QUEENSTOWN PRIMARY SCHOOL LIBRARY

The Wonky Tale

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On the 10th of February, 40 QPS children have been very lucky to have the chance to listen to Craig Smith's Wonky Donkey at Queenstown Public Library. They were entertained by songs by Craig Smith. It was an excellent way to start the new year....what a blast!

Long Overdue Welcome.....

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Welcome to 2010.....this has been long overdue as QPS Library has gone through some upgrading work.....this is the new extension of the library. It is still in the working process...but QPS children are enjoying the extra space that the extension has created.

Book Review 7

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Book Review 6

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Book Review 5

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Gavin Bishop at Queenstown Public Library

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We have been very lucky to be invited by the Queenstown Public Library to attend a session by Gavin Bishop, writer and illustrator. The children enjoyed listening to Gavin on how he started writing and illustrating children's books. We also had the pleasure listening to him reading a couple of books that he has written. If you interested in reading Gavin Bishop's books, come on in and check them out in our QPS Library.... we highly recommend you read his Snake and Lizard, Snake and Lizard Friends, Rats, Piano Rock just to mention a few!

Book Review 3

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Book Review 1

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Book Review 4

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Book Review 2

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WELCOME TO BOOK WEEK 2009
22.6.2009 - 26.6.2009

We have lots of interesting activities lined up for book week.......

Lunch Time Reader....We have up and coming local writers reading to the children in the library during lunch time.

Book Mark Competition....Exciting prizes are up for grabs for the best and innovative bookmarks created by children.

Visiting Writer.....Alma Stephenson from Arrowtown is coming to read to the New Entrant and Junior children. She has written 'Old Red', 'Old Yellow' and "Old Blue and the Halls of Hollyvale Farm".

Visits to Wakatipu Kindy and Queenstown Public Library.....Children get to visit Wakatipu Kindy and Public Library and listen to stories.

Book Character Parade.....Children, teachers and staff get to dress up as their favourite book characters and parade on Friday (26.6.2209)

Thank You Cards

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These 'Thank You' cards for Robyn Belton were created by QPS children.

Choose Your Own Adventure

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Have you ever read a book that's about you? These books are...

Choose your own adventure books by R A Montgomery allow you to choose the endings that you want to follow. Each time you read these books, you can come out with a different story each time. Each books has more than one ending...so the choice is yours.

TERM ONE HOT TOPICS

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These are the hot topics for Term One according to National Library

The brain, thinking skills and learning styles
Me, Myself and I
Summer
Summer Safety
Rocky Shore
Waitangi Day
Heroes
Sea Creatures

The following are Authors in high demand

Dr Seuss
Lynley Dodd
Margaret Mahy
Julia Donaldson
Anthony Browne

Robyn Belton's Commentary

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Robyn Belton
Illustrator of Children’s Books

Robyn Belton visited QPS on the 31.3.2009. The children enjoyed listening to her reading stories about Greedy Cat, Bantam and the Soldier, Duck In The Gun as well as her very own Herbert The Brave Sea Dog. The following thoughts are shared by QPS children about her visit.

Greedy Cat...

Yesterday Robyn Belton came to school. She read us a book at the end. She drew us a picture of Greedy Cat and Wicky eating sausages. First she did it light, then she copied it. When she has finished doing it light, she did it dark. She read us an old book called ‘Greedy Cat and the Sneeze’.

Willow Mills
Room 7

Our Visit From Robyn Belton...

On Tuesday we went to the library to listen to Robyn Belton. She showed us books she had illustrated and her pictures. Her first illustrations were for Greedy Cat. We learnt she wrote secret messages in the pictures. Robyn read us ‘Herbert The Brave Sea Dog’. We watched her draw Herbert and got worried when we thought Herbert had drowned. We liked her reading us ‘Herbert The Brave Sea Dog’.

Samantha Bowden, Francesca Archibald and Madison Jones
Room 17

Robyn Belton’s Secret Messages....

Room 10 went to Robyn Belton’s talk show. She showed us all of the books she had illustrated. It was interesting to know what she had done with Joy Cowley. I love her new book called ‘Herbert The Brave Sea Dog’. It is really cool that they have redone
‘Duck In The Gun’. At the end I loved how she sketched the picture so fast and I liked how Greedy Cat books have secret messages.

Victoria Arkell, Felicity Blakeley and Harry Dale-Emberton
Room 10

Robyn Belton

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ROBYN BELTON
ILLUSTRATOR OF CHILDREN'S BOOKS

Robyn Belton visited QPS on the 31.3.2009. These are the photos taken during her visit....enjoy...

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This is the assembly item performed by QPS Librarians. Enjoy viewing it......

Library Assembly Item

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QPS Librarians for the first time performed an assembly item. These photos were taken while they were practicing. The children did an awesome job.

New Series in the Library

2008-07-29T13:00:00.005+12:00

QPS Library has bought some new series. We have Ghost Hunters by Cornella Funke, Dragon Charmers by Linda McNabb, Jack Stalwart by Elizabeth Hunt, The Gigglers by Helen Evans, Horrid Henry Series by Francesca Simon, as well as Two Naughty Angels by Mary Hooper. Come and check out these series. They are awesome books and the children are enjoying them.

