{"id":91538,"date":"2023-09-01T04:57:44","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T18:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/?p=91538"},"modified":"2023-09-01T09:16:09","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T23:16:09","slug":"characters-come-to-life-during-book-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/mcivortimes\/news\/characters-come-to-life-during-book-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Characters come to life during book week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DOROTHY and Tin Man, footballers and fairies all emerged from the pages of some favourite reading material for Book Week parades at Holy Rosary and Heathcote primary schools last week.<\/p>\n<p>Students paraded before parents, grandparents, and friends in an array of brightly coloured, imaginative costumes and make-up.<\/p>\n<p>And, where was Wally? He didn\u2019t miss the fun. Wally was a popular choice for both boys and girls at both schools and across all year levels.<\/p>\n<p>Heathcote Primary School principal Kate Ballantyne thanked families and staff for their efforts and participation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were some very creative costumes,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_91540\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91540\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-91540\" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2023\/08\/HR-Book-week-2-web-600x380.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"380\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-91540\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holy Rosary students bringing favourite characters to life during book week. 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