St Saviour's College Newsletter 2025 - Term 1 Week 8

Principal

The end of term can only mean one thing- finals time!

Last weekend I enjoyed a feast of sports of offer for our Mercy Girls! On Friday evening, I watched our girls' basketball team absolutely dominate their opposition in the semifinal to take out a convincing win. It was certainly a fierce game. But point by point, and with some tenacious defence, the girls chipped away for a solid win. They will play in the final tonight (Friday) against Harristown State High School. I wish them every success in their game.

On Saturday evening, I sat with four other staff and a number of students as we watched our fierce and glorious ‘Lady Lekaysha’ take out the belt in a huge title fight against a 25 year old opponent. It was clear local girl, Lekaysha, had the crowd behind her, and watching Lekaysha’s skills, speed and sheer gutsy determination to get the job done was incredible. This was my first boxing match, and I was inspired by the respect and admiration each girl had for their opponent. They threw their final punches and then at the final bell, embraced each other in mutual respect and appreciation.

On Sunday, it was wonderful to see so many of our junior students excelling at the Laura Geitz Netball carnival at St Mary’s College. The girls, coached by Ms Jensen and Ms Lindsay were simply outstanding and managed to find their feet and a winning streak through the middle of the day. I offer my congratulations to Abbey Allen who took out Player of the Day and to a fiercely committed Emily Castle who left nothing to chance in her defence on the court.

On Monday evening, it was Futsal finals time! I congratulate all three of our teams, who despite having their coaches missing, played with all heart and all spirit on the court. I congratulate our Year 7/8 students who took out the win against Highlands Christian College 4-2. I also celebrate our senior girls who played against Fairholme College and won 5-4.

In addition, our Year 9/10 students played the grand final, narrowly going down against Glennie. Happy Mwibusa took out the Player of the Final - an extraordinary feat given that we did not win the game. In the final presentation, I loved hearing the opposition’s coach congratulating our SSC girls on their spirit and team joy. Certainly, this is the truth that sets our girls apart - the love, care and sense of fun and team they have, transcends winning or losing. It’s clearly a Mercy Girl thing.

And so, as I reflect on my weekend of watching our glorious sporting teams celebrate wins with humility and face losses with dignity, I can’t help but share my pride in our community. Because as I watched these teams across so many different sports, I saw the best of our community. Girls cheering each other on. Girls pushing themselves beyond what they thought they could do. Girls shaking off their mistakes - silly passes, dropped balls, missed shots, and recovering to be re-centred and ready for the next play. Girls celebrating their wins with humility and fun, girls facing their losses with the easy belief that next time we can be better.

Quite simply, I thank all the girls who have given our community so much joy over the weekend. To Lekaysha, our humble and kind boxing star, to Clare who leads and serves all of our futsal teams with such passion, joy and inclusivity, to Demi who leads our basketball team, thank you for the incredible role models you are and the way you show us how to be Mercy Girls.

Farewell Mrs Mac!

This week we have farewelled Mrs Kathy McDonald, long standing administration school officer. Mrs McDonald has served in a number of roles in her time at the College including general reception, marketing and events and most recently in curriculum support. Mrs McDonald’s service to the College is typified by her willingness to always go above and beyond to meet the needs of the students in our care. She has an incredible eye for detail and the smoothness of our awards ceremonies are often down to the methodical organisation and initiative of Mrs McDonald.

We wish Mrs Mac all the best for her future endeavours, but we know she will always be a mercy girl at heart.

Jessica Wade
Principal

Deputy Principal - Teaching and Learning

NAPLAN 2025

Congratulations to our Year 7 and Year 9 students who recently participated in the NAPLAN testing. The tests covered a range of skills, including writing, reading, language conventions, spelling, and numeracy. I acknowledge that online testing can be challenging and sometimes stressful and so, I commend those students who rose to the challenge even when they had hesitations. Our students used every available moment to focus on their work, showing their determination to achieve the best possible results. We look forward to seeing the outcomes of their hard work later in the year.

Farewell Mrs McDonald

As we bid farewell to Mrs Kathy McDonald, we take a moment to acknowledge her invaluable contributions to our school community. Over the past seven years, Mrs McDonald has served as a School Officer in Teaching and Learning, providing indispensable support to both students and teachers in all aspects of curriculum administration. Her dedication and expertise have been instrumental in ensuring the smooth operation of our educational programs. From ensuring the accuracy and timely publication of report cards to managing student enrolments and uploading results into our systems, Mrs McDonald has worked tirelessly behind the scenes to keep our administrative processes running efficiently. Her efforts often go unnoticed, but they have been deeply appreciated by all who have benefited from her hard work.

