Book Week

Congratulations to Amy C for her comment regarding ‘Leaf’. Amy made the comment that although ‘Leaf’ was a little title, the book was about something big….life. Amy’s prize will be posted shortly.
Thankyou to all the students who made comments on the shortlisted titles! Visit the blog again next year when we will do it all again!!

Mrs Mac

Did you agree with the judges’ decisions? At Thirroul PS, our stage 1 students voted ‘Leaf’ as the winner in the Early Childhood category, with ‘Tom Tom’ and ‘Special Kev’ close behind. Which is your personal favourite and why?

Special Kev is unique. All his family think so – especially Aunty Pav, who lives in a house of raindrops. What does this mean? How do we know that Kev is special to Aunty Pav?

What are some of the other names people call Special Kev and why?

Send us your comments! The best wins a prize!

In the book by Stephen Michael King, there is someone who plays an important role in looking after the plant sprouting from the boy’s head. Who is it and what do they do to help the plant survive? Send me your answers via the ‘comments’.
Remember, I’m awarding a special prize for the best comment – no matter where it comes from!!

Check out the author’s website here.

Puffins are unusual birds in that their young ‘fledge’ in the evening. What does this mean? Where did Puffling’s parents fly off to? The illustrations of Julie Vivas’ enable you to almost feel Puffling’s downy feathers. What medium has she used to create this effect?
Margaret Wild actually gives us information about puffins within the story of ‘Puffling’ What did you learn when you read the story?

Let us know the answers by sending us a comment below.
Read more about puffins and their habitat here On the site you will also be able to hear the call of a puffin and watch a video of puffins nesting.

Counting down now…….. students are now beginning to read ‘How to heal a broken wing’ by Bob Graham. What did you like about this book?
Can you list the symbols of war found in the book?
What about the different types of birds – what do each of these symbolise? Let us know what you think.