Book Week & Principal's Reading Challenge

Book Week

What a fun and memorable week we had celebrating Book Week at EHPS. 

Throughout the week, the staff were able to borrow the CBCA 2025 shortlisted books to read in their classrooms. There were so many beautiful books and in a couple of weeks, they will be available in our school library for students to borrow. 

The school library was buzzing with activity during each lunchtime, with many students coming in to participate in some Book Week themed activities, have some quiet reading time or be a part of a storytime hosted by various staff members. 

Last Monday from 2.30pm to 3pm, the whole school stopped and had a simultaneous reading time. With blue skies and the sun shining, teachers and students spread out across the school both indoors and outdoors to enjoy some dedicated time to read their favourite books. 

On Wednesday, we held our annual Book Week Dress up Day, where EHPS students and staff were invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character. The staff theme this year was ‘Where is the Green Sheep?’. We shared all our fabulous costumes at a whole school parade on Wednesday morning which was hosted by the Library captains. It was amazing to have so many of the EHPS community come along and celebrate in the morning.

The Reading Out Of Poverty (ROOP) fundraiser is still going to run for one more week, so we would encourage any families who have not been able to make a donation and would like to, to donate using the link attached. So far the school has raised $240. 

Student favourites …

“We got to dress up” – Yoyo 5G

“We got to see other people's costumes. My favourite was the crayons!” – Mahta 5G

“The parade because we go to see everybody's costumes" –  Eva 6R

“The Book Week parade and everyone coming to the library” – Abhi 6R

“How we all got together and took a photo in the classroom” – Nicholas 34M

“We made these little fans with ‘Book an Adventure’ on them” – Isla 34M

“Doing Book Week activities in Reading” – Joshua PH

“Seeing Huxley’s Paddington Bear costume because he had two real marmalade sandwiches in his suitcase” – Miss Hardy PH

“Getting dressed up!” – Neil PH

“Going to the library because I could read and be all cosy” – Isabel 1M

“Dressing up as Steve” – Lewis 1M

“Reading time with the school because of the beautiful sun and the blue sky” – William 1M

“Making a book passport” – Priscilla 2F

“The parade because I liked seeing all the different characters” – Aubrey 2F

Principal's Reading Challenge 

The annual Principal’s Reading Challenge is taking place during Term 3. All students are encouraged to participate. 

• Prep to Year 2 students will enjoy listening to storybooks in the classroom with the target of 30 books. 
• Years 3 to 6 students will have the opportunity to read their own choice of books and keep a record over the term. 

Certificates will be awarded at the end of Term 3 to recognise the reading achievements of the students. 

We hope students will enjoy taking part in the challenge!

Helen Broderick

Principal's Reading Challenge Coordinator

The CBCA Children's Book Week

Children’s Book Week is The CBCA’s key highlight national event of the year. This year’s celebration will run from Saturday 16 to Saturday 23 August.

The 2025 theme is Book an Adventure!

The feature artist for the year, Jess McGeachin, has brilliantly captured this adventurous spirit in his artwork, which features a whimsical map filled with imaginary characters. Jess’ illustration invites young readers to embark on fantastical journeys, inspiring them to travel through the worlds that books open up. As an award-winning Australian picture book illustrator, Jess’ work encourages children to imagine, explore, and create their own adventures.

2025 is also a milestone year for CBCA as they celebrate 80 years of Children’s Book Week! For eight decades, CBCA has been dedicated to inspiring young minds to journey through the countless worlds that books offer. Jess’ imaginative artwork reflects this mission perfectly, encouraging children to set off on adventures through time, lands, and imagination. CBCA look forward to continuing this mission for the next 80 years and beyond!

QBD Books Competition

To celebrate Book Week, QBD Books are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for our school to win $2500 worth of books!

How does it work?

The competition is live from July 1st to August 23rd, and all you need to do is:

1. Collect the school's flyer from the School Office or Library.  
2. Visit your local QBD store within the designated time frame (this can be any QBD store, and does not have to be your regular store!). There is a QBD Books store at Forest Hill Chase shopping centre.
3. Hand the QBD Books team our school’s flyer – no purchase needed! 
4. The school with the most entries wins!

Terms and conditions can be found here: www.qbd.com.au/book-week-2025-competition/