Primary Library Book Week Activities
Ginette Cameron-Gardner – Teacher/Librarian
The Scholastic Book Fair and Australian Books for Children of Africa collection
Thank you for your continuing support of the Primary Library through
purchases made from the Scholastic Book Fair and also your most generous donation of the 1087 pre-loved books donated to the Australian Books for Children of Africa collection.
That was initiated and co-ordinated by Debbie Cohen with the help of a number of Year 4 students who dropped the books off in the Library where the books were assessed by the Teacher Librarian and carefully packed and counted into boxes by Norman Stein (above).
Foxy Tales by Caryl Hart and Alex T. Smith
There is a really amusing new series in the Primary Library ideal for Years 1-3 called Foxy Tales, by the author-illustrator pair, Caryl Hart and Alex T. Smith. It’s filled with wonderfully quirky illustrations for young readers.
Book 1 is The Cunning Plan
Book 2 is The Road to Fame and Fortune
Book 3 is The Great Jail Break.
Foxy DuBois is on a mission to get rich quick. Only one thing stands in her way – Alphonso the Alligator! Can Foxy’s hair-brained schemes make enough money to keep Alphonso fed? Or will Foxy DuBois find herself on the menu?
The NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge for 2017 has closed
208 students completed the Challenge. 
Year 1: 27 completed
Year 2: 39 completed
Year 3: 8 completed
Year 5: 17 completed
Year 6: 63 completed
Year 7: 6 completed
Year 9: 1 completed
Congratulations to those students. Mazal tov מזל טוב
16 students have completed 4 times
8 students have completed 5 times
5 students have completed 6 times.
It is particularly pleasing to see some of last year’s Year 6 students completing the Challenge still even though they are now in Year 7.
Our students enjoy reading for pleasure and we have an extensive collection of books for them to choose from. There were 6801 loans of fiction during the period 30.1.17 to 30.6.2017 from the Primary Library.
“Study after study tells us that reading for pleasure … improves reading achievement, which includes such things as a strong vocabulary, a greater use of complex grammatical structures, and the development of a good writing style. It promotes cognitive development and increases empathy and social skills.” May 3, 2016. The Many Benefits of Reading for Pleasure | Denver Public Library www.denverlibrary.org/blog/amy/many-benefits-reading-pleasure
Murdoch University research aims to discover how to keep kids reading for fun. ‘Reading is vital to concentration in the multimedia age’ by Dr Margaret Merga whose work on the importance of reading was featured on. ABC Radio Perth By Emma Wynne Posted 19 November 2015, 4:22pm www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-19/research-into-why-children-stop-reading/6955484
At the Primary Library the students are encouraged to borrow and read and also to take part in the selection process so as to keep the collection current and vibrant.