LIBRARY NEWS
We have over 100 overdue Library books! If you have some at home please return them to the Library- a reminder also to treat our books carefully! Many of the plastic protective covers are coming back damaged. It takes time and money to replace these…. Which means less time for me to get our new books onto the shelves. Thank you for your assistance with this!
Book Club Issue 2 closes this Friday
- Thank you to families who have placed orders already. Orders close Friday Week 9- 29th March. All orders are placed online- please note we do not accept cash or orders at school as all orders are placed online. Click here to access an online version: https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-parents/
You are encouraged to download the LOOP app which is an easy way for parents to order book club.
Please note orders will take approximately 1 week to be delivered to school after the issue closing date (not when you place the order).
Lunchtimes in the Library
The Library is open at Lunchtimes (after eating time) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for children to come and read, draw or play quietly.
Library days for Classes
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Mondays- 2M, KW & Library Admin Tuesdays- 3M, 3W, 1W, KM Wednesdays- 4M, 4W, 5W, 2W Thursdays- 5M, 6W, 1M & Library Admin |
Remember! Please take note of your child or children’s library days. Kinder- Year 4 must have a Library Bag to borrow books to take home. |
Library Request!
Do you have any small blue items around your house? In preparation for the National Simultaneous Storytime next Term, I am asking families to bring in anything blue to create a display- similar to what is in the photo below. Please ensure items are clean eg. yoghurt tops. Thank you in advance and to those families who have bought in blue items already.
Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge
Every year, tens of thousands of students across the ACT participate in the Chief Minister’ Reading Challenge. The Challenge aspires to allow every young person in the ACT to discover the joy reading can bring.
Sts Peter and Paul Primary is proud to have every child registered in the Challenge again this year! To complete the challenge, students need to read 30 books within the timeframe. The 30 books can be from class reading and individual reading. Fiction or non-fiction, poetry, EBooks (including on SORA), audio books, graphic books, home books and of course library books. As long as the books are age appropriate! Students can read the books themselves, listen to an adult or older sibling read to them, listen to an audio book or read a book online.
The challenge runs from Monday 12 February until Friday 5 July 2024
Winning schools will be invited to the National Library of Australia to receive their School Awards. Students who successfully complete the CMRC will receive an individual award as well. When the challenge has finished I will hand out raffle tickets to those that have participated and prizes are given to each grade level from our book club funds. There will also be class prizes for the classes who have everyone participate! The Challenge is also grateful for the support of the event sponsor, Paperchain Bookstore-Manuka.
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How will the challenge be completed? |
Which Grades |
Recording books |
What can Parents do to help your child participate? |
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Whole Class Participation (completed during school time) |
Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 |
Class Teachers will keep a record of books read as a class |
Kinder-Year 2 Parents Continue to read at home to your child/ren to help foster a love of reading |
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Student individual record sheets |
Years 3, 4, 5 & 6 |
Online recording sheets via Library Google Classrooms (students will be/have been shown how to access their sheets |
Year 3-6 Parents Check in with your child/ren to ask them what they are reading. Remind your child/ren to fill in their online record sheet as the |
Happy reading!
Amanda Basedow
Teacher Librarian