LIBRARY NEWS
CORO-LYMPICS 2024
The Coro colours were flying with celebration. For the first time ever, we began the Read Aloud A Thon for the CORO-LYMPICS.
Many students eagerly practiced their reading aloud and recorded their times proficiently. We had over 40 competitors who read aloud for over 10,000 minutes in total. That is over 160 hours’ worth. What a great effort by everyone!
Remember, it is highly valuable to read aloud and have someone follow along with the text and actively listen. The benefits include:
- Building vocabulary
- Improving comprehension
- Strengthening fluency
- Improving working memory
Our medal winners, who read the most aloud to an adult in their year level were:
Reception: Penelope
Year 1: Chloe
Year 2: Quinn
Year 3: Eddie
Year 4: Ellie
Year 5: Ethan
Year 6: Isla
Congratulations to all participants; your time has been invaluable for your skills. If you didn’t enter this year, hopefully you can join us next time…and remember to keep reading aloud to improve your skills!
Celebrating Book Week for 2024
What a fabulous week we had celebrating Book Week! With the theme READING IS MAGIC, how could you not feel inspired to pick up a book and read! We were destined for a most magical experience!
Our lucky winners for the Guess the Book competition were:
| Flossie - 6M | Nariah - 3/4G | Matilda - 3/4G | Isla - 6B | Hannah - 3/4G |
| Callum - 5B | Willow - 5B | Ruby - 5B | Ella - 5B | Elise - 5B |
Book Week Lunchtime Activities
Throughout the week, at lunch time, many students came to enjoy drawing, crafts and a collection of short movies. All the students had a great time!
Illustrator Lauren Mullinder’s visit
On Tuesday we were inspired by the talents of Lauren Mullinder. She shared her experience in the book making process; when it comes to illustrating manuscripts. Her tips and tricks to drawing and creating characters was very cool. The students then had an opportunity to draw along with Lauren, as each group thought of a character, setting and scenario to illustrate. There was a cat in a mud bath being stolen by monkeys, a space exploring kangaroo whose rocket is stolen by aliens, a cow and squirrel dining on burgers in a fancy restaurant and a frog trying on hats in the outback. Everyone had a great time and really enjoyed creating their artwork!
Perform Education Performance
The R – 2 classes were entertained with acting, singing and dancing in the performance “Maybe a Miracle”. They all had fun and enjoyed the CBCA’s shortlisted stories that were interwoven into an engaging storyline.
The Grand Book Parade
We again were amazed by the inspirational costumes and the magic that books bring to all of us. The Grand Book Parade was another success, with the weather being kind and the costumes so bright and colourful. It was lovely to once again enjoy this community event with so many of our family’s special people. Seeing the books and characters that inspire each student is always so exciting.
Complementing our Book Parade with the amazing Musical Extravaganza, it was definitely another day to remember! It was lovely to see so many people enjoying the talents of our students, and we know the students really enjoyed having you all there!
Thank you to everyone, for making 2024’s Book Week so magical!
Happy reading everyone! J
Michelle O’Connell
Teacher Librarian