LIBRARY

                                    "The library is not just full of books, but also opportunities."  

Abbey 2016 

EXTRA READING FOR THE HOLIDAYS

The holidays are coming up which means students may borrow extra books over the break.

Please search for those overdues so your child may borrow and spend some downtime with a great read.

HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES  

At the movies

"Runt" by Craig Silvey is a great read and is being enjoyed by many students at school.

It has just been released as a movie and by all reports it is fantastic and a great holiday activity for the whole family.

TOWN LIBRARY / ART GALLERY

Here are some interesting facts students have discovered about our wonderful town library:

 It's free. We can borrow up to 20 books at a time. The books are different to those in our school library so we have the best of both worlds. There is a cake tin library. You can loan out movies and music. The online books are great, so you have a choice of SORA from school or Bolinda and Borrowbox from the town library - car trips will never be boring now.   

Go to the link to see what's on in the school holidays.

https://cnl.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/EVENTS?HOMEPRMS=EVSESPARAMS

ART GALLERY

Use the link to access the holiday activities - animation, puppet making and ceramic workshops.

https://tamworthregionalgallery.com.au/

Town Library Visits

Yr 5 enjoyed the delights of the town library and art gallery this week.

Yr 3 have their visit next Wednesday.

SHADOW JUDGING - iMovie

Student commentary on the Shadow Judging Experience:

Shadow Judging Report - Klara Bunnemeyer, Anastasia Newton, Aggie Daley, Eleanor Pryor, Nimishka Prasad, Kate Wellington and Lucinda Crockett.

What we thought of shadow judging: 

As Shadow Judges we chose the Picture Book category of the 2024 CBCA short list books.

We read all six books and decided we would work on “Every Night At Midnight” by Peter Cheong. We also voted for this book to be the winner. We were super excited to find out that our chosen book won the shadow judges award for the category. Shadow judging was a very creative activity and we thoroughly enjoyed it. 

We liked it because it is a good way for kids to understand books and the way that they are created and made. 

We liked having a voice in the judging process.

Here are some comments:

* it was interesting and engaging it was a pleasure to read

* It was FUN

* fun with a group of friends reading and talking about books

* We worked together on the creative response imovie, and we learned to work as a team.

 * We talked a lot about understanding picture book writing techniques.

Amy our mentor was really great at helping us to understand how pictures and words (text) usually work together to make a great picture book.

We had many meetings with Amy talking about all the books and whether they were great reads or somehow missed the mark in attracting our interest or making sense to us.

Amy also organised a zoom meeting with author Katrina McKelvey.  Katrina spoke to us about picture books and the shadow judging experience.

Here is the link to our creative response.

https://youtu.be/t8S60IxWUGE

MISSING from the LIBRARY

Our little friend Shrek has gone missing from the library. If you have seen him at home please return him straight to the office or ask your child to bring him to the library. 

The owner would like him back for the holidays please. See the poster.

Shrek is about 22cm tall and a softish figure. Any information regarding his whereabouts gladly received,

MISSING

                                                                       From the LIBRARY

                                                                    RETURN NOW PLEASE

Reward offered

LIBRARY BAGS>>> NEW BOOKS

New books are arriving all the time. Please ensure your child has a library bag so they can enjoy these reads at their leisure at home.

WEEKLY LIBRARY TIMETABLE

MONDAY - Kindergarten, Yr 4

TUESDAY - Yr 2, Yr 5

WEDNESDAY - Yr 3

THURSDAY - Yr 1, Yr 6 

BOOK BUSTERS CLUB

Book Busters 

BOOK BUSTERS CLUB is an optional early morning reading club for students who wish to come into the cool library before school to read.

CHOICE = Motivation 

"The strongest positive impact on reading engagement and learning gains come from student self-selection of reading materials. When reading materials are selected for students the links to engagement and learning gain decline significantly." 

How Reading Motivation and Engagement Enable Reading Achievement: Policy Implications, Ana Taboada Barber and Susan Lutz Klauda

When students visit the library a huge emphasis is placed on the 

premise that they have

 CHOICE

in what they can read and borrow. 

TECHNOLOGY IN THE LIBRARY

In the library we are safe online and respectful of each other and the technology.

Please follow the steps:

1. Write your name, class and CB / iPad number neatly in the book.
2. Sit where Mrs McGuirk, or a Library Leader can walk behind you.
3. Always log in on your chromebook using your school login.

If you would like to access another site, please ask Mrs McGuirk first.

LIBRARY BAGS

Please note a LIBRARY BAG is the first item on your child's equipment list for this year.

Thank you for ensuring your child has a library bag. I have some spares and will issue these to students next week who have not yet presented with a bag.

LIBRARY BAGS MATTER...  Not just some of the time but all of the time.

No food or drink on my books.

Food and drink are for the chooks.

Library bags keep ‘em clean.

Books are cool don’t treat ‘em mean.

Bring your bag every time.

Fill it up and get in line.

Have it scanned and scoot on out.

LIBRARY BAGS

We all shout.

J. McGuirk

WORLD BOOK ONLINE - 

Ask your child about the bookmark which provides home access for World eBooks and Worldbook online.

If you have not logged on and had a browse around, sit down with your child and ask them about it. I'm sure all primary-aged students will be able to show you some of the features.

UPDATED - SORA - easy access guide 

Download the free App to access this online reading resource provided for us by the Catholic Schools Office. Your family will have access to thousands of books 24/7.