Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays

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Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

End of Year 2014 - Update

(Updated every day or so until 18 December 2014)

Wow your overdue books are coming back to the library even quicker than last year! Congratulations to Room 6A, who were the first class with all student library books returned and also to Room 1, who were the second. Well done.

The library stocktake is now almost complete. We again have a number of books that are missing - they are not in the library and they are not on issue. We'd love to have these books back again, so if you find any hiding behind shelves or under the furniture, at school or at home, please hurry them along back to the library before the holidays.

End of Year Reminder 2014

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Lost Library Book - Cartoon

Peanuts comic, Charlie Brown, Charles Schulz  (This image from HERE)

Getting Ready for End of Year 2014

Image from My Cute Graphics

The Christmas School Holidays are not far away now, but before they arrive there are some important tasks to get done. In the library we are preparing for our annual end of year stocktake.
All library books are due back before this Friday, 5th December. You can help out by returning all your library books to the library "As Soon As Possible" and before the end of this week please. I wonder if it will be your class that's first to return all their library books this year?

If you find any other school books

such as journals, junior reading books

and class books lying around at home

 please return these to school too.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Competitions - and the Winners are...

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CONGRATULATIONS TO...

Nathaniel, Room 4

Kaitlin, Room 10

Maxx, Room 10

Bella S, Room 10

James F, Room 8

Charlie, Room 8

Libby, Room 6B

Who all received prize packs today (a book & Diary of a Wimpy Kid badges, bookmarks, stickers and/or pens) for their entries in the two Diary of a Wimpy Kid competitions which ran in our library recently. Well done to all of you and thanks for taking part in the competitions.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "How Santa Really Works" by Alan SNOW
• "Mr. Men : A Christmas Carol" by Adam & Roger HARGREAVES
• "The Nativity"  Illustrated by Julie VIVAS
• "The Santa Trap"   by Jonathan EMMETT; illustrated by Poly BERNATENE

Fiction Book:

• "Magic Reindeer : A Christmas Wish" by Sue BENTLEY (Magic Reindeer series)
• "Little Chef, Big Curse" by Tilney COTTON

Senior Fiction

• "The Screaming Staircase" by Jonathan STROUD (Lockwood & Co series)

 Non-Fiction:

• "Tongan For Kids" by Jahri JAH JAH
• "The Curioseum : Collected Stories of the Odd and Marvellous" edited by Adrienne JANSEN

Any Books Under Your Bed?

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On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Little Miss Christmas" by Roger & Adam HARGREAVES
• "Mr. Christmas" by Roger HARGREAVES
• "I Am Not A Worm!" by Scott TULLOCH

Fiction Book:

• "Diary of a Wimpy Kid : The Long Haul" by Jeff KINNEY (Diary of a Wimpy Kid series)
• "Warriors: Tigerstar & Sasha - Escape from the Forest" by Erin HUNTER & Dan JOLLEY (Warriors - Graphic Novel series)

Senior Fiction

• "Just a Dog" by Michael Gerard BAUER
• "Against the Spin" by Michael PANKRIDGE (The Legends series)

 Non-Fiction:

• "Apes and Monkeys" by Barbra TAYLOR (Discover Science series)
• "Things to Make and Do For Christmas" by Fiona WATT (Usborne Activities series)

Coming Soon ... More Books to Film

Paddington - due in cinemas just before the end of term 4, and the summer holidays.

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day - due in cinemas early December.




AND for the older readers ... and possibly much older viewers ...

Hunger Games : Mockingjay - Part 1 - due in cinemas this month, only a week to go!

The Hobbit - Battle of the Five Armies - due in cinemas mid December.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "How to Catch a Monster" by Christina BOLLENBACH
• "Hero of the Hill" by Joy COWLEY; illustrated by Philip WEBB

Fiction Book:

• "Don't Look Now - Book 1" by Paul JENNINGS; illustrated by Andrew WELDON (Don't Look Now series)
• "Ava Anne Appleton : Accidental Adventurer" by Wendy HARMER (Ava Anne Appleton series)
• "The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett" by Tom ANGLEBERGER (Origami Yoda series)

Senior Fiction

• "Feed" by M.J. HOWES

 Non-Fiction:

• "Fantastic Frogs" by Penelope ARLON (Scholastic Reader series)
• "Scooby-Doo! A to Z Ultimate Joke Book" by Howie DEWIN and others

Mrs Keane recommends ...

Picture Books:

A Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel

Henry's Map
by David Elliot

Seesaw Po
by Kyle Mewburn &
illustrated by Katz Cowley

Library Lion
by Michelle Knudsen & illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "That's Mine" by Michel Van ZEVEREN
• "Oku Tae Maori = My Maori Colours" by Tracey DUNCAN

Fiction Book:

• "Dragon Boogie" by Erik CRADDOCK (Stone Rabbit series)
• "Cosmic" by Frank Cottrell BOYCE
• "Spooky House" by Sally RIPPIN (Billie B Mystery series)

Senior Fiction

• "The Year of Big Dreams" by Karen McCOMBIE

 Non-Fiction:

• "Nana, Poppa and Tetchy Tui" by Ann SERGEANT
• "Nana's and Poppa's Bucket List" by Ann SERGEANT