Welcome back to another year of reading. A recent visitor to our library commented on how popular our library is. This was her comment “What a joy to see all those lovely students enjoying their time in your wonderful library!” Our students certainly love reading and we have a high turnover rate of books being borrowed and returned. We ask that you help your child develop those habits of looking after books by providing a book bag to borrow books. All students should have a book bag to protect their library books.

Each year level has different borrowing needs. At the moment we are encouraging our prep students to borrow just one book at a time, until they get into the habit of borrowing and returning books. Year One and Two students will be bringing home library books as well as home readers. Later on, in Year Two and from Year Three and above their library books are their home readers. We encourage our students to select their own reading material, and encourage a variety of reading, which would includes fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels and picture books. Yes, we even have picture books for our mature readers. Our older students can borrow three books at a time.

Lost or missing books

Please contact us  as soon as a book is lost or missing (email dcowi11@eq.edu.au). We are able to take the book off the student’s name, so that they can continue borrowing. However, if a book is lost or damaged we ask that you either replace the book like for like or make a $20 donation so that we can replace the book. We don’t invoice you for this amount until we know that the book has not reappeared for at least a term. Often books mysteriously reappear or are found, under the car seat, down the back of the sofa or even in another classroom.

Up coming events

Our Year six students will be looking forward to a visit by Zanni Louise author of Queenie in Seven Moves, in March. This story fits in beautifully with our current inquiry on community.

Book Club 

The best gift any parent can give a child is the love of books and the joy and benefits of independent reading for fun. Children who read at home, or are read to, have a head start on reading success in school.

Our school is participating in Scholastic Book Club this year. Once a term, during the school year, you will receive a Book Club catalogue with a different selection of books offered for all ages

Books span a wide range of children’s reading levels and interests and are inexpensive (some books cost as little as $3).

It is easy to order.

The Book Club LOOP platform for parents allows you to pay by credit card. Your child’s order is submitted directly to school and the books will be delivered to class. You can place your child’s order at scholastic.com.au/loop or by using the LOOP app, which can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

Owning your own books is something special! I hope that you will encourage your child to order books this year. Each order helps earn free books and teaching materials for the school, however there is never any obligation to order.