JRC (Junior Resource Centre) News

Overdue books

All library borrowing has now finished for the year.  We are currently chasing up students who have not returned their books, many of which are long overdue.   We have emailed overdue notices to students and families, so please be alert and ensure your student returns their loans immediately.   Any outstanding loans at the end of the school year will be processed and a book replacement fee will be charged to your school account.  Occasionally we do have internet issues that may affect our loan information, so please email me if you have any queries: msnooks@fhs.vic.edu.au

Holiday Reading and Movies

Students are still able to borrow books from ePlatform over the holidays.  There are a wide range of eBooks and audiobooks available – audiobooks are a fantastic alternative to music during long road trips!  You can also download the ePlatform app to make listening even easier.  Students can access ePlatform via:

Compass > ‘star’ menu > ePlatform (logon with Compass account details). 

We also have a wide variety of movies available on Smartsuite for students to stream over the holidays, including English films for those wanting to get a head start for 2021. 

To access: Compass > ‘star’ menu > Smartsuite (logon with Compass details) > click on the ‘Watch a movie’ button (red arrow)

All English films can be accessed from the VCE, MS English or the Reading Program (for Years 7 and 8) buttons (green arrows), or you can browse our LOTE collection on the French and Japanese Film buttons (orange arrows).

New audio and eBooks on ePlatform

Merry Christmas and see you in 2022!

 Wishing everyone a very happy and safe Christmas!   We hope you enjoy your Summer holidays after all of the lockdowns this year!