TC Library & TCEC

Book Blokes & Literature Lads

This week has seen the launch of our Book Blokes and Literature Lads initiative in the Library. This program enables staff who wouldn’t normally be a part of Library lessons join our reading groups to discuss their favourite books and why reading is important to them. This week we have been joined by Mr Alex Terry and Mr Michael Radice from IT and teachers Mr Kenny Chan, Mr David Borrello and Mr Joel Blakeley. We also heard from English Teacher Mr Ben Mitchell who discussed his varied reading preferences and discussed how he used reading as relaxation technique. 

 

We look forward to continuing with the program next week where classes will receive visits from more staff members. We can also provide statistics on our staff reading preferences, specifically if we have Book Blokes or Literature Lads at TC! The current tally is four of each, but early predictions indicate a preference for staff self-nomination as ‘Book Blokes’


Packing a lunchbox

 

TCEC is asking for parent and carers help to curb our litter problem. We are seeking your assistance in how you pack your son’s lunchbox. 

 

A large quantity of our litter problem is from gladwrap, snack packaging and food items. and we are calling on all our families to please consider other options when packing lunches. 

 

Alternatives to this could include:

  • beeswax wraps
  • bulk buying and decanting into smaller containersstore bought sandwich containers. Our students are always very active, especially with P.E. and sports training. You could help contribute to the zero waste initiative by ensuring that they have a reusable water bottle instead of having a single use plastic bottle.  

 

At the beginning of the year we did a rubbish audit with the year 7s and both staff and students were shocked by the amount of food being thrown away. We would love for you to have a conversation with your sons and discuss what they would like for their lunches. Perhaps you are packing apples as a snack but actually your son does not like apples, unfortunately these often end up thrown in the bin or on the ground untouched.