You will no doubt read elsewhere in the newsletter about the amazing efforts of our year 7-9 Girls Soccer Team, who are in the Grand Final next week against St Ursula's. Every Monday from 3-4pm I run a History extension group which is very enjoyable - but I then get as fast as I can to where the girls are playing. To me, they offer a positive example of how sport can be a really transformative thing for our students.

When Mr Naiker first assembled this team in 2019, he was drawing on limited experience and small numbers. The results were challenging for the girls. Scores like 10-0 and 11-0 were not uncommon. On Monday of this week they played Downlands College and (for the first time) defeated them. Seeing the students, who are from years 7, 8 and 9, play so completely as a team was really inspiring.

It would have been easy, and maybe even understandable, for the girls to have given up on soccer after their first season. Losing a game is never easy but to so consistently lose by big scores can be incredibly disheartening. Their resilience and perseverance is a credit to them and their families. It has been a really fantastic experience for me as I have encountered the different players around the College this week. The mixture of pride and humility they have shown in discussing their achievements says volumes about them.

To have made a final - and to have defeated the opposition they have to get there - is just tremendous.

The Grand Final kicks off at 4:00pm at Clive Berghofer Stadium, Arthur Street, East Toowoomba on Monday. I encourage you to come along and see these outstanding young women yourself.

Chris Gabbett
College Principal

This week we have interviewed Piers our Middle Leader for Mathematics about his time here since recently joining the College this year.

Primary School: Harnham Primary School, in Salisbury, Wiltshire.

Secondary School: King’s School Rochester. This school is one of the oldest in England, having been founded in 604AD when they built Rochester Cathedral. I was there as a boarder from the age of 8 to 18. It was a great school and I really enjoyed being a boarder there with my two brothers.

How long have you worked at Mary MacKillop?

This is my first year here. I was previously teaching at Assumption College, Warwick.

What do you like about working at Mary MacKillop?

Great staff and great kids. I really like the P-12 nature of the school and feel it’s one of our strongest attributes.

What are your hobbies/Interests?

I enjoy sailing, swimming, and cycling.

We have heard you have an interesting background; would you like to share with the MMCC community your story?

After starting in secondary teaching in 2000, (I taught Secondary Mathematics for two years in Reading, outside of London), I took a year out to go sailing, and 14yrs later I finally hung up my sailing boots and returned to high school teaching here in Australia!

I spent most of that time skippering superyachts, training race crews, or being employed as a skipper for various yacht races in different parts of the world. I was fortunate to meet loads of interesting people in some amazing parts of the world, not least here in Australia. I first sailed round Australia from Brisbane round to Darwin in 2005 and I was keen to come back ever since.

Eventually I met Sarah, my wife, who was living in Sydney, and I was able to arrange working for a sailing company there in 2013. I returned to high school teaching in 2017 when we moved to Warwick. Teaching is a job much more conducive to family life and I was ready to get back in the classroom for the next chapter in my life. We live in Toowoomba and have two daughters Evie (6) and Becky (4).

Hello everyone!

We hope this PPF update finds you all well!

Over the past few weeks, we have had a few meet and greet opportunities with College parent groups. It has been so exciting to meet with our parent groups and to hear what they have to say.

This week we had a morning catch-up at the Café with Prep Parents. It was lovely to chat with new parents, to talk about their children and the exciting work the College is presently doing in all areas.

Within these discussions, we have also heard the question “What is the PPF?”. That is an excellent question!

The PPF is the Parent Partnership Forum. The PPF is made up of a large group of parents, teaching and leadership staff who meet twice a term to discuss and work towards positive outcomes and success for our children and the whole College.

The PPF is a joining of the former P & F Association and the previous School Board members. As our College has grown, so too has the role of these two groups. Merging these two groups has made for more in-depth collaboration and greater success for our children and the College.

The PPF is an opportunity for parents to become involved with the future vision of our College and the success of the whole child here at MMCC.

The Parent Partnership Forum members work in five groups under the Five Pillars of the College’s Strategic Plan. The Five Pillars for success are Wellbeing; Relationships; Resources; Teaching & Learning and Mission & Identity. We also have a sixth social group responsible for community and fundraising called The Mary MacKillop Community Group.

