Term Four

 

 

The Library Program

Kindergarten

 

The students will study the difference between fiction and nonfiction books. The pictures, words and elements of both genres and the reason for reading them will be examined.

Teaching the difference between fiction and nonfiction requires students to understand the difference between real and make-believe. Large-group and small-group activities will give the students practice in identifying the different types of books.

Each week examples of both genres will be presented dealing with a particular theme. Interactive digital activities related to the theme will also be included in the program.

 

Stage One

In this course of study, the students will learn the value of reading nonfiction texts.  The aim is to enable the students to learn about the features of nonfiction texts and gather, discuss and reflect upon new information.

Quality nonfiction helps students to build their vocabulary. It also fosters critical thinking and information-gathering skills.

A wide variety of texts have been chosen to inform the students of the range of quality nonfiction texts that are available in our library.

 

Stage Two

Visual knowledge is understanding how visual elements such as line, colour, shape, texture, space, symbols, pattern and composition create meaning.

The students will study visual literacy in line with an author study of the work of Colin Thompson.

They will identify the following elements which are features of the work of the author:

 

·      Happy endings

·      Everyone winning

·      Nonviolent resolution

·      Imaginative and creative

·      Challenging stereotypes

·      Faith and hope

·      Peace with the environment

 

 

Stage Three

The students in stage three will study the text Good Selfie by Turia Pitt. The following Booktopia review states:

Good Selfie contains simple strategies to help kids and teens build self-confidence, get through hard times and go after massive goals. It’s real, straight-talking and funny and it's garnering incredible reviews the world over.

Inside this beautifully illustrated and psychologist-reviewed book, Turia explores how to:

·      build self-confidence and self-belief

·      get through hard times

·      re-frame the way you see your life and your challenges

·      set and get big goals

·      create a high-quality support crew

·      It’s basically a teen’s guide to a resilient mindset and leading their best life.

Term One 2020

Welcome to Cromer Public School library in 2020. This year the library will be open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday mornings before school. It will open at second half lunch time on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. We have lots of wonderful new books in the library and are excited to see so many students borrowing and enjoying their reading.




Premier’s Reading Challenge

The Premier’s Reading Challenge opens on March 2^nd and we look forward to seeing an even larger number of Cromer students taking the challenge this year.

The Library Program for Term One

Kindergarten

The students in kindergarten will undertake an author study of the work of Bruce Whatley. Since 1992 Bruce has written and/or illustrated over 80 children’s picture books. Though based in Australia his work is published internationally. His biography states that he aims to entertain and surprise the reader with illustration styles that vary considerably depending on the text and the age group of his audience. The kindergarten students are really enjoying reading and responding to his picture books.

 Year One and Years K/1J and 1/2T

Visual Literacy involves the skill of interpreting still and moving images, graphs, tables, maps and other graphic representations. It incorporates the understanding and evaluation of the manner in which images and language work together to present ideas.

The library program, this term, will focus on the development of the skills of visual literacy focusing on the work of Colin McNaughton.

 

Years 2L, 2S and 2T

The year two classes will also undertake a study of visual literacy with a focus on the work of Stephen Michael King. He has written and illustrated over fifty books for children and is an award winning author and illustrator often shortlisted by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. His work is unique, entertaining and inspiring.

Stage 2

The students in stage 2 will embark on a study of persuasive writing with a focus on television advertising and billboards. The unit is designed to be undertaken over the next two terms. Central to the study is the following design task:

In groups of three design and create an edible product which includes insects.

Make clay models of the products.

Create a TV advertisement.

Using A3 paper, create a storyboard for your product.

Storyboard must include:

• target audience
• characters
• message of the product (sweet or savoury)
• setting
• music
• dialogue
• slogans and logos
• hyperbole

Once the advertisements have been written and rehearsed and the billboards made, the students will be filmed in front of a green screen and the billboards imported into the background.

Stage Three

In this unit of work the students will learn research skills using a number of approaches and using multiple sources of information. The activities are designed to be engaging whilst developing the skills of questioning, locating, evaluating, selecting, curating, note taking and presenting. A range of digital and print media will be used in the course of this study. The students will be encouraged to synthesise and present their research findings in a variety of ways eg reports, posters, timelines, mind maps, illustrated diagrams and crossword puzzles.

 

We are looking forward to many learning adventures in the library this term.