Book Week Events – Reading is Magic
Monday 19 August 2024
Colour House Reading
Bring along a favourite book to share with another student in your colour House.
- Lunchtime activity, Year 3 to Year 5, Book Week ‘Treasure Hunt’
Tuesday 20 August 2024
- Lunchtime activity, Kindergarten to Year 2, Book Week ‘Picture Bingo’
- Author visit: Chris Kennett, Pre-Kindergarten to Year 4. If your daughter would like a signed copy, please see the order form.
Wednesday 21 August 2024
- Lunchtime activity, Year 3 to Year 5, Book Week ‘Kahoot’
- Author visit: Reece Carter, Year 5 and Year 6. If your daughter would like a signed copy, please see the order form.
Thursday 22 August 2024
- Lunchtime activity, Kindergarten to Year 2, Book Week ‘Treasure Hunt’
- CBCA Book of the Year Winners announced at Year 2 Assembly
Friday 23 August 2024
- 8am-8.40am – Photo Booth, Red Carpet. Come and have a photo taken with your daughter in our ‘CBCA Book Week Reading is Magic’ frame.
- 8am-3.20pm – Book Fair, Daphne Line Hall. Parents are welcome to attend the fair before school until recess. Your daughters will have the opportunity to purchase books during the day, however, if you wish to purchase a book for your daughter or make a donation to the School library, you may do so at this time.
- 9.30am-9.50am– Book Parade, Pre-Kindergarten to Year 6, Sports Field. Thank you for assisting your daughter to dress up for this year’s Book Week Parade. This year’s theme is ‘Reading is Magic’. Please come to the Sports Field to watch as staff and students show off their favourite book character or ‘magical’ costumes.
- 10.55am-3.20pm – Pre-Kindergarten to Year 5 will attend the Book Fair.
Your daughter may purchase books with cash or a debit card.
Bookmark Competition
Design a bookmark using ‘Reading is Magic’ or another reading theme. Blank bookmarks are available in the library. Winning entry wins a book voucher and your design will be used as a Junior School bookmark for the rest of 2024 and in 2025! Entries due by Monday 19 August 2024. Winners announced at the Book Parade.
Reading Olympics
We are running a Reading Olympics! There will be ‘events’ to complete and House points to be won. Reading Olympics entries must be verified by a parent signature. All completed entries go into a draw for a book prize. Entries due by Monday 19 August 2024.