Resource Centre
Resource Centre Business
Borrowing
A reminder that this year borrowing from the Library will cease on Monday 22 November, and we request that all books be returned by this date. Students are welcome to come and read books in the Library during recess, lunchtimes and before and after school.
Stocktake and Weeding
Next Wednesday we will begin to stocktake our collection in the Resource Centre.
This will go hand in hand with our weeding process. You may ask what library weeding is - yes, it does sound like we are working in the garden. Much like working in the garden and removing the unwanted plants, the process within the Resource Centre involves removing the unwanted stock in our collection. Below are a few key factors we consider for weeding our resource materials:
- looks well loved
- are over 10 years old
- trends that are finished
We also combined the list above with our circulation data to help us make informed decisions. If a book is looking a bit tired but is in high circulation or used highly in the Resource Centre we then add this book to our replacement list.
Resource Centre Committee 2022
If you are in Years 5/6 or Secondary and interested in becoming a member of The Resource Committee in 2022, please speak to Miss Height, Mrs Price or Mrs Jepson about what is involved in being a member of the committee and what you need to do to apply.
Resource Centre Displays
This week Mrs Jepson has been working on our Remembrance Day Display.
Planning our first 2022 display
As part of Library Lovers Month in February 2022, our plan is to create a display that utilises photographs of students, parents and other family members:
1. Enjoying the pastime of reading in a variety of different locations i.e. at the beach, sitting in a tree, lounging on the couch
2. Reading their favourite book/s
As in the examples below we were hoping to put a display together that uses the photos you provide that says” We Love(heart) Books”.
Please send your photo/s to help us build the display to: library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au
Book Swap
It's that time of year again! The Great Book Swap is just around the corner and we are asking you, the students, family and staff of Moama Grammar, to declutter your books and donate what you can to the school - please send these to us by 23 November so that we have time to get them ready for the Book Swap on Thursday 25 November, 2021. Thank you to the families who already made some donations to the cause.
https://edu.greatbookswap.org.au/
A number of our senior school Resource Centre members are combining with members from the Indigenous committee to run a fundraiser for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
When signing up to join the ILF Great Book Swap, our school was assigned to Maranydjalk House. Please see the fact sheet (https://s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/raisely-images/great-book-swap/uploads/yolngu-language-pdf-83575e.pdf )
If you would like to make a donation other than the gold coin donation at the Great Book Swap, you can do so through the link below:
https://edu.greatbookswap.org.au/magsgreatbookswap
New Resource Arrivals
IPT
Year 3
Year 3 have been working on group projects where they have been asked to research different homes around the world. With this information they were required to present the information and build the homes. Below are some photos of their progress:
I would like to thank Forever Fresh who, at very short notice, were able to supply us with the trays that have become the students' workspaces for this task.
Year 4
Tinkercad is the program the Year 4’s are using in both their IPT sessions and in their classroom. It allows them to design a variety of objects and scenes. This builds their skills as they work to complete their Design project for science and technology.
Keep reading everyone!
Ms Height, Mrs Price and Mrs Jepson
Resource Centre Team
Important details
Opening Hours:
Monday-Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm
Friday 8.30am to 4.00pm
Borrowing and Returns
Students may borrow and return books before school, recess, lunch time and after school. Primary School students also have the chance to borrow books during their fortnightly Library lessons.
Renewals
Students are able to re-borrow books for an additional two weeks by speaking to staff at the Library Circulation Desk. If further borrowing is requested after this, students are required to bring their book with them to allow the staff to sight the book. In addition, students can renew their book/s by emailing the Library.
Request
If your child would like to borrow a specific book and the title is not included in our current catalogue, we will add this to our purchase wishlist.
Overdue notices
If you receive an overdue notice there is a chance that the books may been processed through our system after the email was sent, so we encourage all parents to follow up any issues by emailing the Resource Centre at library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au
If you have any other enquiries, issues or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us via phone by ringing the main office or via email address library@moamagrammar.nsw.edu.au.