BOOK WEEK IS NEARLY HERE!

Our Book Week celebrations occur next Wednesday. Hopefully you have had a chance to discuss and create the character costume your child will wear for our traditional Dress Up Parade on Wednesday morning in the hall. We also have a guest speaker coming to share traditional Aboriginal Stories with our students and later in the day we will hold our Great Book Swap.  Students will be able to buy a book for a gold coin donation, or many books for many gold coins.  We hope to raise significant funds for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation while giving our students a chance to read something new. Students are asked to bring in their gold coins to their teachers from Monday. Parents, we would love to see you there! Learn more about the Great Book swap from author Andy Griffiths here:

Andy Griffiths on the Great Book Swap

Looking forward to an exciting week!

Mrs. Amie Meyer
OLC Library

Childrens' Book Week 2015

                                 

Each year, schools and public libraries across Australia spend a week celebrating books and Australian authors and illustrators. Classroom teachers, teacher librarians and public librarians develop activities, offer competitions and tell stories relating to a theme to highlight the importance of reading.

As in previous years, we will be celebrating this week with a number of fun events designed to promote and enjoy Book Week. These activities will take place on WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 2.

On this day, students are invited to come to school dressed as their favourite book character.  Purchasing costumes isn't necessary - try and encourage your child to be creative and make something from items they have at home.  Below are some ideas.  

This year for the first time, we will also be participating in a Great Book Swap on the same day. Over the next few weeks students are asked to bring in between one and three favourite books that they have loved but are ready to swap for a different book.  We ask that books be in good condition and suitable for students the SAME AGE as your child.  A box has been placed in each classroom to collect contributions which will need to be in by Friday August 31.

On our Book Week Dress up day, these books will be set up for the students to peruse and swap for a gold coin donation. This year we are raising money for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation to help promote literacy in remote Australian communities.  It's a win-win situation! Our students get a new book or two for a gold coin and our school raises money for those children less fortunate than we are!

We also hope to have some guest speakers attend our day.  Please start bringing in books as soon as possible and discuss with your child their Book Week Dress up day costume. We look forward to an exciting celebration in Week 7.

Mrs. Amie Meyer & Mrs. Mary-Lee Kemp

OLC Library