Adventures in the Library
Author Visit
Phillip Gwynne’s first novel, Deadly Una?, was very successful and was turned into the movie, Australian Rules. Since its release in 1998, Phillip has gone on to write more than 30 books ranging from children’s picture books to novels for teens. For any aspiring writer, it is always encouraging to hear how other authors do their craft, and the time spent with Phillip Gwynne was profitable for many.
Bottle Top Art
In term 4 last year, the students started designing murals that were going to be created out of plastic bottle tops. Last Thursday, March 19, they were able to complete their designs. The students, in cross-age groups, worked really well together and should be proud of their completed designs. We have yet to decide where they are going to go.
Photographer - Tiki Bunzeck
Visual Arts
As part of learning about the art element Line, students have looked at the work of Spanish artist Joan Miró and Swiss artist Paul Klee. Both these artists were influenced by the Cubist art movement, amongst other art movements. The following are some of the art works students have created during our study.
Premiers Reading Challenge
The Premier’s Reading Challenge will continue for 2020, despite the uncertainty of what is happening. The students are able to access eBooks from the Public Libraries. To do this, they need to go through the Libby app, which is on all their iPads, and can be downloaded to a mobile device that has access to the Internet. Many of the books on Libby are Premier’s Reading Challenge Books, which when read can be added to their PRC recording list.
Libby is a reading app for borrowing digital books and audiobooks from the library's OverDrive collection. This free app, created by OverDrive, is available for Android, iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch), and Windows 10 devices. Check out the information below on how to download the app and how to connect to Libraries SA. To use the Libby app, you will need your Library card number and PIN. Please contact the library if you need either.
Digital Literacy
In the F-2 class, we have been studying the topic of Your World, My World. The students have been learning about their place in the world (looking at maps, countries, continents) and are creating a book in the app “Book Maker” about themselves and four children from different countries.
Migration: People on the Move is the topic the 3-5 students are studying. We are reading the book Refugee, by Alan Gratz, stories about 3 different children in 3 different time periods in the last 80 years who have been forced to flee their homeland. We are also learning about why people move from one country to another to live and a little about the migration of people to Australia.
Library Closure
As many of you are probably well aware by now, Hawker School Community Library is now closed to the public for the foreseeable future. This includes Babies and Toddlers Storytime and our Be Connected Digital Literacy program. The library is open for use by the students and staff of the school. We are working on ways to continue being able to offer a library service to the public and will inform you of this when we have worked it out. However, Libraries SA is never closed.
Check out this website for further information.
Onecard Network SA Public Libraries
I am developing a Library Blog (an online space) that provides links to the above information plus links to various sites that you may find useful, such Resources for Parents. If you have access to the Internet, you are able to visit this Blog and check out the links provided.
The library Blog:-
The Blog can be accessed via the school’s website:-
under the Community Library heading. The Blog is continuing to be developed and is for both the school community and the public to access.