Book Week

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At the end of August, the Junior School students enjoyed a fabulous Book Week, including some very special author visits. Nat Amoore had us laughing in Years 4, 5 and 6 with her high energy storytelling about life as an author. Nat encouraged us to collect experiences and details from our real lives and put them into our written stories to make the stories feel real. We thought about the power of storytelling to make us feel things, send us to new worlds, think about the world, and to question what is right or wrong. Author Nicki Greenberg inspired the Arbor, Silvae, Prep, Year 1, Year 2, and Year 3 children as she shared her creative processes. She talked about practising drawing by following her curiosity and researching her subjects. Nicki also showed us her thick stack of drafts before publishing a story. We went on a wonderful journey to the Great Barrier Reef through Nicki’s picture book I’m Fabulous Crab! Prep to 3 children were delighted by surprise visits from some favourite real-life characters who popped in to read their stories. And perhaps the most anticipated part of Book Week, Dress Up Day! Well done to our Junior School students for their creative costumes inspired by their favourite books and characters! Congratulations to the award winners: Best Group Costume – All the Margaret Thomas House children Best Homemade costume – Woody (PA) as Mr Twit Best Original costume – Sidney (5S) as Dragon Best Staff costume – Ms Mountford as Harry the Dirty Dog

1. Author Nicki Greenberg shares her creative process. 2. Best Original costume – Sidney as Dragon. 3. Best Staff costume – Ms Mountford as Harry the Dirty Dog. 4. Author, Nat Amoore. 5. Best Homemade costume – Woody as Mr Twit.