Book Week Dress Up Day

Reading together is great fun and learning to read on your own is even better. At Kindergarten we love to read stories, tell stories, act out stories and even illustrate our own stories.
Every year the Children’s Book Council of Australia reads and reviews recently published children’s books in different categories. This year in the category Book of the Year: Early Childhood 600 books were narrowed down to 6 potential winners. Although only one book can win the prestigious award, all six books are excellent examples of good Australian Early Childhood literature and would be a good addition to your son’s bookshelf. Below we have listed the stories that we will be focusing on in class:

Shhhh! Little Mouse - Pamela Allen

Pearl Barley and Charlie Parsley - Aaron Blabey

Cat - Mike Dumbleton

Lucy Goosey - Margaret Wild

Parsley Rabbits Book About Books - Frances Watts

We will be celebrating Book Week in the Kindergarten next week. Children will be involved in creating shared books, sharing the Book Week award books, illustrating our own books and dressing up on Friday as our favourite book character. Non Friday boys are welcome to briefly join us with their parent at 9.00am for our parade in the school gym. Please remember that superheros are not regarded as book characters. Please do not allow or encourage your child to dress as a superhero. Pirie Room students may like to dress as a character from the favourite book they have shared with their peers over the last two weeks.

Happy Reading