worse Things ~ Sally Murphy, illustrator Sarah Davis

The Book of the Year: Early Childhood

Winner: No! Never! ~ Libby Hathorn & Lisa Hathorn-Jarman, illustrator Mel Pearce

Honours: Anemone is not the Enemy ~ Anna McGregor

Honours: We Love You, Magoo ~ Briony Stewart

Picture Book of the Year

Winner: How to Make a Bird ~ Matt Ottley, text Meg McKinlay

Honours: Not cute. ~ Philip Bunting

Honours: Your Birthday Was the Best! ~ Felicita Sala, text Maggie Hutchings

The Eve Pownall Award

Winner: Dry to Dry: The Seasons of Kakadu ~ Pamela Freeman, illustrator Liz Anelli

Honours: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals ~ Sami Bayly Honours: Strangers on Country ~ David Hartley & Kirsty Murray, illustrator Dub Leffler

CBCA Award for New Illustrator

Winner: This Small Blue Dot ~ Zeno Sworder

If you wish to view the announcement of the award winners, you may do so by clicking the link https://www.cbca.org.au/cbca-book-week.

Premier’s Reading Challenge - NEW END DATE & MORE FREE CHOICE BOOKS ALLOWED

Students please LOG your books. If you can not remember your LOGIN please email Mrs Davey mdavey2@arm.catholic.edu.au and she will help you.

Due to the current school lockdowns around NSW, the PRC has been extended by two weeks and students can now read up to 10 free choice books. The new closing date is Friday, 3rd September so keep reading! Once you’ve completed the challenge, don’t forget to print your Reading Log and return it to me in the library for validation.

We have many listed books in our collection in the school library, and we will be encouraging children to borrow these books during library time. Listed books can also be borrowed from the town library, or you may even have them already in your collection at home.

Participation is not compulsory, but is highly encouraged. Children who complete the challenge will receive a certificate of completion.

The following table explains the rules for the challenge.

Challenge	Number of books you must read	Minimun number of PRC books	Maximum number ofPersonal Choice books	PRC booklists youcan read from
K-2	30	25	5	K-2, 3-4, 5-6
3-4	20	15	5	3-4, 5-6, 7-9
5-6	20	15	5	5-6, 7-9

All the book lists and information that you need can be found at https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html where you can login with your child's Premier's Reading Challenge username and password that we will give you.

You can contact Mrs Davey at school if you have any questions. Happy Reading!

SORA - The Digital Library

SORA the school’s digital library. The Armidale Catholic Schools Office provides access to a large number of ebooks and audiobooks that can be accessed through the SORA reading app. This free app can be downloaded onto devices or accessed through their website (click on the link). YOUR CHILD WILL NEED THEIR SCHOOL USERNAME & PASSWORD TO ACCESS THIS APP. The children use their username and password on their devices at school.

Once you’ve found the App, you will need to search for the ACEN library (Australian Catholic Education Network) and then enter your child’s school username and password when prompted. The books your child can access are filtered by their school login details which means younger students are unable to view secondary texts. For a quick video tutorial of how to use this App, watch the video here

There is a section for PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE BOOKS for each year level. The children can borrow & read books for the PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE during the holidays on SORA.

Happy reading!

WORLD BOOK ONLINE

Our school has a subscription to World Book Online! This means you have FREE access from home or on the go with any internet-connected device.

What is World Book Online

Encourage Learning Anytime, Anywhere!

Username: stpw

Password: stpw

Library

Borrowing Days - Tuesday Year 1 /2 & Year 5/6

Wednesday Kindergarten & Year 3 /4

Library Bag - Please make sure all children have a library bag for their library books and that it comes to school on their library day.