WE'RE BACK!!

It is the start of a brand new year and it is business as usual in the library. We have some wonderful spaces to read and enjoy books and plenty of additions to the collection. Popular books have been placed in labelled boxes and many, many students are enjoying the library at lunch time. The library is humming.

Author Visit and Mini Book Fair

On March 16th the author Jacqueline Harvey will visit the school to talk to Years Three to Six. She has written the Alice -Miranda books. Her Website can be viewed at the following link:

http://www.jacquelineharvey.com.au/alice-miranda

Students will have the opportunity to purchase copies of the Alice-Miranda books for $16. There will also be a wide choice of books to purchase at the mini book fair that will be held during the week of March 15th to 18th.

LIBRARY LESSONS

The students are again visiting the library for their lessons which are held on a fortnightly rotating basis. They may return and borrow at this time and also before and after school every day and at lunch time on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Kindergarten

Using the wiki at the address below, the students in Kindergarten will undertake a study of the work of author/illustrator Pamella Allen. The wiki showcases the books that we have in the library and provides links to Websites related to the themes of the books.

http://pamelaallen.wikispaces.com/

The students will also undertake the Premier’s Reading Challenge. We need to read thirty books! This will be done in class and in library lessons.

YEAR ONE

The Year One students will be studying the fascinating work of Babette Cole. A Wiki has been created which features the books that we will be studying. There are Websites to visit and activities to be undertaken. It can be accessed at the link below.

http://babettecole.wikispaces.com/

The students will also be undertaking the Premier’s Reading Challenge . We will be sharing thirty books for this purpose.

YEAR TWO

The Year Two students are learning about the author Mem Fox. The Wiki at the address below showcases books that we will be studying, provides links to related Websites and details activities related to the books studied.

http://authorstudymemfox.wikispaces.com/

YEAR THREE

The fascinating work of Anthony Browne is the focus of study for Year Three this term. To aid our study we will be using the Wiki at the address below.

http://abrowne.wikispaces.com/

A Smart Notebook has also been created for each book in order to facilitate meaningful discussion and responses to the stories.

YEAR FOUR

The ever popular Roald Dahl is the author that Year Four are studying this term. A Smart Notebook has been created which guides the students through the themes and issues in some Roald Dahl novels. The students will have the opportunity to undertake writing tasks inspired by the work of this entertaining author. Websites that will be used in this study can be found at the link below.

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listroalddad.html

YEAR FIVE

The students in Year Five are participating in a unit of study on Persuasive Writing. Using the hotlist below ,they will learn how to plan their writing, analyse examples and perfect their work.

http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listpersuasid.html
YEAR SIX

The students in Year Six are studying the themes and issues in the work of some of Morris Gleitzman’s novels. Using the wiki and a Smart Notebook, the students will analyse the author’s purpose and find evidence to support their interpretation of the text.


http://gleitzman.wikispaces.com/



THE PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE

From March 1st the students can begin entering their reading logs for the Premier’s Reading Challenge. Students from Years Three to Six are to read twenty books. The challenge needs to be completed by August 25th. Start reading!