National Simultaneous Storytime

Today at 10.30am all of our students in Foundation, Year 1 and Year 2 took part in National Simultaneous Storytime, an annual event held in libraries, schools, and bookshops all across Australia. At the same time over 2 million children across the country were all reading the same book! What an amazing thing that is.

National Simultaneous Storytime has been happening for 22 years, and is a wonderful initiative that promotes the value of reading and literacy, and highlights Australian authors and Illustrators. 

This year’s book is called Family Tree, and was written by Josh Pyke and illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh. It is a beautiful story that celebrates family, community, and the seasons of life that we cherish.  

Reading In Nature

This week, the students read the book, Family Tree by Josh Pkye, with students all over the country for National Simultaneous Storytime. It is a beautiful celebration of the love of reading, and it highlights the amazing value of trees and the cycles of life.

In keeping with this theme, our students played with trees and highlighted different parts of the story in the playground this week. The excitement of the students said it all. The students made faces using gumnuts, leaves and other pieces of trees, made towers and creations using small blocks cut from fallen tree branches, and used leaves to represent themselves or their family tree.

I encourage you to read Family Tree by Josh Pyke this week and as you do, remember the importance and the value of the trees near you!