National
Simultaneous Storytime
We are
looking forward to participating in National Simultaneous Storytime on Wednesday
the 22nd of May. This year the chosen text is Bowerbird Blues by
Aura Parker.
Bowerbird
Blues stars a beautiful bowerbird on the search for (you guessed it) BLUE! It’s a moving story of longing and
connection, that unfolds as the bowerbird’s search sends him soaring across the
sea, sky and city. He swoops and snatches vibrant treasures for his collection,
and soon his bower – a mix of natural and unnatural objects – attracts
something greater and more fulfilling than he could ever have imagined (ALIA 2024).
The
Australian Library and Information Association reports that, in 2023 more than
two million children read the same book on the same day. “NSS throws an
international spotlight on the important work that libraries do every day”
said ALIA Acting CEO Trish Hepworth
She further
states:
“When we
read together it helps language development, learning and literacy, all while
building community. It’s also a lot of fun.”
As we
celebrate National Simultaneous Storytime, we will look back on many of the
texts that we have enjoyed in previous years. The whole experience is a true celebration
of reading.
The Term Two
Library Program
Early Stage One
The work of
Colin McNaughton is a wonderful vehicle for introducing young readers to visual
literacy. Visual images are becoming increasingly more important in the modern
world. Most information is presented with a combination of words and images.
It is
essential that students develop the ability to decode, interpret, question,
challenge and evaluate texts.
In this
study the students use visual images to help them read and understand texts.
Visual information can support reading and help the reader to make meaning of
the text. The humorous and entertaining work of Colin McNaughton is a great
place to start such a study.
Stage One
The library lesson series for Stage One has
been designed to support the stage one geography unit that is being covered in
class lessons.
The library
unit will be literature-based on the theme of sustainability. Both fiction
and non-fiction texts will be studied
The main
objective is to investigate the reasons why some places are special to people,
and how they can be looked after.
The unit will
seamlessly integrate with the library unit in term one which dealt with
Indigenous sacred places.
Stage Two
In 2022 the
Stage 2 teachers requested that the library program be linked to the Science
unit which they were studying. They also requested that the students learn to
evaluate websites and use accurate search words when researching information.
Again, this
year, in the Stage 2 Science program, the students will be making cars and
testing their designs. Therefore, the
library research topic is about cars.
All the
research questions and necessary links are in a Stile lesson. However, the
students will record their answers in individual workbooks.
Stage 3
In the first
half of this term, the students will be completing their Information Fluency
investigation researching the question, why are the characteristics of
materials important when designing and producing?
The
students have completed their workbooks and are now busily researching and
writing their speeches which will conclude the unit.
A
literature study is planned for the rest of the term.
The
Premier’s Reading Challenge
The
challenge will conclude on Friday August 23rd and many students are
happily reading selections of the many examples of quality literature that is
available in our library.
