St Dominic's School, Broadmeadows VIC

The students at St Dominic's School in Broadmeadow, Victoria always get excited for assemblies but when it’s a Book Giving Assembly they are animated. The students have been asking their teachers for weeks and couldn’t wait a moment longer. So they were very eager to get their Books in Homes Book Bags with new books!

This term, Role Model Jackie Kerin, a storyteller, attended the assembly and she was absolutely fabulous. The students were immersed in Jackie's stories and thought she was very funny!

The teachers at St Dominic's School has put together a lovely Powerpoint presentation of the Book Giving Assembly, check it out below!

Budding artists at Hastings Westpark Primary School!

Hastings Westpark Primary School’s Book Giving Assembly was absolutely fantastic!!

Author and Illustrator Gabrielle Wang, was an amazing Books in Homes Role Model!!

Gabrielle taught the students how to draw Peng (pronounced "Pong"), a dragon from her book - The Hidden Monastery.

 The students loved it, the teachers loved it and even the parents loved it and got involved.

The kids are over the moon with their new books, thanks to sponsorship from Mainfreight Australia!

What’s it really like living in a remote NT community?

Yesterday, I received the following letter from Ngukurr Community Education Centre in the NT. It articulates extremely well the challenges of living in a remote NT community and why a Programme like Books in Homes is so sorely needed. Would love to hear your comments!!! 

Kim Kingston 

(Click on the letter to enlarge)

Majella Catholic Primary School, Balga WA

Majella Catholic Primary School in Balga outside of Perth incorporated their Book Giving Assembly into their Prayer Assembly which was held on Friday 7^th December. Their role model, Frané Lessac was also in attendance. She is both an Author and an Illustrator!

The assembly was full of excitement and the energy from the students was infectious! The students are just thrilled to be taking part in the Books in Home Programme!! So much so, that they are continually bring their books to school and home again everyday! They love them!!! You can tell from the BIG smiles on their faces!!!

Thank you Mainfreight Australia for your sponsorship at Majella Catholic Primary School!!!

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Waterloo

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in NSW had their best Book Giving Assembly to date on Thursday 6^th December 2012! After lunch Assembly started off in the Library with the students meeting their Books in Homes School Role Model Christopher Cheng. The amazing author! He told the students lots of interesting stories and they were all very funny ones! Also both Warren O'Rourke and Marissa Bonett from QBE Foundation attended. They spoke to the students before they received their new books. Once the students received their books they were so happy and excited they even started to read them and forgot they were in an assembly! 

Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Waterloo would like to say a HUGE thank you to the QBE Foundation and their volunteer reading mentors Angela, Carmen and Jamie. All the students were so excited that they got to see a BIG cheque from the QBE Foundation and this will help them to receive and read more new books next year! What a great way to end the year!

 Thank You QBE FOUNDATION for your support towards the 

Books in Homes Programme in six schools across Australia!

Whalan Public School, Western Sydney

The children at Whalan Public School really enjoyed their Monday morning on the 3^rd December 2012, as it was their Book Giving Assembly. The school was very grateful that their Books in Homes Role Model Marjorie Crosby-Fairall, a famous Children’s Illustrator and the UWS student ambassador, Edwin Concubierta were able to visit the school on this outstanding day. During the assembly, the students were inspired by Marjorie’s talk and presentation. They were all very excited to have a look at her portfolio that she had brought along.  

After the assembly, a special morning tea was held in the library where the School Leaders and a chosen group of Year 1 to Year 6 children could talk to Marjorie about the student’s art work that was on display in the library. Marjorie Crosby-Fairall and Edwin Concubierta spent time with a Kindergarten class when they received their book bags and they were able to sit and read with some of them.   

 

 

Many thanks to University of Western Sydney, Higher Education Participation Program - Bridges to Higher Education and Whalan Public School for sponsoring the Books in Homes Programme!!