St Thomas More's Primary School Campbell
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Campbell ACT 2612
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Book Week – Curious Creatures, Wild Minds

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Book Week at St Thomas More’s School is coming up just after the school holidays. Book Week is held every year to encourage children to develop their love of reading. To celebrate Book Week, we will have a few school events including a parade on Friday 16th October (Week 1). This year’s theme for Book Week is Curious Creatures, Wild Minds.

The children can choose a character from any book that they have enjoyed reading. Costumes can be as simple or as complex as you like, you do not need to buy a costume. Dress up clothes from around the home are great for Book Week characters.

Simply choose a book character and find clothes that reflect what this character wears in the story. You can use cardboard and other materials to help decorate your child’s book week character. The teachers all come to school on this day dressed as their favourite Book Week characters.

2020 Book Week Events at STM:

  • Friday 16th October- Book Week Dress Up and Parade
  • Friday 16th October- Storytime and Fun Activities organised by 5/6 leaders
  • Monday 19th October- Cake Stall- Year 5/6 students have the opportunity to bake a cake with a book theme to bring to school for classes to view and purchase a slice/cupcake with a gold coin.
  • Thursday 22nd October- Rug reading with a buddy classes in the sunshine with hot chocolates and marshmallows.

STM Student Book Club

Year 5/6 students have been offered the opportunity to join the STM Book Club, supported by Mrs Reid, Mrs Tarleton and Mrs Galvin during Friday lunchtimes. We had a great response to our expression of interest, with over 20 students keen to sign up! We met last week to select a book from a short list of book choices.

Book choices included:

  • The Glimme, By Emily Rodda and Marc McBride11.jpg
  • Catch a Falling Star, by Meg McKinlay
  • The Secrets of Magnolia Moon, By Edwina Wyatt
  • The 1000 Year-Old Boy, By Ross Welford
  • The Bridge to Terabithia, By Katherine Patterson
  • How to Bee, By Bren McDibble
  • Tomorrow When the War Began, By John Marsden
  • A Tale of Magic, By Chris Colfer

At our meeting this week the winning books will be announced. We will also vote on a name for our STM student Book Club. Year 3/4 will be offered the same opportunity during Term 4.

Looking forward to joining in on the reading adventure!

Madeleine Reid
Librarian