Mrs McDonald's impact extends beyond her administrative duties. She has played a crucial role in organising and coordinating numerous events, including awards ceremonies, parent gatherings, open days, and more. Her organisational skills and attention to detail have been invaluable to our team of administration officers, helping to make these events successful and memorable. As Mrs McDonald moves on to new opportunities, we express our heartfelt gratitude for her service and wish her all the best for the future.

Year 7 – 10 reports

Year 7 – 10 interim reports will be published in the Sentral Parent Portal towards the end of Week 10. Students in Year 8 – 9 will receive interim grades, based on Term 1 assessments, along with feedback regarding their learning behaviours. Year 7 students will also receive learning behaviour feedback from each of their teachers, but will also receive academic progress feedback, rather than a grade. This approach reflects our commitment to supporting a smooth transition into high school, focusing on building foundational skills and confidence rather than placing undue emphasis on academic grades in their first term. By doing so, we aim to create a nurturing environment that encourages growth and exploration, allowing our newest students to settle into high school life without unnecessary pressure. 

Engaging with interim reports is crucial for both parents and students as it provides a timely snapshot of academic progress and identifies areas where support may be needed. Interim reports also help students reflect on their own learning, set realistic goals, and adjust their study habits accordingly, fostering a proactive approach to academic success. We encourage families to spend time with their students reading reports together, celebrating successes and helping them to set improvement goals for the future.

Congratulations to our debating teams

On Wednesday night our Year 8 and Year 10 debating teams had their round 2 QDU debates, where they are given the secret topic one hour in advance and able to prepare as a team with no access to any technology. A challenging but ultimately gratifying way of debating.

Our Year 8 debating team valiantly rallied from the camp bus to Fairholme College for their first debate of the season, after their round 1 debate was cancelled. They ultimately lost in what was described as a very close debate. Our team prepared thoughtful and thorough arguments, and they certainly have a future in debating.

Our Year 10 debating team triumphed against Toowoomba Anglican School. Despite a tough loss in round 1, they rallied around the topic, arguing that “We should abolish participation awards”. True to the topic, they went for the win and emerged victorious in a close debate against a formidable opposition. This year, our Year 10 debaters have also taken on the challenge of offering and accepting "points of information", where the opposing team can interrupt mid-speech to question the argument. This really steps up the challenge, but the girls have persevered and excelled in this new way of debating.

A big congratulations to all our debaters. Well done, girls!

Eleighta Hannam
Deputy Principal

Assistant Principal - Wellbeing and Engagement

Week 7 and Week 8 is always a time when students can feel overwhelmed, with the push of the past seven weeks and the mounting deadlines all applying pressure. In your households, this may appear as argumentative behaviour, crying, helplessness, or just avoidance by your daughter as they navigate these tough times.  

As adults, we can appreciate that there are times in our lives where the busyness can be overwhelming, but over time we have developed skills to help deal with this. We have also developed other wellbeing skills that help when we are faced with challenging relationships, keeping our body physically healthy and the use of technology. The decrease in Generation Z's ability to develop healthy wellbeing skills is nothing new, but the Menzies Research Centre has recently released a research report that looks globally at the social and neurological factors driving a deterioration in the mental health of Generation Z. The report explores the role of dopamine in driving addictive behaviours related to internet use, social media, pornography, and nicotine. It presents data on screen time, social media usage, and the consumption of artificial dopamine sources, highlighting their impact on brain development and function. 

Key findings: 

• 25% of young people globally are experiencing clinically elevated depressive symptoms, and 20% are experiencing clinically elevated anxiety 
• 46% of females aged 16-24 are diagnosed with a mental disorder
• Since 2012, psychological distress in females between the ages of 15 and 19 has increased by 52%
• More than 28% of females aged 16-24 have self-harmed in their lifetime
• 58% of young adults reported lacking 'purpose' in life
• A pervasive sense of hopelessness experienced by young people increased by 40% in the 10 years up to 2020
• Suicide is the fourth leading cause of death among young people 

It is just not mental health that our teens struggle with but how to find purpose and engage in meaningful activities that also can give us the same positive responses that tech has seemingly replaced.   

