Library News
As Term 3 comes to an end, I find myself reflecting on the remarkable blend of fun, excitement, and busyness that has defined our time in the library. This term has been a thrilling journey filled with significant milestones, including the successful conclusion of the Premier’s Reading Challenge, the MS-Readathon fundraiser of which our students raised over $2000, the inaugural whole-school Story Writing Competition, and a week-long Book Week extravaganza.
To cap off this term's adventures, we recently celebrated 'International Talk Like a Pirate Day' on Tuesday, September 19th, adding a touch of lively humour to our literacy explorations. The library transformed into a vibrant hub where students eagerly engaged in rounds of 'Captain's Coming.' Assuming the role of Captain (a connection I playfully attribute to my distant relation to the Pirate Queen of Ireland, Grace O'Malley), I relished barking out commands to the enthusiastic crew members who enthusiastically participated. With spirited calls like "climb the rigging," "scrub the deck," "man overboard," and "shark attack," the library was abuzz with nautical excitement.
It's a matter of debate who enjoyed it more - myself or the students!
As students prepared to depart from the library at the end of recess or lunch, they were greeted with the tempting opportunity to take a dip in Mrs. Carroll's treasure chest if they embraced their inner pirate persona by saying a pirate phrase. The air resounded with hearty cries of "Arrrrrr me hearties!" and the occasional "Shiver me Timbers!" There was no shortage of enthusiasm as the library echoed with pirate merriment.
As educators we know that children often learn best by observing, questioning, exploring and experimenting but sometimes, in the words of Fun Boy Three and Bananarama, “It Ain’t What You Do, It’s The Way That You Do It”.
And on that note, lovely SCC families, I bid you a farewell from the library for this term and look forward to seeing you and your children in Term 4.
Enjoy the school holiday and take care of each other.
Katrina Carroll - Library Administrator