Catholic schools ‘found their treasure’ during Book Week 2018, revelling in their joy for reading as they brought their favourite book characters to life! Here are some highlights from St Gregory’s Queanbeyan’s Book Week Parade:

St Anne's Central School 'sleeps among the stories'

At St Anne’s Central school, you could have forgiven for thinking that this year’s Book Week theme had something to do with bees because there was a great buzz and a lot of excitement from Stage 2 students. To celebrate Book Week, Stage 2 students were invited to a sleep over in the school’s library.

In keeping with the theme, “Find Your Treasure”, Captain Kite, along with her crew: Shipmate Barrett, Peg Leg Hughes and Swashbuckler Jodie, lead the Stage 2 land lubbers aboard their galleon (the school’s library), for a night of trivia, searching for treasure, feastings, torchlight reading and sleeping before a pajama day at school the following day.

While there was no scrubbing of the decks aboard the library galleon, the Stage 2 land lubbers were commanded to scrub their filthy selves before arriving. They were warned that if they brought hooks, skulls, cross bones, pet parrots or any pirate attire that they would walk the plank. Pyjamas were the dress code for the night and long johns were to be traded in for clean underwear. As hammocks were limited, students slept in swags along the decks.

ARRRR! It was a fun filled night spent sleeping among the stories in the library with our Stage 2 scallywags. Well, for those matey’s who actually slept…Yo-Ho-Ho!!!

St Gregory's Book Week Parade Photos