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Voices on the Coast

Last week, 55 students attended the Voices on the Coast Literature Festival. Students heard from a range of authors, saw performances, listened to poets and learnt how illustrators create their art. During their free time students enjoyed meeting...
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Book Week Competitions

Pizza and movie tickets are on offer in this year’s Book Week competitions for Middle and Senior College students. Book Week is in Week 6 of this term and the theme is ‘Reading is my Secret Power’. Each week from now, we will be posting a new...
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Voices on the Coast

The list of students selected to attend Voices on the Coast was posted on the library noticeboard this week. Year 7-12 students will need to meet at the library at 8.20am on Thursday 18 th July (Week 1 of Term 3). The Year 4-6 students will be...
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Voices on the Coast Literature Festival

The Voices on the Coast Literature Festival is on Thursday 18 th and Friday 19 th July this year. Students in Years 7-12 are invited to attend on Thursday 18 th July and students in Years 4-6 on Friday 19 th July. Students can see authors, poets,...
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Moon Landing Week

Next week, the library will be celebrating the 50 th anniversary of the moon landing with a range of activities for all students. Activities running all week: Use the green screen to photoshop yourself onto the moon. Explore outer space with our...
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Turns 50!

Last week, the library hosted our annual Year 2 Literary Party and celebrated the 50 th anniversary of Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The library was transformed with stunning displays and two caterpillars and one butterfly (Mrs Lily...
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Telling Stories Competition

Mooloolaba Rotary, in partnership with USC and Voices on the Coast, are organising the Telling Stories Competition again this year. The competition is for students in Years 4-9 and the main goal is to encourage students with their creativity and...
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Alpacas with Maracas

For the past 19 years the Australian Library and Information Services (ALIA) has held its National Simultaneous Storytime event. Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian, is read (usually) simultaneously the country. Our...
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Lunchtime Activities

We’ve had some busy lunchtimes in the library celebrating Mother’s Day and Cinco de Mayo over the last couple of weeks. To tie in with these themes, our ‘Make and Take’ crafts were lavender sachets and maracas. Our Celebrity Readers were Mrs Leah...
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New Virtual Reality Apps

Come along and try some of our latest virtual reality apps in the library. Feed A Titanosaur Come face to face with one of the largest creatures to ever walk planet Earth and feed it! NASA’s Exoplanet Excursions Take a guided journey through the...
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