NEWS Edition 3 – May 2021
An update from the APC library Again Book Week goes virtual. Although we were looking forward to hosting you in the Danks St Library, we are instead going to be using our Library Space Google Classroom as the official Book Week hub. Sign up to the page with the code p5qtyvk for all updates, links and Google Meet invitations throughout this week. As of today, any book finished as part of the Premiers’ Reading Challenge will raise $5 towards the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, compared to the usual $1 per book. This offer will run until Friday afternoon, so embrace the circuit-breaker lockdown and get reading! Remember, you can continue to borrow eBooks and audiobooks through ePlatform. Throughout the week, you will have the opportunity to post photos of yourself in your book-related dress-ups. You can dress up as a book character, author, genre; it’s up to your interpretation! We will create an assignment on Google Classroom for any photo submissions, which we will then share on Friday. Our favourite costume will win 100 points and a book voucher and all participants will receive 10 points.
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Wednesday – Poetry Slam and Workshop over Google Meet at 12.30 pm to 1 pm, led by our resident poet, Gareth Morgan. If you prefer, you are welcome to pre-record your video and email it to jesszanoni@ albertparkcollege.vic.edu.au. The winner will receive 100 house points and a book voucher. Thursday – Flash Fiction competition with Nick Xuereb. Everyone who RSVPs to this activity will receive an email in the morning with their own writing prompt. Participants will then have the day to create a mini story and send it to Nick, who will award 100 house points/book prize to his favourite piece. Friday – House Book Trivia Kahootz. Show off your literary prowess! Winning team members will receive 50 points and a book voucher each.
As for the virtual events, the schedule is as follows: • Monday – Ten Minute Plays reading with Heidi Roleff. Join the Google Meet at 12.30 pm to take part in a short play. • Tuesday – Book Balderdash. Fabricate the opening sentences to some crazylooking books! Participants will then have the chance to guess which sentence is the real one. Points allocated based on how many votes your sentence receives and for selecting the correct one from the options. Sentences will be submitted and then distributed via Google Forms. The winner will receive 100 house points and a book voucher.
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