Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Get Reading ...


Premier's Reading Challenge
The deadline is fast approaching - check out the countdown on the right to see how many days you have left to read and record your books....


The Reading Hour
Around Australia, people will be participating in the Reading Hour on Saturday August 25th. Why not take the opportunity to enjoy some books together as a family.

At school, we hope to have a reading "get-together" during Book Week - so keep an eye out for when, what and where!

Book Week
Champions Read!
August 18th to 24th
Many great books have been nominated for this year's Book of the Year awards and the winners will be announced during Book Week. We have purchased those titles suitable for K – 6 students and we are enjoying them in our classes and the library. 

As part of our Literacy program, students in years 3 -6 will be making book trailers for their favourite books. Years 5 & 6 have already been working busily and hope to have their book trailers finished for Book Week. Years 3 & 4 have just begun looking at book reviews and will start their book trailers later this term.

Until then, enjoy book trailers made by the professionals for some of this year's shortlisted books:
 
Rudie Nudie:


The Last Viking:


The Golden Door:

Monday, July 16, 2012

A busy term ahead...

Welcome back!

Term 3 is a busy term with lots of things happening.
Here are just some of the important events
AND
finish
the Premier's Reading Challenge!! 
Deadline: Monday 27th August
Students have just 
40 days
[as of Monday July 16 - check out the countdown, top right, to see how much time you have now!]
(We finish a few days early so I have enough time to validate all the records)