LIBRARY NEWS
Welcome!
The Library staff would like to welcome everyone back to school for 2023. This year Mrs Ruth Miller joins the Library staff as the VCE study supervisor. She will be looking after the senior students during their study periods.
Students from Prep to Year 8 have all had an introduction to the library and have been shown where to locate resources they may need. Students in Years 5-12 have also been making excellent use of the library space during Recess and Lunch, which has been fantastic. During these times, members of the wellbeing team have been introducing themselves to students.
Accelerated Reader Programme
Students in Years 4-6 have begun their reading programme. Students have completed a STAR Reading quiz which provides them with an ideal range to read for best understanding. Students then select a book to read from the library collection and do an online quiz to test their comprehension. Students are encouraged to borrow from the lower end of their range to begin with, so they can be assured of success. Books can be exchanged in the Senior Library before school (from 8.30am), Recess, Lunch and after school.
Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The 2023 VPRC has now begun. Students in Years 7 and 8 participate in the Challenge as part of their reading programme for English. The minimum requirement to read to meet the challenge is 10 titles from the VPRC reading list (available on the VPRC website) and 5 books of their own choosing. While students are encouraged to borrow from the school library, they are able to read books from their local public library or from home. Later in the year, students will be shown how to register the titles that have been read.
Access extra resources for study through a membership of your local public library.
The Eastern Regional Libraries has offered to partner with St Andrews Christian College to enable students to access resources beyond the school.
All students need to do is have a parent/guardian sign them up for a library membership. This can be done at www.yourlibrary.com.au/students. Here, an account can be created by selecting the school from a drop down box. Once this is complete, parents/ guardians will be emailed a barcode and a pin/password that can be used to login and access library resources.
Resources include:
- The Age newspaper online
- Ebooks, audiobooks through Libby, iVox and Borrowbox, Storybox
- Films through Kanopy, Kanopykids
- Books in other languages LOTE online for kids
- Britannica, GALE Virtual reference Library (covers an extensive subject range from Literature, Legal, Classical and Historical compendiums to Music, Theatre, Mathematics, Technology and the Sciences)
- SLV (State Library of Victoria) access
- Mango Languages (Language learning)
- LinkedIn Learning
- Studiosity- Online tutoring for Years 3 up. The help is via chat and text (and audio) and is recorded. https://www.yourlibrary.com.au/2021/12/studiosity/
- Aussie Driver- Learning to drive resources.
- (at a library branch- our closest is Knox) Echo for contemporary media issues
And for Primary aged students:
- Busycode (ages 5-13)- tutorials, challenges, coding projects
- Busythings (Pre K – Year 3) With over 300 educational games available, children can explore literacy, numeracy, creative development and general knowledge!
- Ebooks, audiobooks through Libby for kids, iVox and Borrowbox, Storybox
- Films through Kanopykids
- Mango Languages (Language learning)
- Books in other languages LOTE online for kids
- Studiosity- Online tutoring for Years 3 up. The help is via chat and text (and audio) and is recorded. https://www.yourlibrary.com.au/2021/12/studiosity/
- LiteracyPlanet
Lynne Marks
Head of Library