Library News

Active Learning

I am continually in awe of the way the students are embracing the new spaces in the library and confidently discussing the books that they love.

The Year 3 - 6s have created a page on their individual, digital student portfolios to draw your attention to the books that they love to read. They will be using QR codes, which they have generated, which direct you to their favourite books.

The Junior students are enthusiastically exploring the Storyjumper website to produce their own books. They have been learning about the structure of fairytales and using digital memory cards to enhance their understanding.

A huge thankyou to everyone who helped with the new library set up, particularly Sandra and Anna. Moving the fiction and non fiction resources was no easy feat!

Creating Digital Solutions for our Learning

The students have been focusing on interactive ways to share their learning. Some are creating interactive slide decks and thinking about the user experience when creating their digital designs. We've been using the 'Thinglink' website to share what we have learnt about various Australian authors. Whilst others are exploring how they can share their learning using the 'Storyjumper' website. This week, during library, we were visited by Simon Collier, an educational consultant from ACARA (Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority). We will be working alongside Simon to create rich, authentic assessment tasks that will be posted on the ACARA website to assist other educators. Simon was very impressed with the high level of engagement that the students demonstrated and is looking forward to positive outcomes from this process.

A friendly reminder that Library Bags must be brought to each library session to return and borrow books!

Weekly Library Sessions

Wednesday: Years2/3, 3/4 and 5/6

Thursday: Foundation, Years 1 and 4/5