News from the Library

Sitting at the edge ….

Allow me to say.

how I felt and what I thought

In your shadow for six months

at the Wantirna College yard.

Stopped in front of you all,

made in a variety of colours.

Knowledge to share

Your way of life to build.

Giving you the courage by words

Among the rules and regulations

as an attachment of a teacher

by the mentality of a mother.

Didn’t feel that you are someone's children

I felt as my children that you all were,

like the flowers that bloom in the morning

like shining stars in the sky at night.

Can’t forget.

your kind words about me,

about my service granted to you,

rose tears in eyes and melted the heart.

An unforgettable joy forever it was.

along your thoughts.

You are highly soft,

mischievous or impulsive sometimes.

But I have identified,

that you are ready to protect the day tomorrow,

desperate to win the world somehow.

One day,

the pathway you imagine will secure for sure.

Therefore, my dear children,

I pray for your victory!

Will send wishes warmly and cheerfully.

even though I am not for you on that day,

at your doorstep.

By Nelum Liyanage (Mrs. LIN)

Resident Writers

Resident Writers is a chance for all writers and poets out there to share their writing talents with the school community. It is held once a term, and there are three categories – Students, Staff, and Family & Friends.

There is a prize for the wining student entry – the winning student gets to choose between a wonderful $25 Dymocks voucher or one of five amazing notebooks!

As a rough guide, your work should be between 250 – 350 words. Send your entries to library@wantirnacollege.vic.edu.au with the subject line Resident Writers entry. 

If it is a Family & Friends submission, please mention which student or staff member you are connected to. Please get your wonderful pieces in by the end of Week 7 (Sunday 19 November). By submitting you agree to be published to the school community (on Teams, in the College Yearbook, etc). Please contact us if you want to submit but prefer to keep your work anonymous.

Submit your writing pieces now!

Kevin Hawkins

English

Library Loans

As the year winds down, the Library staff would appreciate it if students could check their Library loans and return any overdue or forgotten books. To find out what your loans are, head to the Library catalogue by clicking on the link in the Compass star-dropdown menu. Log in using your school details, then click on your name to open a dropdown menu and choose Loans. It's that easy!

Joanne Montgomery

Library Manager