Library Week 23rd - 29th May

Did you know it is Library Week?

To celebrate, many of the classes are taking part in the "National Simultaneous Storytime" at 11am on Wednesday 25th May. In classrooms and in the library we are all reading:

Rod Clements' Feathers for Pheobe

This book is being read in libraries across the country, so if you have a toddler or pre-schooler, why not visit one of our council local libraries and hear the story too! [see details below]

Our local libraries are celebrating Library week with a number of great activities you might like to enjoy

Hurstville Library

Highlights include

• National Simultaneous Storytime for children 0 - 5 years at 11 am on Wednesday 25th             @ Hurstville
• Under the Sea for "kids of all ages" from 5 - 6 pm on Thursday 26th@ Hurstville

For details of all events during the week  visit the library's website -  What's on page

Kogarah Library 

[Including South Hurstville and Oatley libraries]

Highlights include

• Murphy's Puppets - The Frog Prince 4pm on Tuesday 24th @ Oatley - booking needed
• National Simultaneous Storytime 10:30 am on Wednesday 25th @ Kogarah
• Open day on Thursday 26th from 10am until Midnight! @ Kogarah 
• Murphy's Puppets - The Frog Prince 4pm on Thursday 26th @ Kogarah -  check to see if booking is needed

For details of all events during the week  visit the library's website - events page

Did you know...

If you are a member of the local library you also have access to many online resources. 

Your child can access for free

• Your Tutor - which provides online homework help
• Online encyclopedias - Kogarah has World Book and Hurstville has Britannica 

So make sure you visit your local library and join this week!!! 

Premier's Reading Challenge

The Premier's Reading Challenge [PRC] is well underway.

Students interested in doing the challenge need to:

• visit the library during the 2nd half of lunch to find out what they need to do.
• know their username and password
• enter the books they read this year into their student reading log on the website
• read PRC books!

To help participating students, I have printed out the book lists for each level and I have also begun labelling books with PRC stickers. Labelling the books is a long process and will take time to complete. So ....

If you are able to help with putting the stickers onto the books, drop in and see me in the library :-)

Parents:

• Visit the PRC website to find out about the rules and see what books are on the book list.
• Gently encourage your children in their reading - remember we want them to LOVE it NOT HATE it!

Bookclub thank you

Thank you so much to Julia, Jessie and Margaret for all your hard work today!
We have placed all the orders and await the delivery :-)

Bookclub is a big job, money to count and balance, orders to check and process, checking and checking again to make sure nothing is left out -  but has its advantages:

• students get the opportunity to buy a book and perhaps find a new favourite
• the school gets some extra resources for free- approximately 20% of the value of the sales returns to us in the form of free picks and bonus coupons -  which we use to buy more books!

Some of the new books we bought today out of our free picks and bonuses include:

• the 39 Clues set [books 1 - 11] normally valued at over $170
• a Pearlie the park Fairy set of 7 books, normally valued at over $90  [the link is the opening title for the TV show - we bought the books NOT videos!]
• The Wonky Donkey and Willbee the Bumble Bee picture books with CD valued at over $34 [check out the links for a preview]

There are many more too - so watch out for the new books on the shelves soon......

Because bookclub is such a big job, especially counting and balancing the money, I think we can wait until next term before we do it all again!

Thanks again,
Mrs B :-)