Monday, 18 February 2013

Books from Fendalton

More Books....how awesome!

"We welcomed Desna Wallace from Fendalton Open Air School to our library today. Students from Fendalton School have generously donated books and money to our library. Heaps and heaps of great books, we are so very lucky. Desna spent some time helping and we had a wonderful time. Many many thanks Desna and Fendalton Students for your kindness and generosity. We love you for it." Mrs Chin 


Desna and Sandy Hastings (Principal Beckenham School)



Books from Paper Plus Barrington

February in the library

 "The Press photographer came into the library on Valentines Day (Feb 14). Our lovely helpers had a bit of a laugh and posed with him as he held a Hersey's chocolate kiss." Mrs Chin


Thomas the tank engine was an attraction.

"On Friday 16 February the first delivery of donated books purchased through Barrington Paper Plus arrived. It was very very exciting." Mrs Chin

                                                



Saturday, 16 February 2013

Library Open

The library is open for business

"We have had a great week, the library was open and students were able to get books issued to take home and read. We have had an enormous amount of help from parents who have helped make this happen and a lot of fun in the process." Mrs Chin


Beckenham School

Meteorite lands in Russia

Space Rock Hits Earth




February 16 2013



Saturday, 9 February 2013

Chinese New Year





                                                                        
Sunday 10 February 2013
Good wishes for the Year of the Snake. The snake pattern symbolizes good fortune, the fireworks represent wishes for peace, and the fish stands for abundance. (S. M. Yang/The Epoch Times)

                                 Chinese New Year Information




                                                       Year of the Snake




                                       
                        Chinese new Year - Lantern Festival in Christchurch


Who is Lemony Snicket?

Birthday Month for...

David Handler who writes under the pen name of Lemony Snicket was born on 28 February 1970  



Interview


Book Trailer - A Series of Unfortunate Events



Monday, 4 February 2013

Books from Scholastic


Amazing book donations...we are so grateful for all the support from the community and suppliers, we would not have a library without you.
  
                                                            What happy faces!


Ding!

           
                                                           Dylan and Boddie

Henry and jack

                           Even teacher and their families are donating their loved books                                                          


Scholastic very generously donated 10 boxes of amazing books and Lynne from Scholastic kindly delivered them to our school. You can see from the pictures below how much interest was generated among the students who were visiting the library when the books arrived. Many thanks Lynne and Scholastic for your extraordinary and welcomed donation.

















Another family visiting with their donation, many thanks.