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25.01.2022 A Message from the South Australian Premier's Reading Challenge: 'The Premier's Reading Challenge plays an important role in promoting the love of reading and this year more than any other, students will find joy, continuity and comfort in books! With your continued support, our students will keep reading and participating in the Challenge! It is with this in mind that we will make the Challenge even more accessible this year. We have provided additional flexibility in the ap...proach this year around free choice books but ultimately will leave it with you to determine the best approach for your school.' This means that your student can read 12 books of their free choice from school or home (providing they are at their suitable level) Some of our students have already finished reading their first 12 books and are onto their second sheet! Congratulations Harry ! See more

21.01.2022 From the Australian Children's Laureate, illustrated by the brilliant Andrew Joyner. Please feel free to share, reproduce, print out.

19.01.2022 Book Week Parade Fun was had by all as our students and staff dressed up as our favourite book characters for Book Week!

16.01.2022 4 DAYS TO GO! Many of our students have already completed the Premier's Reading Challenge. All they need to do is read 12 books, complete the Reading Record Sheet and hand into the Library by this Friday 4th September to receive a Certificate or Medal. Every student also has a token on the Leaderboard!

16.01.2022 Adelaide Writers Week 2020 has just concluded and some of our secondary students were fortunate enough to visit the city and experience the event first hand. For others there was live streaming in our Library of guest authors discussing their writing. Adelaide Writers’ Week is Australia’s largest free literary festival, offering both writers and readers a unique opportunity to spend time sharing ideas and literary explorations in a garden setting in Adelaide’s city centre. Each carefully selected program brings the world's most celebrated established and emerging writers together for a week that delights, surprises and enlightens audiences.

11.01.2022 Lunchtimes in the Library - fun for all! In a time when computer games seem to dominate our young people's time it is great to see so many of our Secondary students enjoying some good old fashioned board games and card games. We have a large selection to choose from.

10.01.2022 This week our students enjoyed participating in the 'National Simultaneous Storytime' when a selected book is read in schools and libraries all around Australia. This year's book 'Whitney & Britney Chicken Divas' written by Lucinda Gifford was read by Emma Watkins from the Wiggles. She really brought the story alive! There was also a range of activites to choose from to add to the fun.

10.01.2022 It's the countdown to Book Week! This year the date has been changed to 17th to 23rd October. Our classes are reading each of the 6 shortlisted books from the Early Childhood collection with their teacher. The week before Book Week every student will have the chance to vote for their favourite book and their entry will be in the lucky draw for a book prize! For the full list of shortlisted book for 2020 see the Children's Book Council of Australia website https://cbca.org.au/shortlist-2020

08.01.2022 The countdown is on! Your child has 3 weeks to complete the Premier's Reading Challenge which closes on Friday 4th September. Its so easy to do - just read 12 books at the appropriate reading age, complete the Reading Record Sheet, parent or teacher to sign off and then return to the Library. Your child will receive a Certificate or Medal and in addition our Library awards special prizes to students who have achieved reading the most number of books.

06.01.2022 Our Library is a great place at lunchtimes!

05.01.2022 We are off to a flying start already! Today our first student completed the Premier's Reading Challenge for 2020 and pinned his token on the Leader Board. Congratulations Ruben! If you would like to know more about the 'Premier's Reading Challenge' visit the website: http://premiersreadingchallenge.sa.edu.au/

03.01.2022 Winners! These lucky students' names were drawn at our Book Week Assembly and they chose their book prize from the Library.

01.01.2022 This week is National Science Week and the theme is 'Deep Blue: innovation for the future of our oceans'. We have a range of interactive books and Picture Books all about oceans. Ms Hesling's Reception class are quietly listening to one of the stories on the big screen in our Library.

01.01.2022 It's not long until Mother's Day and Ms Adams class enjoyed the humorous story 'The Trouble with Mum' written and read by Babette Cole.