Photos from the July School Holiday Activities

During the holidays Camden/Narellan Library had some wonderful activities to entertain the children (e.g. Magic Show, Balloon Twisting Workshop and Digging Dinosaurs Workshop). To see some of the great photos taken at the activities check out the albums on 'Camden Council Library Services - Children' facebook page.

NYOR School Ambassadors - Harrington Park Primary School

National Year of Reading (NYOR) School Ambassadors

Students featured in this blog post are students that have been selected as NYOR ambassadors from Harrington Park Primary School. As ambassadors these students have written about what their favourite book is and why they like reading.

Erin Creber - Year 1

                                   

 My favourite book is: “Daisy and the Trouble with Kittens” by Kes Gray.

I like it because it is about kittens. She says the trouble with …  and then goes on to tell a story. Daisy makes lots of new friends when she goes on holiday to Spain. She finds the kitten there. It makes me laugh and it has funny pictures in it.

Why I like reading?

I like to learn from reading information books. Some books can make me feel happy when I am sad. I enjoy reading to other people, my teddy, Grandma, Mum and Dad.

Breanna Craig - Year 4

My first real favourite book is:  “Treasure Island” by R.L.Stevenson

I like it because it was adventurous, descriptive and interesting. You never knew what was going to happen next. It has lots of events that go quickly and keep you interested.

Why I like reading?

It improves my vocabulary and my mind. I like how it puts you in another place. I like each book I read because it is really different.

Mitchell Oyston - Year 6

My favourite book is: "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini

 

I’ve read it over and over and I never get bored. It’s full of mystical dragons and a love story is in there too. There are lots of different mysteries that find the answers to which present more mysteries to solve. I really like that.

The Eragon series is about a poor, young, farm boy in the mountains who finds an egg and the story links him with Brom, the storyteller of their village.

Why I like reading?

I like reading because I can picture whatever story I’m reading in my head like I’m watching TV. I like reading also because it is really easy to find information in factual books and I can read almost every word fluently. Reading helps me pass the time and allows me to block out outside distractions. The more I read the easier it gets! Reading also allows me to write stories with more description and detail.

NYOR School Ambassadors

This year is National Year of Reading (NYOR). The NYOR 2012 is about children learning to read and keen readers finding new sources of inspiration. It's about supporting reading initiatives while respecting the oral tradition of storytelling. It's about helping people discover and rediscover the magic of books. And most of all, it's about Australians becoming a nation of readers.

As part of NYOR we have chosen students from local schools to be ambassadors. Those who have been nominated will feature in our blog and other library material. In their role as amabassador students have been asked to write about what their favourite book is and why they love to read.

The first school to feature in our blog will be Harrington Park Primary School.

Holiday activity photos - January 2012

The photos from the holiday activities have been uploaded to the Children's library facebook page. Click here to check out the great photos.

Book Week at the Library

Last week at Narellan and Camden Libray children who attended storytime were invited to dress up to help celebrate Children's Book Week 2011.

To view all the photos taken at the Book Week storytime sessions visit our children's facebook page.

Storytime @ Camden 23rd August 2011

Today at Camden Libray children who attended storytime were invited to dress up to help celebrate Children's Book Week 2011.

Below are some of the photos taken at storytime:



For other photos from today's storytime check out our children's facebook page. Look for the album titled "Storytime - 23rd August 2011"

Mayor at Narellan Storytime

On Wednesday 3rd August the Mayor of Camden, Greg Warren, came to visit storytime. Mayor Warren helped sing some of the songs and read the story of the day, Let's Use It Again by Andrew Hopgood.

Please find below some photos:

Crocodile Encounters

Today at the Narellan Library we held a Crocodile Encounters Show. During the show the children got to touch and see a Blue Tongue Lizard, Bearded Dragon, Frilled Neck Lizard, Goanna, 2 meter Olive Python and a small Crocodile. The show was thoroughly enjoyed by all.

To view the photos from the show visit our children's library facebook page. You will find the photos in the album labelled 'Crocodile Encounters - 14 July 2011'.

Also, if you want to learn more about crocodiles and reptiles check out the attached booklist. All of these books can be found at Camden or Narellan Library.

Mask Making Workshop

On Wednesday 12th July 2011 Camden Library held a mask making workshop for children aged 5 to 9 years.

All the children who attended the workshop had lots of fun and created some wonderful masks.

Photos from the workshop can viewed on our children's library facebook page under the album labelled 'Mask making workshop - 12 July 2011'.

Sounds Like Music - Mic Conway

On Thursday 7th July Mic Conway performed 'Sounds like music' at Narellan Library. The performance was full of music and laughter. Fun was had by all.

To view the photos from the performance visit our children's library facebook page and look for the photo folder labelled 'Sounds like music - 7 July 2011'.

Lego Robotics Workshop

Today at Narellan Library we held a Lego Robotics Workshop for 8 to 12 year olds. Using a laptop and the new NXT Lego Mindstorm robots, participants learnt how to program lego robots to perform various moves. Fun was had by all that attended.

To check out the photos from the workshop visit our Camden Library Kids facebook page (www.facebook.com/camdenlibrarykids).

Looking for something else to do after the workshop. Visit Fizzics Education's website to view over 100 free science experiements (http://www.fizzics.com.au/).

Dangler Workshop Photos

Check out the photos taken at the Dangler Workshop today at Narellan Library. Visit the 'Camden Library Kids' facebook page ( www.facebook.com/camdenlibrarykids ) and look at the photo album titled 'Dangler Workshop - 4 July 2011'