Literacy & library news 

This Year's Theme: Symphony of Stories

St Francis Xavier Primary School will be celebrating Book Week in Week 9!

• What's Coming Up: Exciting details about our upcoming Book Fair and the popular Book Week Costume Parade will be shared very soon!
• Fortnightly Spotlight: In each newsletter leading up to the celebration, I will share the background stories behind the different characters and their musical instruments featured in this year's Symphony of Stories artwork.

Stay tuned for more updates as we prepare for a fun-filled celebration of reading!

Here are three new Symphony of Stories characters 

Grok 

Mezzo soprano Prince Polliwog comes from a long line of royal singers. His eight-times great grandfather, Prince Chambray of Pantaloon never received ‘true love’s kiss’ after being transformed into a frog by a witch and turned to a life of melancholic ballads that spawned (quite literally) a long legacy of musical offspring. 

Lutz 

Like the sound of flying by the seat of your pants, tooting your own horn in your favourite catsuit? Or do you get butterflies even thinking about performing? Either way, why not join your local Butterfly Bugle Brigade! Sign up today to meet our best-loved brigadiers, Lutz and Lofty! 

Bearnard

After a life of petty crime stealing picnic baskets Bearnard discovered a passion for classical cello music. After forming a connection with a wayward young warbler named Figaro, the duo became famed for their operatic duets. They now tour constantly throughout the summer and hibernate in winter at an undisclosed forest location.