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Key Dates April 2023, May

From the Principal Team School Council 2023, A Message from the Police, Finally

Digital Subscriptions Education Perfect, STILE , Mathspace , Edrolo

Careers Corner Year 9, Year 10 – Work Experience, Years 11 & 12, UCAT ANZ, School Holiday Activities, Careers in Focus

Alumni News

SRC News Harmony Week Celebrations, National Ride to Work/School Day March 24, Ideas for Student Engagement and Action

Year 12 Formal

GECPA News Second Hand Uniform Stall , Working Bee - Sunday 30th April 3pm - 5pm, GEC Athletics Carnival BBQ, GECPA, GEC Neurodiverse Parents Support Group , Walking Group, Glen Eira Council teen school holiday program Autumn 2023 , Caulfield Racecourse Reserve Trust Annual Public Meeting , Ride to School Day , New seats , Parents Social Nights , GEC Alumni, Entertainment Books

Library Corner Celebrating Cultural Diversity, CBCA 2023 Shortlist, Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, VCE Collection, Autism Awareness Month, Book Club, Homework Help, Library Links

Art News Year 8 Art, Mouse Maze, Year 9 Art, Architectural Studio Design

Science News Year 8 Science, Year 10 Science

Sporting Successes Join our team at the Mother’s Day Classic! , Senior Lawn Bowls, Felix Dressel-de Bruyn - State championships , Judo - Genevieve and Audrey Salinas

Languages Corner French Film Festival

Food Technology Wellness Bowls, Year 9 Make Bake Decorate

From the Office Camps, Sports & Excursions Fund (CSEF), How to Submit a Future Absence on XUNO, Update Your Details, XUNO Portal, Student Absences, Early Leavers, Newsletter Advertisements, XUNO App

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Library Corner

Celebrating Cultural Diversity

Last month, the library celebrated Cultural Diversity Week and Harmony Week with a display of books listed on the Cultural Diversity Database by the National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature Inc (NCACL). See the titles available in our library here. The library monitors contributed by presenting some interesting facts about cultural diversity in Victoria.

CBCA 2023 Shortlist

The Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Shortlist has been announced. Students can loan all shortlisted books in the Older Readers category from our library..

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Challenge is now open until 8th September and Glen Eira College is excited to be participating. Students can check their Year Level Google Classrooms or pop into our library to find out more. To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information, visit https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge

VCE Collection

The library offers a great range of study guides for all VCE subjects taught at GEC including for subjects with new study designs in 2023. A VCE Resources Information session will be held in the library on Wednesday April 5th at the beginning of lunch for students. All items borrowed at this session can be borrowed for the holidays (usually overnight loan only). Browse the collection here.

Autism Awareness Month

April is Autism Awareness month. Check out our range of neurodiverse stories for young adults here.

Book Club

Book Club for 2023 is up and running. Year 7 and new students are welcome to come see us at the library if they would like to join. Book Club runs at lunch time every fortnight on Wednesdays ‘Blue timetable’ week.