Our wellbeing team is passionate about helping students develop skills that aid their overall wellbeing and put them in good stead for the future. Every student requires something different; some require strategies to help ease the stress at exam times or time management skills, others need digital literacy to navigate online platforms responsibly, and additionally, it may be how to build relationships or resilience as well as how to keep active in a way that is meaningful to them. Throughout 2024, the wellbeing team worked tirelessly creating a bespoke wellbeing framework to support all our students. A part of this framework is wellbeing lessons. We have partnered with Wellio to work with all year levels to help upskill our students in wellbeing practices and give them a repertoire of skills to utilise throughout their schooling life and after. 

Wellio helps students proactively improve their mental wellbeing using research-backed habits and techniques. Their program supports students in improving their sleep, managing social media use, building healthy relationships, improving physical wellbeing, and reducing anxiety. 

What students will receive: All students will be completing EmpowerED lessons on Wednesdays where their teacher will utilise the Wellio learning platform. As a school, we also use Wellio’s platform to measure the impact of our pastoral initiatives and ensure that students are meaningfully supported both inside and outside of the classroom. 

Parent webinars 

Wellio will also be delivering a webinar each term to parents. These webinars are developed by Wellio’s in-house team of educators and psychologists to give parents strategies to support their children’s wellbeing. Topics include managing technology at home and supporting children with stress and anxiety. 

The upcoming webinar this term is titled Owning Your Role as a Parent: Knowing When to Step In and Step Back. Acknowledging that parenting can, at times, be a constant balancing act of guiding, stepping in, and allowing children space to grow, this webinar will help parents with: 

• When to interrupt: how to decide if you should step in or allow your child room to grow 

• Leading by example: how your own actions and words influence your child’s behaviour and attitudes 

• Advocating & Escalating: how to support your child’s needs proactively and when to seek external help or resources 

This 60-minute webinar is scheduled for Thursday 27 March at 6.30pm (AEDT). You can register at https://collections.humanitix.com/2025-parent-webinar-series  

If you can’t attend at this time, please feel free register anyway as a recording will be sent through after the event. 

Other webinars in Terms 2-4 are:  

Thursday 22 May: FREE Parent Webinar - Managing Device Use: Creating Healthy Tech Habits at Home 

Thursday 4 September: FREE Parent Webinar - Emotions Under Control: A Parent’s Guide to Emotional Regulation 

Thursday 6 November: FREE Parent Webinar - Social Media, Boundaries and Cyberbullying: Guiding Teens Through the Digital World 

Please reach out to any of our wellbeing team if we can help in ensuring that school is a safe place that encourages your daughter to strive for her best.   

I look forward to showcasing in Week 10, all the wonderful things that are to come in the next two weeks:  

• Student elected leaders’ trip to the Youth Leadership Academy Australia in Brisbane 

• Harmony Day (1 April): Students are to wear formal uniform for Mass in the morning, to bring house colours to change into for World Soccer Cup and those performing in the cultural concert, their cultural attire. For those providing cultural food for stalls, Mrs Young has placed an order, and students will bring ingredients home Thursday of Week 9 for preparation to be bought to school on Tuesday, 1 April 

• Term 1 Merit Trip: for those students who have met the criteria, information will go home early Week 10.  Please give permission via Sentral  

Megan Schulze
Assistant Principal - Wellbeing and Engagement

Assistant Principal - Mission and Identity

Project Compassion: A reflection on our journey so far

We’re now over halfway through our Project Compassion campaign and have already raised more than $500 - an incredible effort from our school community! Your generosity is making a real difference, supporting Caritas Australia in helping communities in need.

One such community is Toefuata’iga’s school in Samoa, where access to clean water was once a daily struggle. Despite being surrounded by water, some areas of Samoa face extreme hardship due to a lack of safe drinking water. Teachers often had to leave school to collect water from nearby homes, disrupting lessons and placing additional strain on the community. When the school’s water supply ran out, students were sent home, missing valuable learning time.

Thanks to Caritas Australia, in partnership with Caritas Samoa, Toefuata’iga’s school now has a 10,000L water tank through a Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) program. This has significantly improved hygiene, education, and daily life for students.

“Now that we have the water tank, things are so much better. We can stay at school all day, and I get to spend more time learning and playing with my friends. I’m happy that we don’t have to go home early anymore.” – Toefuata'iga, 13

A special thank-you to M3 for organising the bake sale on Friday 14 March. It was a huge success, enjoyed by both staff and students, and contributed significantly to our fundraising efforts. 

