@ The Library
Students should have brought home Issue 3 of the Scholastic Book Club.
Cash orders are due by 9am Monday 12th May May 2025, and Loop orders must be finalised by 9am Monday 12th May.
There are two ways to order/pay:
- Credit Card To pay by credit card, visit scholastic.com.au/LOOP or download the LOOP app. Your order will be electronically linked to the rest of the school’s order.
- Cash Please enclose cash with completed order form and return to school library
Your orders are very much appreciated as each order earns the school points towards buying new resources.
If you have any queries or require additional copies of the Book Club then please contact Mrs Caskie in the library or email to gcask1@eq.edu.au
Many thanks.
The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is an annual statewide initiative for Queensland state and non-state schools and home-educated students from Prep to Year 9, as well as children (aged up to 5 years) enrolled in an early childhood centre. The PRC aims to improve literacy and encourage children to read for pleasure and learning.
We are delighted to invite all students to participate in the challenge which commences on 6th May and runs until 22nd August.
All families should have received a Premier’s Reading Challenge reading log by email. Students will also receive a paper copy from their teacher. Once completed, these reading logs should be returned to the class teacher or Mrs Caskie in the library. They can also be emailed to Mrs Caskie in the library at gcask1@eq.edu.au
The PRC is not a competition but a way to encourage students to develop a love of reading for life. Students are encouraged to select a range of fiction and non-fiction books suited to their reading ability and record books read during the reading period, between 6th May to 22nd August.
To complete the challenge:
- Prep to Year 2 must read or experience at least 20 books
- Years 3 and 4 must read at least 20 books
- Years 5 to 6 must read at least 15 books.
The following activities can be counted towards the challenge:
- reading independently
- shared reading
- being read to (Prep – Year 2 for books written in English; and all year levels for additional languages).
The following literature forms can be counted towards the challenge:
- printed books
- e-books, virtual books and digital publications
- graphic novels and comic books
- audio and braille books
- newspapers, magazines and recipe books
- books in additional languages (other than English).
The aim for the 2025 challenge is to engage more students to read than ever before!
No need for students to register individually as they will be included in our school registration.
At the end of the challenge, all participants who have handed in a completed reading log will receive a certificate from the Premier.
Happy reading!
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS) is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country. Now in its 25th successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.
2025 was the biggest and most successful NSS to date with over 2.3 million participants at over 21, 000 locations!
This year’s book is The Truck Cat by Deborah Frenkel and Danny Snell. What do you get when you mix a giant truck and a curious cat? A purr-fect adventure!
Mrs H will be sharing this book and activities with students in their library time.
See you @ the library