Library News 

The 2022 Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge is now open

How to meet the Challenge

Read the following number of books from beginning of Term 1 to 2nd September 

Year LevelNumber of BooksNumber from the Challenge book list
Prep – Year 2        30 books       20 or more
Year 3 – Year 6       15 books        10 or more

Books read to a student can also be added to the list.

 

If you wish for your child to enter the Challenge, please email me with their details:

Name, Class, Year level and Contact email address. Log in details will then be forwarded.

 mdecata@srprestonwest.catholic.edu.au

Maria De Cata

 

 

The Children's Book Council of Australia

Established with the first awards in 1946, the annual CBCA Book of the Year Awards aim to:

  • promote quality literature for young Australians;
  • support and encourage a wide range of Australian writers and illustrators of children’s books and;
  • celebrate contributions to Australian children’s literature.

 

The 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Award Shortlist has been released

 

Book of the Year: Early Childhood 

Picture Book of the Year

New Illustrator Award

 

 

Eve Pownall Award  (Non Fiction)

Book of the Year: Younger Readers

Winners announced on Friday 19th August 2022 

Book Week:  20 - 26 August 2022

 

 

 

Easter books in our Library

 

Below are some of the Easter books from our library

 

Wishing everyone a very Happy Easter 

 

 

Contact Details:

Maria De Cata

Resource Officer/Education Support

mdecata@srprestonwest.catholic.edu.au