Library News

THE BPS LIBRARY is turning 30!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!   

Our school library was officially opened on 27th November 1990.

The library today is a well-resourced space to support our student's reading and learning. Reading is one of the most valuable skills we can learn. At BPS we encourage reading to support our student's love of learning. 

Reading opens a gateway for children to find out more about their world around them.

Let’s celebrate with 30 SUMMER READS!

PICTURE STORY BOOKS

• THIS SMALL BLUE DOT by Zeno Sworder
• HAPPY HIPPO by Charles Santoso
• THE BISCUIT MAKER by Sue Lawson
• GHOSTBEAR by Paul McDermott
• WOLFRED by Nick Bland
• HOW TO MAKE A BIRD by Meg McKinlay
• NORTON AND BEAR by Gabriel Evans
• HELLO JIMMY! By Anna Walker
• GRUMP by Jonathan Bentley
• SCARY BIRD by Michael Streich

FICTION BOOKS

• WHEN THIS BELL RINGS by Alison Rushby
• FLY ON THE WALL by Remy Lai
• THE WOLVES OF GREYCOAT HALL by Lucinda Gifford
• HOW TO WRITE THE SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR LIFE by Fiona Hardy
• NAUGHTY DRAGONS MAKE TROUBLE by Natalie Jane Prior
• THE GRANDEST BOOKSHOP IN THE WORLD by Amelia Mellor
• THE STOLEN PRINCE OF CLOUDBURST by Jaclyn Moriarty
• ZOE, MAX AND THE BICYCLE BUS by Steven Herrick
• THE BOY, THE WOLF AND THE STARS by Shivaun Plozza
• HOLLOWPOX by Jessica Townsend

GRAPHIC NOVELS

• SHERLOCK BONES BOOK 1
• SHERLOCK BONES BOOK 2 by Renee Treml
• YORICK AND BONES by Jeremy Tankard
• I SURVIVED: THE SHARK ATTACKS OF 1916 by Lauren Tarshis
• I SURVIVED: THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC, 1912 by Lauren Tarshis
• TRESPASSERS by Breena Bard
• THE CAMPING TRIP by Jennifer K. Mann
• DONUT THE DESTROYER by Sarah Graley
• BUNNYGIRL by Holly Jayne
• THE WITCHES by Roald Dahl

HAPPY 30 SUMMER READING!

From 

The Library

Diana Farfalla

VICTORIAN PREMIERS’ READING CHALLENGE CERTIFICATES

CONGRATULATIONS! 

The VPRC certificates have arrived from our Victorian Premier, The Hon Daniel Andrews.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the Brighton Primary School students who PARTICIPATED and  COMPLETED the Challenge.

• 74 students completed the Challenge.
• 2744 books were read.
• 2744 books were finished and verified.
• 308 book reviews were written and published for the state to read from BPS students.

. . . and 1 BPS STATE WINNER! HARINI from Gr 5, winning book review.

The MOST read book at BPS was, WHITNEY AND BRITNEY CHICKEN DIVAS by Lucinda Gifford and Pig The Pug by Aaron Blabey.

Across Victoria, these were the favourite reads:

WONDER by R J Palacio

THE 13 STOREY TREEHOUSE by Andy Griffiths

WEIRDO by Anh Do

Across Victoria, the favourite authors were:

R J PALACIO

ANDY GRIFFITHS

ANH DO

AARON BLABEY

JULIA DONALDSON

MEM FOX

DAV PILKEY

All students who completed the Challenge will receive their certificate this week.

Congratulations BPS!   WE DID IT! 

From

The Library

Diana Farfalla

Student Book Reviews

The Little Wave 

by Pip Harry

Book Review by Phoebe Grade 5

This book is a lesson in accepting people’s differences and being resilient.

The quote on the front cover is a great message about the book - “Falling down doesn’t mean you can’t get back up.”  

The Little Wave is an in-depth look at three Australian kids and their differences.  They all have their own passions in life and the beach brings them together. 

Noah, Lottie and Jack are the three main characters. Their upbringings and family lives are very different. This book is a great example of how everyone has an individual story to tell from a different situation. 

Noah 

Lives in the beach suburb of Sydney and he loves surfing. He’s getting bullied by one of his friends and doesn’t know how to stick up for himself. 

Lottie

Lives in the same Sydney suburb as Noah and loves insects and bugs. Her Mum passed away over a year ago and her dad isn’t coping with looking after Lottie.

Jack

Lives in the bush and loves cricket. He has never seen the ocean. His mum is going to rehab as she is an alcoholic.

I find this book very relatable because it has lots of Aussie slang in it, for example they say “mozzie” instead of mosquito as well as “Noah’s Ark” stands for shark.

It’s told from each kid’s perspective which makes it really interesting to see how different people have such different points of view and thoughts. 

My friends Are All Different 

by Rosie Smith and Bruce Whatley.

BOOK REVIEW by Savannah Gr 3C

I like this book because it says my friends are all different. I like that all my friends are all different and so that is why I like this book. I think that my friends are all different and that is what makes them who they are and that’s how they get their own personality.

SMILE 

by Raina Telgemeier

BOOK REVIEW by Josh Gr5

I think the graphic novel, SMILE is a really funny book.

It won The Will Esner Award in  The National Comic Awards. It is a book from the 1980’s to the 1990’s.

Featured in the book is the San Francisco Earthquake, where a bridge collapsed. It also includes; family, friends, boys, dental drama and middle – high school graduation.

I recommend this book for my best mates to read, Ewan, Xavier and Imogen.