Author Visit - Apirana Taylor - Monday 14 September

Apirana Taylor is a well-known Māori poet, short story writer, novelist, playwright, musician and storyteller. He has been widely published, both nationally and internationally reciting his poetry and performing his written stories for young and old.. Apirana mainly writes his own stories that come from his Māori culture. As well, he tells traditional Māori myths.
As a storyteller, Apirana tells his stories in English and Te Reo. He uses dance and movement as part of his story-telling techniques, and frequently plays his own music to accompany his stories. He plays the guitar and an assortment or traditional Māori nose flutes, the clarinet, the blues harp and a variety of percussion instruments. Tricks with his flute add old-world magic to the atmosphere of his stories.
He has held writers’ residencies at Massey and Canterbury Universities. A selection of his poetry was recently published in the anthology A Treasury of New Zealand Poems for Children, published by Random House. His stories for children are frequently broadcast on Radio New Zealand.

We are so lucky he is coming to visit Victory Primary School - thanks to Storylines! Photos to come!

Book of the Week

This amazingingly HUGE Marvel book was donated to the library by one of our Teacher Aides - Cathryn Hayes. Thanks Cathryn! It's going to be a very popular book. We will keep it as a reference book initially so all the Ākonga have a chance to look at it.

Paper Craft!!

Every Tuesday we have a very busy library with Pauline Neale coming in to teach papercraft. The students love learning something new and taking a little bit of art home with them.

Kia Toa in the library

We made a Kia Toa video in the library. Enjoy the special effects towards the end!

Our first post for 2016

Welcome back to the library blog. We are happy to be back online! Our Matariki display brightened up the library.

Pukapuka of the week - One minute's silence

ANZAC DAY 

In one minute of silence you can imagine sprinting up the beach in Gallipoli in 1915 with the fierce fighting Diggers, but can you imagine standing beside the brave battling Turks as they defended their homeland from the cliffs above...

In the silence that follows a war long gone, you can see what the soldiers saw, you can feel what the soldiers felt. And if you try, you might be able to imagine the enemy, and see that he is not so different from you...

In One Minute's Silence, you are the story, and the story is yours - to imagine, remember and honour the brothers in arms on both sides of the conflict, heroes who shed their blood and lost their lives.

A moving and powerful reflection on the meaning of ANZAC Day.
Allen and unwind.com

Exciting News - New Zealand Geographic Now Free for schools

HaPPy BirTHDAy! Dr SeUSs

In celebration of Dr Seuss' Birthday we're having a lunch time Library competition which will run all of this month.

 Who's going to be the fastest to complete the Dr Seuss Jigsaw? We've also got heaps of fun coloring in templates and book marks to make. Pop in at lunchtime and make something Zany or try your luck at the Jigsaw.

Lunch Boxes By India

India reads to Alex and tells him 

about the story.She is a great leader. 

I was reading this book to Alex

because I want to help people 

to try and get people to

eat healthier. I want to help Alex

get to read better.

My Favorite Book. By India

Simpsons Comics Madness

I like this book because it is funny and I want to

help inspire people to read the Simpsons. 

Book of the Week - The Book with No pictures

BLORK!!      BLUURF !!!!   My Best Friend is a monkey

You might think a book with no pictures seems boring and serious. Except ...here's how books work. Everything written on the page has to be said by the person reading it aloud. Even if the words say ...BLORK. Or BLUURF. And even if the words include things like BLAGGITY  BLAGGITY and MY HEAD IS MADE OF BLUEBERRY PIZZA! That's the rule. That's the deal.  Brilliantly irreverent and very, very silly,

School Wide Reading Culture

Diary of a Wimpy Kid - The Long Haul

Due to high demand we've ordered two copies of the latest Diary of a Wimpy Kid book. Our students love the off beat humor, simple illustrations and the crazy situations our hapless hero finds himself.  It's a winning formula that kids world wide love. 

Latest title in series 

A family road trip is supposed to be a lot of fun . . . unless, of course, you’re the Heffleys. The journey starts off full of promise, then quickly takes several wrong turns…..


  
Lunch time Wimpy Kid activities 
Pop in. We've got plenty of templates for you to design your own 'Diary of a wimpy Kid ' cover or perhaps you'd rather plan your own road trip or test your Diary of a Wimpy Kid knowledge…. there's plenty of templates to choose







Life after Wimpy Kid……. yes there is! 
Award winning NZ Author, Kate De Goldi  has some great suggestions to move readers on. Here's a few to get started:     

Asterix series by René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo and Tintin series by Hergé. These immortal books have great narrative drive, marvellous illustrations and sophisticated humour (Asterix has plenty of slapstick but also lots of language play). There are great casts of characters and inter-relationships. And there are heaps of titles in both series.

The Aldo Zelnick comic series by Karla Oceanak and Kendra Spanjer










DK Eyewitness Guides: Electricity by Steve Parker.

Eyewitness Guides are a wonderful series on just about any non-fiction subject. The mix of illustration, diagram and text is beautifully balanced, and fine design and production makes the series eminently attractive and readable. These are books to pore over…

The Boy and the Cherry Tree - Book of the Week

New Zealand Author and Illustrator team, Mark and Rowan Sommerset have created yet another beautiful crafted and delightful picture book, The Boy and the Cherry Tree. I love this book and I'm sure you will too!

A young boy dreams of climbing the beautiful tree across the river and tasting its sweet red fruit. His plans are stalled each time by an anxious bird who warns of the dangers.
Will the boy ever realize his dream?

Winner – Best Children's Book: PANZ New Zealand Book Design Awards 

This husband and wife super team have also written the incredibly popular Baa Baa Smart sheep, Two little bugs, Cork on the ocean and I love Lemonade. All of which are available from Victory Primary School Library. 

Check out Mark and Rowan's idyllic lifestyle on Waiheke Island -   I'm sure it's the inspiration behind their magical picture books 

One Day in a Dreamboat Book from Dreamboat on Vimeo.

School Holiday Fun at the Public Library

Check out the fun things happening at the Public Library during the School Holidays!

Ever been on a Double Decker Bus?  

Climb aboard and ride to the Public Library in style
Double Decker Bus - Departs Victory Community Centre Thursday 2 October 2pm

Book your seat, Victory Community Centre Phone 546 8389

Other fun events during the holidays include a Twilight story, Ukelele sessions, Sushi making, Yoga, Story times and more……   See you there! 

What's on during the holidays

Something different - Apple Think Different

Great inspirational video for us all

I want my hat back - Book of the Week

Here's a sneak preview of our delightful new 'Book of the Week'  I want my hat back  by Jon Klassen

Jackie French - Podcast tackling reading difficulties

Excellent Podcast from award winning Australian author

Jackie French has written ' I Spy a Great Reader' to help parents and teachers identify and overcome reading difficulties while showing kids how rich the world of books can be.

This title available for borrowing soon at Victory Primary School Library

Book of the Week - Oi Frog!

Book of the week - a new book shared with students each week!

Last week ,  the delightful Oi Frog! Enjoy this trailer

Coming soon.....Fifi Colston Author, Artist,Television presenter, Arts and Craft expert

We are super excited to be hosting Fifi Colston next week. 

Fif's written a number of books about inspiring kids to create amazing things  from recycled and easily accessible materials. 

In preparation for the upcoming Nelson Mask Parade,  Fifi will share ideas about how to make our masks Bigger, Bolder and Brighter!

With out Senior  EnviroArt students  the  focus will be on using recycled materials to make cool stuff

Sounds like a heap of fun!

Friday 8 August  9:00am - 12:00pm  
Victory Primary School Library 
Parent's / Caregivers  / Whanau  all very welcome