Library News

The library will host our annual school chess tournament on Friday 14 March. It will take the form of a knockout competition, with individual trophies for the best junior and senior chess player. Please enquire with library staff if you are interested. 

Each week the library hosts “No-tech Tuesday.” On a Tuesday during recess and lunch students cannot use their computers unless they are completing homework or working on an assignment. “No-tech Tuesday” enables students to catch up with their friends, play chess or build a LEGO project. Spending time together enables students to develop friendships, allow time for relaxation away from their computer screens, or enjoy playing different board games. Isabella D comments, that “No-tech Tuesday gives her the opportunity to read books, or associate with different people while playing board games.” 

The Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC) is open to our Years 7 – 10 students from Monday 24 February. Participants can experience quality literature from a range of authors and genres. Students will need to read twenty books, including at least ten books from the prescribed PRC reading lists. Please email Mr Boyce on andrew.boyce@mn.catholic.edu.au if you wish to register.  

Mrs Medhurst will run the NRL Footy Tipping competition again this year. The season will kick off on Sunday 2 March and continue for twenty-seven rounds. Tips for Round One need to be submitted to library staff by Friday 28 February, to accommodate for the matches in Las Vegas. From Round Two onwards, the deadline for submitting tips will be 3.15pm on Thursday afternoons. At the end of the twenty-seven rounds the top three place getters will receive prizes. It is free for staff and students to enter. A leaderboard will be available for viewing in the junior fiction area of the library once the competition starts. 

Finally, the library has a range of items available for loan including fiction and non-fiction titles. We look forward to providing a range of new programs, services and displays to both staff and students this year. 

Andrew Boyce

Teacher/Librarian