{"id":45813,"date":"2026-06-05T12:26:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T02:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=45813"},"modified":"2026-06-05T14:44:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T04:44:59","slug":"library-news-12","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/library-news-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Library News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Premier\u2019s Reading Challenge Monday 23 February \u2013 Friday 18 September 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to these readers who have completed the challenge:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Sofia El Charkaoui<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Charlotte Ho<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Irene Sun<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Loretta Thamin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Matilda Elsegood<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Belle Weng<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Year 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chloe Mai<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ayla Sumantri<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Siya Chauhan<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well done! Please come to the library to choose your bookmark.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-45813 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/Belong-Wall-IMG_3292.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/Belong-Wall-IMG_3292-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/IMG_3295.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/06\/IMG_3295-640x480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>Belong Book Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What a fabulous response! Thank you to everyone who entered.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to these winners:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emilia Vo<\/strong> (Kindergarten T)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ally Huang<\/strong> (Year 1A)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Ellie To<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"> (Year 2R)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Yinuo Jin<\/strong> (Year 3W)<\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Ivy Zheng<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"> (Year 4C)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\">Leila Najdi<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;letter-spacing: 0px\"> (Year 5F)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Honour Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Angelina Wong<\/strong> (Kindergarten T)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Josie Lin<\/strong> (Kindergarten T)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mishka Tuifua<\/strong> (Kindergarten P)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nidhirupa Jaikanth<\/strong> (Year 3B)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Christina Shi<\/strong> (Year 3E)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Annabel Han<\/strong> (Year 3W)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mavis Wang<\/strong> (Year 3W)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elyse Ma<\/strong> (Year 3E)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bella Yao<\/strong> (Year 4M)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Feng<\/strong> (Year 4M)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Avery Lan<\/strong> (Year 5F)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Winners will receive their <em>Belong<\/em> copy at morning messages on Tuesday. Honour Award winners can come to the Library to choose a prize from my prize box.<\/p>\n<p><strong>National Simultaneous Storytime<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week we had fun finding <em>Luna Roo<\/em> characters and soccer images hidden in our Library Scavenger Hunt. We solved the code to answer these:<\/p>\n<p>Why is a soccer stadium the coolest place to be?<br \/>\n<em>It is full of fans<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Why did Cinderella get kicked off the soccer team?<br \/>\n<em>She ran away from the ball<\/em><\/p>\n<p>What is it called when a dinosaur gets a goal?<br \/>\n<em>A dinoscore<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>The winners of the Scavenger Hunt raffle were:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Emily Rose Zraika<\/strong> (Year 1A)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kiva Krishnan-Laforgia<\/strong> (Year 2P)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Airley Li<\/strong> (Year 3E)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chloe Zeng<\/strong> (Year 4M)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Leila Najdi<\/strong> (Year 5F)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>They received a prize from my prize box.<\/p>\n<p>Happy reading!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:sseymour@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><em><strong>\u2013 Sharon Seymour<\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\nTeacher\/Librarian<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier\u2019s Reading Challenge Monday 23 February \u2013 Friday 18 September 2026 Congratulations to these readers who have completed the challenge: Year 3 Sofia El Charkaoui Charlotte Ho Irene Sun Loretta Thamin Matilda Elsegood Belle Weng \u00a0Year 4 Chloe Mai Year 5 Ayla Sumantri Siya Chauhan Well done! 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