Each focus group, consisting of parents, teaching and leadership staff, work towards key achievement indicators and goals to support the development of the whole child, teaching & learning, College building and the wellbeing and relationships of our College community.

Everyone is welcome to attend the PPF meetings! Meeting dates are always in newsletter editions!

Our next PPF meeting will be on Tuesday, 24 August at 5.30pm in Penola 6/7.

If you have a topic or matters for discussion, please send these through to the PPF email higppf@twb.catholic.edu.au and we can add it to our Meeting Agenda.

Take care and stay safe. The days are certainly warming up and we will be in Spring very soon.

Shayne Cleary and Rowena Voll
Co-Chairs PPF

Next Meetings:

Tuesday, 24 August 2021 Room: Penola 6/7

Tuesday, 12 October 2021 Room: Penola 6/7

• What: Sacrament of Reconciliation Parent Meeting
• When: Monday, 13 September, 2021
• Time: 5:30pm
• Who: Parents of students in Year 3 and above who would like to continue their faith journey in our Parish.
• Where: Junior Library
• Why: To explain what is happening and answer any questions

Please check your email that has been sent to all families on 12 August and complete the registration form. Please click on the below links to find further information and enrolment form. 

Paula O'Rourke
Assistant Principal Religious Education

Earlier in the year parishioner Bill Till came to Parish Council requesting a special focus for our liturgies around Mental Health.

As a theme that impacts us all in some way, we hope you are able to join with us in sharing this very important focus.

Here are some dates around our focus for the month of September.

Sunday, 5 September will be a special Father's Day mass with a focus on those in our community with the name 'Joseph' as it is The Year of St. Joseph. After mass we will have a Swap Your Crop. This is based around a barter system. Bring something to share with others (produce, cooking, plants) and take something home in return.

Sunday, 12 September is Child Protection Sunday and will be a student led mass following on from RUOK Day. 

Saturday, 18 September is an evening vigil mass at 6pm with guest speaker Kate Venables from Catholic Care. If you would like to stay there is a pot luck dinner after mass - bring a dish to share and enjoy the fellowship of our parish community.

Sunday, 26 September will conclude our Mental Health Awareness focus through September, with a special visual presentation.

Blessings,

Nikki Tonkin
Chair of Mary MacKillop Parish Council Highfields

Masses are celebrated in the MacKillop Centre on a Sunday at 8am.

Please use this link to register your attendance

In 2019, we started our first Mary MacKillop Senior Soccer team. This team comprised of Year 7 students, playing in the U/15 competition. That year, we lost every single game. In 2020, to my surprise, most of the girls re-joined to play in the same competition. We celebrated our first and only win of the season. This year, we just finished winning the semi-final and will play the grand final next week.

Yasmin Mogahed in a speech declared that “Resilience means you experience, you feel, you fail, you hurt. You fall. But, you keep going.” The students that were involved in the soccer team in 2019 and 2020 experienced this. As they ‘kept going’, they continued to develop and grow. This is what learning is about.

A resilient learner is able to:

• believe that they are worthy and capable of overcoming challenges

• develop independent skills inside and outside of the classroom

• view challenges in schoolwork as normal part of learning

• bounce back from stressful situations

At the College, we see our Wellbeing initiatives crucial to academic success. It is why time is given for students to reflect on their own strengths and areas of development. The conversations around self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making, plays a significant role in developing resilience in our students.

Kris Naiker
Assistant Principal Teaching and Learning

"A typical day at MMCC in P-6, where the learning is rich and varied; teachers are meeting students where they are at with their learning. Students are inspired!"

On any given day, you can enter a P-6 classroom and find students engaged in the learning process. I want to share with you some observations I have made during my classroom visits.

It’s all about Learning Intentions (LI) and Success Criteria (SC). Why? When students know what they are learning (the Learning Intention) and what to do to be successful (Success Criteria), the learning is not only more purposeful, but has a greater impact on student success. This sounds simple right? But in actual fact, it’s not. There is a great difference between hearing and reading and the comprehension of knowing what to do. Teachers have been focusing on the skill development of students in this area and the impact is beginning to show. Research tells us that when students have control over their learning, know what to do when they are ‘stuck’, learning is more successful and enjoyable.

This leads directly into the Learning Pit and having a positive mindset. Once the LI and SC are understood, students can then develop key strategies to support their learning with challenging concepts. They become adept at the ‘struggle’ and understand it’s importance in deepening the learning process. And of course, the euphoria of discovering “Eureka” is also a key motivation to success.

