Library News

At the start of Book Week on Monday, the winners of the Book of the Year awards were announced by the Children’s Book Council of Australia. The winners were: Older Readers – ‘This is How We Change the Ending’ by Vikki Wakefield Set on the fringes of...

We are very excited for Book Week and can’t wait for the costumes, activities, competitions and activities, especially the animal farm! This week’s Bookmark recommendations are all from the CBCA Book of the Year short and notables list. The winners...

There are only two weeks to go until Book Week. We will have our dress up day for Kindy – Year 7, a petting zoo for Kindy – Year 2, lots of competitions and activities running every lunchtime. Across the week we’ll also have treasure hunts, virtual...

Book Week is in Week 3 next term. Have you started thinking about your Book Week costume yet? Check out Pinterest for lots of easy costume ideas. We will have lots of activities happening in the lead up to, and in the week of, Book Week – all based...

Holidays are upon us again. Students can access eBooks anytime, anywhere via our ePlatform: https://plcs.wheelers.co/ . Junior Years Readers ‘Bat vs Poss’ by Alexa Moses and illustrated by Anil Tortop A funny, rhyming story of being a good neighbour...

This week, families will receive emails about books which are overdue. Children are encouraged to return overdue items before the end of term. In the final week of term, students may borrow extra books for the holidays if they wish. Spring into the...

We are launching the first of our competitions in the lead up to Book Week, based on this year’s theme of ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’. Students are invited to use their creativity and make their own curious creature out of recycled materials...

With just six weeks to go until Book Week, we are returning to the notables and short list titles for this week’s Bookmarks recommendations. Junior Years Readers ‘Three’ by Stephen Michael King It’s impossible not to fall in love with Three. Three...

To celebrate Science Week with its theme of Deep Blue: Innovations for the Future of our Oceans, library aide Mrs Peta Griffin spent the holidays creating a giant papier-mâché whale, suspended from the ceiling, which was a big talking point with...

We are on the countdown to Book Week 2020. Each Prep to Year 8 library class is now exploring the CBCA Book of the Year books. The next few instalments of Bookmarks will feature books from the Book of the Year Shortlists and Notables lists. Junior...