With a few weeks left in our campaign, let’s keep the momentum going. Every donation helps create waves of change for students like Toefuata’iga. 

Thank you for your continued support!

Save the date!

We warmly invite all members of our community to join us for two upcoming events:

Harmony Day Mass – A celebration of the diverse cultures that enrich our community, reflecting unity and inclusion.

ANZAC Day Ceremony – A time to honour and remember those who have served our country.

Leah Dempster
Assistant Principal - Mission and Identity

Maths news

Pi Day 

On March 14, the school celebrated its annual Pi Day with a week full of engaging activities. Throughout the week, interesting Pi facts were shared in the daily notices, leading up to the homeclass quiz at the end of the week. On the day itself, students gathered in Dublin Place to participate in various fun activities. They rolled three dice to create the number 3.14, attempted to break the school record of reciting 75 digits of Pi, and enjoyed plenty of delicious pie. A new addition this year was the Pi jumping competition, where students took three jumps, one step, and four hops to see who could jump the furthest. 

‘Pi’ Jumping winners: 

Winner: Bridget Staines – 16.7m 
Runner-up: Kalani Mckay – 15.6m 
Special mention: Mr Dean Love – 17.15m 

Reciting Digits of ‘Pi’ competition: 

1st: Gianna Bijoy – 47 digits 
2nd: Lakshitha Muthuramalingam – 44 digits

House participation – Mercy Shield points 

1st: Xavier  
2nd: Goretti
3rd: Coolock and McAuley 

Sports news

Friday night basketball 

Congratulations to the senior Friday night basketball team who defeated Pittsworth State High School in the Division 2 semifinal last week. The final score was 37-19 with most of the players on the team scoring baskets and defending well to force several turnovers. Dimercia and Heidi are leading the way with their positive attitudes and guidance with the team. The girls will contest the grand final on 21 March (tonight) at 7.30pm at St Mary's College on Court 2.   

Monday futsal  

Monday futsal has finished with a bang and our girls should be super proud of their efforts. Their commitment and training have certainly produced several excellent results during Term 1. In the final round of games, the 7/8's won 4 - 2 against Scots PGC.  

The 9/10's went down in their grand final to Glennie 6 - 3. Happy Mwibusa was awarded player of the game which was much deserved as our girls really tested Glennie throughout the game.  

The senior students played their game for the third-place playoff. Defeating Fairholme, the St Saviour’s girls created a lasting memory with their last game this term. Claire scored a hat trick and Macey put in 110% effort. A superb job girls. Congratulations to all players and our focus will now switch to the AFA gala days. 

Tuesday night volleyball  

Tuesday night volleyball will move from final round games into finals next week. Stay tuned for a full wrap up of the where the teams have finished this term. Led by Mr Hickey, the girls have really taken to volleyball and the growth in the sport comes down to the guidance Mr Hickey gives the students each week. To check out the finals, head to Harristown gym on Tuesday nights as the girls would love some support.  

Cross Country  

In this week’s newsletter is a map of the Cross-Country course that will take place during a modified sport program next Wednesday 26 March (Week 9). Please make sure students are familiar with the new course as we will travel via bus to attend, and students will be dismissed from Kearneys Spring at the end of the day - approximately 3.00pm. A more detailed program will be available by the end of the week however please note the following:  

Outline of the afternoon 

Race procedures and handy tips  

• Pace yourself. All students will have one hour to complete the 4km course. You don’t have to run the whole way to gain points for your house. You do need to make sure you keep up with a strong walk 
• Follow the directions of teachers and officials on the course
• Stay in between the markers on the course 
• Make sure you have water and wear appropriate running shoes and attire (sports uniform or house coloured shirts) 
• If you have asthma, please carry your puffer with you

More details will follow soon, please keep an eye out for a broadcast through Sentral. Parents are more than welcome to attend to the afternoon to cheer on your student.  

Age group categories

Cross Country

Next Wednesday, Week 9 will be our whole school Cross Country, students participating will need to run 4km around our new course at Kearneys Spring. We would love to see as many participants as possible as every point counts. For any questions or inquiries, please don’t hesitate to contact myself or Mr Leathart. Thank you to those who have represented our school through our school sport competitions. Also, thank you to the teachers and coaches who have devoted and continue to give up their time to support our teams. Best of luck in your final games of the term.  

