A swash-buckling bunch of teachers and a fabulous array of colourful characters made the Book Week parade at St Joseph’s Primary School in Wauchope a stunning success.
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This year’s theme was ‘Find Your Treasure in Books’ and the staff all dressed as pirates to add to the fun.
The school principal, Mr Kiely and teacher Mr Toole interviewed the children on stage about which character they were dressed as, and the results were often hilarious.
Book Week began way back in 1946, when the Children’s Book Council of Australia celebrated it, as a means of bringing words, images and stories into the hearts and minds of Australian children, to enrich the nation, and nurture a literate, educated and creative society.
Today, CBCA Book Week continues right across the nation, celebrating the wonderful quality of books published by Australian authors and illustrators.
For more information, go to http://cbca.org.au
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Letitia Fitzpatrick
Worked as a journalist and assistant producer for BBC news and current affairs in the UK, Ulster Television, Q Radio and the Irish News in Northern Ireland. Moved to Australia and joined Fairfax Media in 2016. Won a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship award in 2018 for reporting the Pappinbarra bushfires and the subsequent Rotary appeal which raised $30,000.
Worked as a journalist and assistant producer for BBC news and current affairs in the UK, Ulster Television, Q Radio and the Irish News in Northern Ireland. Moved to Australia and joined Fairfax Media in 2016. Won a Rotary Paul Harris Fellowship award in 2018 for reporting the Pappinbarra bushfires and the subsequent Rotary appeal which raised $30,000.
