Library News

 

Welcome to Library Links –February 2012

 

 

Year 8

Year 8 students have visited the library for an orientation to the resource centre, thanks to English staff who allowed us to use some of their time. Year 8’s also had a fiction promotion to familiarise them with our fiction collection and encourage them to read. All students are welcome to visit the library before school and lunch time so they can use the resources, read for leisure or play games - either computer or board games.

 

Technology

A new feature in the library is a large television to display slide shows of school activities. Currently images of Year 7 orientation day last year are proving quite an interesting display. This complements the digital photo frame which is now showing the Year 11 Presentation Assembly 2011, a celebration of the achievements of the current Year 12’s last year.

 

Laptops

The laptops will be more easily accessible soon as they will now be housed in the middle of the library, and students will be able to access them personally and use them at point of need. 

 

Study & Homework

Upper school students have begun the year really well…many have been coming to the library in their own time to work either individually or in groups. Hopefully these numbers will increase over time as the library is a great place for study purposes.

 

From week 5, Mrs Reece will be managing a homework club in the library on Mondays after school from 3.15 - 4.15. This will be a wonderful opportunity for students to have increased access to resources and teacher assistance. Teacher librarians are also always available to assist students in all Learning Areas. 

 

Reading

2012 is the National Year of Reading and although we always encourage reading for leisure and life long learning, this year our library will be supporting this terrific initiative.

 

Not only is literacy improved through reading, it also encourages more sophisticated language and thinking skills and provides an insight into other peoples’ points of view. All students are expected to have a novel to read during English classes and we have a great collection for them to choose from. Many students borrowed lots of books over the holidays and this was wonderful to see, as the holidays mean there is more time to read. Staff also read a lot over the holidays and we currently have a display showing their reading habits.

 

Displays

 

Surfboards

Art students from Ms Beardman’s 2011 Year 10 class collaborated and produced 5 brightly coloured sea themed foam surfboards. The library was lucky enough to display them, which provided a wonderful entry to the resource centre for the start of the year. We are hoping to be able to display them on a more permanent basis, as they fit in beautifully with the other art work around the library. 

 

Valentine’s Day

We had a display of romantic fiction for Valentine’s Day.  Beautiful sparkly hearts drew attention to a range of titles, such as The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks, and classics such as Gone with the Wind and Wuthering Heights.

 

Year of the Dragon

 Chinese New Year saw the Year of the Dragon begin so we have a fabulous display on this theme.

 

Teacher librarians Ms Piruk (library manager), Ms Kirkland and Ms Kagi and library officers Ms Nuttman, Ms Heggs and Ms Griffiths wish you all a successful year and we hope to see you in the library very soon

 

WAYRBA 2012

 

 The library is once again encouraging all students to read from the 2012 list of books nominated for the West Australian Young Readers Book Awards. A display will be  organized and a voting slips will be  placed in each book so that it will be easy to participate.

These awards are created from a list of books nominated the previous year by students at West Australian Schools.  This means that their popularity is guaranteed. No nomination by adults is accepted.  The same rules apply to the voting, the most popular wins through student votes.

Check out some of the picture books- this year has a great range - beautiful examples of how art and literature can complement each other.

The book titles / authors are listed below.

Younger Readers' List 2013
ANGLERBERGER, Tom	The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
DENNIS, HL	The Secret Breakers (book 1)
FLANAGAN, John	Brotherband: Outcasts
GRIFFITHS, Andy	The 26-Story tree House
HAVEL, Geoff	Cabin Fever
LASKY, Kathryn	Lone Wolf ( Wolves of the Beyond)
LORD, Gabrielle	Conspiracey 365-Revenge
LUFF, Nathan	Chicken Stu
MASSON, Sophie	The Phar Lap Mystery
MATTINGLEY, Christobel	My Fathers Island
McSKIMMING, Geoffrey	Phyllis Wong and the Forgotten Secrets of Mr Okyto
MIESEN, Christina	The Ruffs
MURPURGO, Michael	Shadow
MURRELL, Belinda	The Forgotten Pearl
PALACIO, RJ	Wonder
PICHON, Liz	Tom Gates Excellent Adventure
PIERCE, Lincoln	Big Nate on a Roll
RODDA, Emily	The Third Door
SIMON, Coco	Katie & the Cupcake Cure
SIMONS, Moya	Let me Whisper you a Story
WATTS, Frances	Secrets of the Sword
WILKINSON, Carole	Blood Brothers

 

Picture Book List 2013
BINKS, Wendy	Invisible Me
BROWN, Susie & WARNER, Margaret	Lone Pine
FRANKEL, Elizabeth & DUNCAN, Garry	Hairy Nose, Itchy Butt
GOSCINNY & UDERZO, Albert	Asterix and Obelix's Birthday: The Golden Book
GREENWOOD, Mark & LESSAC, Frane	The Greatest Liar on Earth
HARVEY, Roland	All the Way to WA
HOROWITZ, Anthony	Eagle Strike - Graphic Novel
JOYCE, William	The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr Morris Lessmore
LESTER, Alison	Sophie Scott Goes South
McMULLIN, Neridah	Kick it to Me
PEIRCE, Lincoln	Here Goes Nothing
SCOTTON, Rob	Splat the Cat

 

Older Readers' List 2013
ANDERSON, RJ	Knife
CAMERON, Bruce	A Dog's Journey
CARTER, Ally	Out of Sight, Out of Time
CASSIDY, Cathy	Marshmallow Skye
COCKS, Heather & MORGAN, Jessica	Spoiled
COLLINS, Suzanne	Mockingjay
CONDIE, Ally	Matched
CROSS, Julie	Tempest
DRINKWATER, Carol	Nowhere to Run
FRENCH, Jackie	Pennies for Hitler
FUKUDA, Andrew	The Hunt ( Book 1)
GREEN, John	The Fault in our Stars
GRYLLS, Bear	Mud Sweat and Tears
HALL, SM	Braeking the Circle
HANDLER, Daniel	Why We Broke Up
HOCKING, Amanda	Switched ( #1 in Trylle Trilogy)
JORDAN, Sherryl	Randsomwood
LAWSON, Sue	After
NICHOLLS, Sally	All Fall Down
PAOLINI, Christopher	Inheritance
RENNISON, Louise	A Midsummers Tights Dream
RIORDAN, Rick	The Son of Neptune
TERRY, Teri	Slated
TREGGIARI, Jo	Ashes, Ashes
WALSH, Pat	The Crowfield Curse