“I see”, “I think” and “I wonder” are key phrases teachers use when leading students through a Mathematics Thinking Routine. These prompts support students to apply key mathematical concepts to the real world. This thinking may be transferred to a Class Thinking Journal or an individual Student Thinking Journal for later reference. This is another example of a resource students may use when facing a roadblock in their learning. Because they have contributed to the creation of the journal, they have greater buy in, hence refer to it regularly and meaningfully.

There are great things happening in your child’s classroom. They are being inspired and challenged to learn. They are given autonomy with their learning and are being accountable for their learning journey. This is evident when students can identify what stage they are at with their learning, i.e., the use of “I can statements”.

Key mathematical vocabulary is being highlighted regularly during a Mathematics lesson. Teachers don’t assume that students understand mathematical language. The vocabulary is unpacked with students and results in a deeper understanding of concepts.

I find it extremely rewarding and exciting to witness the creative learning taking place in classrooms. Chat to your child about Number Talks and Thinking Routines and see what they can share with you.

Mrs Natalie Adler
Assistant Principal Teaching & Learning: Junior

2021 has seen the beginning of a new elective in Year 9 and 10: Literature and Creative Writing.

Students have been allowed the opportunity to expand their skills in the wide reading of varied literary genres and famous novels. Lord of the Flies (W Golding), The Outsiders (SE Hinton), The Secret life of Bees (S. Monk Kidd), The Fifth Wave (R Yancey), Six of Crows (L Bardugo) and Tomorrow when the war began (M Gleitzman) are just a few of the famous novels that students in this class have chosen to explore.

Students have also produced some excellent compositions in their efforts to explore the world of writing and creativity.

“Her once-tan skin was now soaked in shadows – leaving it a sickly, pale colour. Adelyn Sintergold was a criminal, convicted of killing the queen herself, Lilliana Lenterfield. After passing away merely 3 years ago, King Victor was no longer there to hold Lilliana back from causing destruction to the once peaceful kingdom.” Chloe Gillet (year 9)

“Irreverent to the impending disaster, she sat tranquilly with her earphones in; unbeknownst to her minacious surroundings; her mind was running wild. Disorientation clouded her thoughts, fogging all logical reason, raining – torrentially – on her parade.”
Kyra Bartlett-Horne (year 10)

“As Inej pulled away, her absence left a bitterly-cold prickle that penetrated the midday humidity. He wasn’t supposed to be enjoying her presence. The plan – the very specific plan – did not include his emotions running away into rolling fields of trivial roses. Romance. Shallow sweet nothings that lasted no longer than how quickly they were conjured up.”
Sarah Norton (year 10)

“Two separate worlds, both trapped in one pathetic town. Jacksonville, Oregon, home to the Renegades and the Elites, the East and West sides, both distinguishable by their population. The Elites—rich and arrogant—are from the West side. And the Renegades—that’s us—are located in the East. While the Elites admire their own luxuriant and lavish lives, we simply try to get through the day. We are not the same. We have only one thing in common: our hatred for each other.”
Sophie Winter (year 10)

The quality of these extracts speaks for itself! Students are clearly relishing the chance to explore new texts, learn about new worlds and reflect these learnings in their own writing.

The future holds great potential for students in Literature and Creative Writing and we will watch this space with great anticipation!

Mr Tim Connolly
Middle Leader - Senior English

What Lifts You? What talents do you have to fly to your heights?

The creative students in Mrs Puhakka’s after school Art Club have been inspired by the works of a variety of mural and street artists, in particular Kelsey Montague. Together with the Friday Artistic Intentions group they have been collaborating to create a mural based on “What lifts You”, which is a work in progress to decorate and create positive feelings of happiness to the counsellor’s rooms in the Emmaus building.

High school students were challenged to think about what lifts them, what makes them happy and what inspires them. We thought about how each one of us is unique and awesome in our own way. Each student is working on the mural as well as chairs that will brighten this space.

The artwork is looking beautiful and reflects a wonderful collaboration of meaningful artmaking!

We invite you to look at the photos and visit when the work is completed. We shall keep you updated. Maybe you too can think about what lifts you up— and perhaps get your picture taken and become a “living work of art!"

