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- 2. Contents Monday Pg. 1 TuesdayPg. 2 Wednesday Pg. 3 Thursday Pg. 4 Friday Pg. 5 Literary Lunch Menu Pg. 6
- 3. Book Week 2014Monday 11th Aug What do Captain Underpants, Harry Potter and Huckleberry Finn have in common? They were all BANNED, BANNED, BANNED BOOKS! Watch out for our escaped convicts/mobile libraries, they will help you choose a banned book so you can live on the wild side! Remember when story time was all about sitting back and relaxing while you were read to? Well come along to the Research Centre Monday 11th August to hear some of our teachers read hilarious stories and dream it is Year 1 again! Banned Books & Teacher Readings Research Centre Before School, and After School Book to Movie: Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone Pg. 1
- 4. Avast me hearties! Wehave a mission to undertake for you! Around this school you may see a clue or two… They may look like a quote from a well-known book. Pull them together and see if you can decipher the hidden clues. Book Week 2014 Tuesday 12th Aug School Treasure Hunt Research Centre Before School, Recess and After School Book to Movie: Frankenweenie Pg. 2
- 5. Turns out thatschool merchandise isn’t all about Panama hats and collectable badge sets. There’s a brand-new official school bookmark about to be launched, and you can come to the Research Centre, Tuesday 12th August at lunch for your chance to design it. Plus, Morris Gleitzman (author of Two Weeks with the Queen, Boy Overboard, Girl Underground, Grace, the Once series etc.) explains to Years 6 – 9 how he’s written so many brilliant novels that they won’t all fit in this paragraph. Get excited! Bring or buy your Morris Gleitzman books and he will sign them! Book Week 2014 Wednesday 13th Aug Morris Gleitzman & Design the Research Centre bookmark Research Centre Before School, Recess and After School Book to Movie: Princess Bride Pg. 3
- 6. Roll up tothe library this lunchtime for the annual Staff vs. Student Quiz! Test out your literary knowledge with a bunch of challenges, or just cheer on the official mixed-year student team as they face off the teachers in a battle of wits. The newest teen reads, or the oldest classics – John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, plus Shakespeare’s assorted variations on that theme. Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see everything written revamped! Book Week 2014 Thursday 14th Aug Staff v Students Book themed Quiz Research Centre Before School, Recess and After School Book to Movie: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Pg. 4
- 7. Years 10 and11 kick off Friday 15th August with a talk from Jaclyn Moriarty, author of the fantastic Ashbury/Brookfield series (Feeling Sorry for Celia, Finding Cassie Crazy, The Betrayal of Bindy Mackenzie and Dreaming of Amelia) and hence in-house expert on writing about high school, for high school students. Jaclyn’s books will be on sale for signing! Ms Moriarty will also be speaking at our Literary Lunch – a solid afternoon of entertainment, music, must-see decorations, and seriously good food! You may wish to sample the sushi, wolf down some wedges or brave the brownies. Come to hear the Year 12 Extension 2 English students read excerpts of their major works and devour the delicious food. The Literary Lunch is a huge celebration and a great way to round up Book Week 2014! Book Week 2014 Friday 15th Aug Pg. 5 Jaclyn Moriarty & The Literary Lunch Buy your tickets in the Research Centre only $10
- 8. Pg. 6 Literary LunchMenu Only $10 Vegetarian Sushi Vegetable Crudités with Dips Cheese and Crackers Mini Gourmet Pies Homemade Vegetarian Quiche Spanish Style Sweet Potato & Thyme Frittata Potato Wedges with Sour Cream & Sweet Chilli Chocolate Fudge Brownies Fruit Platters Cordial, Coffee and Tea