Resource Centre

What a big week we have had! Today officially wraps up Book Week! We have enjoyed building your child’s home library through the book fair, having our vibrant parade of characters on Wednesday,  celebrating books through many lunchtime activities and finalising our Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Primary Library Classes

Back in Term 2, our Primary classes began exploring the CBCA Book Week Awards. Students learned about the history of the CBCA and the different award categories, examining the shortlisted books in each section.

We discussed the criteria used by the judges when selecting winning and honour books. Kindergarten to Year 2 students listened to and discussed books shortlisted in the Early Childhood category. Our Year 3 and 4 students explored the Picture Book category and evaluated the books using the key judging criteria. Year 5 and 6 students read and discussed books shortlisted for the Eve Pownall Award, which featured a range of formats, including picture books, graphic novels, novels and contemporary illustrated non-fiction texts.

As a final activity, students were given the opportunity to cast a vote for their favourite shortlisted book by placing a raffle ticket into the corresponding voting jar.

Students who participated in the voting are now in the running to win a copy of the book that is ultimately voted the overall favourite by the MAG community.

Lunchtime Activities

In the lead-up to Book Week, a number of primary and secondary students volunteered to help organise and run lunchtime activities. Their contributions included photocopying resources, gathering supplies, presenting activities to students, running sessions and assisting with pack-up.

Thank you to these amazing volunteers. It was wonderful to see both the organisers and participants enjoying themselves throughout the week.

Tutor Group Challenges

Inspired by the Science team's successful competitions, we introduced a series of Tutor Group challenges during Book Week. Challenges were run across three divisions: K-2, Years 3-6, and Secondary. 

Activity 1: Guess the Emoji Book Titles

Activity 2: Create Your Own Emoji Book Titles

Activity 3: Book Trivia

Activity 4: List of Five (Each age group had to create a list related to a book topic)

There were so many creative responses; it was great to see so many classes trying their best to answer the trivia questions as well. 

Keep reading!

Ms Height & Ms O’Neill

Resource Centre Team 

Important details

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Passwords

If you haven’t received your new password yet, please contact the Resource Centre at library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au. We’ll ensure your password is sent to you as soon as possible.

Borrowing and Returns

Students may borrow and return books before school, at recess, lunchtime, and after school. Primary School students also have the opportunity to borrow during their fortnightly Library lessons, with books due back at their next session. Students in Years 7–9 have now begun visiting the Resource Centre regularly. Their books are due two weeks after the date of borrowing.

Borrowing Permissions

If students are requesting to borrow books above their age level, we request parents to write a letter regarding their permission for their child to borrow and read a specific book, which will be reviewed by library staff.

Renewals

Students may renew their books for an additional two weeks by speaking to staff at the Library Circulation Desk. If a further extension is required after this period, students must bring the book with them so staff can sight it before approving the renewal. Students may also renew their books by emailing the Library or by logging on to the school Library website, which is accessible through their SEQTA account.

Requests

If your child would like to borrow a specific book and the title is not included in our current catalogue, we will add this to our purchase wishlist.

Overdue notices

If you receive an overdue notice, there is a chance that the books may have been processed through our system after the email was sent. We encourage all parents to follow up on any issues by emailing the Resource Centre at library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au

Reading Permissions

Due to our shared space catering for students from Kindergarten to Year 12, our library collection is organised to help students easily find books with protagonists close to their own age. For example, in the Upper Primary section, most of the characters are between 11 and 13 years old. This approach ensures that themes and content remain age-appropriate, and also supports students in reading independently and with confidence.

When deciding where books are placed within the collection, we are guided by author and publisher recommendations.

If you have any other enquiries, issues or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us via phone by ringing the main office or via email address at library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au

Keep reading everyone!

Kind regards,

Ms Height and Ms O’Neill

Resource Centre Team