Ginette Cameron-Gardner – Primary Teacher/Librarian

Fifty-seven students have now completed the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Some have advanced their reading ability and so are adjusting their reading record by ‘removing’ books that are of a lower reading age from their record and replacing them with higher reading age books, Mazal tov!

Students who have recently completed the NSW PRC are:

Year 3:  Emma Butt, Jemma Drutman, Avalon Gold, Jonathan Goldberg, Olivia Kawalsky, Jack Kessel, Kira Levin-Kahn, Jamie Nabarro, Madison Narunsky, Sasha Novy, Timofey Oleshov, Charles Roth, Jessica Smith and Benjamin Vernik. 

Year 4: Jed Gottlieb.

New Adventure series in the Primary Library

The Primary Library recently took delivery of the first book in a breathtaking new adventure series ‘Quest of the Sunfish’ by Mardi McConnochie. Book one is Escape to the Moon Islands.

When Will and Annalie’s father disappears they set out on a perilous sea voyage to find him in a small sailing boat called the Sunfish. They are assisted by their friends Essie and Pod who come along as crew. In a world transformed by the Flood, a catastrophic human-caused event which has permanently raised sea levels, they embark on a voyage that tests both their ingenuity and their friendship to the limit. This adventure features pirates, storms and other threats and is an action-packed adventure.

The author of the Keys to the Kingdom series, Garth Nix reviewed this book and said, “It is an exciting, charming and action-packed adventure I couldn’t stop reading. It is an exciting nail-biting read”.

‘Quest of the Sunfish’ is 352 page novel that is suitable for ages 9-12 years.