90 books to go

Thanks to everyone who has returned their library books. Miss Mitchell and Helen have been working very hard over the last 2 weeks checking if all of the books are back where they belong.

There are 90 books that still need to be returned. These books have been issued to students and teachers.  So please search everywhere for these precious books and return them as soon as you can.
The library is OPEN at lunch times (NO ISSUING). So you can return your books then or you can put it in the Returns box in the office.

Thanks 😆

Coming to a GAMES DAY soon!!!!

We have some NEW games for the library.  They will be available for people to play with next week.

But wait ..................   There's more!

Puzzles so BIG that you have to do them on the floor!

Fakaalofa atu, Nǐ hǎo and Happy Diwali!!!

This week our school along with the rest of our beautiful country will be celebrating 3 wonderful cultures.

There are are some wonderful books on display in our library for this week. You can always find them on the shelves later on as well.

If you would like to learn more about these language weeks here are some sites for you to visit

Niuean Language Week 2017

New Zealand Chinese Language Week

Returns week- Please bring back all of your library books.

It is now Week 10 of Term 3 and it is time to RETURN all of the wonderful library books you have borrowed. There is no more ISSUING this week, students can begin issuing books again in Week 1 of Term 4.

Thank you to all of the dedicated and hardworking members of the library team (students & staff). This Term has been a very eventful and successful one because of the great TEAM WORK!!!
We hope that you have a very enjoyable Term break and that you have the opportunity to, relax, put your feet up and get lost in a good book.

Kia Ora - Te Reo Maori

This week all of New Zealand is participating in the celebration of Maori language and culture.

Visit our library this week, read our books then have a korero with a friend 

to practice your Te Reo.

If you would like to learn more about Kia Ora Te Reo Maori language week, visit http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/events-and-promotions/maori-language-week/

Lunchtime in the Library

It is great to see so many children in the library at lunchtime. Please remember you can come to the library every lunchtime to read and we also have...

Monday:
We have reading aloud.

Tuesday and Thursday:
We have games day.  

Wednesday and Friday:
We have drawing day.

Family time in the library

Every morning this week from 8:15-8:45 am our school library has been open for families to enjoy a good book together. 

It has been so great to see families read together, celebrating books of all kinds.

To all of the families that have visited our library in the morning, thank you for being part of this amazing week.

Dr. Seuss Books

We have lots of Dr. Seuss books in our library!


Come and visit the library to read our Dr. Seuss books.

We have read so many wonderful books this week.  

Here are some read aloud videos from YouTube.

Cat in the Hat

Ten Apples up on Top

Green Eggs and Ham

Book Week Fun

This week is BOOK WEEK!

We have lots of great events on at school like...

• Book Swap
• Raffles (before and after school) outside room 9
• Library open everyday (8:15 am to 8:45 am)
• Teachers reading in the library everyday at lunchtime
• Bring your teddy bear to school (special teddy bear story read in the library)
• Book Quizz
• Dress up as your favourite book character (come to school on Friday as your favourite book character)
• Book Week Assembly (Friday at 9:15)
• Teacher swap (teachers swap classes to read a great book)
• Reading in the fale (Monday)
• Stop, drop and read (daily)

Here are a few photos so far...

Book Week Raffle

During Book Week, we will be selling Raffle tickets with the proceeds going to our WONDERFUL school library. Have a look at the 7 AMAZING prizes available;

Here is the information you need;

Tickets cost $2.00 each   or  You can get 3 tickets for $5.00

Tickets will be sold outside Room 8 everyday during Book Week

Selling times: 8:30-9 am   and 2:45- 3:15 pm

Raffle will be drawn on Friday 1st of September during our Book Week assembly.

Are you ready.............

Over the last two weeks, teachers have been engaging in TOP SECRET meetings, the library has been a hive of activity, and our wonderful librarians have been hard at work.

Why you might ask.............. Well the secret is out and everyone must get involved!!!!!

Next week from the 28th of August to the 1st of September it's BOOK WEEK, we have the opportunity to really acknowledge and celebrate our love of books and reading. Every day there will be several different activities happening and the best news is, our whanau are invited to come along to.

Check out this excellent event poster created by just one of our fabulous librarians to know when and where things are happening.


                  

Reading, Writing and Mathematics are birds of a feather and they flock together.

Have you ever heard the expression "birds of a feather, flock together" before? Well it simply means that people who think and feel the same way, will most likely become friends and spend time together. Believe it or not Literacy (Reading/Writing) and Mathematics are two of our core learning areas, and they have the same feathers!!!

At our school, we have to read our mathematical problems in order to solve them. This is great as it encourages us to think, talk and then decide how we will solve the problem. Here is an example of a problem solving question; 

We go to the ice cream parlour and buy 17 ‘triple scoop’ ice creams.

How many scoops of ice cream is that altogether?

In our library, we have loads of books that we could sit and read that relate to Mathematics.

                    Helen has created this wonderful display. 

I challenge you to visit our library and read these books! 

Kia orana- Celebrating Cook Island Language Week

Beginning on Sunday the 30th of July and going until Saturday the 5th of August, it is Cook Island Language Week.

This is a great opportunity for us all to learn more about the beautiful Cook Island Language and the culture. To those of you within our wonderfully diverse school who have knowledge of this language, please share it with your peers and teachers.

Please visit our library to see and read the books on display. 

The library is alive with the sound of students!

Week one and it is great to see our wonderful students enjoying our fabulous library again. Remember that every lunch time in our library, there is a different activity for all students to come along and participant in.

Every day there is the opportunity to do the activity that the library is FAMOUS for................

       

                                                                

           READING A GOOD BOOK!!!!!!!!!



Thank you to all of our WONDERFUL student librarians for returning to their duties with enthusiasm!!!

Reading in the holidays.

Over the next two weeks it is important that you keep reading and learning. Remember that through reading a book you can visit amazing places (real and imagined), learn about amazing people and all of the things that make our world a wonderful place to live in.

Fill up your HOLIDAY READING LOG and I challenge you to even rule up lines on the back and fill those up to.

Visit your public library or enjoy reading your Duffy books.

Congratulations TEAM New Zealand!!!!

It's been a long time coming but it's finally happened. The Americas Cup is now New Zealand's Cup.

We have a few books about Sailing in our WONDERFUL library. Helen created this GREAT display and included the very iconic RED SOCKS. 

Matariki

This month is Matariki. 

Matariki celebrates the Maori New Year. It is a special time to celebrate with your whanau and friends.

We can celebrate Matariki in many ways:

• it is time for sharing family stories.
• for learning about the land and how to look after it.
• it is time for hearing stories of the old days, for learning about how people used the stars in the past.
• It is time to plant trees and winter crops.
• It is time to fish and gather kaimoana.
• It is time for making things, to learn to weave and carve.
• It is time for making and flying kites.

Matariki book:

Here is a great video book on Matatiki.  Click on the play button and listen to the story

This video was taken from you tube, by the Selwyn libraries.

The book is written and illustrated by Nikki Slade-Robinson 

Here is another great story about Matariki.

This video was taken from you tube, by the Selwyn libraries. Written by Rebecca Beyer and Linley Wellington, illustrated by Christine Ross

GREEN WEEK- Kaitiakitanga

This term our focus for Green Week was understanding the Maori world view of Kaitiakitanga. Kaitiakitanga means guardianship or protection, and  Kaitiaki  (people who care for our world) are considered to be guardians of our whenua (land).

During the week, there has been a display acknowledging our passion for Green Week.

These books are always in the library. You can read them anytime of the year, not just during Green Week!!!.

Remember at Owairaka, we are all KAITIAKI!!!