A Lot of News from the Library!
Premier’s Reading Challenge – Monday 24 February – Friday 19 September 2025
Congratulations
Congratulations to these readers who have recently completed the challenge:
Year 2
- Irene Kim
Year 3
- Victoria Bongiorno
- Maya Ganda
Year 5
- Amelia Lee
Well done! Please come to the library to choose your bookmark.
Book Week Events
Colour House Shared Reading
On Monday afternoon the girls enjoyed some reading time with their colour house buddies.
Book Swap
A big thank you to all the generous families who donated books and our Year 4 parent helpers for setting up. Our girls were very excited to choose a book! Proceeds go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
Author Visits
Ashleigh Barton shared some of her stories and writing inspiration with our Pre-Kindergarteb, Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 girls last Friday.
Tami Sussman shared her insights with Year 5 and inspired them in their own writing during their workshop on Wednesday.
Year 3 and Year 4 are looking forward to meeting Sarah Armstrong on Monday next week.
Book Parade
Due to the incessant wet weather this week, we implemented Plan B and the Book Parade was held in the Daphne Line Hall. The rain couldn’t dampen our spirits!
Bookmark Competition Winners
After much deliberation, the winners have been chosen. These girls will choose a book prize from the next issue of Scholastic Book Club (Issue 6):
- Olivia Chau (Pre-Kindergarten)
- Ally Huang (Kindergarten A)
- Ruby Jenkins (Year 1 R)
- Alina Choy (Year 2M)
- Ruby You (Year 3B)
- Maya Erazo Djurisic (Year 4C)
- Hayley Lam (Year 5C)
The standard was so high, I have chosen some Highly Commended designs. These girls will choose a book prize from my Book Prize shelf:
- Elyse Ma (Year 2P)
- Amelia Lim (Year 3B)
- Yisa Liang (Year 4M)
- Anushkaa Thadani (Year 5O)
- Leanna Shen (Year 5O)
Overall Winner
- Alina Choy (Year 2M), who will have her design printed and used as a Junior School bookmark! Congratulations Alina!
Colouring Competition (Kindergarten to Year 2)
Congratulations to these girls who win a book prize from my Book Prize Shelf:
- Evelyn Nguyen (Kindergarten S)
- Veronica Ao (Year 1A)
- Mavis Wang (Year 2P)
CBCA Collide Book Trailer Competition
Congratulations to Charlotte Mok, Sarah Lin and Leanna Shen in 5O, whose book trailer was shortlisted in the CBCA Collide competition. See the CBCA Collide Winners. I am very proud of the fine effort the Year 5 girls have shown in producing trailers for the 2025 Notable books. These have been uploaded into our ClickView library for viewing by our Junior School classes.
CBCA Book of the Year Award
This year the CBCA is celebrating its 80th birthday. This marks eight decades of promoting quality literature by Australian creatives and inspiring young readers. Congratulations to the winners of the Book of the Year Awards: 2025 Book of the Year Awards – Winners I wonder if your daughter’s favourite is among them?
Happy reading!
– Sharon Seymour
Teacher/Librarian
