BIALIK COLLEGE
This Issue:
We Like to Move It!!
ELC
Primary
Middle/Senior Who knew ?
MakerSpace
Cre8tive Hub
Recent Events
Book Reviews
Socials
WE LIKE TO MOVE IT!!
Written by Danny Summerell, Head of eLearning & Resources Innovation
I cannot believe that we've come to the end of Term 2 already. What a whirlwind it's been.
The portable library will be closing on Friday 16 June at 4pm. We reopen as Bursztyn Family Learning Hub (The Hub for short) on Monday 17 July (week 2 of Term 2).
Students will be unable to borrow during our transition period. A returns box will be available at the front of the library if students wish to return.
All library classes with Teacher Raff will be held in students' home rooms.
This is an exciting time for our library as we begin packing for the move to our new space. We will have our own launch week program full of activities for our students (of all ages) to enjoy. Make sure you come and check out our new space once it's up and running.
Remember to keep an eye on our socials for up to date information on our move.
HUBNEWS
END OF TERM NEWS
June 2023 Vol 1 Issue 2
EVELYN HELLEN LIBRARY
Written by Emilie Rosenberg Library Teacher
INDEPENDENT BORROWING
In May, Kinder 4 students started borrowing books independently from The ELC Library. They used the FeFe check out system with their personal library cards and the touch screen prompts. Each child has their own personalised library bag. Students are able to select from a wide variety of books, including picture fiction, social stories, poetry, and non-fiction.
Their pride and excitement in sharing their book choices with their families is evident, fostering a lifelong love of literature.
NATIONAL SIMULTANEOUS STORYTIME (NSS)
During NSS, Students from Creche to Year 1 participated together. The selected book for this years event was "The Speedy Sloth" by Rebecca Young and Heath McKenzie. Prior to the event, students watched a Live Sloth Cam and researched non-fiction texts to learn about sloths. The story features engaging rhymes and promotes the theme of "running your own race" and doing one's best, aligning with Bialik College's motto of "Be Your Best."
ELC FOR MORE VISIT: Home - ELC Library - LibGuides at Bialik College
PRIMARYLIBRARY &CREATIVETECH
Written by Raff Grasso Primary Teacher Librarian
PRIMARY LIBRARY
This term, Year 2 & 3 students have enjoyed learning realistic and fictional information about sloths to connect to National Simultaneous Storytime.
Year 4 & 5 Students have also been exploring different books in our Primary Fiction collection through 'Book Meet' sessions to extend their reading choices.
PRIMARY CREATIVE TECH
In Creative Tech, year 2 and 3 students are developing their coding skills using the app Scratch Jr.
Year 4 and 5 students are developing their research skills in locating information.
Students are also developing skill in using Office 365 tools. Year 4 students are also learning about 3D Design using Tinkercad.
Students will also be exploring the digital resource Red-e-Learn to support their classroom investigations.
Primary Library Curriculum Resources - Evelyn Hellen Library - LibGuides at Bialik College
MIDDLE&SENIOR
Written by Deb Brown, Information Specialist Lead
DATABASES & EBOOKS
The Library has a variety of Databases and Non Fiction eBooks suitable for our Middle & Senior students.
Gale in Context: Middle School
Gale in Context : World History
Facts on File: Issues & Controversies, Modern World History & Ancient/Medieval History
DID YOU KNOW?
WehaveGuidestoassiststudents with:
Findingyournextread
NeweBooks
HistoryTurningPointsWW2
FrontierWars
Whynotcheckoutallofthe
LibGuidescreatedforourMiddle andSeniorstudents.
SpeaktoaLibrariantofindout more!
Evelyn Hellen Library - Homepage FOR MORE VISIT:
WHOKNEWWEDID ALLOFTHIS?
Written by Deb Brown, Information Specialist Lead
WE DID, BUT NOT EVERYONE DOES...
Click on the image to the left to view the MP4 highlighting all that we provide from the library.
Much more than physical books. From Databases to eBooks!
From MakerSpace to Cre8tion Hub. For those wanting a PDF version of this document, reach out to the library.
IN FOCUS: REDELEARN
REDeLEARN offers a fabulous range of eBooks and online resources suitable for all age groups
REDeLEARN JUNIOR Yrs. K-2
REDeLEARN Yrs. 3-4
REDeLEARN Advanced Yrs. 5-6
eBooks are also available as physical books in Non Fiction and Picture Books
Providing greater access for our students, no matter the age.
Online Resources LibGuide FOR MORE VISIT:
MAKERSPACE
Written by Andreas Kammel MakerSpace Facilitator
LUNCH TIME FUN
Our lunch time Makerspace club is a popular place. Students enjoy the freedom and are encouraged to follow their interests and create their own small scale projects independently or collaboratively.
The excitement to expand this wonderful club to more students as we move to the new Makerspace in Term 3 is building.
YEAR 8 INSPIRED BY NATURE
Our Year 8 3D Design students have been learning about biomimicry and were tasked to create practical designs inspired by nature.
Using design thinking practices, students observed the nature that surrounds us at Bialik and found ways they could incorporate what they see into interesting designs such as a bird beak inspired key holder and a seed pod inspired pencil holder (pictured).
Cre8tionHub
Written by Shirley Chesterman Library Technician
This has been an exciting Term of creativity. Students have worked together on:
Trinket boxes.
Marble mazes.
Seed collages.
Climbing wall sloths.
Rain makers
Pipe cleaner figurines.
Next Term we will be back in a fully equipped Makerspace allowing us to offer students a greater variety of activities.
FOR MORE VISIT: Introduction - Cre8tion Hub
- LibGuides at Bialik College
Marble Maze
Seed Art
RECENTEVENTS
RECONCILIATION WEEK
27 May - June 3
The dates for NRW remain the same each year; 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey— the successful 1967 referendum, and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.
JUNE EVENTS
Check out the fabulous range of resources we have in the library before the move back into our newly refurbished space.
June - Pride Month
3 June Mabo Day
18 June Refugee Week
Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures.
KEEP UP TO DATE: Home - Evelyn Hellen Library - LibGuides at Bialik College
REVIEWS
REVIEW
The Girl, the dog and the writer in Rome by Katrina Nannestad
Primary Fiction
Join Freja, Tobias and the dog Finnegan as they set off on an adventure to one of the world's most enchanting cities ROME. What could possibly happen, in a city full of secret tunnels, history and gigantic monuments?
Pronto? Via... 9/10
REVIEW
Primary Fiction
How did Freja, Tobias and furry Finnegan end up in Provence? Where is Provence? What could possibly go wrong in this quaint country town?
cest La Vie? 9/10
Home - Evelyn Hellen Library - LibGuides at Bialik College
The Girl, the dog and the writer in Provence
SOCIALS
NEW TO OUR SOCIAL NETWORK
Written by Deb Brown - Information Specialiast
We've welcomed TikTok to our family of Social Media platforms in 2023.
Hoping for student created content to reach our Middle/Senior students.
Whilst this "Boomer" has a grip on IG, TikTok is a whole other ball game!
