JRC News

Welcome Back for Term 4!

Term 4 Opening Hours

*Homework Club is currently not operating after school.

Smartsuite Digital Toolbox

Our student Librarian, Becki Hyde, has been developing the SmartSuite Digital Toolbox to assist students to learn how to use the wide range of digital resources available at the school.  The JRC Student Guide which contains information about our resources and services can also be found in the Toolbox.  Please let us know if there are any guides that you would like to see included. 

The Toolbox can be accessed from the Smartsuite homepage: 

Compass > star menu > Smartsuite (logon with student details > Digital Toolbox

New books…

THE SUN AND THE STAR

A new Percy Jackson World novel featuring fan-favourite characters, Nico and Will!  From New York Times #1 best-selling author Rick Riordan and award-winning author Mark Oshiro comes a new standalone adventure featuring two of the most popular characters from the world of Percy Jackson and the Olympians.ONE PROPHECY. TWO DEMIGODS. A HEROIC QUEST.Nico di Angelo is pretty familiar with the realms of death, being the son of Hades and all. So when a desperate voice starts plaguing his dreams, Nico is convinced it's coming from the Underworld and belongs to an old friend - a reformed Titan called Bob. Then an ominous prophecy leaves Nico in no doubt - Bob needs his help and Nico must rescue him.Of course Nico's boyfriend, Will Solace, the son of Apollo (the god of light) insists on joining the quest too. But can will even survive in the darkest part of the world? And what does the prophecy mean when it says that Nico will have to leave something of equal value behind?

As Nico faces demons both internal and external, his relationship with Will is tested to its very core. Can love find its way, even through the depths of hell?

This compelling young adult novel about growing up in a migrant Asian family with a mother who is suffering from a mental illness was short-listed for the Prime Minister's Literary Awards.

THE SURPRISING POWER OF A GOOD DUMPLING

SHORT-LISTED: 2020 Prime Minister's Literary Award, Young Adult Fiction 

FINALIST: 2021 Kirkus Prize, Young Readers Anna Chiu has her hands pretty full looking after her brother and sister and helping out at her dad's restaurant, all while her mum stays in bed. Dad's new delivery boy, Rory, is a welcome distraction and even though she knows that things aren't right at home, she's starting to feel like she could just be a normal teen. But when Mum finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as Mum's condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they understand about themselves and each other. This nourishing tale about the crevices of culture, mental wellness and family was the winner of the Indie Book Awards.