Book Week Events 

Dress Up Day and Parade

Our annual Book Week dress up day will be held on Monday, August 18. On this day, students are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. A special Book Week assembly will be held in the gym from 9:05am – 9:30am, where students are invited to show off their costumes.

This year, our Book Week Dress Up Day will raise money for Reading Out of Poverty (ROOP), an Australian registered charity and not-for-profit organisation which aims to close the literacy gap and bring the joy of reading to Indigenous children living in remote communities in Far North Queensland. The money raised will be used to build five pop-up libraries and deliver over 2500 books.

Students who come to school dressed up are asked to bring a gold coin donation for Reading Out of Poverty (ROOP). Learn more at https://roop.org.au/book-week-2025/

Scholastic Book Fair

We are excited to announce that the Scholastic Book Fair will be returning to Mackellar Primary School! The Book Fair is a fantastic opportunity to purchase books for your child to enjoy in a variety of genres, including fantasy, classics, award-winners, humour, non-fiction and mystery. 

Books will be available to purchase for all primary school ages, with prices starting at $5.00. There will also be other small items such as bookmarks and stationery available to buy.

When:

Monday, August 18 to Monday, August 25 

8:30am - 8:55am (every morning except Monday, August 18)

3:30pm - 4:00pm.

Where: 

Grade 5/6 Building. 

Book Fair catalogues and wish lists will be coming home with your child in the coming weeks. If you would like to know more about the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair, feel free to watch the following short video A Message to Parents about Scholastic Book Fairs.