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LIBRARY NEWS 

The holidays are rapidly approaching and the library has recently acquired many new books, including Taylor Swift biographies and fan books. Swifties are encouraged to keep an eye out for more new books throughout the year, and make sure they place a reserve so that they don’t miss out!  

(Our current Taylor Swift collection)

(The ‘New Books’ shelf is filling up!)

Year 7 Readers’ Cup teams are starting to come together! A team from each Year 7 class will read 3 set books, make a book trailer for one of them, and compete against each other in a quiz next term. We encourage all participants to start reading now and make sure that they have at least one book borrowed for the upcoming holidays. 

For 7A we have Rebecca Blanchard, Elliott Savage, Yousuf Fahad, Finn Larsen-Brown, Thien Tran, Mahith Gogari, Lim Nguyen, Taj Coleman, and Xavier Domantay. 

For 7B we have Samara Wood, DJ Lyons-O’Hanlon, Cooper Smith, and Ted Klahsen. 

For 7G we have April Coleman, Pearl Simunitsch, Lacey Young, and Arjun Bharathi, with Zac Williams, Evynn Sleep, and Noah Stannard as emergencies. 

For 7M we have Riley Budge, Aydan Ruston, Mussa Bhatti, and Kiera Walker. 

For 7N we have Charlie Parnell, Imogen Lugg, Georgia McLennan, Xavier Crowe, and Quinn Hart. 

For 7P we have Edie Forbes, Louella McCawley, Harvey Darken, and Javi Rau.

For 7U we have Georgia Fairhead, Alice Schmidt, Lola Russo, and Hafee Salman. 

For 7R we have Isla Fenske and Ted Constantin. 

For 7S we have Amelia Carney, Ben Fuller, Declan Fletcher, Poppy Corneby, Roma Partos-Slattery, Dhyan Patel, Charlie Jess, Max Schembri, and Nenuka Athukorala, with Alyssa Noble as an emergency. 

The Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge has begun, and 44 students have signed up so far! They are: Taj Coleman, Xavier Domantay, Holly Elliott, Yousuf Fahad, Mahith Gogari, Tom Georgelin, Elliott Savage, Chloe Tanner, Lim Nguyen, and Thien Tran of 7A; April Coleman, Elizabeth Donaldson, and Lacey Young of 7G; Imogen Lugg and Georgia McLennan of 7N; Harvey Darken, Georgia Fairhead, and Edie Forbes of 7P; Isobel Smith of 7R; Declan Fletcher, Alyssa Noble, and Dhyan Patel of 7S; Alice Schmidt and Hafee Salman of 7U; Chloe James of 8B; Farhana Amusa and Mia Dreyer of 8G; Fern Knight and Amelie Scouller of 8N; Miranda Linton, Asher Watts, and Ethan Pearce of 8P; Parneet Kaur pf 8R; Ella Boyce and Demid Shchadin of 8S; Sachindu Perera of 9A; Tahlia Wood of 9B; Tahlia Michielin of 9E; Prahlad Anand  and Jacinta Carswell of 10A; Sophie Nieuwenhuis of 10R; Isabelle Crowe, Ruby Moon Elshout, and Bec Pearce of 10S. 

These students will get to participate in meetings throughout the year where we may talk about books that they have read and authors they like. There may also be the opportunity to meet an author, and even choose new books for the library. Students who complete the Challenge will receive a certificate of completion, be given a pizza lunch, and go in the draw to win a Dymocks voucher. 

Good luck to everyone participating and happy reading! 

Book of the Week

Deadly Waters

by Helen Waters 

Deadly Waters is the story of ‘Digger’ a teenager who dreams of playing cricket for Australia, but his ambitions are put on hold when Australia goes to war. 

Based on real events, Digger joins the Navy as a reservist soon after leaving school and is called up to active duty as the Second World War breaks out. He trains as a radio signalman and serves on his first ship, helping to destroy the deadly sea mines left by German ships along Victoria’s coast. Digger later serves on the navy’s flagship, HMAS Australia, and experiences the horrors of war as he and his fellow sailors come under kamikaze attack. 

Deadly Waters is a story full of action, tragedy and adventure, and will open your eyes to Australians’ experience during World War Two. 

Susan Winfield