Library 

BOOK WEEK 2021 

We hope you enjoyed Book Week and had fun with all the virtual activities and celebrations! 

Here are some colourful photos of our teachers and students enjoying the BPPS Book week celebrations. https://padlet.com/owens_ray_e/lq4mwcm5sol8tbro

 It was an amazing Book Week and a wonderful opportunity for us to celebrate our love of books and reading.  

BOOK WEEK COMPETITIONS - Closing Date EXTENDED Friday, 17th September 

1. Colouring Competition - Colour this sheet and please send it into the library for a chance to win some COOL prizes!  NB: This sheet is copyright protected and cannot be reproduced.  We can only make copies of the sheet for classroom use and it cannot be altered in any way.  Thank you 

2. Guess the Author Competition - Guess the author of this book and please send your answers into the library.  

3. Guess the 75th Book of the Year Award - Teachers, parents and students, guess what year these 5 books won the Book of the Year awards and go into a draw to win a great picture story book. 

4. Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge Competition - Complete the Challenge HERE https://www.education.vic.gov.au/about/events/prc/Pages/default.aspx

and automatically go into the draw to win a prize! 

5. What’s your story? Writing Competition - Enter your poem, short story and creative writing into our What’s Your Story ?  Writing Competition.  Make a book and be as creative as you like!

6. Scavenger Hunt - The Scavenger Hunt requires the children to take a break and go outside to stretch their legs with their adults to find four things in the yard and to take a photo with our permission and to email it to us.  The four things are: 1) a cat or a dog to say hello  2) a flower bigger than the palm of your hand  3) a funny character in a book  4) a stick that looks like the letter Y  

7. BPPS Book Week Crossword - Complete this Crossword and send it into the library.     

All competitions close at the end of the term, Friday 17th September so please send in your entries in as soon as possible to win some COOL prizes!  

Please neatly write your FULL NAME and CLASS and send your entries into the library.  

  CBCA BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS - 2021 

Congratulations to all the Winners...  Authors, Illustrators and Publishers!  Watch the special 2021 Book of the Year announcement on YouTube and visit https://www.cbca.org.au/ for more information. 

Theme: Celebrating Stories and Language 

Indigenous Literacy Day is held annually and celebrates the diversity and vibrancy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.  It is a day for celebrating reading and writing, and a love of language and learning.  This year marks the 11th year of Indigenous Literacy Day and the theme is Celebrating Stories and Language.  All video stories can be viewed HERE https://www.ild.org.au/  

Watch the free virtual celebration HERE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEuzcIQd7vY

For more information, resources and to donate, please visit HERE

https://www.ild.org.au/

https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/

https://www.indigenousliteracyfoundation.org.au/indigenous-literacy-day

https://dartlearning.org.au/excursion/indigenous-literacy-day-2021/

https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/schools/whatson-schools/digitalclassroomexperiences/2021/indigenous-literacy-day.html

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! 

Happy Father's Day on Sunday, hope you have a wonderful day with your special Dad and you get an opportunity to honour and celebrate them and read some books together. 

Here's some Father's Day resources to make and give to Dad.   

https://www.twinkl.com.au/resource/t-t-253140-australia-fathers-day-resource-pack 

https://www.penguin.com.au/books/lists/fathers-day

Please find your books at home and return them to the library soon!  Thank you 

Please visit your local libraries online and join to become a member and have access to a wide range of services and resources they are offering during lockdown. 

https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/libraries-all

https://www.wml.vic.gov.au/Home

https://www.yourlibrary.com.au/

https://www.monlib.vic.gov.au/Home

https://www.stonnington.vic.gov.au/Library/Home

Take care, May Vos-Rutter 📚📖