Book Character Parade

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Writer Anita Lewis and Illustrator Jeri Elliot

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Writer Anita Lewis and Illustrator Jeri Elliot visited the school on 27.6.2008. They talked to all the Junior and New Entrant children. Anita Lewis read "The Legend of Breathing Lake" while Jeri Elliot showed the illustrations that she did for the book.

Local Writer Kate Moetaua

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Kate Moetaua is a local writer. She has written Papa's Donuts. It is based on Cook Island themes. She visited QPS Middle and Junior School on Monday 23.6.2008 as part of QPS Book Week 2008. She read Papa's Donuts to the children and then talked about how and why she started writing. She is currently working on her second book.

BOOK WEEK CLASSROOM CORNER

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ROOM 1 : CHILDREN'S COOKING BOOKS

Lunch Time Readers

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Throughout Book Week, QPS Library was having local celebrities reading to the children in the library at lunch time. We had Chris Parvin reading on Monday, Craig Ferg on Tuesday, Mrs Soper on Wednesday and Mrs Cath Gilmour on Thursday. The children enjoyed these sessions very much.

Local Writer Kate Moetaua

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Visiting Writer Claire Vial

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Claire Vial visited QPS on the 16 June 2008. She talked to about 20 Senior school children. She has written non-fiction books on animals. Her books are available in the QPS Library.

Ryan

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This is Ryan from Room 10. He uses the library every morning with Mrs Rosie. Today we have him reading his favourite author Dr Seuss's book titled "ABC".

Recommended Books For Reading Aloud

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I have created lists of books that are good for reading aloud in the classroom.

RECOMMENDED SENIOR FICTION FOR READING ALOUD

1. Below the mountains by Jean Bennett
2. Abandon Ship by Shirley Corlett
3. Conrad’s Way by Andrew Davies
4. Parvana by Deborah Ellis
5. And did those feet by Ted Dawe
6. Doubting Thomas by Morris Gleitzman
7. Frog whistle mine by Dess Hunt
8. Journey to Tangiwai by David Hill
9. Earthquake by Janine McVeagh
10. Chinatown Girl by Eva Wong Ng
11. Kauri in my blood by Joanna Orwin
12. Castaway by Bill O’Brien
13. Hatchet winter by Gary Paulsen
14. The Return by Gary Paulsen
15. Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
16. Hatchet the call by Gary Paulsen
17. Sideways stories from Wayside School by Louis Sacher
18. Wayside School gets a little stranger by Louis Sacher
19. Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah
20. Chinese Cinderella and the secret dragon society by Adeline Yen Mah

RECOMMENDED JUNIOR FICTION FOR READING ALOUD

1 Hutu and Kawa find an island by Avis Acres
2 Saving Mr Spender by Fleur Beale
3 Midnight Ghost by Sonya Bates
4 Evil Fred by Kylie Begg
5 Philomena by Ian Bone
6 Raj in charge by Andrew and Diana Davies
7 Cows are vegetarians by Siobhan Parkinson
8 Big feet,very sweet by Vashti Farrer
9 Don’t let the bad bugs bite by Lindsey Gardiner
10 The amazing adventures of razza the rat by Witi Ihimaera
11 Martin Bridge on the lookout by Jessica Scott Kerrin
12 Little lunch by Danny Katz
13 Mammoth academy by Neal Layton
14 Mary the big brown hairy spider by Lyn Lee
15 Dirty Bertie fleas by Alan Macdonald
16 Dirty Bertie worms by Alan Macdonald
17 Big Sir B and the monster maid by Tony Mitton
18 The wildest day at the zoo by Alan Rusbridger
19 Robbie and the pirate by Margaret Ryan
20 Beastly tales by Richard Tulloch

RECOMMENDED PICTURE BOOKS FOR READING ALOUD

1 Kapai and the kauri trees by Uncle Anzac
2 Lucky Mucky Pup by Ken Brown
3 Kiwi Moon by Gavin Bishop
4 Rats by Gavin Bishop
5 When Pigs fly by Valerie Coulman
6 Slowly,slowly,slowly said the sloth by Eric Carle
7 The terribly tired try-anything tuatara by Lynley dear
8 From me to you by Anthony France
9 The pea and the princess by Mini Grey
10 My granddad marches on Anzac Day by Catriona Hay
11 Matatuhi by Robyn Kahukiwa
12 Call me Sam by Theresa Lynch
13 A cat called nelson by Marian D Neil
14 The waka by Jean Prior
15 Grandad by Janet Pereira
16 Poppa McPhee and the cat up a tree by John Parker
17 My Great uncle tiger by James Riordan
18 No David by David Shannon
19 Miss Primrose and the stolen salami by Janet Slater
20 The Puppet Box by Moira Wairama

Mrs Roberts' Outdoor Education 2008 Photo Gallery

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