Learning Centre news

We’ve had another busy term and it has been amazing to see so many students getting involved with the life of the Learning Centre. We have had Ms Fonseka back from leave and she has loved meeting and getting to know all our new students and staff. So many new borrowers, borrowing multiple books each week – it’s going to be a challenge to keep up with you for the rest of the year, with over 3400 physical books, eBooks and audiobooks borrowed already since the start of the year!

BePlatform digital resources

At the end of May our ePlatform was one year old and we are delighted to say that students, staff and parents borrowed over 1100 eBooks and audiobooks during that first year.

We would love to see if we can beat that total in the next year, so keep logging in, reading and listening! If you haven’t had a browse of the collection yet, students can access the catalogue through their Seqta welcome page, using their College username and password. Parents can apply for access through the Learning Centre page on the College website.

Displays and Events

This has been a very busy term for events around the College and we have had a great time supporting these with some fantastic book displays.After Culture Fest in Week 2, we moved on to Reconciliation Week, where a grant from Simone McGurk’s office allowed us to buy some fantastic new books by local Aboriginal authors to complement our collection of books relating to Reconciliation and the stolen generations. With NAIDOC week coming up in the holidays, now would be a great time to come down and borrow some of these books for the break. Fandom Day rounded out the term, with students finding inspiration in our display for some amazing costumes. We can’t wait to see what next term brings!

WAYRBA Book Awards

Voting for WAYRBA (Western Australian Young Readers’ Book Awards) is now well underway, with students also having most of next term to read and vote on as many of the nominated books as possible. Any student reading and voting on three or more of the nominated books goes in the draw to win one of two Dymocks vouchers later in the year.

All the books have been nominated by WA students, not boring adults, and we are now looking for nominations for next year’s awards. Books must be less than five years old and age appropriate and anyone nominating a book will also have the chance to win a Dymocks voucher. So, if there is a book you really love, see Ms Fonseka or Mrs Smillie for more information on how to nominate it.