By Victoria Stone-Meadows
BOOK Week has officially launched at Tooradin primary school where the students dressed up as their favourite characters for a book parade.
Monday 15 August saw all manner of characters march through the halls of the school as students celebrated their favourite book characters.
Students dressed up as Harry Potter, Amelia Jane, a very large dragon, Wally, a Hobbit, Gandalf, Alice in Wonderland, Mr Men, unicorns and many more.
Book week at the school will see students participate in activities such as mystery stories, Grandparents day and of course, reading many great books.
Tooradin Primary School wellbeing co-ordinator Rachel Davis said book week was about creating excitement around books and reading.
“The whole week is really about celebrating the excitement of reading and the imagination of books,” she said.
“We are really immersing them in any way we can in the joy and thrill of bring part of other people’s stories and also allowing them to create their own stories and illustrations as well.”
As education moves more towards computer learning, Ms Davis said books are just as exciting to students as they always were.
“In a technological age, there is the opportunity for books to fall by the wayside but we are finding no matter what else comes along nothing replaces a book in your hands.”
