Ambassadors Clare, Chloe and Freyja made sure that Kristin could find her way to the 4 classes she visited and helped her carry all of her displays.
SA author Kristin Weidenbach visited Ardtornish PS on Thursday, September 16th and spoke about her non fiction books and her writing. Kristin showed some of the original artwork and told the special behind the scenes stories about the illustrations and the characters in her stories. Ambassadors Clare, Chloe and Freyja made sure that Kristin could find her way to the 4 classes she visited and helped her carry all of her displays.
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Well-known SA author Janeen Brian visited APS on September 9th and 10th and talked to 8 classes about her writing, novels and picture books. Ambassadors Alice E, Harper, Amalie R, Abbie, Lillee and Agam assisted Janeen on her 2 day visit. SA children's book illustrator Danny Snell visited APS on the 9th and 10th of September 2021. Danny talked about his work and how he illustrates books. The students were able to try their hand at illustrating a wombat. Ambassadors Isabella, Penelope, Felix, Shantae and Jude looked after danny and made sure he could find his way around the school to visit 8 classes over 2 days. Visiting performance group, Bell Shakespeare performed "Just Romeo and Juliet" a version of Shakespeare's play adapted by Andy Griffiths. This was well received by the year 5-7 students and the 3 actors ahd the students entertained and laughing throughout the performance.
Well known S A children's author Rosanne Hawke visited our school in term 3 on Monday 6th September. She spoke to 4 classes about her books and how she creates her stories, using photographs, her note book and objects as inspiration. Ambassadors, Emily, Jessica and Erin were her school guides and interviewed her on film. Rosanne kindly gave each student a signed copy of one of her novels. |
AuthorI am the teacher librarian at Ardtornish Primary School. I have been teaching in South Australia for many years and have a passion for children's literature. Archives
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