With secret powers, capes and costumes on hand over 600 students showcased how they see reading as their secret power as part of Book Week and Grandparents’ Day celebrations at Coomera Anglican College. 

Each year across Australia, schools and libraries spend a week celebrating books, and Australian authors and illustrators as part of Book Week Celebrations. This year Book Week celebrates the theme ‘Reading is my Secret Power’ and Coomera Anglican College is combining this with their annual Grandparents’ day on Friday 16 August 2019.

Head of Primary, Lisa Kraft knows that Book Week is one event each year that students and parents look forward to, and this year asked the students to think about things a little differently.

“Book Week has become an important event in the life of primary schools around Australia. What better way to share both a love of Australian literature and a love of reading than spending the morning sharing this with Grandparents’ and Special Friends”, said Ms Kraft.

“This year we have asked our parents and students to look at it a little differently. Traditionally Book Week is about dressing up as your favourite character. But with the theme of reading is my secret power, we asked students to take a look at their favourite book characters and showcase the character strengths that make these characters unique”.

Students have been asked to design a cape, adding elements to the cape that reflect the character strengths their favourite character might exhibit. The idea and concept behind this idea is to encourage students to start looking at character strengths within the book and reflect on themselves as individuals.

“Our hope with this, is that the students will look at their favourite character, look at the character strengths they have that make them special and unique, and how they can connect these character strengths to their own everyday lives.

“Combining this with Grandparents’ Day serves to strengthen relationships within our families and others in our local community, and the community is at the heart of all that we do at Coomera Anglican College.”