Library News
Premier’s Reading Challenge
60 students from St. Kevin’s have completed PRC. We are very proud of all the children who are adding books during Home Learning so they complete the 2021 PRC challenge.
Due to COVID-19 all children have been given extra time to finish PRC.
Premier’s Reading Challenge now closes on Friday 3rd September.
PRC Rule Adjustment update
- Students on all Challenge levels will be able to read 10 choice books.
- Students on all Challenge levels will be able to include books on their reading records that they read collaboratively as a class, in person or online with their teacher or at home with their parents/carers.
Congratulations to the following students for completing PRC in the last month.
Kinder – Essie
Year 1 – Julia, Conor
Year 3 – Matilda, Elliana, Kobe, Isabella, Tennyson
Year 4 – Reid, Braith
Year 5 – Renee, Damien, Mackenzie
Keep up the fantastic reading.
Please encourage your child to read PRC books. Please email me if you would like me to enter them online. Books can also be borrowed on SORA app.
Year 5/6 won the Library borrowing trophy for the 3rd week in a row, congratulations 5/6.
Reading Throne Art Competition
Progress photos of our Reading Throne.
1st we sanded the throne. On Tuesday we painted it black. When we are back at school we will be designing and painting the lollipops.
Thank you to all the children who have volunteered in their lunchtime to help with this fun project. You are AMAZING!
Book Week - August 23rd – 27th
Our annual Book Fair has been postponed. We will celebrate when we can and still hold our annual Book Fair.
Next week, we would still like to celebrate the joy of reading.
Dress Up Class Zoom Meetings - Thursday 26th
The children can dress up next Thursday at their class zoom. They can dress up with this year’s CBCA theme of Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds theme or a book character of their choice.
We ask that in these times you use what you have at home and be creative as we don’t want you travelling to shops to buy costume supplies.
If the children would like to get extra creative, they could make their favourite character from playdough, lego or decorate a toilet roll.
Please email me any photos so we can add them to our Facebook page
dianne.binkin@mn.catholic.edu.au
Here are some costume ideas:
Old Worlds costumes can be anything from prehistoric dinosaurs and cavemen or cavewomen, to Roman gladiators, Pioneers, Explorers, Vikings, Egyptians and even costumes representing the Biblical era of Jesus and his disciples.
New Worlds characters could be Aliens or Astronauts!
Other Worlds characters could be a Mermaid costumes , magical wizards, fancy-free unicorns, forest dwelling fairies, fire-breathing dragons and even monsters.
I know the children love dressing up each year and we can’t wait to see their costumes. I also hope lockdown has given you some lovely opportunities to share the joy of reading with your children.
Below are the Shortlisted Books the children were using to make their Movies in Library lesson. During Book Week they could make another movie on any book of their choice. I am extremely impressed with the IT skills of the children across all classes. Well done St Kevin’s!
Please let me know if I can help in anyway.
Take care and stay safe
Dianne Binkin
Teacher Librarian