BOOK WEEK – BOOK AN ADVENTURE TRIVIA TOURNAMENT

Last Thursday, as a school we hosted the Book An Adventure Trivia Tournament. In Week 2, each class was given a CBCA Shortlist picture book to become familiar with for the event.

The scene was set with items ‘one must have’ for an adventure, the prizes were on display (thanks Mr Burns), our hosts, Miss Facci and myself, donned our top hat and goggles, and we were ready for our students.

Students were placed into mixed grade groups, teachers were armed with much needed sustenance for the event (lollies) to hand out to students for teamwork and our adjudicators, Mrs Maher, Miss Young and Mr Body, were seated - we were ready to start!

There was an atmosphere of excitement throughout the tournament - students went through three rounds of questions and competition was fierce. Games of ‘Heads or Tails’ and ‘guess the adventure equipment’ were played in between rounds for bonus points - even Mr Burns favourite picture book ‘The Highway Rat’ was a surprise bonus point opportunity for the groups!

In the end, the winners were announced and there was only a half point between first and second – showing how tight the competition was. I think it is fair to say, our Trivia Tournament proved to be a great success with everyone, both staff and students, having a wonderful time as a school community.

PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE (PRC) UPDATE – WE’VE DONE IT!

This fortnight heralds the completion of the PRC for Holy Cross – and ahead of time too! Our infants have enjoyed over the last two terms their PRC picture books and primary are now complete! Completion certificates are sent to the school in the latter half of Term 4.

Our final Champions for this fortnight are:

Year 3 – Vinnie, Hunter

Year 4 – Emily, Abi, William, Gabriela

Congratulations to the above students!

CBCA Shortlist Books

This newsletter, we are highlighting our final section - the New Illustrators books that made the shortlist that we have purchased for our Library. All the Shortlist books are now available for students to borrow.

Shortlisted New Illustrator Books:

• A Teaspoon of Light, Nisaluk Chantanakom (Dirt Lane Press)
• Digger Digs Down, Huni Melissa Bolliger (University of Queensland Press)
• Grow Big, Little Seed, Sarah Capon (Bright Light)
• Peek-a-Boo Lottie, Kristen Willis (Five Mile Books)
• Raymaŋgirrbuy dhäwu, When I was a little girl, Kylie Gatjawarrawuy Mununggurr (Magabala Books)
• The Land Recalls You, David Cragg & Noni Cragg (Scholastic Australia)
  
  

SCHOLASTIC BOOK CLUB ISSUE 6

Book Club Issue 6 catalogues were sent home last week.  These orders are due by 12 September 2025.

How to order:

• jump online to order: https://bookclubs.scholastic.com.au/
• if your order is a gift, you can nominate it online as ‘gift’.
• once the orders arrive, all parents are given a courtesy call.

PLEASE NOTE: all orders are done online, the school does not collect cash or cheques.

Happy reading everyone!

Sue Murray
Library Coordinator