Poetry Week

It is National Poetry Day on Friday so we are celebrating Poetry Week in the library this week.  There are poems all around the library for you to read, heaps of poetry books to borrow and a poetry competition to enter.  I'll also be sharing some great poetry videos too.

I Am Hungry by Michael Rosen

Here is a great poem called I Am Hungry by Michael Rosen, read by the poet himself.

Guess the theme competition

We're running a new weekly competition in the library.  It's called 'Guess the theme.' Each week there will be a selection of books on the display table in the library and you have to guess what they all have in common.  It could be a colour, something to do with the title or the subjects of the books.  Here are this week's books.  If you think you know the answer you can comment on this blog post or enter in the library.

Introducing our Term 3/4 Student Librarians

These are your Student Librarians for Term 3 and 4.  If you see them in the library before school or at second lunch say hi.  They are happy to help you find anything in the library and issue or return your books.

Create a poster for our school production

 Our school production is coming up later this term and you have the chance to create a poster to promote it.  You can use whatever you like (felts, crayons, paint, glitter) to create your poster.  It needs to relate to the production in some way, which has a multicultural theme.  It is inspired by a great picture book called Grandad's Guitar by Janine McVeagh and illustrated by Fifi Colston.

You have until Friday to create a poster.  We'll choose a few different winners who will receive a prize from the library treasure chest.  All of the details of the production are below so just make sure you include these in your poster in some way.

Synopsis

A boy (Kahu) inherits a guitar for his 9th birthday but is disappointed to find that it is not anything like a new one, it is an old, scratched and worn one. His mother and grandmother explain that it was his Grandfather’s and he took it with him on all his adventures around the world.

As Kahu learns to play chords and songs on his guitar he listens to stories about how his Grandfather started out playing in a Matariki festival at Halswell school in NZ then saved up to buy his own one and eventually as an adult, he decided to travel the world. He worked as a busker, met and made many friends and connections around the world in different countries such as India, Italy and China. A beautiful lady he meets along the way as it turns out, was the one who misplaced her guitar case for his and with the mystery solved they both return back to NZ where the Grandfather shares his experiences with his family.

Countries: include colours of these flags or pictures of them? Cultural images of countries?

• China 
• Italy 
• UK (England, Ireland, Scotland) 
• Brazil 
• India 
• NZ (Matariki celebration and Kiwi culture e.g. food & welcome home party)

Details to include:

Show : Halswell School Hall

Time: to be confirmed

4 performances

Thurs 31st August

Friday 1st Sept

Monday 4th Sept

Tuesday 5th Sept

Ticket prices to be confirmed

Nancy Drew: Model Mystery

I really love this book because it is a big mystery!! Firstly someone's hair goes on fire and they almost drink jet fuel!!!  This wedding is going out of hand but luckily Nancy Drew is here to save the day.

Review by Lena Abdinar

Win Timmy Failure: The Cat Stole My Pants

The Timmy Failure series is a hilarious series about a boy called Timmy who wants to be the world's greatest detective.  If you like Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Tom Gates or the Middle School series you should definitely try these books.

Here is a book trailer to give you a taste of Timmy Failure:

The latest book in the Timmy Failure series is The Cat Stole My Pants.  To win a copy just leave a comment telling me: What is the funniest book you've ever read? A winner is drawn on Friday.