Rosanne Hawke weaves her story…

We had a wonderful day filled with storytelling and fun on day two of Book Week.

Rosanne, Ned and a peacock character brought to life

Lauren with some items Rosanne’s cat collected, which later became a book!

Ethan and Yardil

Mitchell and mini Yardil

Tait, Gao and Alistair dressed in traditional Pakistani head wear.

Mary in traditional mountain dress

Our very own Taj acting out the character of Taj from Mustara

Readeville LOVES Rosanne

Taj riding his doneky

Rosanne dressed as her character Jahani

The reader and the writer!

 

And the winner is…

Bob Graham does it again

For the full list of winners follow this link https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2017/08/18/94723/cbca-awards-2017-winners-announced/

If you’re stuck on costume ideas I’d recommend checking out Kool for Kats on Brighton Road. They have a huge range of costumes for hire and sale at really good prices (my daughter and I found ours there last weekend).

We’re very excited for what will be a great week of celebrating all things bookish.

Happy reading,

Simone

 

Book Week shortlist highlights

Nomination – Picture book of the year


Mechanica by Lance Balchin is a stunning visual feast that brings an original idea to life.  Mechanica is set in future earth where the environment is polluted and wildlife is extinct… this gives rise to a new style of ‘wildlife’ which will not be controlled by human kind…

The book is a field guide to a range of species and is both entertaining and provocative at once.  Have you read this book yet?  Will it have your vote for Picture Book of the Year?

Mechanica Book Trailer

Nomination – Book of the year, younger readers

I loved this book about Jimmy Cook, a third grade kid, majorly obsessed with Captain James Cook.  When he learns from his mother (how annoying that she was right!) that Captain Cook was killed in Hawaii he concocts a madcap plan to get to Hawaii and finish the discoveries Captain Cook began.  This is a fun read with great characters, that kids of all ages will enjoy…  But will it take out the prize?

Jimmy Cook book trailer

Eve Pownall Award for Information Book  nomination – “A-Z of Endangered Animals”

This is a beautiful book and children will love reading the quirky facts for every animal whilst learning about their conservation status.

Watch a talk with the author here Jennifer Cossins talks about A-Z

What do you think? I love it!

2017 CHILDREN’S BOOK COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA NOTABLE BOOKS ANNOUNCED

My personal pick for Picture Book of the Year. A must read, such a powerful and important story about mental health and anxiety.

The Children’s Book Council of Australia announced its notables list last week of those books under consideration for the annual Book Week Awards.  I have read many of the books and there are some beautiful books among them.  If you’re interested in looking at the list, click here

Our first book club catalogue was sent home last week.  Thank you to all the families who have ordered and earned commission for our library, we love your work!

 

 

BOOK WEEK FUN

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What an amazing week we had! Andrew Joyner delighted us with his entertaining, fun and formative drawing workshops, we laughed as we watched Fair Dinkum the musical performance and finished off the week with a breakfast book club and whole school costume parade.

What a week, what fun!

Check out our Book Club members in their outstanding costumes.
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Thank you to all the parents who supported this whole school event by funding the performance costs and supporting their children with costumes… How wonderful it is for our community to come together and share a LOVE of books.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS @ CLG LIBRARY

Wow!  How can it be week three already?  I’m very excited about Book Week in Week 5, which will be launched at a special whole school assembly on Friday 19th August.  We’ve organised a fantastic schedule for our students, fliers are up all around the school and information is in newsletter, but in case you’ve missed it, here’s a copy for your records.

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Permission slips for the school performance will be sent home this week, please ensure you return them by Friday 19th August (assembly day).  Children are being asked to dress up as their favourite Australian book character, or character from Australian history to conclude our Book Week celebrations on Friday 26th August… If you need boxes, Kennards Hire on Goodwood Road at Pasadena are offering students 25% off boxes to help with Book Week costumes if you’re interested.

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There’s only 4 weeks until the Premier’s Reading Challenge finishes on MONDAY 5TH SEPTEMBER. To encourage all of our students to finish the Challenge and engage with the books in our library, I’ll be launching a POKEMON GO competition in the library.  Paper copies of Pokemon will be hiding in books around the library…

Competition RulesOnly one entry per person

You  must have finished the Premier’s Reading Challenge to enter.  Library Staff will check your eligibility before giving you your Pokedex sheet.

When you catch a Pokemon, stick it on your Pokedex sheet.  Be one of the first people to catch a Pokemon and you will win your very own CLG POKEDEX POCKET (Be quick – limited numbers)

Each Pokemon has a Power value, the person who has collected the most power points by the end of the Premier’s Reading Challenge on 5th September, will win the POKEMON PRIZE PACKAGE

Anyone who doesn’t show RESPECT to our books or library will have their highest value Pokemon removed from their collection.

How many of these Pokemon can you catch?


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ANDY GRIFFITHS & TERRY DENTON ARE COMING TO ADELAIDE TO CELEBRATE THE LAUNCH OF THEIR NEW 78 STOREY TREEHOUSE BOOK

78 STOREY TREEHOUSE

Description

Don’t miss this opportunity to spend the evening with Andy Griffiths! Andy will speaking about his latest book, the 78-Storey Treehouse and all sorts of other things too. $20.00 ticket price includes a signed copy of the book. There will be an opportunity to have your photo taken with Andy on the night.

Venue

Wednesday 17th of August 6pm

Adelaide oval
William Magarey Room, Riverbank Stand
War Memorial Drive
North Adelaide, South Australia 5006

Contact Details:

Dillons Books 166 the Parade, Norwood, SA, 5067 Ph: 08 8331 0946 dillonsbooks@internode.on.net

Online bookings at : www.trybooking.com/203468

 

So much going on and so much to love about our community life at CLG.

Happy reading!

Simone

 

So much to tell you!

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What a hectic start it’s been to the term.  I had a lovely break with my family and enjoyed reading my way through the shortlisted books for the Children’s Book Council of Australia.  As always, there is a fantastic range and selection, and each and every book is well worth reading.

If you’re interested in the shortlisted titles, click here CBCA_Short_List_Books for the full list.

I have been working and planning for Book Week for months now and am very excited about what promises to be a fun filled reading journey for our students.  I am delighted to announce that Andrew Joyner, acclaimed illustrator and author will be visiting our school from Monday 22nd – Wednesday 24th August.  Andrew has written and illustrated many beautiful picture books, and is perhaps most famous for The Terrible Plop, a collaboration with Ursula Dubosarsky and the shortlisted book from 2012 Too many elephants in this house.  I have had Andrew visit at my previous school and he is a captivating speaker who the children will love hearing and drawing with.  If you’d like to find out more about Andrew, visit his fantastic website Words and pictures Andrew Joyner  We are very fortunate that the school covers the cost of visiting authors, which is about $3.50/student.

On Thursday 25th August, we will have Perform musicals visit to showcase their interpretation of the Book Week Theme with a performance of Fair Dinkum.  There will be a charge of $6.50/child, with invoices and permission slips to be sent home next week.

There will of course be a dress up parade where children are invited to dress up as their favourite book character, preferably an Australian character, or something from our country’s story.  I am also working on a dedicated Book Week assembly with Chris Braybrook and her Year 6/7 class.  We are still negotiating the times and logistics of this as Term 3 (like every term at CLG!) is incredibly hectic.  I will share information with you as soon as I can.

As if this is not enough, Book Club brochures have arrived and will be sent home next week.  If you wish to purchase from this catalogue (of course there is no pressure!), please remember that we only accept online payments through the Loop Portal click here for more information

COMPETITIONS

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Information available at Squishy Taylor

Happy reading!

Simone