MESC LEARNING COMMONS

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from our Library Team

A Word from the 2019 Library Leaders...

The library team was full of wonderful, motivated students this year. Not only have we helped with shelving and small jobs around the library, each member has been involved in creating their own display and planning a theme. We also were able to attend the Melbourne Writers Festival in Melbourne this year, and later on we were able to help out at the schools, very own, Literary Festival.

The Melbourne Writer’s festival was a fun and engaging day. We got to meet one of the very few female writers from Marvel and were able to meet authors who had just recently published new material. The highlight of most participants day though, was the grand poetry slam that ended the day. Students from around the state composed a poem related to the environment and the struggles it faces daily.

There have been many, beautiful displays in the library this year, including Halloween, Spring, Remembrance Day, Christmas and BookFlix. The BookFlix display was cleverly designed, so that the books posted will always be changing. There are always new suggestions to check out and read in the Library.

Overall, being part of the library this year has been amazing and educational. It has been a privilege and amazing fun to be the senior library leader this year. Come into the library and you will easily see how much effort is put into not just creating displays, but also put into maintaining the library, to ensure that it is a wonderful space for everyone. Mrs Swannell is an inspiration to all of us and puts so much effort and care into everything she does for the library and the school. I would highly recommend coming into the library at recess or lunch. There’s always books to read, puzzles to make, displays to look at and games to play.

Thank you for another wonderful year.

Belle York

Library Leader

Senior Program

Over the past year the Library Team have made promoted many different  literary events, such as Library Lover's Day, ANZAC day, Melbourne Writers festival, Book Week, Halloween, and our MESC Lit Fest.  In September  the Library Team and a few others went to the Melbourne Writers Festival.  We attended some fantastic writer's workshops that were great fun and I certainly recommend going again.  I have enjoyed my year as the MYP Library Leader. 

Kinds regards

Bella Pasic

Library Leader

Middle Years Program

MESC Lit Fest 2019

"The Literacy Festival this year, included such an array of authors and workshops. The writing styles of the authors ranged from fantasy and crime, to sports novels and comics! In the workshops that I participated in, we focused on using fear and our desires to form a micro story. I found it very helpful and fun, because when the story was more relatable and real, it was easier to expand and move forward in the story. This workshop was held by the wonderful Emily Gale. The next workshop was focused on cartooning and creating emotions of sadness, anger, disgust, joy and surprise, through different facial features (especially the eyes and eyebrows). The final workshop was with a new author to the literary world, Katherine Canobi. She took us on her journey of publishing her newly released book Mindcull and all of the failure and attempts that went into creating the futuristic novel. It was a great experience and it would have been fantastic for any authors  in the making, to show where persistence can lead and the fact that what you think is your best, can always be improved further. Overall, the Literary Festival was a wonderful experience and an added bonus, were some goodies, like a new book, that we got to take home. Thank you Mrs Swannell! "

Amelia Gill

Year 9

Holiday Reading

The holidays are a great time to dip into our collection of online eBooks and Audiobooks which you can access via the ePlatform app on your device.  Why not try reading, or listening to, something from a different genre, or a new author, or try a title recommended by a friend, start a series, or just take a look at the recent titles or popular titles listed.  You are sure to find something to help you relax and enjoy your holiday.  

Overdue Library Books

Please remember to check the 'due dates' of all items borrowed and ensure that they are returned promptly.  General overdue reminders are sent via Compass news to all students and individual notices are also sent out via students' school email which should be checked regularly.  ALL library books, including class set titles, should be returned by the end of year.  If there are any concerns regarding late and/or lost items then please contact Mrs Swannell asap.