Book Day will be on Friday 21st August.
Exciting news here at GPS Book Day headquarters! Not only is bestselling author Leigh Hobbs giving a whole-school workshop at 2pm, but now a second author is joining us. Leah Swann is the author of the fantasy trilogy The Ragnor Trilogy.
Glenferrie Students are going so well with the Reading challenge but there are still some students who have not started yet. The holidays will be a great time to enjoy reading and adding books to your list. Its great to see that most of the 29 students who have completed the challenge are still reading and entering their books
1,114 books have been listed by students
969 books have been read and verified
128 students have registered
These students have completed the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge;
Prep R – Keyte
1/2 B – Danielle, Meredith,Sylvie
1/2P -Surabhi
1/2 V – Ivy
3M – Lucas
3T – Aarav, Chloe, Evan, Kaywan, Lachlan, Oscar, Raphaelle, Charlie,
Sarah, Tanmaya, Tom, William, Charlie, Kai. Diana, Jack, Lalie,
4C – Charlotte,
4M – Morgan
5/6D – Bobby, Lucy
Jake, Met, Arlind, Andrew, Ethan, Shani, Jessica, Will
At Glenferrie Primary School we have Library Captains. The Library Captain is a grade 5 or 6 student who has applied to have an important role in helping to promote a love of reading in other students. They provide leadership for other students in using the library and its resources. Library Captains assist Library staff and Teachers to ensure that the Library can be enjoyed and used by everyone at the school.
These students have completed the Challenge.
Ivy, Morgan, Bobby, Aarav, Chloe, Sarah and Lachlan!
The most popular books are ;
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Why I love Australia by Bronwyn Bancroft.
Over 130 students have been registered to complete the Reading Challenge so far at Glenferrie Primary School.
The Premiers’ Reading Challenge encourages children to read a set number of books over the year and record their efforts online. It’s a great way to get young people talking about reading with their friends and pushing themselves to read as many books as they can.
Once students are registered and have a login and password they can independently enter the books that they are reading online . Younger students may need their parents to help them. Most of the books on the Reading Lists can be found in the School Library.
A complete list of approved books for each level can be found HERE!
For further information visit the Premiers’ Reading Challenge Website HERE
All students are now registered to borrow eBooks from our eLibrary at: https://gps.wheelers.co/ The response has been amazing with the number of loans going from under 10 to over 100.
The number of eBooks is increasing and I would welcome any suggestions for inclusion.
2015 sh
ould be a fantastic year in our school library.
All students will be soon registered for our eLibrary at https://gps.wheelers.co/.
The kindles can now be borrowed by students and taken home. They are loaded with many great books for all levels.
I would love to hear from parents, students and teachers who have suggestions on new resources. I will be at school on Mondays and Tuesdays. So feel free to pop in for a chat!
The library will be open at lunchtime on Tuesday and Thursdays 1:25 to 1:45.
Wendy Price
ePlatfo
rm App now available!
Once you have downloaded the free eplatform app from the app store, google play or kindle store follow these few simple steps.
1. Find your library from the drop down list – Glenferrie Primary School
2. Log in with your password and Borrower number
3. Browse the library and borrow an ebook
4. Download the ebook.
5. You will need Reader Software such as Bluefire Reader or Adobe Digital Editions
6. Some ebooks can be read straight from the app
Glenferrie Primary School has added an eplatform at the following address http://gps.wheelers.co/ .
Students can now register to be able to borrow ebooks that have been purchased by the school along with the relevant DRM rights.
Students need to register at the sign in page. Their username needs to be their library barcode ( their teacher has copies of these). They enter a password and submit their registration. Once this is approved they are able to borrow 1 ebook at a time for a period of up to 10 days.
They can read it through a browser, or download it at home or school to a device such as an ipad, ipod, android tablet or ereader. On most of these devices all that will be needed is to download the free app Bluefire reader.
We have almost 200 ebooks available for borrowing at present and this will grow even further over time. Its an exciting time for Glenferrie Primary School library!
