BOOK WEEK

CBCA Book Week is coming up in Week 5 of term 3 (18-22 August)... only 1 week to go! 

This year celebrates the 80th anniversary of the CBCA Book Week. The theme for this year's book week is "Book an Adventure". 

We will hold our annual Book Week Parade at each campus in week 5 of term 3:

• Lowe St:Tues 19August at 9.10am
• Macquoid St:Wed 20August at 9.30am 

So, time to start thinking about a character to dress up as... look in your dress up box, wardrobe or the local Op-Shops for inspiration. 

Costumes don’t need to be elaborate or expensive and the most imaginative ones are often ‘put together’ or constructed at home. 

No prizes are awarded for costumes we just encourage everyone to dress up and join in the fun.

We look forward to seeing all of the costumes. 

We will also be running some competitions in conjunction with Book Week. These will be explained to the students during their library lessons: 

MACQUOID ST campus: 

1. Short Story: 

• Students can write a short story with the theme 'Book an Adventure' in mind.
• They will be provided with 1 double sided piece of paper with lines. 
• Due Tue 19 August 

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2. Design Competition: 

• Students can design the front cover of a picture book (incorrectly listed as front inside cover in last week's newsletter) 
• The teacher will choose one of the short-listed books that will be read to them during their library lesson.
• Students will start the brainstorming in their library lesson but will need to complete the design at home. 
• Due Tue 19 August 

LOWE ST Campus: 

1. Poster Design Competition:

• Students are encouraged to design a bright and eye-catching poster that celebrates the CBCA Book Week's theme of "Book an Adventure" 
• Due Mon 18 August 

    2. Colouring Competition: 

• Students will be given a special “Book an Adventure” themed colouring sheet during week 4 library lessons to decorate with their brightest and most adventurous colours.
• This will need to be completed at home. 
• Due Mon 18 August 

There will be prizes for each competition winner! 

PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE 

Thank you to all of the parents that have been busy updating their child's reading records on the NSW PRC website. 

We now have  170 students registered for the challenge and 101 have already finished. 

The competition date for this year's PRC is 19 September ... just over a month left to log your child's reading! 

ALL students that complete the challenge will receive a certificate towards the end of term 4. 

We would like to acknowledge the students from each year who completed the challenge during the previous 2 weeks: 

K - Lucia F, Mackenzie F, Reuben P 

2 - Xavier L, Olivia W

3 - Indiana K, Mark M

4 - Francis L 

If you have any questions, you can contact me at: natalina.ireland@cg.catholic.edu.au

FOUNDATION NOVELS via THE BOOK COW 

The Book Cow is pleased to offer all St Gregory families a 15% discount for any of the books included on the Foundation novels list for K-Y6: 

• Families who like to get ahead with reading or have their own copy of a text at home, will receive 15% discount off the CECG texts (excl Poetry titles) by using the discount code - CECGF2025at checkout.
• This offer is exclusive to CECG families, including St Gregory's. 
• All orders will be delivered direct to the school and distributed to the students once received.

I’ve attached a flyer (including a QR code) for any parents that wish to take advantage of this offer. CECG_Family_Offer_3_.pdf