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National Simultaneous Storytime
St Philomena's K-2 students participated in the National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) which was held on Wednesday 21st May. Students listened to the book being read and had a fabulous time participating in a variety of activities.
Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. This year's book was 'The Truck Cat' by Deborah Frenkel.
World Book Online is a great place for students to explore the world around us in a safe and secure online environment. Students are exposed to World Book Online during their library lessons and are then encouraged to use World Book within the classroom as their first point of reference when conducting research. It contains thousands of information articles that are updated and fact-checked daily. There are also eBooks and many interesting and educational games and puzzles.
Our World Book subscription allows us to give you and your family access to this valuable reference source anywhere at any time.
To access Worldbook Online, follow these simple steps:
Go to www.worldbookonline.com
Enter Username stpcs2400
Enter Password stpcs2400
World Book Kids—is based on World Book’s award winning Discovery Encyclopedia and is designed to give younger students, ESL students and reluctant readers a rewarding online learning experience. The site illustrations, diagrams and maps enrich more than 2,000 articles selected for appeal and relevance.
World Book Student—forms the foundation of an expansive reference database that includes over 40,000 encyclopaedias and reference articles, thousands of links to outside web sites selected by World Book editors and contributors. It also includes an extensive Dictionary and Atlas plus audios, visuals and animations.
World Book Advanced—tailored for the needs of older students, it includes encyclopedic content, integrates primary and secondary source databases plus more than 5,500 e-books in a single search, over 700 e-books can be downloaded to e-readers and iPads, and a wealth of research tools that allow students to customise and save their work.
**Please remember that login and password information is for our students and their families only, and extending this information to people who are not part of our school community could result in loss of at-home access for our students.**
