There was extra reason to celebrate at Deniliquin Christian School this week.
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Not only were students and teachers allowed to go back to the classroom for the final week of Term 3, the delayed Book Week celebrations could also take place.
The week — which encourages children to delve in to literature — was meant to be held from August 21 to 27, when schools were operating in a lower capacity because of NSW lockdown rules.
Students and teachers alike donned various costumes representing their favourite literary characters on Wednesday.
Mary Poppins was a popular choice among the teachers, while the students favoured the likes of King Arthur, Where’s Wally, vikings, princesses, pirates, vampires and witches.
The school day began with a parade during the normal morning assembly, where a judging panel of teachers selected two winners from each stage group.
The students then got their chance to vote for a best dressed teacher, with Jemma Keast’s representation of Lucy Pevensie from the Narnia Chronicles winning over the youngsters.
A book fair was also held during the day, and teacher Carolyn Murphy offered a reading of Aliens Love Underpants during the lunch break.
She even came dressed as one of the picture book’s underpants loving characters.