Find out what is happening in our School Library Community May 2021

Welcome to May in the Library! We hope you have had a great holiday break and we are so glad to welcome everyone back into the Library. We missed the Year 6s, 2s and Kindergarten classes that normally occur on Mondays but are glad everyone has caught up with their Library visits. A big focus in the Library this term was our ANZAC day display. Students were involved in creating wreaths out of their own hand prints, they read a variety of books - both fiction and non-fiction, and generally participated in discussions about the meaning of ANZAC day. 

We encourage all students to use the Library borrowing time to pick a book of their choice. We don’t like to tell students what they can and can’t borrow (unless it is a book classified as Senior Fiction or a Teacher Resource) but encourage them to choose things books that appeal to them. If you find that your child is bringing home books that you deem inappropriate, please discuss this with them. We always encourage parents to sit with their children and look over the library books borrowed each week. Picture books are a wonderful way to share time and relax together, but chapter books can also be a lovely bonding time and a way to wind down each day with read alouds. If you have any questions or concerns, though, please email us. 

lauren.hudson@cg.catholic.edu.au

kirsty.vera@cg.catholic.edu.au 

We are so excited to announce that we are finally ready to re-open for Family Borrowing after school hours. The new hours will be on a Thursday afternoon, from 2:50 to 3:30. We have a range of books available for parents and carers to borrow now also. We are able to create borrowing profiles for parents now so please pop in and see what we have, have a chat and support our school’s library. 

We have some lovely new books in the Library. Why not pick one up off our New Books display?

Bluey - Join Bluey on a dreamy night-time adventure. What will you see in the dark?

Not wanting to go to bed, Bluey wishes she was a nocturnal fruit bat that stays up all night. Soon she finds herself flying through the night sky. A gorgeous glow-in-the-dark board book for kids of all ages.

Bruce Pascoe - Bruce Pascoe has collected a swathe of literary awards for Dark Emu and now he has brought together the research and compelling first person accounts in a book for younger readers. Using the accounts of early European explorers, colonists and farmers, Bruce Pascoe compellingly argues for a reconsideration of the hunter-gatherer label for pre-colonial Aboriginal Australians. He allows the reader to see Australia as it was before Europeans arrived – a land of cultivated farming areas, productive fisheries, permanent homes, and an understanding of the environment and its natural resources that supported thriving villages across the continent. Young Dark Emu - A Truer History asks young readers to consider a different version of Australia's history pre-European colonisation.

Mojang Ab - Are you ready for an adventure? Minecraft: Maps is a visual guide to the Minecraft landscape, created by an explorer on a quest to find the most valuable loot while avoiding danger. Explore each of the fifteen major biomes through highly detailed, illustrated maps, then read the explorer's notes about the unique features and discover an inspirational themed build idea for each. A beautifully illustrated visual guide in its own right, Minecraft: Maps is also a survival tool. You'll learn which biomes are home to the most dangerous mobs, where to look for exclusive blocks, how to find naturally generated structures and the best places to search for loot. Once you've discovered each biome you can get building--construct an ice palace in the ice plains biome and an entire village suspended in the tree canopy above the jungle floor.

Scholastic - Ready, Set, Play! is the essential guide to the all the coolest games that are appropriate for gamers ages 5-8. In this guide, readers will learn all the best tips and tricks for their favorite games like Minecraft, Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mario Party Star Rush, Splatoon, LEGO Dimensions and so much more. They’ll learn some gaming basics, discover new games worth playing on console and mobile, and even be introduced to some of the cutest characters they can expect in the games they play, like Kirby, Yarny, and more.

Happy Reading!