From the Primary School Library

From the Primary School Library

Premier’s Reading Challenge

Congratulations to the 53 primary students who have completed the Premier’s Reading Challenge, with more than 10 weeks remaining until it officially concludes on Friday 20 August. These girls have read a combined total of more than 1060 books!

The Kindergarten to Year 2 students are getting very close to finishing too, by completing the Challenge in the Library and during class time at school.

A special mention to the following Year 3 to Year 6 students for recently completing the Challenge:

Year 3: Amelia Clewlow, Evie Duncan, Lola Elliott, Mackenzie Hansen, Sarah Ibrahim, Amani Joshua, Alexandra Millin, Gabriella Orth, Eve Parker, Charlotte Randall, Diya Shankar, Evie Thorpe.

Year 4: Zara Anderson, Ella Chong, Sienna Dwyer, Tabitha Hyde, Ava Pepper, Zoe Rajaratnam, Sarah Reif, Clementine Reuss, Anna Slack, Maddison Soulos, Helena Squires, Eve Stewart, Angelina Wang, Lily Withers.

Year 5: Ashanti Gillies, Perri Lawrence, Lucinda Morgan, Olivia Roberts, Charlotte Thomson.

Year 6: Sophia Duncan, Amelie Singer.

Please do not hesitate to contact me at karenmcbride@sceggs.nsw.edu.au if you have any questions or concerns regarding the Premier’s Reading Challenge.

 

Junior Judge – Russell Humour Prize for Young People

Congratulations to Caitlin Cameron, Year 6 on her selection as one of five Junior Judges in the inaugural Russell Humour Prize for Young People, a literary competition that is being conducted by the State Library of NSW. Over the past month, Caitlin has been reading, making notes, and comparing some of the funniest books published in the last two years for children aged 5 to 12 years.

The shortlisted books follow:

  • The Stolen Prince of Cloudburst by Jaclyn Moriarty
  • Action Tank – Book 2 by Mike Barry
  • Your Birthday was the BEST! by Maggie Hutchings, illustrated by Felicita Sala
  • The Underhills: A Tooth Fairy Story by Bob Graham
  • Wombat by Philip Bunting
  • Sneaky Shadows by S C Manchild, illustrated by Sam Caldwell

The award-winning children’s book will be announced via Zoom on Thursday 17 June at 10 am. You are invited to join Caitlin live for this announcement! Please register via this link to confirm your interest and receive the Zoom link.

Join the excitement, meet the judges, and discover the funniest book written for primary students!

 

Karen McBride
Primary Teacher Librarian