Last Thursday on the  22nd August, the Year 6 Write a Book in a Day team spent the day creating a book from 8:00am to 8:00pm. It was a long day but a rewarding one. 

We produced an exciting story called ‘The Switch’. We had to include certain parameters and words in the story which inspired us to come up with some great ideas! There were many discussions throughout the day, drafting and editing but finally at approximately 7:50 pm, our book was submitted!

A HUGE THANK YOU to the Mary MacKillop community, staff, students and parents for supporting our Lucky Dip fundraiser. We raised the massive amount of $1485.10 which will all go towards the Kids Cancer Project. 

We were all amazed at everyone’s support and enthusiasm for this great cause!

Here are some of the team’s thoughts about the day:

• Demi - I really enjoyed writing a book in a day because I got to work with my friends and we all got to create a book together. Overall it was a  fun experience and getting a chance to do it was amazing.
• Eliza - I  thought WABIAD was fun and exciting because I got to work with some of my friends. The challenge for me was that I’m not very used to drawing animals so it was challenging to draw the echidna . It was quite tiring but I loved the end result.
• Emily - Hi my name is Emily and I was apart of the WABIAD Group. My experience was super fun, we started at 8:00 am at school and ended around 8:00 pm. My favourite part of the day was definitely dinner. The pizza was delicious, but one challenge I think we all came across was managing our time at the end. Besides that I found the day fun and I enjoyed it.
• Alyra - My name is Alyra and I was a part of the Write a book in a day group. Last Thursday we came to school at 8am - 8pm to write a book in a day. It was really fun and I really enjoyed writing and also helping out in the drawings. It was definitely a new experience and really interesting. I'm very happy I got to be a part of it!
• Jeremy - Write A Book In A Day was a really fun experience and I am very happy I was picked for it. On the day me and 9 others had to brainstorm ideas and create that idea into a story. It was a very fun experience and I am very thankful for Mrs Vlajankov for feeding us dinner and fruit. I am very proud of our book and very happy I got to experience it. It was very fun writing the book.
• Raffael - On Thursday the 22nd of August 2024, a group of students from across the year six classes got together to write a book from 8am until 8pm. Personally, I really enjoyed it. Writing and drawing was a challenge at first, but with help from everyone we managed to publish, what in my opinion, was an excellent story. At the end of the day, after 12 hours of hard work it was clear to see that everyone was exhausted but happy of a well deserved success.
• Zara - On Thursday morning I was bubbling with excitement to start writing this book. I was assigned chapter three and I think it was easy as we brainstormed what should happen in each chapter. I found it a bit challenging to start the paragraph as it needed to link to the previous chapter. A pleasant surprise was that we got to go to the staff room, where I had never been and I think it was spacious and beautiful. I enjoyed how we stayed till late as it was pitch black outside and to go in and out of the music room was a bit spooky also it was way past my sleeping time!
• Layla - Hi my name is Layla and I was in the WABIAD team and my favorite part about it was having dinner at school. The food was really good and we had pizza. It was also really enjoyable to stay at school until 8pm.
• Dior - Last Thursday 10 children from year 6 participated in Write A Book In A Day. My favourite part was writing a couple of chapters and knowing that with this book we are helping kids with cancer. It was really nice to experience this.
• Jovan - Write a Book in a Day was a very fun and interesting experience and I was very grateful for this lovely opportunity. On the day, we all brainstormed and wrote good ideas for our story which would be read by families. We are all thankful for the lovely fruit given as well as popcorn, lollies and pizza too. I am very thankful and proud of this book, as well as the experience and I hope we can raise lots of money for the Kids Cancer Council.