Reading is Magic

Book Week 2024

Thursday 15th August - Thursday 22nd August

This year's book week will be filled with fun, charity, and literacy. It will run across weeks 5 and 6 and launch with our very special author's visit on Thursday 15th August. We encourage all students and families to get involved and discover the power of literacy. Read on for more information.

Special Events at Holy Name
Event	Date	Location
Author Visit	Thursday 15th August	11.50-3.20 in the Library
Book Week Parade	Wednesday 21st August	9am in the Hall
Book Sale Fundraiser for the Uganda Project	Thurs 15th - Thurs 22nd Aug (11am)	Outside the Italian Room
Family Reading Afternoon in House Colours	Monday 19th August (NO ASSEMBLY)	2.45pm - House Colour locations
Competitions	ALL WEEK	Library
Book Voting	ALL WEEK	Corridor outside the staffroom

Book Sale

This year Holy Name is joining the World Literacy Foundation to spread the joy and power of reading during Book Week 2024.

The World Literacy Foundation is leading this year's Book Week Fundraiser aiming to provide books and educational resources to children in underserved communities in Kayunga, Uganda. The initiative encourages early learning centres, primary & secondary schools in Australia to fundraise by hosting book related activities during book week in August.

The Book Week Fundraiser donations will go to Uganda due to 95% of children in rural areas not owning a single book. With resources scarce, only a small 12% of children have the ability to read. The money raised will help to build 5 school libraries giving access to over 2,500 books directly to Ugandan children. The World Literacy Foundation is excited to see the appeal combat the high illiteracy rates linked to low life expectancies and poverty in these areas.

During Book Week, a Book Sale will be set up outside the Italian Room. Families are welcome bring in second-hand books so that we can sell and raise money for the Uganda project. Please make sure these are in a great condition and appropriate for primary school aged children. The Book Sale will run from Wednesday 15th August to Thursday 22nd August, each lunchtime outside the Italian room.

Family Reading Afternoon in House Colours

On Monday 19th August, in place of assembly, we are inviting all families to join the students in their House Colours to share their favourite books. The school will be open from 2.45pm, and students will be dismissed from their House colour locations at 3.20pm. We encourage everyone, adults included, to bring their favourite book to share that afternoon. Students are invited to wear their house colour T-shirts on the day.

Book Week Parade

Our annual parade will be held on Wednesday 21st August at 9am in the school hall. Everyone is welcome to attend, and get into the spirit of Book Week. If you're unsure about costume ideas, take a look below at some of the magical characters that are found in books. From wizards to dragons, witches to pirates, princesses to pikachus, your imagination can take you anywhere!

Competitions

As always, some competitions will be running throughout the week, and the winners will be announced in Week 7. Students will have an opportunity to compete as a class, or individually. Make sure your name is on the entry form which you can collect from the library on Thursday next week.

Design a magic wand OR wizard hat
Collect a template from the library or design your own; BUT you have to include a short explanation telling me what your magic hat OR wand can do!
Magical Spell (poem) or Magic Story writing competition (150 words MAX)
Write a creative story or a poem with this year's theme! You can be a magical as your imagination takes you! There are no limits... except the word count!
Shadow Magic
There will be a series of silhouettes on display in the corridor. Your job is to guess which book/fictional character the shadows belong to.
Teachers WANTED
Around the school you will see a series of WANTED posted with clues. Your job is to guess and FIND the teacher that matches the clues.

Author Visit

Can You Teach a Fish to Climb a Tree?

2024 Book of the Year Awards: Early Childhood Shortlisted

On Thursday 15th August, Jane Godwin will be visiting our school to talk to students about reading and writing. Jane is a highly acclaimed author of over forty books for children and young people. Jane’s picture books include: Go Go and the Silver Shoes, Tilly, Don’t Forget and Sing Me the Summer.

This is a fantastic opportunity for our students to continue to engage with literature and learn even more about the practices of professional authors and how they write the interesting and engaging stories we love.

Thank you

Gordana Jordanovska (Library Technician)

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