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New Arrivals - Donations
Over the past fortnight, the Library team have been working hard to have some Teacher Resources catalogued and distributed, ready for Term 2.
We have also received some amazing new Junior Non Fiction and Junior Fiction books!
Secondary Book Club
We are offering a Secondary book club with a difference this year! The students in this group will be reading books that have been shortlisted for the 2024 CBCA Book Week. They will use a modified version that the judges use for the selection of the winning book.
Our first meeting will be on Wednesday 13 March, where we will decide how the group will be run.
Resource Centre Committee
Over the last fortnight, a communication has been distributed about the different Co-Curricular activities on offer within our school. Included on this flyer was information about the Resource Centre Committee. We welcome anyone from Year 4-12 to join and assist in planning lunchtime activities, events and other events that may arise. We meet at lunchtime every Thursday in the RC2 (computer lab).
Book Club
Book Club orders have been placed and we hope these will arrive before the end of Term 1. If not, orders will be distributed when students return to school in Term 2.
The Premiers Reading Challenge begins on 26th February and closes on 23rd August!
The Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) is upon us again. If you want your child to participate in the challenge, please let us know by:
- If your child has participated in the past all you need to do is use the same login details. If you can’t locate your login details, please let Ms. Height know and she will reset the password for you.
- If you child is new to the challenge you can have them join by:
- Contacting the library staff via library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au.
- Ask your child to let the library staff know in their library lesson.
- Let your child's teacher know via the school diary and they can pass it onto the library staff.
Once I have received the student passwords, they will be sent home and a copy also placed in your child's diary.
If you want to start locating books for your child(ren) to read for the Challenge, please take time to preview the lists on the website. Please see the PRC website for more details.
Some important rules regarding the successful completion of the Premier's Reading Challenge include:
Summary of Rule 4:
K-2 Students: you can read books on your own, read them with someone else, or someone can have the books read them to you.
Year 3-10 Students: you must read books on your own, but someone can help you choose them.
Rule 6:
K-2 Students: you can read books or have them read to you
Year 3-10 Students: you must read all PRC books in English. You may read Personal Choice books in your home language.
Rule 7a:
K-2 Students: if you can read simple chapter books on your own, you can attempt the 3-4 Challenge. You need to get your Student Reading Record changed to Challenge level 3-4. See your PRC coordinator for help with this.
Rule 7b:
3-10 Students only: students with special needs who would experience difficulty completing the challenge at their grade-appropriate level can take part in the 3-10 Challenge. Students on the 3-10 Challenge level will complete the challenge by reading 20 books from any challenge level (including K-2) with whatever levels of support are appropriate to their needs. PRC coordinators should submit requests for changes to the 3-10 challenge by 31 July.
Rule 7c:
For all students: students who experience difficulty completing the challenge due to circumstances outside their control should talk to their PRC coordinator for assistance. PRC coordinators can provide school-based support and adjustments to meet the needs of their school community as appropriate, and can contact the PRC team for assistance as needed.
Rule 8:
3-10 Students only: If your teacher thinks you need extra help, you can listen to unabridged audio versions of the books as long as you read along.
Rule 9:
If you complete your online Student Reading Record by 23 August 2024, and it is validated by your school by 6 September (11:59 pm), you will be eligible for a PRC certificate in Term 4.
Upcoming Events
27/03/24 Secondary Book Club
22/05/24 National Simultaneous Storytime (details will be provided at a later date)
Resource Centre - Important details
Opening Hours
Monday - Thursday: 8.30am to 4.30pm
Friday: 8.30am to 4.00pm
Borrowing and Returns
Students may borrow and return books before school, at recess, at lunchtime or after school. Primary School students can also borrow books during their fortnightly Library lessons.
Renewals
Students can re-borrow books for an additional two weeks by speaking to staff at the Library Circulation Desk. If further borrowing is requested, students are required to bring their book with them to allow Library staff to sight the book. In addition, students can renew their book/s by emailing the Library (library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au).
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 been processed through our system after the email was sent, so we encourage all parents to follow up any issues by emailing the Resource Centre at library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au.
Reading Permissions:
As our Resource Centre caters for all year levels, we have organised our collection to allow students to locate books that are written with protagonists who are of a similar age to them. For example, for Upper Primary, most of the characters are 11-13 year olds. This way, we can ensure themes and content are appropriate and it allows students to read the books for pleasure independently and with confidence.
When making the decision on where books are placed, we are guided by the author and publisher recommendations.
If students are requesting to borrow books above their age level, we request that parents write a letter or email the library staff to give permission for their child to borrow and read a specific book.
Keep reading everyone!
Ms Height and Ms O’Neill
Resource Centre Team