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Library Hours

Our school library is open before school on Monday to Thursday (between 8:30am and 9:00am) as well as during lunch on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

All students are welcome to visit the library during these times to borrow books, read, draw, play various library games and utilise our computers when needed.

Book Week Celebrations

This year we began our celebrations early with The Mad Hatter’s Tea Party. We were lucky enough to have the Children’s Book Council representative present. Four authors entertained us throughout the afternoon. They included Deborah Abela, who is the Australian Literature Ambassador 2010 and Tristan Bancks, Jacqueline Harvey and Sue Walker.

Throughout the week we were visited by Maureen Bartlett who hosted author talks and writing workshops within classrooms. We also had David Legge, award winning illustrator from books such as ‘Kisses for Daddy’ and ‘Bamboozled’, who presented a stunning drawing workshop.

Many thanks must go to our wonderful parent helpers who made this event such a wonderful, joyful and colourful success. Book sales totalled over $7000 of which the school will receive approximately $1000 in new books for our library.

We also had the privilege of hosting Richard Tulloch who entertained our senior classes with a range of engaging and interesting story telling displays.

2010 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge

All students from year 1 to year 6 are encouraged to participate in the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge, a reading venture comprising three separate categories for students in primary school. The three categories are K-2, 3-4 and 5-6.

Every kindergarten and year one student will complete the 2010 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge at school (during library time) this year.

Author Deborah Abela

Students in year 1 and year 2 are required to engage with 30 books, including 25 books from the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge K-2 Booklist. Students from year 3 to year 6 are required to independently read 20 books, including 15 books from the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 3-4 or 5-6 Booklist.

All Student Reading Record Forms (for the 2010 NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge) has been provided to students during their first library lesson this year.

The 2010 Challenge concludes on the 25th August and I encourage all students to participate. Further information concerning the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge will be provided in future newsletters. For further information about the Premier's Reading Challenge please click here

Library Monitors
This year library monitors have been selected who expressed an interest in helping within our school library.

Mr Michael Fraser | Teacher/Librarian