{"id":79341,"date":"2014-08-27T23:29:32","date_gmt":"2014-08-27T13:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=79341"},"modified":"2020-11-27T13:14:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T03:14:00","slug":"students-connect-with-books","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2014\/08\/27\/students-connect-with-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Students Connect With Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_79352\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79352\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-79352\" title=\"20140825 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek1-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79352\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Corey McCullough, 8, with Anna, Sophie, 5, Oliver, 8, and Leigh Vogelaar at Kingaroy State School&#8217;s pyjamas night\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79354\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79354\" style=\"width: 290px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-79354\" title=\"20140825 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"290\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek3.jpg 290w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek3-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79354\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Even Kingaroy State School teacher \/ librarian Julie Boyle wore her best PJs\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>August 25, 2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Burnett schools have been busy celebrating Book Week with lots of special events all designed to help youngsters &#8220;connect&#8221; with books.<\/p>\n<p>The theme for the 2014 Book Week is \u00a0&#8220;Reading To Connect&#8221; \u00a0which is all about celebrating the bonds with other people that reading can forge.<\/p>\n<p>At Kingaroy State School, teacher \/ librarian Julie Boyle organised a pyjamas night where the young students and their parents packed into the library to share readings of some of the 2014 Books of the Year, including &#8220;Silver Buttons&#8221; by Bob Graham.<\/p>\n<p>The youngsters also had the opportunity to enjoy a hot milo and biscuits in between the readings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Over at St Mary&#8217;s Catholic College, the students were also getting into books with a special Campfire Stories night (everyone was in their pyjamas there, too).<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThis is usually held outdoors but because of the weather was shifted into the Maryknoll Centre.<\/p>\n<p>Students also enjoyed a variety of lunchtime activities during the week and took part in a &#8220;Nerdy Birdy&#8221; competition in the school library.<\/p>\n<p>Prep to Year 6 students and staff also came dressed as their favourite book characters for the annual Book Week parade. Among the dress-ups were cowboys and cowgirls, Marvel characters, Darth Vader, Huckleberry Finn and a very scary scarecrow. \u00a0The audience was kept entertained by Snow White and her dwarves who ran the assembly.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>External link: <a href=\"http:\/\/cbca.org.au\/ShortList-2014.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Book Of The Year Awards Short List<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79353\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79353\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-79353\" title=\"20140825 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek2.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek2-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79353\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chris Lee, with Nick, 7; and Ayesha Nash with Zara, 4; were enjoying listening to &#8220;Silver Buttons&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_79355\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79355\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-79355\" title=\"20140825 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79355\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gracey-Lee, 9, Leanne and Shaniya Hicks were enjoying the pyjamas night at KSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_79346\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79346\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-79346\" title=\"20140825 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140825bookweek5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Violet Thompson, 6, and Lillian Taylor, 9, from Kingaroy were plugging into books at KSS<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79350\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79350\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-79350\" title=\"20140818 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek9.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek9-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79350\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Mary&#8217;s principal Michael Nayler with teachers Mrs Kerkow, Miss Van Dyk, Mrs Burr, Mr Collier and baby Ava (Photo: SMCC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"3\" cellpadding=\"3\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_79348\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79348\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-79348\" title=\"20140818 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek7.jpg 290w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek7-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79348\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mitchell Neilsen, Year 2 \u00a0(Photo: SMCC)\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_79349\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79349\" style=\"width: 360px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-79349\" title=\"20140818 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek8.jpg 290w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek8-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek8-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79349\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Jo Haak and Rosie Clancy, Year 4 \u00a0\u00a0(Photo: SMCC)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79347\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79347\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-79347\" title=\"20140818 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek6.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek6-300x133.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79347\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Campfire stories night in the Maryknoll Centre \u00a0(Photo: SMCC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_79351\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-79351\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-79351\" title=\"20140818 Book Week\" src=\"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"740\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek10.jpg 620w, https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/20140818bookweek10-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 740px) 100vw, 740px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-79351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0Adi Howard and Sadie Mi Mi, Year 3\u00a0\u00a0(Photo: SMCC)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Burnett schools have been busy celebrating Book Week with lots of special events all designed to help youngsters &#8220;connect&#8221; with 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