Phil Cummings

Mrs Otten was fortunate to meet Phil Cummings last Saturday. He is an amazing author who has written some fantastic books. Some of his books are on display in the library for you to browse and borrow.

The Makerspace corner of the library continues to expand. We now have  Quiver drawing on tables near the windows. Students can use the whiteboard pens to colour the picture and then make the drawing come to life using the Quiver app on the iPad. 

Welcome to Term 4

We have lots of fun in store for this term before we break for the Summer holidays.
During the holidays Mrs Otten met Tim Harris who wrote the 'Exploding endings' series and the 'Mr Bambuckles remarkables' series. He is such a nice person and happily signed copies of his books for the library. They will be available for borrowing soon.

Why does your school library matter?

Mrs Otten would love to know why your school library matters to you. She will be creating a special display of your ideas so have a think. Even ask your parents/carers why the school library matters to them.

Multicultural Day at Amaroo School

This Friday Amaroo School will be celebrating Multicultural day. As the biggest school in Canberra we have students from many different cultural backgrounds. It is going to be a fabulous day of celebrating diversity and how we all contribute to make Amaroo school amazing.
In the Inspire centre we have created a special display of books about many different countries. Come and visit the library during the week to see what you can discover.

It has been a busy Term in the Inspire centre. Some of the events we have celebrated this term are Book Week, Book Fair, Indigenous Literacy Day, International Dot Day, International talk like a Pirate day. In week 10 we will celebrate Multicultural day. What an exciting term. 

 

Students have been busy borrowing books and completing the Chief Minister's Reading Challenge. We are so proud of their efforts and the amount of books they have read. One of our favourite books is 'Don't let the pigeon drive the bus' by Mo Willems. We created a special book return display for the book. 

For Book Week, year 3 students created this artwork for the shortlisted book 'Florette' by Anna Walker. It is proudly on display outside the year 3 classrooms.

You've seen the movie.....now read the book!

We have a new display in the library. 

You've seen the movie..........now read the book!

Many students visit the library to find books about their favourite movie. This is a great way to engage students in books. 

 

Wednesday 5 September

Students, parents and teachers are invited to bring a book to

swap and a gold coin donation for the Indigenous literacy foundation.

The book can be new or second hand - in good condition.

Participating students can be sent to the Inspire centre

during the day to swap their book.

You can donate online using the link and selecting

Amaroo School Great Book Swap.

https://go.greatbookswap.org.au/EventAttend

Book Week Day 2

It was great to see so many families visit the Book Fair today. Don't forget the special shopping night Wednesday 22 August from 4-6:30pm. The SRC have a special raffle to raise money for the farmers experiencing drought.

Book Week is HERE!
Are you ready to 'Find your treasure'?
The book fair begins this week and we can't wait to see you in the Inspire centre.
Mrs Otten will dress up every day.

Countdown to Book Week............

This year's theme "Find your Treasure" is starting to be revealed in the Inspire centre. Students have been very excited to discover treasure maps, treasure chests and even a pirate ship. Not long now until the best event of the library calendar  - Book Week.

Make sure you come and visit the Book Fair next week. It will be open from 8:30am each morning until 4pm each afternoon (Mon 20-Friday 24) with a special shopping night on Wednesday evening in the Community room. 

 

Book week is coming!!!

It is not long now until Book Week. The theme for this year is "Find your treasure"
Students will engage in Book Week activities throughout the week with a Book Character Parade being held during the whole school assembly on Friday 24 August.
Students in all year groups are invitedto dress as their favourite book character.
We will also be holding a special Book Fair during Book Week. There will be a special shopping night for parents/carers on Wednesday 22 August from 4-6:30pm. Payments for books can be made by cash or credit card.
  

Because of her, we can! (NAIDOC week)

In the first week of term 3 we celebrated NAIDOC week. Students engaged in a range of activities across the school reflecting on the theme 'Because of Her, We can.' Students created posters with information and images of Indigenous women who have made a difference. These are now proudly on display in the Inspire centre. Please come and have a look when you are visiting the school.

 

Makerspace

STEM in the Inspire Centre

This week in the Makerspace students were given the challenge to create a tower or scuplture using only marshmallows and spaghetti. Although it was very tempting, the students showed great restraint by not eating the marshmallows. Their creations were spectacular and showed creativity and engineering skills.

 

New addition to the Inspire Centre

We have a new visitor who has taken up a spot in the library. Scooby Doo has come to join the collection of book buddies we have in the library. The book buddies are soft toys that students are able to use when in the Inspire centre. They can read to them, and use them for role play. Scooby Doo is currently on display with the Scooby Doo books we have available for loan.

STEM art using 3D pens
Some senior students have been working with Mr Hughes-Brown on a STEM project using 3D pens. They created this amazing frog sculpture which they have kindly loaned to the Inspire Centre. It is on display in the glass cabinets in the foyer of the Inspire centre. Come and check it out.

If you are interested in frogs, you might want to check out this project from the Australian Museum in Sydney. They are collecting frog calls to map the location of different species of frogs across Australia.

To get involved, go to the following link. Frogid

Come and visit the Inspire centre to see the FABULOUS artwork that is on display in the foyer. The students of Diamond Gallery created this amazing image and are sharing it with the whole school by displaying it in the library.

Teachers from P-6 read the book of the week to students for Reconciliation week. It is a fun story about Yarrikipayi the crocodile who wants to eat the other animals. They all reply "No Way Yarrikipayi...You're not eating me today." The story has a twist at the end with Yarrikipayi being eaten by a snake who is also hungry. 

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK 2018

This week is National Reconciliation Week. In our library sessions we will be reading the book 'No way Yirrikipayi!" by children from Milikapiti School, Melville Island with Alison Lester. I had the privelege of hearing Alison Lester read this book at the National Library in 2017 and she signed a copy of the book for our school. To see a video of the students from Milikapiti school creating the picture book, click on the link.  Mirikapiti School students

Want to know more about National Reconciliation Week, follow the link to the website for Reconciliation Australia. 

Reconciliation Australia

National Simultaneous Storytime

This week Amaroo School participated in National Simultaneous Storytime as a part of Library and Information Week. Classes from P-6 read this year's story 'Hickory Dickory Dash' by Tony Wilson and Laura Wood.




It is a great book and a bit of a twist on the nursery rhyme. We have a copy of the book in the library if you missed it and would like to read it.