Library News 

OVERDUE BOOKS

Thank you to those families that have found and returned their overdue books. There are unfortunately  still many overdue books. These may be returned on any day to a student's teacher. Could all families please check for anything which should be returned and send it in with your child as soon as possible. Many of these books are being requested by other students.

Library Borrowing

Borrowing continues to occur on Fridays for all students. Books may be returned on Thursdays if it is more convenient. Please remember to bring a bag to transport books to and from school. 

Should students wish, borrowing may also be done on Wednesdays at lunch by seeing Mrs Galvin.

A reminder that there are still many books overdue from term 1- especially those that went out at the beginning of remote learning.

Premier's Reading Challenge

This has now closed and 61 St Joseph's students completed the Challenge this year. 

Congratulations to all of our Kinder and Year 1 students; Grace, Senna R, Sienna F, Archie, Gabriella, Harper, Isislyn, Nate, Khryz Anne for completing the Challenge.

Certificated will be presented later in the year.

Children's Book Council of Australia 

Shortlisted books for these prestigious awards have been announced.  We are fortunate that many of these books are already in our library and I look forward to sharing some more of these this term.

'Bat vs Poss'- Alexa Moses. 

This is an entertaining story about making friends and learning to share. Students of all ages will enjoy it although written for our younger students.

Picture Books

Picture Books provide a wealth of opportunity for growth and development in the area of reading! They can help develop language skills, build social-emotional competence, improve a child’s ability to listen, and so much more. Picture books can also help with:

• Answering questions – Ask your child questions about what is happening in the pictures. 
• Developing critical thinking skills – Use pictures to predict what might happen next in the story.
• Engaging in conversation – Talk about what is happening in a story. Where possible, relate parts to your child’s experiences.
• Describing elements in a story such as characters and settings.
• Listening – Encourage your child to listen and follow along as you read.
• Improving vocabulary – Use the pictures and the context to try to figure out the meaning of new words with your child.

Source: Scholastic Australia 2020