NSS - National Simultaneous Storytime "The Truck Cat"
On Wednesday the 21 May, our students participated in the National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS). NSS is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously in libraries, schools, pre-schools, childcare centres, family homes, bookshops and many other places around the country.
This year’s book was titled “The Truck Cat” written by Deborah Frandel and illustrated by Damien Snell. The story is a beautiful picture story book about cats and humans, immigration and identity, and homes lost and found. At 12pm, our students along with 2,204 658 others across Australia logged in to listen to Deborah read her beautiful story live. Students across the school then participated in various activities to connect with the story. At lunchtime, students were also invited to find pictures of 40 cats hidden around the school, with many students triumphantly returning to their classrooms telling their teachers that they had found them all! We hope you enjoy looking at the following photos of the children enjoying the live reading and some work samples from the day.
