Welcome to 2025. I hope that you all had a lovely break and are ready for a big and busy year full of lots of good books and exciting adventures.

 Just a few things to get the year started…

• Library lessons are once a week. Please take note of your child or children’s library day and send them in with a library bag and books to return.

• The library is open every day during the 2^nd half of lunch - If the library crocodile is out, we are open.
  Please remind your children to come along as it is a great place to read, sit, draw, talk quietly or play a game.
• Each year, I look for parent volunteers to act as “Book Coverers”. If you have a spare hour or two, I will send home a bag of 10 books, per volunteer, per term. It’s not a hard job and I try to match the books to your family. If you feel up to the challenge, please email me at kate.mertz@cg.catholic.edu.au or send a note via your child. Get in quick as it’s a highly sort after position and the contact is the best!

 On another note..

Term 1, Book Club Catalogues were sent home last Friday.

Every order will earn resources and books for our school.

All orders need to be submitted through the Scholastic LOOP online platform which is also explained to you on the last page of the catalogue. The LOOP app can be downloaded from the App Store or Google Play.

Please submit any orders by Friday 28^th February (Friday, Week 4). We got an extension on the due date as the catalogues were delivered to another school in our street and resided there for a week.

Online orders are sent to Scholastic every Friday (as they arrive) and books are be delivered to the school and handed out to the children as they arrive. It’s a staggered process as we get so many books.

Happy Reading,
Mrs. Mertz J x