Curriculum Update

Book Week Celebrations and Costume Parade: CBCA Book Week is coming! This year’s Book Week will run from Monday, 18th August to Friday, 22nd August (Week 5). This year’s theme is ‘Book an Adventure’, and it is also the 80th year of Book Week Celebrations. Throughout Book Week, students will enjoy a variety of fun activities, including a Masked Reader competition, buddy reads, book clubs, whole-school shared readings, quizzes, and a book fair.

On Friday, 22nd August, there will be a costume parade where students are encouraged to dress up as one of their favourite book characters. The parade will be held at 9:30am on Tasmania (athletics track), and families are more than welcome to come along and watch the celebration. 

Reading and Writing Together is Magic: Wednesday, 20th of August, 5.45pm-6.30pm

We are excited to announce the return of our annual student writing showcase event, Reading and Writing Together is Magic!

This evening event celebrates students’ literacy, as they present a short piece of their own original poetry to a small group of students and families. During class in the lead-up to the night, students will draft, revise, edit and publish their writing and rehearse their presentation in preparation for reading it aloud in front of you and the rest of their audience. 

On the night, students and families are allocated to small multi-aged groups, in classrooms across the school. As well as sharing their own writing, students will hear from peers in their year level, and from those in year levels above and below them. Our senior students host the event in each classroom, as part of their leadership development. 

We encourage all students and families to participate. 

Book your family’s attendance at this community event using our online booking system:

Website:                   www.schoolinterviews.com.au

Event Code:            pnvph

Bookings Close:   Thursday 14th August, 4:00pm

Book Fair: Throughout Book Week, our annual Book Fair will take place in our school library. Our Book Fair is supplied by Lamont, and a portion of the proceeds go towards the purchase of new books for our school library. In the lead-up to the Book Fair, all classes will have an opportunity to visit and explore the books during a preview session. 

Should you like to participate, the Book Fair will also be open for sales on:

Wednesday 20 August: 8.30-9.30am 

Wednesday 20 August: 3.30-5.30pm

Thursday 21 August: 8.30-9.30am

Thursday 21 August: 3.30- 4.30pm

Friday 22 August: 8.30- 9.30am