2022 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards

Last Friday, August 19th, the winners of the Children’s Book Council of Australia Book of the Year Awards were announced.

And the winners are…

The Book of the Year: Younger Readers

Winner: A Glasshouse of Stars ~ Shirley Marr

Honours: Dragon Skin ~ Karen Foxlee

Honours: Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief ~ Katrina Nannestad

The Book of the Year: Early Childhood

Winner: Jetty Jumping ~ Andrea Rowe, illus. Hannah Sommerville

Honours: Walk of the Whales ~ Nick Bland

Honours: Amira’s Suitcase ~ Vikki Conley, illus. Nicky Conley

Picture Book of the Year

Winner: Iceberg ~ Jess Racklyeft, text Claire Saxby

Honours: Stellarphant ~ James Foley

Honours: Just One Bee ~ Christopher Nielsen, text Margrete Lamond & Anthony Bertini

The Eve Pownall Award

Winner: Still Alive, Notes from Australia’s Immigration Detention System ~ Safdar Ahmed

Honours: The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Peculiar Pairs in Nature ~ Sami Bayly

Honours: Heroes, Rebels and Innovators ~ Karen Wyld, illus. Jaelyn Biumaiwai

CBCA Award for New Illustrator

Winner: The Boy Who Tried to Shrink His Name ~ Michelle Pereira text Sandhya Parappukkaran

Should you wish to view the announcement of the award winners, you may do so by clicking the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQQjkkxg2bc

2022 Book Week

Book Week – Book Fair

This year our annual Book Fair will be held in Week 6 (August 22 – 26, this week)! The students had the opportunity to browse through the selection of books available to them and complete their book wish list last Friday in their class library time. Hopefully, their wish list made it home and you were able to view and discuss with your child their selection.

Should you wish to purchase a book you may do this in one of two ways -

1) make a secure credit card payment on line OR

2) send the money into school in a sealed and labelled envelope on either Monday August 22nd, Tuesday August 23rd, Wednesday August 24th, Thursday August 25th or Friday August 26th for them to purchase their books.

Student Wish List and Instructions On How To Pay Online

Please ensure your child’s wish list accompanies the payment receipt or cash when collecting their books from the Book Fair.

The Book Fair will be open for business Monday August 22nd, Tuesday August 23rd, Wednesday August 24th, Thursday August 25th or Friday August 25th before school, and during the first and second break times.

Photos have been taken of the books available for purchase and posted on our school Facebook page for your viewing. Should the book your child wishes to purchase sell out, be assured that I am able to place an order for their chosen book, which means they will still receive it but at a later date. By purchasing from the Book Fair, apart from taking home some wonderful stories to share with your family, you help our school earn credits with Scholastic, which enables us to purchase more resources for our school.

If you would like to take a sneak peek at the book fair with a view to making some Christmas/birthday purchases, please email me to arrange a convenient time for you to visit mholley@arm.catholic.edu.au As always your participation in the Book Fair is entirely voluntary.

Book Week – Book Character Parade

This year our Book Character Parade will be held on Thursday, 25th August, commencing at 10.30am. Parents, grandparents and friends are most welcome to join us in the hall to view the parade. Students may come to school dressed in their costume (please ensure your child knows the name of their book character and which book they are from); however, if your child chooses not to come dressed as a book character, school uniform must be worn. Please ensure that clothing is appropriate for the weather conditions and the school environment and that appropriate footwear is worn (enclosed shoes – no heels or thongs). Students must wear their school hats on the day. If alternate hats and shoes are required to complete your child’s costume, please bring them to school in a separate bag and they may be worn just for the parade. Any props that may prove dangerous, for example swords etc, please secure in a separate bag and ask your child to hand them to the class teacher for safe keeping. After the parade please stay and join your child/ren for morning tea in the playground.

Our annual Book Character Parade is an exciting and fun way of celebrating books and sharing our love of books with the whole school community, hope to see you there!

Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) 2022 - Closed!

The Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2022 has now concluded. A huge congratulations to all students who have completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge this year – WELL DONE.

Remember that the books you read after the Premier’s Reading Challenge closes can count towards next year’s Premier’s Reading Challenge. So why not get an early start and begin your 2023 Premier's Reading Challenge journey now?

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