Reading Adventures in Term Three

Finally it is here! The most exciting time on the library calendar when we learn what books have been selected on Children’s Book Council short lists and prepare for our favourite event, the annual Cromer school book parade. Excitement is building in the library already.

MS Readathon

Fifty-five Cromer students have been participating in the MS Readathon and have, so far, raised  $2878 for this worthy cause. I am so proud of this effort and the contribution that Cromer students are making towards the search for a cure.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge closes on August 19^th. Many students have signed up but all reading logs need to be completed by this date.

Book Week

The Book Week theme this year is Australia Story Country. We live in a country that has many stories to tell.

In the library we celebrate the work of our wonderful Australian authors and illustrators who continue to enrich our lives with amazing novels, picture books and information books. This includes the work of our wonderful indigenous story tellers who help us to understand and appreciate their rich history and culture. We continue to celebrate the fact that we all have a story to tell and Cromer students are wonderful story writers.

Visiting Presenters

As part of our book week celebrations two presenters will be visiting the school this August. Steven Herrick is Australia’s most popular poet for young people. His books for children and young adults have received critical acclaim both here and overseas. He will perform for Years 5 and 6 on Wednesday August 17^th.

Sam Derchie is a storyteller from Ghana. He encourages participation from the students by involving them in the singing of traditional folk songs which have been selected to reinforce themes in the stories that he tells. He will perform for students from Kindergarten to Year 4 on Tuesday August 30^th.

Lunch With the Stars

On Tuesday August 30^th I will be taking eight of the library monitors to Lunch with the Stars. This is an annual event held by the Children’s Book Council in the Great Hall at St Patrick’s Manly.

The event is a literary lunch where eight students and the teacher librarian from each participating school will sit at a table with an author for lunch and interesting presentations. We look forward to this event every year and value the opportunity to shake hands with many of our favourite authors.

The Library Program

In term three the students study the books that have been shortlisted or nominated as notable in a number of categories by the Children's Book Council . During the course of their studies the students research the authors and illustrators, examine the texts, discuss the themes and issues presented in the texts, and participate in visual literacy and online activities. The books to be studied are listed below.

K/6J

Bogtrotter by Margaret Wilde and Judith Rossell

Big As You by Sara Acton

Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey

My Dog Bigsy by  Alison Lester

The Cow Tripped Over the Moon by Laura Wood and Troy Wilson

Ollie and the Wind by Ronojoy Ghosh

Why I Love Footy  by Michael Wagner and Tom Jellett

Mr Huff  by Anna Walker

Perfect by Danny Parker and Freya Blackwood

Pig the Fibber by Aaron Blabey

The students will also participate in joint oral reading activities using Sunshine Books Online and related digital activities.

Kindergarten

Mr Huff  by Anna Walker

Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey

Perfect by Danny Parker and Freya Blackwood

My Dog Bigsy by    Alison Lester

The Cow Tripped Over the Moon by Laura Wood and Troy Wilson

Ollie and the Wind by Ronojoy Ghosh

Big As You by Sara Acton

Why I Love Footy  by Michael Wagner and Ton Jellett

Pig the Fibber by Aaron Blabey

Bogtrotter by Margaret Wilde and Judith Rossell

 

Stage One

The Cleo Stories by Libby Gleeson and Freya Blackwood

Piranhas Don’t Eat Bananas by Aaron Blabey

Ollie and the Wind by Ronojoy Ghosh

Perfect by Danny Parker and Freya Blackwood

Mr Huff  by Anna Walker

The Cow Tripped Over the Moon by Laura Wood and Troy Wilson

My Dog Bigsy by    Alison Lester

Green Tree Frogs  by Sandra Kendell

Adelaide’s Secret World by Elise Hurst

How the Sun Got to Coco’s House by Bog Graham

Stage Two

Suri’s Wall by Lucy Estela and Matt Ottley

Ride, Ricardo Ride! By Phil Cummins and Shane Devries

One step at a Time by Jane Jolly and Sally Heinrich

And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda by Eric Bogle and Bruce Whatley

Flight Nadia Wheatley and Armin Greder

My Dead Bunny by Sigi Cole and James Foley

My Gallipoli  by Ruth Starke and Robert Hannaford

The White Mouse: the story of Nancy Wake by Peter Gouldthorpe

Bob the Railway Dog by Corinne Fenton and Andrew McLean

Platypus by Sue Whiting and Mark Jackson

Stage Three

Soon by Morris Gleitzman

Star of Deltora: Shadows of the Master by Emily Rodda

Sister Heart by Sally Morgan

Molly and Pim and the Thousands of Stars by    Martine Murray

Run, Pip Run by J C Jones

Lennie the Legend by Stephanie Owen Reeder

The White Mouse: the story of Nancy Wake by Peter Gouldthorpe

Phasmid; Saving the Lord Howe Island Stick Insect  by Rohna Cleave and Coral Tulloch

My Dead Bunny by Sigi Cole and James Foley

 

These are all wonderful books and we should have a great deal of fun studying them.