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Book Club

In Week 4, my fellow English Captains and I held our very own Book Club in the Library, the first of many for this year! The purpose of hosting Book Club is to invite booklovers of all year levels to share their passion and love for reading with like-minded people. Additionally, we also want to create a sense of belonging and a safe space amongst the school with those who share similar opinions and ideas when it comes to literature, outside of the everyday routine of school life.

During our lunchtime in Week 4, our topic was 'Your Least Favourite Book'. I found it really valuable to have readers from all year levels come along and share their strong opinions and passions towards the books that they truly despised the most.

Our next Book Club will be held on Monday the 25th of March in Week 9, with the theme being the popular cult-classic and nostalgic story of ‘The Hunger Games’.

My fellow English Captains and I are inviting book readers and lovers of all ages and genres to come along and join in on a lively discussion including all things dystopian, post-apocalyptic and the age-old question of Team Gale or Team Peeta (there really is only one answer, let’s be honest… Team Katniss!).

So, bring your lunch and a friend or two along to Library 2 and we hope to see you there!

Your fellow booklover,

Katherine Styles 11B

February Artisan of the Month

Congratulations to the winners of the Feb Artisan of the Month:

Student - Elliot Burchett:

March Artisan of the Month OPEN

You are encouraged to enter anything creative - photos, drawings, sewing, knitting, carpentry, pottery, origami, an original piece of music, decorated cake etc. so long as it can be submitted digitally (eg photo or sound recording).

There are three categories (Students, Staff, and Family & Friends) with a prize for the winning student entry (winners of the Staff and F&F categories get honour and glory).

Please email your submissions to:

library@wantirnacollege.vic.edu.auby

If it is a Family & Friends submission, please mention which student or staff member you are connected to. Up to 5 entries permitted per person, preferably in .jpeg or .png format.

By submitting, you agree to have your entry published to the school community (on Teams, in the College Yearbook, etc). Please contact me if you want to submit but prefer to keep your work anonymous.

Past entries can be viewed in the AotM Gallery at the top of the Library Teams channel. We look forward to seeing your creative output!

Resident Writers - Closes Fri 15 March

Resident Writers is a chance for all writers and poets out there to share their talents with the school community. It is held once a term, and there are three categories (Students, Staff, and Family & Friends) with a prize for the winning student entry (winners of the Staff and F&F categories get honour and glory).

As a rough guide works should be between 250 - 350 words, shorter is ok but they can't be significantly longer. Send your entries with the subject line Resident Writers entry to: library@wantirnacollege.vic.edu.au.

If it is a Family & Friends submission, please mention which student or staff member you are connected to.

By submitting, you agree to be published to the school community (on Teams, in the College Yearbook, etc). Please contact us if you want to submit but prefer to keep your work anonymous.

Past entries can be read in the resident Writers Gallery at the top of the Library Team – Resident Writers channel.

Join Eastern Regional Libraries!

Membership with the Eastern Regional Libraries (ERL) provides FREE online access to a range of services including Studiosity. Studiosity provides one-on-one tutoring support for students of all ages, from Grade 3 right through to Postgraduate study. More details can be found here.

If you would like to sign up to ERL, you can use the following links.

Students: https://www.yourlibrary.com.au/students/

Adults:

https://yourlibrary.spydus.com/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/JOIN