We suspect that more than a few St Joseph's parents (and teachers) were up late last night putting the final touches to the costumes worn today at school to mark Book Week, but the effort was well worth it.
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The array of characters that graced the school hall was amazing, as was the detail that went into many of the dress-ups. There was a choice of Mary Poppins (original and modern), quite a few Things, several students apparently transferred from Hogworts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, a very colourful Lorax and even a Percy Jackson.
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While the lineup was incredible the aim of the exercise was to foster a love of reading, which it did. School principal Cherie Yates said in one example the participation of Thelma the Unicorn tweaked the children's interest in the book of the same name. Year 3 enjoyed sourcing it and diving into the story of learning to love who you are, even if you don't have sparkles.
The parade of characters concluded with one of the school's regular buddy reading sessions, where older students share favourite books with those still learning to read.
Mrs Yates credited the Year 6 students with demonstrating great leadership in getting into their book characters and sharing the great world of books with their younger counterparts.
