Author Kate Foster kicked off the festivities for years 4-6.  Kate began the session by sharing with everyone that she is autistic, that her books have some characters with autism too and there is often a furry friend, always a dog. She told the group that authors like to write about things they like. Kate writes about: 

• Family and friendships 

• Mental health and wellbeing     

• Autism and being autistic. 

• Dogs- they connect everything else that she writes about. 

She let us in on the secret life of her job as an author. As an author she loves to sit in her bed, eat snacks, in her pj’s surrounded by dogs and make something up.  That is the basis of her writing!  Then there is the bonus of talking about writing, visiting schools, book parties, receiving fan mail and travel.  Kate had some eager listeners wondering if they too could become authors. It was a fascinating visit.  Kate also had the extra pressure of judging the tooth fairy house competition.  

There are 4 copies of Paws and The Bravest Word, 2 copies of Harriet Hound to purchase if anyone would like to buy a copy. Please use the order form and bring the order number to confirm the purchase and receive your book. 

There will be many excited tooth fairies ready to move into our tooth fairy village in The Hive. There is glitter aplenty, flowers, disco balls, gardens, comfortable beds, sacks of teeth and woodland friends amongst the competition entries to the tooth fairy house competition.

Congratulations to Rose, Mila, Maddie, Sophia, Charlotte, Freya, and Josie, Dulguun, Avaya and Millie. 

Congratulations to Remi, Trixie, Lulu, Sebastian, Sammy, and Rylee for their adventurous photos. I’m not sure if your families are aware of some of the risks you took whilst reading your books!  

Book week adventures are happening during every lunch break too. Make sure you visit The Hive to make some origami bookmarks, paper bag suitcases, go digging for stories, flower paper folding creations, build Lego tooth fairy houses, bus decorating, play book week board games and Friday karaoke. 

The Book Fair and the Sweet Soiree - a Sweet Success!

The Hive was filled with beautiful books from the Where the Wild Things Are bookshop for Milton families to go shopping and support our library collection and personal libraries at home. Students from the senior choir, strings and guitar classes performed in front of loved ones at the Sweet Soiree. The delightful sounds provided the perfect accompaniment to glimpse the talented artwork on display. Thank you to the P&C for supporting the event, Mrs Ravenscroft, Mr Adeney and Laura Mulcahy for bringing the student performances and artwork together for this amazing evening. 

New books for our collection.

Prep students were excited and happy to see their completed picture books.  This was the culmination of many weeks work, coming up with ideas, developing the plot and creating illustrations.  Perhaps this will set the ball rolling for future authors and illustrators from Milton State School.  Watch this space!  

WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER 

Gold Coin donation for The Indigenous Literacy Foundation 

Bring a book, swap a book, find a book! 

Located at the Junior Learning Centre  

Haig Road entrance. 

We currently have 450 overdue books. 

Everyone can place their books in the return tubs before school Monday – Friday and during lunch times Monday to Thursday. If your child has lost or misplaced a book, please let me know as soon as possible so I may search for it at school or organise for you to be invoiced the cost of the missing/ lost book. 

The Hive book club for year 5 and 6.

Date: Thursday 11 September 

Time: 6pm – 8pm 

Place: The Hive

RSVP: Monday 8 September (please let me know of any dietary requirements) 

Book: The List, Patricia Forde 

Cost: $10 / family 

You can find it at BCC libraries, on Sora, Ebooks and as an audiobook.   

Congratulations to Katrina Nannestad on her third win of this Historical Fiction prize.  You can borrow her war novels from our Senior Fiction section and look out for Silver Linings on the fiction shelves. 

Young Writers - Hurry - Entries close 19 September!

Book Links Short Story Competition 2025 
For children in Grades 4 – 6 

Write a short story 500-1000 words 
Any subject 
The story must be fiction and all your own work. 
The story must meet the conditions of entry 
and follow the guidelines published on the website. 
The winner will receive $100 
and have their story published on the Story Links website. 
Deadline: 19 September 
Shortlist announced: 5 October 
Winner announced: 18 October 

Make sure you read the conditions and guidelines before you enter. 

Coordinated and Judged by Claire Monsour, Alison Rutstein, Louise Dark and Ann Patchett Gough from the Write Links team 

Happy Reading,
Justine
jcoop297@eq.edu.au