E-Books for Intermediates!

Our year 7 and 8 students will now be able to access e-books on their devices by clicking on the link  https://parnell-school.wheelers.co  or from the home page of the PDS website.

E-books recommended include:

   

Bookshop Day - 31 October 2015

This Saturday 31 October is Bookshop Day  - see the link below for more information about which bookshops are taking part near you and to enter into a colouring competition to win $500 worth of books!





http://www.booksellers.co.nz/bkshop-day/participating-shops/whats

PDS GIANT BOOK SWAP

When:              Thursday 10 September

Where:              The Library

Time:                Lunchtime

Bring:               One book with your name and room number written inside front cover.  

What Happens: At lunchtime, every student who brings a book from home can swap it for another book - book swaps are permanent so make sure it is a book you are happy to swap and your parents are okay with the book you have chosen to swap.  Go home and enjoy reading your new book!

BOOK WEEK TIMETABLE

Keep up to date with what is happening during Mythical Beasts and Fantastical Creatures Book Week at PDS......

MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER

• Mask Parade - 9.15am in the Courtyard (parents welcome to watch)
• Author Visit - Sandra Morris with Year 5 and 6 classes
• Lunchtime Workshop - Sandra Morris 

TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER

• Author Visit - Nina Rycroft with Year 3 & 4 Classes
• Lunchtime Workshop - Nina Rycroft
• Origami in the Library at Lunchtime for Years 1 & 2
• 2.30pm Book Launch of "Grasshoppers Dance" and afternoon tea for Year 1's  in the Library (parents welcome to join us, purchase and have books signed by Nina Rycroft)

WEDNESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER

• Poetry Workshop for Intermediates with Tamsin Worsely
• Origami in the Library at Lunchtime for Years 3 & 4
• Whole School Read Around from 2.30pm

THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER

• Author Visit - Robert Sullivan with Intermediate Students
• Giant Book Swap in the Library at Lunchtime (more information to follow)
• 2.30pm Preview of the Intermediate Drama Production in the Hall

FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 

• Author Visit - Lyn Kriegler with Year 1 and 2 classes
• Origami in the Library at Lunchtime for Years 5 to 8
• Friday Cafe and Read (weather permitting) in the Courtyard from 2.30pm

BOOK WEEK - Mythical Beast and Fantastical Creatures

This year we have some fantastic authors coming to visit our school during Book Week from 7th - 11th September 2015.

Sandra Morris - Sandra will be talking to our Year 5 and 6 classes. She is the author of a number of books including "Sensational Survivors" and "A New Zealand Nature Journal". Her latest book is "Discovering New Zealand Trees".

Sandra also runs an illustration agency and workshops for budding illustrators. Our students will have the opportunity to participate in a lunchtime workshop with Sandra (spaces are limited to 20 students and will cost $10) so if your child is interested in developing their artistic and illustration talents further please look out for further details on this blog or email Kat at the Library on KatrinaW@parnell.school.nz










Nina Rycroft - Nina Rycroft is a popular illustrator of children's books including the much loved "Pooka" and "Good Dog Hank". We are very excited that she will be doing a book launch at Parnell School during Book Week of her latest book "Grasshoppers Dance". Nina will be talking to the Year 3 and 4 classes and then doing a special afternoon tea reading to the Year 1's.

Robert Sullivan - Robert Sullivan is an award winning poet of Nga Puhi and Galway Irish descent. He will be talking to our Intermediate students about his book "Weaving Earth and Sky" which won the Book of the Year Award in 2003. Robert is currently lecturing in creative writing at Manukau Institute of Technology.

Lyn Krieglar - Lyn will be talking to our Year 1 and 2 students and is a popular presenter at Parnell School. She is an author and illustrator of over 22 children's books. Her picture book with author Anthony Holcroft, "Chen-Li and the River Spirit", was named by the NZ Book Council, as one of NZ’s Best 100 Children’s Books.

BOOK WEEK 7th to 11th September 2015

This year the theme for our annual BOOK WEEK is "Mythical Beasts and Other Creatures". Each class will be making masks during school time to wear during our Parade to start BOOK WEEK on Monday 7 September 2015 at 9.15am. You might like to get a small snaplock bag to collect and bring items like feathers, leaves, glitter, stickers, buttons and so forth, to school to add to your masks. Below are some photographs of masks worn during our Book Week in 2009, aren't they amazing.