Book Week Activities
Dear Parents,
This year, the theme for Book Week is ‘Book An Adventure!’ Book Week will run as part of Literacy Week in Week 5 Term 3 from Monday 18 August to Friday 22 August.
We had two fantastic author visits on Monday with Heidi McKinnon (Prep to Year 2) and on Tuesday with Morris Gleitzman (Years 3-6).
Book Parade Monday 18th August at 8:50 am
We will be holding a whole school Book Parade where students and staff come dressed as their favourite book character connected to the “Book An Adventure’ theme. Be as creative as you like! All parents are invited to attend.
The Great Book Swap - Wednesday 20th August
We're holding a Great Book Swap to support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) to provide books and learning resources to children living in remote Communities across Australia.
The Great Book Swap is a fantastic way to celebrate reading locally, learn more about Indigenous languages and culture, and raise funds for a great cause. This year the ILF is aiming to raise $300,000 to gift 30,000 new books to remote Communities. We have been allocated to the Yari language house. Yari means ‘whale’ in Yawuru. This is an endangered language spoken on the South Coast of Broome in Western Australia.
Your child can bring along a book to school to donate/swap. There will be boxes provided in the Seminar Room, where you can drop off your donation. The Fire Carriers and Library Captain will help organise the books for our great Swap Day on Wednesday 20th August. On this day all students are asked to donate a gold coin in exchange for a book. We are aiming to raise $500.00.
Creative Minds Competition
This competition has closed, winning entries will be awarded on Monday at the Book Parade. So many amazing, creative pieces!
Prizes will be awarded in these categories:
- Prep: Winner and Honourable Mention
- Years 1- 2: Winner and Honourable Mention
- Years 3-4:Winner and Honourable Mention
- Years 5-6:Winner and Honourable Mention
- Family Entry: Winner and Honorable Mention
Wear Your PJs to School Day - Friday 22nd August
Students and staff are invited to wear their PJs to school for their Storytelling experience.
Prep, Years 1, 2 and 3 parents are invited to come to the classroom and read a book with their child. Gates will be opened at 2:40pm on this afternoon.
Years 4, 5 and 6 will be reading to their buddy at another time earlier in the day.
Book Week Activities
| Monday 18th August | Wednesday 20th August | Friday 22nd August |
Book Parade Students dress up in their favourite book character. It can be connected to the ‘Book An Adventure’ theme or be a favourite character in a book they have read.
Creative Minds winners announced.
| Great Book Swap Students come to the Great Book Swap in class time and can buy/swap a book for a gold coin donation. All donations go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
Teachers and students will focus on an Indigenous text in class and complete an activity.
| Wear PJs to School Day Students and staff wear their PJ’s to school today for their story reading session.
2:40pm Prep, Year 1, 2 and 3 Parents come into the classrooms and read with your child.
Year 4, 5 and 6 students read a book together with their buddies and complete a Book Week activity during the day. |