LIBRARY NEWS
BOOK WEEK 2019
Monday 19 August - Friday 23 August
"Reading is my Secret Power"
BOOK FAIR 2019
Tuesday 20 August to Thursday 22 August
Please mark your diaries!
BOOK WEEK DISCO
Date: Date to be finalised. At this stage we are hoping to secure a date for this term.
Start talking to your child/children about their dress up. Remember creativity over cost.
Theme: Your favourite book character or super hero
AUTHOR VISIT
Tamsin Janu
Tamsins' visit was wonderful for the students to listen and experience a published author.
A few tips from Tamsin:
..... Always keep a journal or notebook with you to jot down those ideas and experience you may have, especially on holidays.
..... Use the 5 senses to help you to develop the character and plot
.... If you can't think of anything to jot down go and do something else for a while then come back and try again.
Tamsin commented on how attentive and welcoming the students were.
Thankyou to Library Leaders, Mikeeli and Maggie for greeting Tamsin in reception, showing her to the library then taking her on a whirlwind but packed with information, tour of our school. Tamsin was very impressed with our environment.
Tamsin Janu Writing Workshop
Tamsin Janu’s writing workshop was awesome. She was very kind and funny. She really helped improve our writing and our skills. It was lots of fun. Tamsin Janu has definitely inspired us all! She told us about herself and how she came to write the books she did, and how she did them so well. It was something very special and we were all lucky to be there!
by Grace T.
What The Experience Was Like
We thought Tamsin Janu’s writing workshop was a new experience because we had never had tips from a real-life author before. We learnt lots of new things about writing a good story. We also liked how Tamsin always wrote her stories after she had went away somewhere.
by Toby S. and Lewis E.
PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE
100% Participation = 100% Completion
A reminder that the Premier's Reading Challenge continues until 30th August, 2019. It is wonderful to see so many children's "Secret Power" flourishing!
Please ensure that Reading Logs are updated with each book read, and Infants Logs are kept in Library Bags. Thank you Primary for recording your books on the site. Congratulations to the children who have already completed their log - Well Done!
REMEMBER - LOGS LIVE IN LIBRARY BAGS - Thank you!
LIBRARY BAGS MATTER
Not just some of the time ... but all of the time.
A huge thank you to all of the students who remember to bring their library bag. Without a bag, books cannot be borrowed.
ACCESS ST NICHOLAS SCHOOL LIBRARY AT HOME
This is a how-to guide to access the St Nicholas School Library site - OLIVER at home.
This site offers information regarding the resources in the library and the products St Nicholas School Library subscribes to.
St Nicholas School Website link:
https://stnicholastamworth.catholic.edu.au/
Open Curriculum → drop down menu to LIBRARY → scroll down to click on OLIVER.
What can I do?
Borrow an ebook or audio book from the Armidale Library.
*Read it on your computer browser OR download the SORA app from the App Store and remember to click on the Catholic Schools Office Armidale Diocese.
2. Open the WorldBook online link, research, open an ebook and
read it in your computer browser or download the WorldBook
Ebook app online. If you are interested in home access ask your child to come into the library for a bookmark with login information.
3. Read from PK mag, browse previous editions and the latest edition.
4. Play games.
5. Check out books to borrow next term.
WHAT'S ON IN 2019?
Book Week, Book Fair, loads and loads of new books and so much more.