Earth Magic

This term we have been lucky enough to have Ms Anderson, one of our learning assistants here at Pinehill School, share her book: Earth Magic with us.

We all enjoyed hearing about where the photos were taken and how she took them on her camera to get the best shot. We were surprised to find that some  photos were taken right here at Pinehill School!

Thanks for sharing Ms Anderson.

If I Were a Book...

Our poem 'If I was a book...' that we all helped do during book week has been very popular.
Come in and find your page!

Book Reviews

Catherine and Taahier from Room 10 recently read some new books to the Pinehill library and recorded their book reviews for you.
Come into the library, grab an ipad, scan the QR code and listen to what they have to say about these books!

Winners

              And the winners are:
             
              Picture Book: Mister Whistler by Margaret Mahy

              Non Fiction: 100 Amazing Tales from Aotearoa by Simon Morton

              Children's Choice: Melu by Kyle Mewburn

              Honour Award Junior Fiction: The Queen & the Nobody Boy by Barbara Else

              Junior Fiction: My Brother's War by David Hill

              What do you think? Do you agree?

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2013

 Fiction Book Finalists: Uncle Trev & His Whistling Bull by Jack Lasenby
                                      The ACB with Honora Lee by Kate de Goldi
                                      The Queen & the Nobody Boy by Barbara Else
                                      My Brother's War by David Hill
                                      Red Rocks by Rachael King

 Non Fiction Finalists: Kiwi: the real story by Annemarie Florian
                                    100 Amazing Tales from Aotearoa by Simon Morton
                                    Taketakerau, The Millennium Tree by Marnie Anstis
                                    At the Beach: Explore & discover the NZ seashore by Ned Barraud & Gillian
                                    Candler

Picture Book Finalists: A Great Cake by Tina Matthews
                                     Mr Bear Branches & the Cloud Conundrum by Terri Rose Baynton
                                     Mister Whistler by Margaret Mahy
                                     Melu by Kyle Mewburn
                                     Remember that November by Jennifer

                  The winners will be announced on Monday 24 June 2013
                  Who will they be?

Chard Visits the Library

This week we had a very special guest in the library!
Mrs Mowat brought her dog Chard to school and we had turns reading to him in the library.
As you can see Chard seems very happy to be with us.
Come back soon Chard, we loved having you! woof, woof.

NZ Book Month Purchases

Following on from my last post, Caleb and Sua from Room 22 used their NZ Book Month Vouchers and purchased some new books for themselves. Enjoy!
Anyone else got some new books with their voucher? Only a few more days left of book month!

March is NZ Book Month

This is the month when we celebrate the joy of reading and all it's benefits.
Research in NZ and overseas consistently points to the importance of having books in the home, along with encouragement and support to read for pleasure, as greatly improving a child's chance of future success.
Each child at Pinehill School will receive a $5.00 off voucher to use at participating retailers in the month of March.
I would love to hear what books you chose to buy!
For further information about NZ Book Month visit: www.nzbookmonth.co.nz
Remember:

              BOOKS CHANGE LIVES