Library News 

Book Fair

The excitement is building for the upcoming Book Fair. The Book Fair will be open from Wednesday 19 October to Monday 24 October, 8.30am - 3.30pm. Parents are welcome to come along. It will be a great opportunity to start your Christmas shopping!

Brain Olympia

Next Wednesday, 16 students from Years 4, 5 and 6, will travel to Narrabri to participate in the Brain Olympia Cluster Competition. The students will be in two groups of 8 and compete against other schools in the areas of general knowledge, public speaking, problem solving and drama.

Best of luck to the following students who will be representing St Xavier's:

Emily O'Brien, Bill Strohfeldt, Erica Roden, Henry Maslen, Jonathon Martin, Ethan Ford, Jessica Swain, Jimmy Grant, Sean Gander, Madden Gerrard, Rocco Hennessy, Charlotte Duncan, Thomas Martin, Neave Anderson, Victor Egan, Eloise Maslen.

Sora

Did you know that St Xavier’s students have access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks via the Armidale Catholic Schools Office Digital Library?

The digital library is accessible via the app called SORA, by Overdrive. Simply access the app store and search for Sora. Alternatively go to https://soraapp.com 

The next step will be for your child to log in using their own personal username and password. Students should know their username as it is the first part of their school email address, however if they need reminding please ask them to come and see me in the library. Their password is simply the same password that they use to log in to their chromebooks every day at school. 

The fabulous thing about SORA and the digital library is that it can be accessed from home and is available throughout the year, including during school holidays. This means access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks at any time!