With the support of our College community, she was so thrilled to be able to split over 200 books equally across seven of our local primary schools:

St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
St John’s Catholic Primary School Campbelltown
East Public School
Campbelltown Public School
Briar Rd Public School
John Warby Public School 
Kentlyn Public School

The picture attached shows the wonderful range of books so generously donated by members of our local community. From picture books to full sets, new and pre-loved, the variety was very impressive.

All the Principals, Deputy Principals and literacy leaders she met have been genuinely impressed by Kayla’s initiative and thoughtfulness. Some will be printing articles about her in their school newsletters, while others will be acknowledging her efforts in other ways. Kentlyn PS, for example, will be printing a special book plate for every title to give little readers an inspirational blurb about Kayla’s project, something she found so touching.

With such a warm welcome from all seven schools, Kayla was overwhelmed by the impact she could see the books will be making. Some of the schools have already expressed interest in inviting her over next year to promote a love of reading among their students.

Thank you to the Pastoral Coordinators and Mr Ashkar and Mrs Wright for allowing Kayla to store and access the books in their offices over the past few months. Thanks also to Mr Combes for his generous donation of a box of brand new picture books. And finally, thank you to all who supported this great project!

Claire McGilillicuddy - Pastoral Advisor and English Teacher