Liv Soeters
Sports Leader

Laura Geitz Netball Carnival

On Saturday 16 March, 10 of our Year 7 - 9 students participated in the Laura Geitz Netball Carnival, playing schools from as far away as Stanthorpe and Tara. It was a great day for the girls who only recently began training together. There was outstanding teamwork and incredible development of skills throughout the carnival. Our wonderful students are to be congratulated on their sportsmanship, effort, and teamwork in creating a successful day. Thank you to all the parents who came along to support our team, and a special thanks to Miss Lindsay for her support in running the day. 

Team list: 

• Abigail Allan 
• Emily Castle
• Maddison Kratzke 
• Emma Norman 
• Chelsea Cameron
• Piper Melrose
• Alexa Farr
• Sarah Castle
• Hanisi Pene
• Lucinda Allan 

Kara Jensen
Coach 

Greg Leathart
Curriculum Leader Sport and HPE

Arts and Performance news

Exciting times ahead for SSC's arts and performance team! 

As we move into the heart of the year, our arts and performance team is busier than ever, preparing for some truly spectacular events. Here's a sneak peek into what we've been up to and what's coming next! 

Harmony Day Mass and Concert – 1 April 

Our choir and performance team are hard at work, rehearsing for the much - anticipated Harmony Day Mass and Concert. This event, set for 1 April, promises to be a beautiful celebration of unity and diversity through music and performance. The dedication and passion of our students are evident in every rehearsal, and we can't wait to share their talents with the community. 

Toowoomba Eisteddfod - Term 2 

Looking ahead, our team is also gearing up for the Toowoomba Eisteddfod in Term 2. This prestigious event will see our students showcasing their skills in a variety of categories, from vocal performances to dramatic arts. It's a fantastic opportunity for our students to shine on a larger stage and gain valuable experience in a competitive setting. 

Drama Club's scene performances 

Our Drama Club has been making remarkable strides with their scene performances during their Wednesday afternoon rehearsals. Given a script, the students had just an hour and a half over two weeks to memorise and perfect their performances. Their hard work and creativity have truly paid off, and we look forward to seeing these performances come to life in the coming weeks. 

Stay tuned for more updates and be sure to mark your calendars for these exciting events. Your support and encouragement mean the world to our talented students! 

Jennifer Potter
Program Leader Arts and Performance

McAuley House news

A lot has happened in McAuley House during the past few weeks. The girls were in lockdown over the four days when Cyclone Alfred was looming. I hope the girls were able to take advantage of the mid term break and take the opportunity for a bit of extra down time before exams and assessment deadlines. We offered the girls the chance to do some cooking, and the muffins and cookies were enjoyed by all. There were board games and treasure hunts along with playing in the rain. Thankfully the power didn’t go out at all over the weekend.

On 15 March we ventured to Wet n Wild on the Gold Coast for a wonderful day of rides and fun. The girls were exemplary in their behaviour and attitude. Thanks to Miss Christie, Miss Sarah and Miss Eloise for accompanying the girls. 

This week sees the conclusion of some of the term time sporting fixtures, but the girls are very busy with assessments and exams in the coming days. The house has been a little quieter this week with our Year 8 girls on school camp.

As the holidays are fast approaching, please notify McAuley House of travel plans for your daughter if they are not ABSTUDY students.

Di May
Head of Boarding

Library news

Welcome 

Coming straight off Open Day and into celebrating International Women’s Day. It continues to be busy in the library. As well as celebrating Pi Day for all the math enthusiasts out there. I have also recently attended a Teacher Librarian Network Day, where Teacher Librarians from across the diocese meet to engage in professional learning. This time around, our focus was around reading and its role in students’ lives, specifically when it is personal choice and voluntary. 

We often see a decline in reading for pleasure as students move through their schooling. Often this is due to a misunderstanding about reading for educational purposes and reading for their own purposes. There becomes an emphasis on instructional reading pedagogy, which is vastly different from reading for pleasure. A recent study by Nailer, Robinson and O’Connor (2023) quoted Dewan’s 2016 paper “…the more leisure books people read, the more literate they become, and the more prosperous and equitable the society they inhabit’(p.1).  

Let’s be clear about what reading for pleasure means, it is where the child exercises personal choice and have only minimal informal or only social tasks attached to this reading if it is done in school time. There is no academic connection to them reading text. The idea is that it is sustained reading (at least 15 minutes uninterrupted) where deep engagement and enjoyment can occur with their own choice of reading material. This also means, the text can be whatever format they wish as it is their personal choice. See further in our newsletter for more information on reading for pleasure, its benefits and the role of the Teacher Librarian in supporting this. 

