CHAMPIONS READ IN TERM THREE

LEIGH HOBBS VISITS CROMER

Last term, as part of our celebration of the National Year Of Reading, we invited author/illustrator Leigh Hobbs to visit our school. He presented a selection of his books and demonstrated his illustrating techniques. He then encouraged us to create characters of our own. The presentation was most enjoyable for all students and his books have been constantly borrowed since his visit.

THE LIBRARY PROGRAM FOR TERM THREE
Web 2.0 tools are internet tools that allow us to collaborate and share information on line. A simple explanation can be found at the link below:

Web 2.0 For Newbies


This Term we will be studying the books on the Children’s Book Council Short Lists and will be responding to them using a variety of Web 2.0 tools.  The Book Week theme for this year is Champions Read.

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD

Kindergarten and Year One will be studying the six books listed in the category of Book Of The Year For Early Childhood. The titles are: The Runaway Hug by Nick Bland, No Bears by Meg McKinlay, The Last Viking by Norman Jorgensen, Rudie Nudie by Emma Quay, Come Down Cat by Sonya Hartnett and That’s Not A Daffodil by Elizabeth Honey.

WEB 2.0

During the course of this study the students will view book trailers on YouTube and create Wordles from vocabulary found in the texts. Using the Intel Online Visual Ranking Tool, the students will share their opinions of the stories and rank the books according to preference.

PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR

Years Two, Three and Four will study the six books in the category of Picture Book Of The Year. The titles are: Dream Of The Thylacine by Margaret Wild, Look! A Book by Libby Gleeson, For All Creatures by Rebecca Cool, A Bus Called Heaven by Bob Graham, No Bears by Meg McKinlay and Flood by Jackie French.

WEB 2.0

While undertaking this study the students will view YouTube book trailers and clips related to issues treated in the texts. Projects will be created using Flipbook, information will be presented using Prezi, stories will be created using Kerpoof and the Online Visual Ranking tool will be used to rank the books and share opinions of the stories.

BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNGER READERS

The students in Stage Three will study the six shortlisted books in the category Book Of The Year For Younger Readers. The titles are: Crow Country by Kate Constable, Brotherband:The Outcasts by John Flanagan, Nanberry: Black Brother White by Jackie French, The Truth About Verity Sparks by Susan Green, Bungawitta by Emily Rodda and The Golden Door by Emily Rodda.

WEB 2.0

During the course of this study the students will view YouTube book trailers and film clips related to the texts. Character profiles will be created using Profile Publisher. Ideas will be organised using Text 2 Mind Map and responses to the texts will be created using Pixton. The students will use the Intel Online Visual Ranking Tool to assess and rank the texts.



BOOK PARADE

The highlight of Term Three is the annual Book Parade which will take place on Thursday August 16th. Get those costumes ready!