HAS Community Library
Premiers Reading Challenge STEM Design Challenge
In our last newsletter, I shared of the work that the F-6 students completed during their library lessons this term to compete in the STEM Reading and Design Challenge.
To enter the competition, the F-2 students and I read the book, A is for Australian Animals by Frané Lessac. As the Western Quoll (Idnya) is being re-introduced into the Flinders Ranges, the students drew a quoll and decorated it in the style of Romero Britto. You will no doubt have read in the news from the Principal that Rowan Bevan was the winner for his age group in the Nature section. Congratulations Rowan.
Book Week is on the horizon, being celebrated in Week 5 (August 21-25).
Our annual Book Week Dress-up day will be held on Monday August 21 with our parade being held at 11 a.m.
It would be great if you can support your children to dress up for the day. Themes to follow can be a favourite book character, something that follows the theme of Read, Grow, Inspire or just anything that your child or you feel ‘inspired’ to put together.
In a newspaper article I read recently about Book Week, the author shared the following about using things around the home or that could be purchased cheaply at charity shops or the cheap shops. “I was everything from Mary Poppins with a long formal coat and an umbrella, to the Man from Snowy River with a check shirt, jeans, boots and a borrowed cowboy hat.” (For full article, https://www.smh.com.au/culture/books/if-you-hate-book-week-you-re-probably-doing-it-wrong-20220825-p5bcmc.html?fbclid=IwAR21yfcFNyzsseordHpyrwiDIDgTc0fd-vEUBeSOXKhIwYvE57_6zA_8ig8) If you haven’t already done so, start chatting with your child about what they might like to dress up as and start gathering the resources you may need.
The Book Fair will be held from Tuesday to Thursday of Book Week (August 22-24). More information about how this will work will come out closer to the date.
Rosanne Hawke is an author of over 30 children’s and teen novels. She visited our school 2 years ago to share about the art of writing with all our students. She is returning on Wednesday, September 6 where she will launch her latest book, Alex. (Through My Eyes: Australian Disaster Zone).
The inspiration for this book came from Rosanne’s time with us and the book has been set in the Flinders Ranges.
Books will be available for sale on the day and can be signed by the author if you so wish. Further information will be coming out in the next couple of weeks.
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Storytime for pre-school children & their parents/carersis held in the Library every Thursday during Term time @ 9:00 a.m. |
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Book Week 2023August 19-25 (Week 5, Term 3) Theme: Read, Grow, Inspire Book Fair will be held in Book Week |
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Book Launch PartyWednesday September 6 (Week 7, Term 3) |
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Student Representative Council (S.R.C)The Student Representative Council continue to meet fortnightly. Currently, we are looking at setting up class sporting equipment and planning for a fundraising activity plus some whole school well-being activities. Ailsa Green and Stef Teague |
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Digital Technology (F-6)Across the F-6 class, we have started the term learning about how the Internet works and some ways we can stay safe online. Next, we will be learning about algorithms and exploring using algorithms using Blue Bots. |
