Adventures in the Library
Book Week 2021 was a busy 3 weeks
The first activity was a day spent with an author.
Rosanne Hawke, author of more than 30 books for children and teens, visited us on Wednesday August 18. Rosanne shared about her journey as a writer, providing students with an insight into the process for her when she writes pictures books and novels. She reiterated that much of her writing is based on her experiences, such as the 10 years living in the UAE and Pakistan with her family. She encouraged students to write about what they know.
The students found the experience valuable, especially the opportunity to try on the different clothing Rosanne brought along.
Further photos can be viewed on the library blog
Then came the Book Week Parade
The excitement that had been building for a few weeks finally came to fruition as family members joined students and staff for our annual Book Week Dress Up Parade on a glorious sunny day in August, August 25 to be exact. After parading around the basketball court, we moved into the Multipurpose Room for some Book Week activities. Jim Johnson and Nicole Oakey provided the Welcome/Acknowledgement of Country.
Winners of the dress-up parade…
Most creative costume: Student-Noah; Adult-Anna; Most glamorous costume: Student-Pip; Adult-Lauren; Most unique costume: Student-Ruby; Adult-Sharon; Most original costume: Student-Harry; Adult-Penny; Most interesting costume: Student-Paul; Adult-Harald (Most Reflective); Most colourful costume: Student-Sammy; Adult-Esther; Most elaborate costume: Student-Archie; Adult-Polly; Most inspirational costume: Student: Will; Adult-Rosie
My thanks go to Julieanne Ashenden and Travis McDonald for doing a great job as judges for the competition. With so many great costumes to choose from this was a difficult task. I’d also like to thank Bek O’Neill for taking the photos, Rosie Luckcraft for help in preparing for the day and Steve Green for manning the sound. Even with COVID restrictions, it was lovely that a number of family members could attend our parade. Thank you for coming.
More photos from the Book Week Parade can be found on the library blog
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And finally, we had our Book Fair
Week 7 saw the annual Scholastic Book Fair take place in the library. We had a very successful year this year, with $750 raised. This has allowed us to purchase a large selection of new books from Scholastic for the library. Keep an eye out for the new books in the coming weeks. Thank you to you all for your support of the Fair this year.
Space to Dream
Designing a toy or gadget for a child their age to take to Mars was the brief given for students participating in the Space to Dream competition run by the South Australian Commissioner for Children and Young People. The students have built on the knowledge gained through their involvement last year, not only in the designs they have created but also in their understanding of how the 3D printing program (Maker’s Empire) they are using works. The standard of what they have produced this year has much improved from last year. Well done to all the 3-5 students involved in the project.