National Simultaneous Storytime 2026

On Wednesday 27th May, Highvale Primary proudly joined thousands of students and schools across Australia in celebrating National Simultaneous Storytime 2026!

This year’s featured story was LUNA ROO: The Kangaroo Baller by Adam Wallace and Adrian Beck — a heartwarming underdog story about courage, determination and believing in yourself. Students gathered together to enjoy the live reading, celebrate the joy of storytelling, and participate in a range of fun classroom activities inspired by the book.

To build excitement for the event, students and staff were invited to wear their favourite sports jerseys over their school uniforms, creating a wonderful atmosphere filled with school spirit, colour and enthusiasm across the school.

The celebrations will continue on Friday, as the HPS oval comes alive with energy and excitement during recess for two friendly Students vs. Teachers soccer matches. Filled with laughter, teamwork and spirited cheers from the sidelines, these matches will be a joyful celebration of sportsmanship, connection and community spirit across our school.

National Simultaneous Storytime continues to be a fantastic opportunity to foster a love of reading, imagination and community connection. We thank all staff, students and families for helping make this year’s celebration such a memorable one!

Nathan Y 3L - Teamwork means you work together without arguing

Surveen 3L - Teamwork means relationships with your teammates 

Sander 3L - Teamwork means Helping your Team to give ideas and also use other peoples ideas. 

Sukhvin 3C - Teamwork means that you are not working alone, and instead, you work with people using different strategies. 

Ruvee R 1P - It was joyful and fun!

Griva P 1P - The book was interesting

Aarieya N 1P - I likeed when they taught us how to draw the kangaroo

Atharva N 1P - I enjoyed making the jersey after listening to the book