Reminder: Holidays are coming up – you can borrow over the holidays but consider if this is suitable to your plans. Also, all books will need to be returned or renewed for the holiday period to allow holiday borrowing to occur. You can also read eBooks or listen to audio books. I will have the information on this in the next newsletter. 

What’s happening in the library? 

International Women’s Day 

Pi Day 

Celebrated on March 14 (3/14) around the world. Pi is a Greek letter and is used as a symbol in mathematics to represent a constant – in this case, the ratio of a circle’s circumference (around the outside) to its diameter (straight line through the middle of the circle). 

This day celebrates all things math, and all things pi(e)! So, recite the infinite digits of Pi, talk about anything math with your friends and, if you want, eat pie while doing it! Come into the library and find a book about math or about pie (or even both). See you there! 

Want a book about math but a story to read? Check out…. 

 19 Katherines and counting… 

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. Nineteen times, to be exact. 

On a road trip, miles from home, this anagram-happy, washed-up child prodigy has ten thousand dollars in his pocket, a blood-thirsty feral hog on his trail, and an overweight Judge Judy-loving best friend riding shotgun – but no Katherines. Colin is on a mission to prove The Theorem of Underlying Katherine Predictability, which he hopes will predict the future of any relationship, avenge Dumpees everywhere, and finally win him the girl. 

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green – Senior Fiction 

Coming up is our World Poetry Day… 

We also are enjoying game day lunch times a couple of times a week. Here are a couple of new books to engage with along with our themed word puzzle activities. 

What do Teacher Librarians do? 

We are the glue in the school. In a time when pandemics have forced online learning to generative AI and its role in education, Teacher Librarians (TLs) are the glue that disperses the skills that allow students to navigate the ever-varying forms of information they are being faced with. The TL practice is to identify problems, especially around equity and access such as online learning and generative AI tools and then identify needs to develop solutions. This is further supported by Joyce Valenza’s work mentioned by Follett (2023). 

Why are Teacher Librarians important?  

Reason 4: develop citizens who are informed and have access to current, high-quality information. 

“We cannot ask our students to be informed, self-aware and open learners without providing access to information that is up to date and of high quality. Contrary to what many think, not everything is available on the internet. Almost all research is (unfortunately) locked behind journal paywalls (Ito, 2019). Many news articles are likewise inaccessible and even if it is freely available, high-quality material is not always the top hit on Google, thanks to algorithmic manipulation and search engine optimisation (Gao, 2020). A qualified TL will not only be able to identify and maintain the most appropriate databases but will develop a resource collection that aligns specifically with the school community’s profile and social and educational requirements. They will also teach students (and teachers) the skills needed to access these resources effectively.” Read this blog on why we need Teacher Librarians in schools. 

This continues in a world where literacy is vital to our students’ development. Students’ literacy can be supported through reading for pleasure, which, in turn, is supported in the Australian curriculum with literacy being one of the seven general capabilities. Even where in the primary section there is a criteria for students to establish their own preferences within literature. As with any skills acquisition improvement only comes from repetitive practice and development and then the benefits arise including increased vocabulary and improved grammatical knowledge (Collins et al., 2022; Sullivan & Brown, 2015). So, both school and home can support students in reading for pleasure. At school the Teacher Librarian is key to resource acquisitions for students’ interests, as without the material they want to read, students will not choose to read. The Teacher Librarian is also a resource to support choosing similar reading choices, if they have read something, such as The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, they could then be directed to other choices that are similar to continue that engagement in reading, such as: The Keeper of the Lost Cities  by Shannon Messenger or Scar Town by Tristan Bancks.  

At home, support by engaging in what they are reading, model by including whole family reading time and allow free choice, whether it be a magazine, graphic, comic, manga, or non-fiction text.  

And what better way to engage in some reading than checking out our new books: 

New books in the library!

What’s new in the library you ask? Well, check out our new books on display – shown below or come into the library and see them, ready for you to borrow!

Graphic

Senior – only for Year 10-12s 

Fiction – Adventure, Mystery, Humorous, Realistic 

Non-Fiction

Date Claimers: 

March 21: World Poetry Day 

Andrea King
Teacher Librarian

Interact Club

On assembly this week we proudly donated $1000 to Protea Place. The funds were raised through our Interact Club Girls' Night In event last month.