ePlatform
Our school now has eBooks and audiobooks for you to access from home.
There are two ways to access this at home through your devices.
1. Computer - https://macksvillep.eplatform.co/
Click sign in. You will be required to enter your student portal login information (username and password).
Now you can browse the collection of ebooks and audiobooks. You can borrow these for up to 14 days.
2. iPad, smartphone, or tablet - download the eplatform app.
Once downloaded complete the above sign in information for computers.
Free Resources you can access
David Walliams
Each day for 30 days, David Walliams is providing 1 audio story daily. Check it out!
Audible
Audible have released stories for free.
Town Library
If you are a member of the Town Library, remember that they have a collection of eBooks, audiobooks and magazines that you are able to borrow using your Town Library borrowing card.
National Simultaneous Storytime
National Simultaneous Storytime (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. Now in its 21st successful year, it is a colourful, vibrant, fun event that aims to promote the value of reading and literacy, using an Australian children's book that explores age-appropriate themes, and addresses key learning areas of the National Curriculum for Foundation to Year 6.
The National Simultaneous Storytime for 2021 is Give me some space written and illustrated by Philip Bunting.
"Una dreams of a life in Space. Life on Earth is just so so-so. But how will she get there? And will she complete her mission to discover life in Space? And did she remember to feed Neil the goldfish?"
Published By: Scholastic Australia
Visit Scholastic Australia's website to purchase your copy of the book.
Premiers Reading Challenge
The Challenge aims to encourage a love of reading for leisure and pleasure in students, and to enable them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition but a challenge to each student to read, to read more and to read more widely. The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is open to all NSW students in Kindergarten to Year 9, in government, independent, Catholic and home schools. If you need help using the website and the answer cannot be found on the PRC Support site, please contact us at prc@det.nsw.edu.au
Classroom teachers manage the PRC for K - 2 students. Years 3 - 6 students are challenged to read 20 books each year.
The 2021 Challenge dates are as follows:
Challenge opens: Monday March 1, 2021
Challenge closes for students: Friday September 3, 2021
