This week, families will receive emails about books which are overdue. Children are encouraged to return overdue items before the end of term. In the final week of term, students may borrow extra books for the holidays if they wish. Spring into the...
We are launching the first of our competitions in the lead up to Book Week, based on this year’s theme of ‘Curious Creatures, Wild Minds’. Students are invited to use their creativity and make their own curious creature out of recycled materials...
With just six weeks to go until Book Week, we are returning to the notables and short list titles for this week’s Bookmarks recommendations. Junior Years Readers ‘Three’ by Stephen Michael King It’s impossible not to fall in love with Three. Three...
To celebrate Science Week with its theme of Deep Blue: Innovations for the Future of our Oceans, library aide Mrs Peta Griffin spent the holidays creating a giant papier-mâché whale, suspended from the ceiling, which was a big talking point with...
We are on the countdown to Book Week 2020. Each Prep to Year 8 library class is now exploring the CBCA Book of the Year books. The next few instalments of Bookmarks will feature books from the Book of the Year Shortlists and Notables lists. Junior...
We request that all Book Club orders be placed via the LOOP online ordering system in future. We will no longer be accepting cash payments. Author Visits Last week, Year 8 and 9 students had the opportunity to see author Taryn Bashford. Taryn has...
Our Bookmark titles for this week are all science themed to tie in with our Science Week celebrations. Junior Readers ‘Edie’s Experiments’ by Charlotte Barkla Edie is a scientist. She loves conducting experiments, investigating results and sometimes...
We have been celebrating 90 Years of Nancy Drew in the library with special ‘Mystery In the Library’ activities and displays. I have chosen three mystery titles to highlight here, but there are plenty more to choose from in our collection! Junior...
Junior Readers ‘Ella at Eden: New Girl’ and ‘Ella at Eden: The Secret Journal’ by Laura Sieveking Did you love reading the Ella Diaries? Well, Ella is growing up and now she is starting school at Eden College. Join her in this new series called Ella...
Telling Stories Writing Competition Year 4-9 students are invited to submit a story with the title ‘I should have been more careful!’ for this competition. Entries, along with an entry form, must be submitted to Ms Nell Keen via email ( n...