Library displays

Who is looking forward to the Red Room being a library again in the near future? I am. We can have so much fun exploring the world of books and so much more. 

It would be wonderful to get you children involved in creating some wonderfully unique, creative displays ... Check out what these high school children in Melbourne have created ...

http://melbhslibrary.wordpress.com/2012/09/07/students-display-talent-and-creativity/

Celebrate Summer Reading!

Check out the events page for information on our school, Auckland Library and National Library summer reading programmes ... to help prevent the "summer slide" ...

Thanks for the names for our virtual cat. Please keep them coming (as comments) and when we have a few purrrdy good ones we will get a blog poll going so that you can vote for the purrrrfect name. Cheers.

Library-on-wheels

The Library-on-wheels has been visiting classrooms during their library times on a regular basis, rain or shine thanks to the dedicated library monitors. Thank-you to Selena and Room 1 for painting the trolley with such vibrant designs. Look out for the New Books box ... some fabulous books will be rolling your way!

Woodlands Park Hall of Fame 2012

Well I hope you all enjoyed the holidays. Did you climb a mountain (or a rock-climbing wall), play a musical instrument on stage (or in your bedroom), dance, write a novel (or your journal), make a movie (or film your little sister feeding ice-cream to the cat) ... invent something, build something, reach "the zone" in a sporting moment...? The point is, you are all creative, talented, bright, young stars and every child at Woodlands Park deserves to be in the school hall of fame. You are future teachers, leaders, inventors, healers, musicians, scientists ... 

Inspired by the book, New Zealand Hall of Fame (available in the school library), we initiated a school Hall of Fame and you (Woodlands Park children) nominated worthy nominees, while teachers also put names forward. The group of children chosen this year are all wonderfully talented and are a part of a broader pool of talent that lies withing in every child.

Selena and Room 1 created a colourful array of 'gilded' frames for the photos and put together this display in the hall, while presenting the awards in their class assembly. Well done Selena and well done to our 2012 Hall of Fame! 
Kate

Wanted: A feline name that's right up our alley.

Our lively library blog cat is hoping you'll find a name that is right up his/her alley. We're looking for the cat's whiskers, something that will tickle our kitty's fancy. Please leave your suggestions as comments below. They will come to our library email and we'll check them and then publish them. Once we've narrowed it down to a handful of names, we will post a poll on the blog, so that you can come online and vote! 

Purrrrrfect!

Woodlands Park Hall of Fame

Just when you thought I'd forgotten all about it, I've actually been quietly checking if your nominees really are outstanding. And ... next Friday we will have our first assembly to announce the successful nominees. As this will be a special assembly, please wear something ... special or bring something nice ... or sparkly ... or fancy to put on at lunchtime so it won't get wrecked or muddy. Parents, whanau as always are most welcome to attend. Selena.

Bits and bobs

Scholastic Book Fair

Firstly, thank-you to the community for supporting the Scholastic Book fair. We got to choose books for the library to the value of over $1000. Actually, we let the children choose, and how well they did. Thank-you to the following parents who helped out: Samantha, Charlotte, Bernadette (Parent & Teacher), Sarah and Helen. We couldn't have done it without you. Thanks to Selena for staying up late making beautiful flowers that transformed the hall into a tropical island.

Trolly on wheels

We have loaded the library software onto computers in all sixteen classrooms and a group of library monitors are doing a FABULOUS job of making sure the trolly is stocked with age appropriate books. They trundle over to the classrooms and trundle back again afterwards, in shifts, and seem to love the responsibility. Thanks to the teachers for embracing this - all in the name of reading.

Storylines free family day

Check out the events page on the school website, or www.storylines.org.nz for information about this fun family day.

Storylines are also running a writing competition. Create your entry in the Competition Zone at the Family Day or write your story or draw a new book cover in advance. Entries close at 1.30 pm and the prizegiving will be at 2.30. Go to www.storylines.org.nz for more details. Go for it guys!