{"id":46987,"date":"2026-08-28T13:02:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/?post_type=article&#038;p=46987"},"modified":"2026-08-28T13:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T03:02:53","slug":"library-news-18","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mlc\/article\/library-news-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Library News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Premier\u2019s Reading Challenge February 23 \u2013 September 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to these readers who have completed the challenge:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Year 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Carina Cheung<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicole Peng<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Avery Wu<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Skylar Gu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Izzette Kennedy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Year 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Maryam Refai<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Aisha Ashour<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaiyana Habib<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Year 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Olivia Chan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tarlay Edwards<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Angelina Jiang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Theia Becker<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Isabel Briers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well done! Please come to the library to choose your bookmark.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong>Book Week Events <em>Symphony of Stories<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This week we celebrated Book Week by dressing up as our favourite book character. Photos will be shared on our social media platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A big thank you to <strong>Samantha Anderson,<\/strong> the Booralee team, all the generous families who donated books and our parent helpers for setting up the Book Swap. Our girls were very excited to choose a book! Proceeds go to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>We were very excited to welcome authors Kate and Jol Temple to our Junior School.<\/p>\n<p>Books are still available to be purchased through Larrikin House.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2026\/07\/Kate-Jol-Order-Form-Book-Week.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Jol Order Form Book Week<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bookmark Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After much deliberation, the winners of the Bookmark Competition have been chosen. These girls will receive a signed copy of a book by our authors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre-Kindergarten \u2013 Michelle Wang<\/li>\n<li>KT \u2013 <strong>Angelina Wong<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1A \u2013 <strong>Emily Zhang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2K \u2013 <strong>Ashley Giang<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>3W \u2013 <strong>Yinuo Jin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>4M \u2013 <strong>Bella Yao<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>5P \u2013 <strong>Emily Nie<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The standard was so high, I have chosen some Highly Commended designs. These girls will choose a book prize from my Book Prize shelf:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pre-Kindergarten \u2013 <strong>Claire Liu<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Pre-Kindergarten \u2013 <strong>Viola Chen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>KP \u2013 <strong>Elmie Tian<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>KT \u2013 <strong>Celine<\/strong> <strong>Radwan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1A \u2013 <strong>Naomi Zheng<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1W \u2013 <strong>Shreya Nair<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1A \u2013 <strong>Adelaide Barnes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2R \u2013 <strong>Sienna Kc<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2P \u2013 <strong>Veronica Ao<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>3E \u2013 <strong>Serene Wong<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>3B \u2013 <strong>Katherine Huynh<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>4M \u2013 <strong>Emma Yan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>4P \u2013 <strong>Ruby Taor<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>5F \u2013 <strong>Leila Najdi<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>5F \u2013 <strong>Avery Lan<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The overall winner is <strong>Bella Yao<\/strong>, who will have her design printed and used as a Junior School bookmark! Congratulations Bella!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Library Lunchtime Bookmark Competitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to these girls who win a book prize from my Book Prize Shelf:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1L \u2013 <strong>Joelle Goh<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2P \u2013 <strong>Carlissa Ma<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>3B \u2013 <strong>Elsie Chen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>4M \u2013 <strong>Lakshmi Bedadam<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>4P \u2013 <strong>Amelia Lim<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>5F \u2013 <strong>Olivia Chan\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Premier\u2019s Reading Challenge 25 Year Anniversary Competitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These two exciting opportunities are being offered by the Premier\u2019s Reading Challenge to celebrate 25 years of reading across NSW schools. Students who choose to enter will be given a resource kit and must submit their entry to me by <strong>Tuesday 13 October.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Create Your Own Zookeeper Talk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6<\/p>\n<p><strong>You\u2019re the Storyteller Now!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Year 5, Year 6<\/p>\n<p><strong>Congratulations to Esther!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Great readers become great writers. During the school holidays Esther Sim took part in the Inner West Book Week Drawing and Writing Competition. She was a winner in the Year 3 group! Well done!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:sseymour@mlcsyd.nsw.edu.au\"><strong><em>&#8211; Sharon Seymour<\/em><\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nJunior School Teacher Librarian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Premier\u2019s Reading Challenge February 23 \u2013 September 18 Congratulations Congratulations to these readers who have completed the challenge:\u00a0 Year 2 Carina Cheung Nicole Peng Avery Wu Year 3 Skylar Gu Izzette Kennedy Year 4 Maryam Refai Aisha Ashour Jaiyana Habib \u00a0Year 5 Olivia Chan Tarlay Edwards Angelina Jiang Theia Becker Isabel Briers Well done! 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