School News 

Book Week

The annual CBCA Book Week is fast approaching! For those families who are new to the school, Book Week is a special event where schools across Australia celebrate their love for literature! On Friday 25th August, students are welcome to come to school dressed as a character from their favourite novel or picture story book.

Below are some simple costume ideas to ensure you are well prepared for this special event:

• Pyjamas- characters from Peter Pan, Llama Llama Red Pyjama, The 117-storey treehouse (Andy and Terry’s pyjama room)
• Onesie- plenty of onsie’s could fit with a book character e.g. Lion in the Wizard of Oz, Dog in Pig the Pug
• Ghost (white sheet)- Casper the friendly ghost, Ghost from How to scare a ghost, The barking ghost (Goosebumps), Ghost pirate treasure (Geronimo Stilton)
• Any super hero costume- various super hero books
• Princess dress- Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, The princess in black series, characters from Rainbow magic series
• Red clothes with a black nose- Clifford the big red dog
• All one colour clothes- crayon from The Day the Crayons Quit
• Black clothes with a homemade mask/hat/toy- e.g. The Hungry Caterpillar, 101 Dalmatians, any Mr Men/Little Miss character, Pig the pug etc.
• Soccer/Football/Basketball/Netball player- Tinny Timmy series, Diary of an Australian Football League legend series, Diary of a basketball hero, Netball dreamz series
• The Bear Series by Nick Bland- Wear all brown clothes and bring along the suitable accessory e.g. the very sleepy bear (pyjamas), the very hungry bear (lunchbox), the very noisy bear (instrument), the very brave bear (superhero cape)

If you are looking for more Book Week dress up ideas, a simple google search will provide you with many options. We are looking forward to seeing the students in their creative costumes! If you have any questions about the dress up day, please speak with your child’s classroom teacher.

Somers Camp

Every two years, a group of lucky Year 5 and 6 students are offered the opportunity to attend a 9-day camp at Somers. Today, 36 students were filled with excitement and nervous energy as the embarked on this learning experience. The camp provides a program based on the social interaction of 160 children (80 boys) and (80 girls) from many schools in the area. Some activities they will be participating in are boating, archery, drama, art, environmental studies, bush craft, orienteering, rope courses, rock climbing, abseiling, flying fox and challenge swing. We look forward to hearing all about it when they get back next Wednesday.

Father's and Special Friends Day and Stall