Junior Resource Centre (JRC) News

Celebrating all thing Star Wars in the JRC

Year 7 Borrowing

We hope to have the Year 7 library accounts ready for borrowing by the end of the week.  Once this is complete the Year 7 students will also be able to access movies, audiobooks, and ebooks from our Smartsuite library system.  In the interim students can select a book to be stored in the library for reading classes, or bring a book from home.  

Overdue books from 2020

I have given everyone a few weeks grace, but this week I will be doing the final invoicing for books that are still overdue, damaged or lost from 2020.  Thank you to the parents that have been in contact with me.

Tech-free Tuesday’s 

With Mr Jacob Givogue’s Chess Club starting up again, we are going tech-free every Tuesday lunchtime in the JRC starting this week.  As an alternative to computer games, students will have the option to play chess or one of our collection of card and board games.  Laptops will only be allowed for homework purposes. 

VCE and Middle School English Resources

A reminder that students can access a wide variety of films, ebooks, audiobooks and study guides for all class texts on Smartsuite.  

Compass > star > Smartsuite > logon with Compass username/password > VCE & MS English

WoW! Words On Wheels Initiative

Reminder that VCE texts, study guides, support material and study skills advice are available in the Presentation Space, Period 2 on Wednesday.  Our Teacher Librarian Ms Tonia Hast and Librarian Ms Michelle Snooks are always available via email for online requests.  The JRC is a short walk over the road and is open from 8.30am – 3.30pm from Monday to Friday.

Study Tip No. 1

Do you run out of time when you are studying?  The key is to learn efficiently.  This doesn’t just happen in SWOTVAC, it is a process that begins early in the semester.  Use active learning strategies.  Reading and listening is okay, but you will only remember 20 to 30 per cent of the information this way.

You can be an active learner by: 

• learn to be independent by becoming proactive: this means finding answers to things you do not know and being aware of what you do not know in the first place.
• be efficient: do not go over and over the same material.
• know your learning style: understand how you learn best. If your learning style is visual, try drawing key ideas to understand and remember things. Some people learn best by doing, so hands on activities help them to learn. Explaining things to others really helps auditory learners absorb information themselves.
• organise your notes and your to-do list into categories: a long, long list is scary, and important things can get lost. Sorting things into groups is the brain’s natural way of remembering.