Year 8 Readers’ Cup took place on Tuesday this week. It was won by 8A (Willow James, Lily Stewart, Maya Henrion, Elin Basangan), with 8B (Lola McNee, Lily Sweetten, Tahlia Wood and Ardy Penny-Ryan) and 8E (Grace Britnell, Enid Grech, Rose Harmon, and Tahlia Michielin with Lisette Dyer as an emergency) tying for 2nd place! The top three teams will be treated to a pizza lunch in the coming weeks in recognition of their efforts.

The 2nd 8A team were Rhea Dial, Jeeya Dayal, Finn Ibrahim, and Oscar Dyson. Gold House were represented by Finn Hoddy and Georgia Johnston. And Milly Goerge (8N), Tyler Watson (8R), and Liam Carney (8S) represented their houses as a combined team.

1st-placed team (8A (1))

Top 3 teams

L to R: Georgia Johnston & Finn Hoddy (Team Gold)

L to R: Grace Britnell, Tahlia Michielin, Enid Grech, Rose Harmon, Lisette Dyer (Team Ebony)

L to R: Ardy Oenny-Ryan, Lola McNee, Lily Sweetten, Tahlia Wood (Team Blue)

L to R: Rhea Dial, Jeeya Dayal, Oscar Dyson, Finn Ibrahim (Team 8A (2))

L to R: Willow James, Maya Henrion, Lily Stewart, Elin Basangan (Team 8A (1))

Tyler Watson (8R), Liam Carney (8S), Milly George (8N) (Combined Team)

Due to VCE exams taking place in the library for the next 4 weeks, we have moved into a classroom (S3). We have a limited selection of books, magazines, and games available. If students have a particular book that they would like to borrow, they are encouraged to contact library staff and we will try to fulfill that request. Printing/copying is available on the colour printer in the T-Wing (outside T12 & T13). Board games and computer games may be played during recess and lunchtime in S2 (once the teacher on duty has arrived).

There have been some new additions to the ePlatform (see below). The link is: https://belmonths.wheelers.co/ otherwise students can access our eBooks and audiobooks via the LibGuides home page, just look for this icon:

New additions to our audiobook collection include:

A Darkness of Dragons (Wings of Fire #10) by S.A. Patrick

Aurora’s End by Amie Kaufman

Bite Risk by S.J. Wills

Ice Wolves (Elementals #1) by Amie Kaufman

I survived the destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 by Lauren Tarshis

Book of the Week

Jurassic Park

by Michael Crichton

Seen the movies? Read the book that started it all – from the author behind the Westworld TV series.

Billionaire John Hammond has done the impossible: he has brought dinosaurs back to life using advanced genetic engineering and created an island theme park for rich tourists. But when he brings a group of experts to the island to sign-off on his project, a violent storm and a fatal computer flaw spell disaster. Paleontologists Alan Grant and Ellie Satler, and mathematician Ian Malcolm are forced to fight for their lives as dinosaurs run amok throughout the park.

Jurassic Park presents a cautionary tale of science gone wrong and the consequences of trying to ‘play God’. This is the ultimate novel for dinosaur enthusiasts, full of action and suspense, and will leave readers wanting more.

Both Jurassic Park (the original novel), Jurassic Park: the movie novelization, and sequel The Lost World are available to borrow from our library.

Susan Winfield

Belmont High School Newsletter

No.16

Issue 16 · 27 Oct 2023

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