On May 23^rd Cromer School joined in with the celebration of National Simultaneous Storytime. This is an important national campaign which aims to encourage more young Australians to read and enjoy books. At 11am thousands of children throughout Australia stopped to read The Wrong Book by Nick Bland. The library was decorated with balloons to celebrate the occasion. It was so heart-warming to see groups of students gathered in the library the next day to enjoy and discuss the book for a second time.

The Term Two Program

This term the library program has been designed to support studies that are taking place in class. Inquiry units have been devised which require research using books, on line activities, film clips and interactive games. Click on the links to access the hotlists for each unit.

Kindergarten

In class, the students are studying the Science unit Weather In My World. To support this unit our library studies are focusing on the following topics:

·         What Is Weather?

·         Rain

·         Wind and Storms

·         Snow, Ice, Frost and Fog

·         The Seasons

Year One

In support of the unit Schoolyard Safari, which is a study of mini beasts, the topics for library research are:

·         In The Garden

·         Wiggly Worms

·         Scary Spiders

·         Ants

·         Classification and Habitats

Year Two

Year Two students are studying Wet and Dry Environments. The library research program will cover the topics:

·         Ponds and Lakes

·         Deserts

·         Rainforests

·         Rivers and Streams

·         The Poles

Year Three

To support the class unit Light Fantastic, the library research program will focus on the following topics:

·         What Is Light?

·         What Makes A Shadow?

·         Reflection

·         Refraction

·         Lasers and Optics

Year Four

In class Year Four will be completing their studies of National Parks before beginning a new unit People and their Beliefs. The Library research topics will be:

·         Bunya Mountains National Park

·         Norfolk Island

·         What Is Christianity

·         The Sikh Religion

·         Islam

Year Five

The class unit is Marvellous Microorganisms and our library research unit will focus on:

·         Exploring Microorganisms

·         Bacteria and Disease

·         Edward Jenner

·         Louis Pasteur

·         Microscopic Detective Mysteries

Year Six

The students in Year Six are studying Antarctica and, to support this unit, our library research will cover the following:

·         Macquarie Island

·         Sir Douglas Mawson

·         South with Scott

·         Sir Earnest Shackleton

·         Modern Exploration

The Premier’s Reading Challenge

All students are encouraged to participate in the Premier’s Reading Challenge and there is a wide range of books to choose from on our specially designated shelves.

The MS Readathon

This year we will be supporting the MS Readathon which is due to begin in August.

Happy reading!