Languages and Literature Week

By Ms Michele Sharp, Head of Languages and Ms Tracy Kelly, Acting Head of Library & Information Services

The Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book Week theme for 2023 was: "Read, Grow, Inspire." Radford College's Secondary School languages faculty and the Years 5-12 Library team joined forces to provide students with fun activities each day leading up to the cultural costume and Book Week character dress-up day on Friday, 25 August.

Monday to Wednesday

  • All week in the 5-12 Library, students could enter a competition to try and locate 25 book titles from an image.
  • Students from Years 5 and 6 could dress a mannequin with a top hat made from origami book pages during their recess and lunch break.
  • Students from Years 7-12 could create a library in a tin during their recess and lunch break. To create their miniature library, students used stickers for wallpaper and popsicle sticks for shelves. They could fold miniature origami books to put on the shelf, plus mini donuts, mushrooms, drinks and a mini portrait to hang on the wall.

Thursday

The Language faculty ran a lunchtime session in the 5-12 Library, during which students could try their hand at a variety of language and cultural activities.

There was:

  • Chinese fan painting and calligraphy;
  • French badge making and tongue twisters;
  • Spanish virtual reality excursions and games;
  • Japanese geisha and samurai bookmark making; and
  • A passport exercise, which gave students the opportunity to gain prizes for speaking in several languages.

Friday

  • All students in Years 5-12 were invited to complete the origami mannequin and library in a tin craft activities.
  • The main event on Friday was dressing up in cultural costume or students’ favourite book character. Secondary School teachers joined the fun, and library staff dressed up as famous gardens to reflect the Read, Grow, Inspire CBCA Book Week theme.

A big “xièxiè," "merci," "arigatou," and "gracias” to all the languages and library staff for their impressive efforts.

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