External Art Studies

Is your child (or has your child) participated in an external dance, drama, or music examination? I'd love to hear from you!

Examples of these are, but not exhausted to: ADA, Trinity, AMEB, RAD, ABRSM)

We would love to acknowledge students' achievements both inside and outside of the College.

Please contact me by email with notification of these external qualifications: jessica.burke@twb.catholic.edu.au

Mrs Jessica Burke
Middle Leader: Arts and Student Engagement

Today marks the close of our 2021 Science Week celebrations.

Across the College, students were able to experience a number of varied and engaging activities ranging from lunchtime experiments, interactive displays, hands-on agriculture set-ups and our 'Communicating Science through games' workshop that finished up the week.

Thank you to all those staff members, student volunteers and active participants that made this week great! We are already looking forward to 2022!

Jared Nielsen
Middle Leader - Science & Technologies

Do you see things happening in the world – locally, nationally or maybe even globally – that you wish you could change? Maybe it is the lack of respect people have for your local park by leaving rubbish everywhere, or the injustices experienced by Indigenous peoples in Australia, or maybe it is the impact of global climate change on the poor?

Do you want to do something to make a difference, but are not really sure what? You’re not alone!

This term in Religious Education, the Year 9 cohort are learning that actions speak louder than words! The best way to make a difference in the world is to challenge ourselves and raise awareness for others. So, the Year 9s are taking up the challenge of social action by completing the Be More Challenge.

Importantly, St. Oscar Romero served as a beacon of hope and courage in a a world ravaged by poverty and sorrow. His relentless pursuit of justice and desire to speak for the marginalised is summarised in his famous quote, “Aspire not to have more, but to be more.”

St. Oscar Romero was a passionate advocate and a voice for the silenced. Similarly, students in Mrs Puhakka's, Miss Jensen's and Mrs Farrow's Religion classes are researching a variety of issues they too are passionate about. Some of these include poverty, racism, gender equality, money distribution, refugees, inequality for the disabled and the elderly.

More than simply being informed on the issue they are researching, the Year 9s are creating a plan of action for how to promote awareness of these injustices. They aim to challenge their peers to BE MORE as well!

Senior Education and Training Plan (SET Plan) is a plan created collaboratively between the college, students and their families, that aims to create a well informed and individualised 'road map' for a students journey through their senior education. It explores students abilities, interests and ambitions for the future and develops personal learning goals to support students achieve their post-school plans.

Our year 10 students and their families have been meeting with Mr Naiker, Mr Bracken and Mrs Stevenson over the past three weeks, discovering how flexible and diverse students' options are at Mary MacKillop Catholic College.

During these meetings students and families are provided information regarding their pathway options, consult grades from year 10 and recommendations from teachers to guide their subject choices for year 11 and 12. It is understood that student interests and aspirations can be very fluid and their plan can be adjusted accordingly.

From starting a trade whilst completing their Queensland Certificate of Education (QCE), completing numerous certificates on campus at the College, to securing a guaranteed placement into university during year 11, each SET Plan is unique. We have been impressed by the commitment shown by students when engaging with this process. It will be an exciting 2023 to watch our current year 10 students graduate onto the next stage of their career journey, becoming Mechanics, Teachers, Doctors, Physiotherapists, Chefs, Police Officers or enlisting in the ADF.

The College is excited to see how our students plans develop throughout year 11.

Jen Stevenson & Christie Richardson
Your Pathway Team

The application of WTE in the Senior School is continuing to evolve. In Pastoral Care lessons, we have moved from basic exploration of sentence types to the application of them in mini tasks.

Last week, students worked in groups to respond to challenges received from their PC teacher. The challenges were of a diverse nature and included, but not limited to, the following ideas:

• Use certain words in a piece of writing

• Include nine words beginning with the same letter

• Make up two words to include in their story

• Include a word of 15 letters

• Two sentences of 20 words or longer

To add to the complexity of the challenge, each group was instructed to include certain sentence types in their story.

Wandering around PCs during this activity, I was struck by the engagement of students in this task. Their knowledge of WTE sentence types have improved and the application of them in set tasks is beginning to show. From here, our aim is for students to become masters of their own destiny. As part of the drafting and editing phase of assessment pieces, it is crucial for students to engage with not only the content, but also the method of delivery. Regardless of the subject, clear, concise and effective communication of ideas and concepts is essential. As parents, please encourage your child to continue developing their editing skills and pay particular attention to communicating information in an accurate manner. Incorporating WTE sentence types, and using the online tool for editing and feedback, will only enhance this process.

