Library News - Book Week in the Library

Miss Debbie

Book Week in the Library

Well, what an exciting week it was – Greenvale Primary School Book Week.  There were so many activities and so much happening.  One of those things was the announcement of the 2023 CBCA Book of the Year Awards and we were lucky enough to have Gregg Deise an Author /Illustrator /Musician and First Nations person visit our whole school, Book Character parade and lunchtime activities. 

The students have had many of the shortlisted books read to them during their library sessions.  So, it is exciting to announce the winners. I wonder if any of the winners were favourites with your child?

We also had students involved in Shadow Judging the Younger Readers category this year.  Students from all over Australia were Shadow Judges and their awards were announced on Friday 25 August.  It is interesting that often the Shadow Judges winners are different from the adult judge’s awards.                  

Gregg Deise Author/Illustrator/Musician Visit

We were extremely lucky to have Gregg Deise visit us.  Gregg told stories, was very funny, played the digeridoo, taught the students a few words of his language as well as singing.  The students were up dancing like emus and kangaroos, as well as singing Hello and Welcome.  Gregg is the author of many books including KooKoo Kookaburra, Awesome Emu, Mad Magpie, Silly Birds, Cunning Crow, Hello and Welcome, My Culture and Me, and Common Wealth.  These books are all available in the school library.

What a Wonderful World

The library entrance has been transformed into the “What a Wonderful World” theme to tie in with the Writers Festival that will be on display later this year.  Feel free to drop into the library and have a look at our “Wonderful World”.

The library entrance has been inspired by Louis Armstrong’s song “What a Wonderful World”

I see trees of green

Red roses too

I see them bloom

For me and you

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

I see skies of blue

And clouds of white

The bright blessed day

The dark sacred night

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

The colors of the rainbow

So pretty in the sky

Are also on the facesOf people going by

I see friends shaking hands

Saying, "How do you do?"

They're really sayingI love you

I hear babies cry

I watch them grow

They'll learn much more

Than I'll ever know

And I think to myself

What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself

What a wonderful world

Ooh, yes