The Year 7 Readers’ Cup Competition this Monday 20th May was a great success!

7 Purple (Edie Forbes, Javi Rau, Louella McCawley, and Harvey Darken) took out 1st place, while 7A (team 1: Elliott Savage, Mahith Gogari, Thien Tran, and Xavier Domantay) came 2nd, and 7A (team 2: Rebecca Blanchard, Lim Nguyen, Taj Donald, and Yousuf Fahad) came 3rd.

The top three teams will be treated to a pizza lunch in the coming weeks in recognition of their efforts, and all students will receive a certificate of participation.

(The winning team – 7 Purple, with Assistant Principal, Meagan McAlpine)

7 Mango was represented on the day by Ayden Ruston, Mussa Bhatti, and Kiera Walker.

7 Green was represented on the day by Imogen Lugg, Georgia McLennan, and Emma Whitney.

7 Silver was represented on the day by Declan Fletcher, Alyssa Noble, Dhyan Patel, and Ben Fuller.

7 U was represented on the day by Georgia Fairhead.

Thank you everyone who participated both on the day and in meetings throughout Terms 1 and 2. We hope you all enjoyed the program and are eager to join us for Year 8 Readers’ Cup next year!

Premiers’ Reading Challenge News

This Monday 27th May author Sue Lawson will be available to meet with PRC students during lunchtime in the library. Those attending this meeting may bring their lunch with them. Year 7 students are especially encouraged to come along to ask Sue any questions they may have about writing or to discuss books in general.

To complement Multicultural Day this week, the library is asking students to contribute to our display by sticking a pin on the map to show where they or their family originates from (apart from Australia). We’ve had around 25 students contribute already, and we’d love to see more!

Geelong Regional Library will be hosting two more events in our library during lunchtime this term:

Monday 3rd June - Board/Card Games and Mini Books
Monday 17th June - Board/Card Games and Blackout Poetry

(“Zombie felties” activity with GRL last week)

The library will remain open during these times to those wishing to read and/or study individually, borrow/return books, photocopy, and charge their laptops. Those wanting to play computer games are asked to please play outside during these lunchtimes.

GRL is also hosting Tabletop Gaming for Ages 12-100 at Belmont Library over the next two months:

Thursday 6th June from 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Thursday 4th July from 4:00pm to 5:00pm

Games include Sushi Go, Codenames, Azul, and Ticket to Ride. These events are free, however bookings are essential. Go to grl.vic.gov.au for more details.

There are new additions to our AudioBook ePlatform:

The Dark Secret (Wings of Fire #4) by Tui Sutherland

The Brightest Night (Wings of Fire #5) by Tui Sutherland

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson #1) by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson #2) by Rick Riordan

Sparrow by Scott Gardner

Students can access the ePlatform via a link on the LibGuides homepage (see below)

Or via the library catalogue homepage (see below):

The books listed are also available on our bookshelves.

Book of the Week

Escape from Stalingrad

by Andy Marino

12-year-old Artem loves living in Stalingrad, Russia, with his mother, older brother Vasiliy, and a cat called Misha. All this changes in the summer of 1942, when Germany invades Russia, and Vasily goes off to join the army.

After the city is devastatingly bombed and then divided between warring armies, Artem and his new friend Yuna are forced to fend for themselves. Trapped in the German-occupied half of the city, they scavenge for food and water, struggling to survive amongst the ruins. Desperate to save his injured mother, Artem turns to the one person he shouldn’t – a German officer – and begins to fetch water for the enemy in return for food and medicine. When Yuna is taken prisoner, Artem faces an impossible choice: save his friend or save his mother?

Escape from Stalingrad is a thrilling story of war, sacrifice, and courage in the face of all odds – written from a perspective that is often overlooked.

Susan Winfield

Belmont High School Newsletter

No.7

Issue 7 · 24 May 2024

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