Library
On Tuesday, staff and students excitedly welcomed highly acclaimed children’s authors, Kate and Jol Temple, to St Peter’s.
Each session was jam-packed with captivating stories, humour and creative energy as well as the odd inflatable bin chicken, pair of catapulting underpants and arm wrestling session for students to engage with. Kate and Jol also provided many tips, tricks and ideas to inspire our students with their own story writing and there were lots of opportunities for students to interact and ask questions throughout the day.
The joy and excitement expressed by the children was a pleasure to witness and it has been wonderful to see Kate and Jol’s books flying off the library shelves since their visit. We also had a number of students awarded a signed Kate and Jol Temple book following their entry into last week’s “Who Would Win: Bin Chicken vs Bush Turkey” competition. With only 9 votes difference, the overall winner from the library votes was….the “Bin Chicken”!
Congratulations to the following award winners for their entries:
| K Blue | Lachlan Sonogan |
| 1 Green | Josephine Peck |
| 2 Red | Bonnie Geary |
| 3 Green | Isabelle O'Donnell |
| 4 Red | Zahli Kee |
| 4 Red | Beatrix Wheate |
| 6 Blue | Neive Every |
Some student highlights of the day are provided below
as well as some photos
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“Jol’s “pirate granny” voice was really funny! I laughed a lot!” Ciaran Flood: 1 Red |
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“I loved learning about all the new types of frogs. My favourite was the glass frog!” Anna Spence: 6 Red |
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“I loved that it was funny. Kids were interested in it, the characters were funny and the show was so fun. The facts about the frogs were super cool and so were the pair of giant underpants! Thank you Kate and Jol!” Mila Young-Adamson: 6 Red |
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“It was so much fun to be able to meet Kate and Jol and hear about their new series! I learnt some funny facts about frogs and was able to see the world’s largest pair of underpants! Thank you so much Kate and Jol! Milla Campbell: 6 Red |
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“I really enjoyed talking to Kate and Jol about my writing ideas. I got some very useful tips!” William Furney: 5 Red |
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“I liked being the helper feeding the “Bin Chicken” some hot chips!” Bonnie Geary: 2 Red |
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“I found it very interesting to learn that the “Bin Chicken” has adapted and found a way to safely eat Cane Toads!” Marcus Thompson: 6 Blue |
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“Kate and Jol were really funny! I love their books, especially the “Bin Chicken” books! Evelyn Bijoy: 2 Blue |
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“I love the inflatable “Bin Chicken”! It was really fun to touch! Eliza Ziade: 2 Green |
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“I thought it was really great when the “Bin Chicken” flew over our heads! It was so fun!” Amelie Cassegrain: 2 Blue |
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“I loved when the authors came to visit! It was the best and I loved the “Bin Chicken”! Helga Bijoy: 3 Red |
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“I liked it when the “Bin Chicken” won and when the authors showed us their new book about rich Guinea Pigs” Heleena Bijoy: 3 Red |
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I really liked that the authors put in a lot of effort and I learned a lot of different frog species! Harper Rowlatt: 6 Red |
SAVE THE DATE:
TERM 3 BOOK WEEK CELEBRATIONS
Book Week Parade - Tuesday 19th August !!
Next Term our Book Week Parade will take place in Week 5 on the morning of Tuesday 19th August. The official theme this year is “Book an Adventure”. Children are encouraged to share their love of books and reading by dressing as their favourite storybook character for the parade.
Online Book Fair
During Term 3 we will be holding an online “Book Fair” whereby families will be able to purchase a book via Flexi-Schools to donate to our St Peter’s library. Students will have a commemorative sticker placed inside the cover of any purchases to recognise their donations and those students will be given the first opportunity to borrow their donated titles.
Book Week Book Packs
In celebration of Book Week, students will also have the opportunity to pre-purchase a $5 “book pack” during Term 3 which will include the following:
- Choice of a new book from a range of grade-appropriate titles;
- Entry into our book week raffle to win one of seven amazing, “book-themed” prize-packs (winners to be announced during our book week parade); and
- A donation to a charitable cause/organisation.
More details regarding our book week celebrations, including how to participate in our “Book Fair” and purchase the aforementioned “Book Packs” will be provided next Term.
NSW PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE
A friendly reminder that there is now over 2 months until the Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) closes and the holidays are a perfect time for students to catch up on some reading to add to their online reading records. All participants must have their online student reading records completed by 11:59pm on Friday 19th September so that validation can occur. Only students who have a completed and validated reading record will receive a PRC certificate.
Instructions on how to add books to your child’s reading log are provided via the following link:
How to Add Books to Your PRC Reading Log
If you require assistance with logging books, please email Mrs Amanda Ayres at amanda.ayres@lism.catholic.edu.au
ACEN DIGITAL LIBRARY AND SORA APP
Looking for something to keep the kids occupied in the school holidays? Why not access our online digital library for some exciting reads or even an audio book which is perfect for those long car trips!
In addition to our well-stocked school library, students at St Peter’s also have access to many fantastic titles through our digital library.
Students can access this service either:
- via the St Peter's Student Page when using a desktop or laptop computer by selecting the student’s grade followed by the “Sora - Digital Library” link; or
- by installing the “Sora” app to utilise these resources via mobile devices such as smartphones, I-pads and tablets.
COMMUNITY NEWS: WHAT’S ON
MID COAST LIBRARIES
Please access the following link to find out more about what events are happening in our local libraries over the school holidays to keep the kids interested in all things books and reading:
Mid Coast Libraries: What's On
ROTARY BOOK STORE
HAPPY HOLIDAY READING!
Amanda Ayres