Library News

Mrs Cain

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Book Fair Orders

Many thanks for the wonderful support families and members of our school community displayed with our book fair. We have some beautiful books to add to our library collection due to many generous donations. It was delightful to receive the online book orders delivered to school wrapped and labelled with names to make distribution easy. The care that the Readers Companion took in doing this was astounding. Donated books came wrapped with a little card telling us who had donated the books.

The response to both at school and online ordering was greatly appreciated. We sold a total of $2 853.33 worth of books. This has provided us with a credit if $427.99 at the Readers Companion to purchase further books for the library. Thank you all so much for your generosity to the school, as well as supporting your children with their reading through the purchase of quality literature.

What day is your child's library day?

A reminder about Library days for your child:

PLEASE BRING YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS ON-

MONDAY - Years 2 & 6

WEDNESDAY - Year 3

THURSDAY - Yr 4

FRIDAY - Kinder, Year 1 & Year 5

Extra borrowing time is also available -

Tuesday & Friday 2nd break Yrs 2,3,4

Monday & Wednesday 1st break K,1,5,6

Remember to bring your library bags so that books can be taken home.

Kindergarten - May borrow 1-2 books

Yrs 1-6 - May borrow 1-4 books, 1 book stays under their desk to read in class and 3 can go home.

Library Bags

Another reminder about library bags. Every student, regardless of year level, must have a library bag to borrow books. This week alone I have had to throw away wet, damaged and mouldy books. We have many new books in the library and I hope to keep these in circulation for a very long time. No one will be able to borrow if they do not bring a bag.

Premier's Reading Challenge

Premiers Reading Challenges has now finished. All students who had completed their reading logs have been validated. Certificates will be sent to the school in Term 4. Thank you to everyone who participated and the families who supported them with this challenge.

SORA

The most borrowed book currently on Sora in primary schools is, ...

Getting started with Sora

With Sora, you can get free ebooks and audiobooks from your school.

Step 1 ______________________________________________________

Install the Sora app from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or go to soraapp.com.

Step 2______________________________________________________

In Sora, click on I have a setup code, then sign in.

Note: If you need your sign-in information (like an ID, username, or password), it is the same one you use to log into your chromebook.

The “setup” code is cenetau

Sign into your School – Select your school - ACEN

Step 3______________________________________________________

Browse the

tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading right away.

Step 4______________________________________________________

Close the book and go to

see all your books (including assignments). From there, you can:

Select Open book or Open audiobook to read or listen to the book.
Select Options to renew or return the book, see your notes and highlights, and more.

Premiers Reading Challenge Books can be found in Collections in folders marked NSW Premiers Reading Challenge K-2, NSW Premiers Reading Challenge 3-4, NSW Premiers Reading Challenge 5-6.

The following link may also be of help when navigating SORA

https://fast.wistia.net/embed/iframe/x1crca6t1n?videoFoam=true

You will need to use your school username and password to access this.

WORLD BOOK ONLINE

Our school has a subscription to World Book Online! This means you have FREE access from home or on the go with any internet-connected device.

What is World Book Online?

A safe, trusted, 21st-century learning environment for students.

Homework help
Read stories, articles, and current events
Complete activities and Webquests
Play educational games
Interactive maps
Citation builder
Learn how to do research
Explore pictures and videos
Find reliable information for assignments and projects

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