Attention Captain Underpants fans

Look out for Dav Pilkey's new series " RICK RICOTTA'S MIGHTY ROBOT".  We have the first four books in the library and already they are never on the shelf.  Each book features mini comics and Flip-O-Rama (Flip the Pages to animate the action).  Why not try one today.

Congratulations to Bailee!!

A Big Thank You to Bailee Bryce-Gillett  in Room 21,  who recently won a Paper Plus writing competition.  Her prize included some free books for herself and our school.  What an awesome effort!

Matariki

Thanks to Room 22 for there colourful Matariki Art!

Librarians

What a great bunch of school librarians we have this year.  They help at morning tea and lunch breaks and are able to  issue and return your books or help you to find something on the shelve.  They also help with shelving and tidying our library.  

Congratulations to the following children for gaining there Bronze Award for there work in the library : Daniel Anngow, Lucy Martin, Sam Davis, Lisa Kelly, Zoleika Judd, Pari Teli, Leah Johnson, Zoe Walker, Kieran Bumbra, Cameron Allan and Rohan Soper.

Book Illustrators

With ART WEEK just around the corner, it seemed a great time to share a video of author Chris Riddell drawing Ishmael the mouse from the book Goth Girl. Illustrators bring books to life and help us see what our book character looks like or sees.  Look out for more of Chris Ridell's books in our library.

It's Art Week

Looking forward to seeing some of the amazing art projects that you are all working on in class at the moment. If you are in the library you may want to check out some of the books we have available for your own projects.

Game Time

Great to see so many people enjoying the card games available at the library at breaktimes.

Anzac Day 2015

On the 25th of April 2015 it will be 100 years since the Anzac landings on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey.  A Special day of remembrance, once which we will also observe at Waimataitai.  Come check out our Anzac Display in the library and have a browse through some of our books on World War I and II.

We Love Library Challenges!

In our last library challenge for 2014 classes made some new art for the library.  Check out some of these colourful designs.  Thanks to all the classes who entered and help make the library space welcoming.

Scholastic Book Fair

Just a few titles that we have selected for the library from our book fair.

Many thanks to all the parents who made purchases at our recent book fair.  The library has nearly $600 to spend on new books thanks to your support.  

Welcome Back

Welcome back to the library blog for 2015.  Hope you have all had a great summer holiday and are settling into the new school year.  The library blog is a great place to see what is happening in the library and catch up on all the new books that are coming onto the shelves.  Unsure what to read next then this could be a good place to start.

Over the holidays I started to read the Impossible Quest Series by Kate Forsyth ... I managed to get through the first two and can't wait for the next one.

Escape from Wolfhaven Castle is book one of this exciting series.

 "Wolfhaven castle has been attacked and only four escape capture ... Tom, trained to scrub pots, not fight; Elanor, the lord's daughter; Sebastian, a knight in training; and Quinn, the witch's apprentice.

Somehow, if they are to save their people, these unlikely heroes must find four magical beasts from legend.  But first, they have to make it our of the castle alive .... "

Definitely one to look out for on the new book stand!