Library News
Wall of Wonder in our Library
Wonder - Celebrating all that is good with joy and gratitude is the Kildare Ministries core value for 2021.
We have designated a wall in the Library for students and staff to express what the value of Wonder means to them, and to encourage all of us to celebrate the Good in our liveswith Joy & Gratitude.
Creative ways to contribute include submitting photographs, drawings, artworks, poems, and prayers of gratitude.
Contributions can be handed to the Library staff, or submitted anonymously via a box near the Library desk.
The Wall will continue to be added to over 2021, and will become an even more significant feature of the Library as the year progresses.
Has your student registered for the 2021 Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge?
St. Joseph’s College is once again participating in the 2021 Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge.
All students Yr 7-10 have received an email with their individual password to participate in the Challenge.
Please encourage your student to open the email and register for the PRC by following the instructions.
PRC books are on display in the Library, and all PRC books in the Library catalogue are identified with a blue icon and show the PRC reading level when the mouse cursor is hovered over the icon.
Students can access the Library catalogue at SIMON/ Student links/ Library catalogue.
Help with book and resource selection for your child
Navigating decisions about which books and which digital resources are appropriate for your child is difficult. This website is one option to support that decisionmaking: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ Basic access is free.
Common Sense media is independent, nonprofit and research backed. There is a Parent tab where parents and carers can browse trending parenting/carer articles and videos on such topics as apps for children on the autism spectrum https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/apps-for-kids-on-the-autism-spectrum, or setting up your child’s iphone https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/step-by-step-tips-to-set-up-your-kids-iphone , or find advice on content selection by age range, topic, streaming service and more.