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MRC - McAuley Resource Centre

Audiobooks are a great way to experience another form of reading and are available through the MRC. We subscribe to the Borrow Box platform and have fantastic books loaded and ready to be heard. There are plenty of benefits to regularly listening to audiobooks, including: 

1. Increasing reading accuracy by 52% 
2. Increasing reading speed, expanding vocabulary and improving fluency. 
3. Teaching pronunciation and improving comprehension. 

How to set up BorrowBox 

• Download the BorrowBox App. (App store or google play) 
• Select library: Academy of Mary Immaculate 
• Activate using ID/barcode (use student ID number) 
• PIN/Password (use your school password) 
• Agree to terms and conditions 
• You can now browse and select audiobooks 

If you haven’t tried an audiobook, give it a go. 

Knitting Club is now on every Friday in the Fiction Library. All year levels welcome. Come along and learn a new hobby. 

Happy Audiobook reading

Ms Cathy Bennett and Ms Anne Chowne 

McAuley Resources Co-Learning Leaders

Earth Day at Academy

Earth Day is a global event that is celebrated every year on April 22nd to bring awareness to sustainability and environmental issues. This year was a focus on plastic and how it is appearing in our air and oceans. The Earth at Academy club hosted an 'Ask us Anything' during lunch time to answer student questions, offer quizzes and provide environmental petitions to be signed. It was a massive success with 134 quizzes and petitions signed.

We also recruited more members for our club to help us with our recent recycling program changes. 

The Earth at Academy club meets during Tuesday lunchtimes and always welcomes new members! 

Ms Fiona Tassone

Earth at Academy Leader