News icon Peter Hitchener kicked off the Book Week celebrations at Kingsville Primary School last week.
The Channel 9 newsreader visited the school on Friday, August 16, to take part in an assembly.
A year 3/4 class performed a short production, with the students dressed as journalists or in the theme of magic, in keeping with this year’s Book Week theme: Reading is Magic.
The students also invited Mr Hitchener into their news studio for a question and answer session about the power of storytelling in journalism.
Principal Emma Vasilevski encouraged the school community to get involved in the school’s Book Week celebrations, which will also feature a character parade later this week.
“We’ve invited parents to speak with classes about how they use storytelling in their profession or hobby,” she said.
“We have brought back the book fair, and the book character parade is always a favourite. It’s a whole school community event.
“Book Week is an excellent time to engage families in the joy of reading. [We] encourage parents to read with their children at home and share their favourite childhood adventures.”
Book Week runs from August 17-23 and coincides with the Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Awards.
For Book Week story time idea,, turn to page 12.
