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

Abbey 2016

NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH NEWS FLASH

Book Parade - change of date THURSDAY 21 AUGUST - 2:15 all welcome.

WELCOME BACK

I hope everyone had a chance to enjoy some downtime with a great read.

Today the options for our students / families really are endless. My two favourites are a physical book, which I enjoy reading at home and an audio book which I listen to in the car or whilst walking or doing the housework on a Saturday morning.

Where do I access audio books for myself and family? Thanks for asking.

The town library has a wide variety of online texts.

Ask your child about SORA, details at the end of this page and it's free. ENJOY.

STUDENTS AS AUTHORS WRITING COMPETITION

The judging has concluded.

COMMENDATION to Sophie Leys in 2T for her humorous and uplifting narrative

"COCONUT MILKSHAKES"

Congrats Sophie. Sophie's narrative is featured below.

Coconut Milkshakes

Once upon a time there lived a Donkey. One morning, he was on a walk and came across a coconut tree. Then the tree swayed and a coconut fell on his head. Then another and another!

“Monkey, are you up there?” Donkey yelled.

“Yes” said Monkey.

“Come down” shouted Donkey.

“No I don’t want toooooo!” Monkey yelled as she fell out of the tree because a coconut had fallen on her head.

“Hahahaha!!!” They both laughed so loud the tree nearly fell over.

Donkey suddenly had a coco-lishous idea!

“Let’s make coconut milkshakes’’ said Donkey.

“Yes that is a great idea!’’ agreed Monkey.

“First, let’s gather all the coconuts’’ said Donkey.

‘’Then, I will crack the coconuts with my hooves to get the coconut milk out.”

“Next, we will get the ingredients. They are coconut milk, sugar and banana.”

“Come on!’’ said Monkey excitedly, “there’s no time to lose!”

So Donkey put one coconut behind him and tried to crack it. But instead, when he kicked it, the coconut bounced out from behind him and landed in Monkey’s face!

“Oooow’’ Monkey wailed.

“Oops, sorry” said Donkey.

“Let’s try and get the other ingredients instead. Remember what to get?” asked Donkey.

“Yes, it was coconut milk, sugar and banana” said Monkey.

They needed bananas.

“I know where some bananas are!”

“Where? Where? Where?” yelled Donkey.

“In my favourite tree!” exclaimed Monkey.

Monkey took Donkey for a walk then they came to a massive tree. It was filled with bananas!

“Here it is!” said Monkey. “I will climb up and get some.”

“Yay! Yay! Yay!” yelled Donkey.

He was very excited to have coconut milkshake’s and was already day-dreaming about drinking them.

So Monkey climbed up and threw some ripe, yellow, delicious bananas down. But they all got squashed when they hit the ground! So she threw some more down and the same thing kept happening until there were no bananas left on the tree!

“What a pity” said Donkey, “now we’ll just have to find the sugar instead.”

They hurried to the fields where they found some sugar cane.

“How do we get the sugar out of this big thing?” said Monkey.

“Maybe we just pull it out and put it in the milkshake?” wondered Donkey.

“Ok, come on then. Let’s try” said Monkey.

So they went to put it in. But they got it in their eyes and it stung.

“Ouch!”

They stumbled back as they couldn’t see anything and knocked the milkshake maker over and it split in half!

“Oh no!” yelled Donkey and Monkey together.

“Now we can’t have coconut milkshakes at all”.

“What a coco-catastrophy!!!”

There was a moment of silence and then Donkey and Monkey looked at each other.

Then Monkey finally said, “Who cares! Let’s just buy some from the shops!”

In the end they bought two from the shops and for a long time after that they would look back and laugh at their coconut milkshake making adventure.

THE END!

Written by Sophie Leys St Nicholas, Tamworth, Class 2T

IMPORTANT DATES

Book Week - BOOK AN ADVENTURE

Monday 18th - Friday 22nd - August

Book Fair - St Nicholas School Library

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 19th, 20th, 21st - August

10.45 - 3pm each day - Primary students

11am - 3pm each day - Kinder, Yr 1 and Yr 2

Book Week Character Parade

Thursday 21st - August

2.15pm

Holy Family Courtyard

Children’s Book Week / 16–23 August 2025

This year the theme is "BOOK AN ADVENTURE"

The Children's Book Council Of Australia celebrates 80 years of Children's Book Week this year, a marvellous milestone of connecting children to story. In the following weeks, we will have lots of fun discussing this theme and how it relates to our reading journey. I look forward to hearing some wonderful insights from the students.

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

Abbey 2016

This quote was submitted on a library leader application back in 2016.

Abbey explained that the library is not just book shelves laden with books. The library is full of ideas and adventures and opportunities to learn something new, to try something new, maybe to meet someone new.

BOOK WEEK - Parade - THURSDAY 21 August

It's approaching fast, Week 5 in fact.

We have been excitedly talking about our favourite characters in readiness for the parade.

The students have been reminded that if their character is in the movies they must also feature in a book either before or after the movie production.

BOOK FAIR: 19, 20, 21 Aug 10.45am (Primary), 11am Kinder, Yr 1, Yr 2 - 3pm each day

The book fair is a wonderful way to celebrate Book Week and our love of reading by allowing and encouraging our students to immerse themselves in books.

I look forward to seeing you at the fair.

Eftpos will be available.

FORMAT - students browse the Book Fair and then may bring home a wish list which you may pay online, give cash to your child or come in yourself and shop with or without your child as you may wish to do some gift shopping.

PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE 2025

CONGRATULATIONS : 353 students have completed the 2025 Premier's Reading Challenge. This number is over 50% of the student population.

Let's keep it going St Nichs.

The Challenge is steadily drawing to a close for 2025.

End validation date is Friday, Sept 5.

If your child has been issued a note regarding the Challenge please respond accordingly by the due date.

"TECH FREE" FRIDAY

Every Friday we pack up the technology and enjoy chatting to each other, reading, playing games, colouring in and jigsaws. Does anyone have any jigsaws they would like to donate to the library please?

LIBRARY BAGS

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

LIBRARY TIMETABLE

Monday: Yr 3

TUESDAY: Kindergarten & Yr 5

WEDNESDAY: Yr 2 & Yr 4

THURSDAY: Yr 1 & Yr 6

CHOICE = Motivation

"The strongest positive impact on reading engagement and learning gains comes from student self-selection of reading materials. "

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

C H O I C E

in what they can read and borrow.

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.

Sora - get free ebooks and audiobooks from your school.

Step 1: Install Sora app from Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or soraapp.com.

Step 2: When in Sora, click on CONTINUE then I have a setup code.

(Do not click on “Find My School”)

Step 3: The “setup” code is cenetau

Step 4: Click on ACEN (the top bar), click again.

Step 5:Student signs in with school username and password.

Student may then EXPLORE all the options eg ebooks and audio books available.

Select Open book or Open audiobook to read or listen to the book.
Select Options to renew or return the book, see your notes and highlights, and more.

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