Library News

Library News

Welcome to an exciting year for our school library!

 

New Building & Borrowing

It’s getting closer to the new Library being finished and we’ll be able to go inside it soon. However it will be a home for two 3\4 classrooms before it officially becomes the Library next term.  Due to it becoming a classroom in the short term and having to pack up the existing library, there will be no borrowing happening in Term 1. Classrooms have been provided with extra books for their class library to compensate and the Prep - 2’s have a special ‘book box’ that they will bring home and share with their family.  

 

Scholastic Book Club

COHR is continuing to offer the Scholastic Book Club to students. Each term, there are two pamphlets that come home advertising children’s books that you can buy. Families can place orders online or complete order form and send to school with exact money in a labelled envelope. This is not compulsory but any orders placed do contribute to rewards for the school. Anna Saraullo will  coordinate this again and Agnes Bermingham has offered her assistance too. Thank you to Anna & Agnes.

 

Social Media - Cybersafety

Internet / Photo Permissions

Student permission forms for the use of the internet on school devices and taking photos for class activities or use with apps have come home. If these can be read, signed and returned promptly. Prep - 2 will distribute these at their parent information night next week.

 

Staff online contact

We ask that you use the staff school email address as the main form of online communication with the teachers. The staff use their email account for parent communication, whether it be student absences or general parent notification. Staff check emails before and after school, however keep in mind that during the school day, teaching lessons, playground duty and meetings may mean they don’t get back to their emails to after the school day.  If at anytime you need immediate contact then the office is always available. The message options in the Seesaw and Class Dojo apps are not to be used to contact staff please, as above their school email address is the official online contact.

 

Social Media

For legal reasons staff are not to be asked to join parents or students friend list on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram. This is safe cybersafety protocol for many Victorian schools and staff. It would be appreciated if staff weren’t requested to follow or join your site. Staff have procedures in place if there are family members connected to the school for these requests.

 

Book Week

In August we celebrate Book Week - this year’s theme is: “Curious Creatures, Wild Minds!

 

Looking forward to a fabulous 2020!

Mrs Karen Wakeling