Christopher Bracken
Dean of Senior Studies and eLearning

Every day in Australia, 3 families will hear the words: “your child has cancer”.

For more than 35 years, Red Kite has been a lifeline for families facing childhood cancer. This organisation provides emotional, financial and practical support for families who have a child with cancer.

This term, Cunningham House staff and students in the Senior College are promoting the Red Kite organisation by educating our College community about childhood cancer and the inspiring work Red Kite does for thousands of Australians each year.

During lunchtimes in the coming weeks, students are invited to give a gold coin donation to Cunningham's donation tin. Every dollar can make a difference to a family living with childhood cancer.

While fundraising is important (and donations are welcomed), Cunningham students will also be working together to raise awareness of childhood cancer and the life-changing work that organisations such as Red Kite do.

Over the next few weeks, all students–during PC time–will create red kites which will be flown in an act of solidarity during a lunchtime in Week 9.

Three things to know about the Red Kite organisation:

1. They don’t just help those with Cancer, they provide support for those who have been affected by Cancer. Whether it be parents whose child has had Cancer or a close friend.
2. Around 3800 individuals received support from Red Kite (in 2019) which is a 6% increase from 2018.
3. 27% of all individuals supported by Red Kite live in regional or remote Australia (which mirrors the general population).

Watch this space for further information about Cunningham House's Cunningham Cares initiative!

Cunningham House
Staff and Students

USQ College runs an annual Accelerated Entry Pathway Program (AEPP) for students with low ATAR / no ATAR to allow students entry into higher education.

It is an introduction to university level studies, on-campus workshops, and a great experience for those unsure about university life.

Free accommodation and food are included for students staying at the Toowoomba campus, and financial help is available for rural and remote students.

Please find more information in the below attachment.

Formal supervision on the College site begins at 8:15 am. Students who arrive between 8:00 am and 8:15am should go to the College café area until taken by a member of staff to the P-6 area at 8:15am.

College supervision of the pick-up line in the afternoon ends at 3:20pm, and the Junior Administration Building is closed at 3:30pm. There is no supervision after this time. 

We understand that parents can occasionally be late for pick up in the afternoon. If you know that you are going to be later than 3:20 pm please call the College as soon as possible. Please utilise the Out of School Hours care after school facilities if your work or other commitments means that you regularly struggle to make it to the College within supervision times. Please click on the below link to view more information about our service.

This term, the MMCC Pastoral Plan focus is the development of CONFIDENCE in our students. Students, in their Formation experience this term, will explore the concept of self-esteem. For all junior school students, the concept of confidence will be part of the Term 3 'THRIVE' social emotional assemblies.

In Catholic education, we acknowledge the parents as the first and foremost educators of their children. At our College, we know first hand, that when we work in partnership with you, we strengthen our children to have academic success and grow as individuals. To support you as parents to help your child build a healthy sense of confidence, a list of parent tips are below.

1. Model confident thinking: as parents (and teachers) we role model our actions and thinking to children. When you have a difficult task, model positive thinking out aloud strategies for your child. e.g. "I'll have a go at this. If I don't do so well, I can try it again tomorrow".
2. Focus on effort and improvement: Current thinking shows that people who believe that they can increase their intelligence through effort and challenge, actually do better in school, work, and life over time. One way is to focus your language on effort and improvement rather than on the results of what they do. By linking success with effort you are teaching them success comes from something other than their purely ability, talents or smarts.
3. Praise strategy: Children need to look for different ways to do things, or ask others for help when they are stuck. They need a range of strategies to be life long learners, not just effort. Praising children for tackling a task by thinking about a different way to do it builds up their capacity.
4. Develop self help skills from an early age: Self-esteem often comes as a result of your child's successes and accomplishments. Self help skills are the building blocks of which organisation and social skills are built upon. When your child is finding something difficult to do, the following language could be used- "Have you thought of a different way to do that?" "I see this is frustrating you right now. Take some big deeps breaths and then try again.
5. Believe in your child and let them know it: Great parents have a knack of communicating confidence in kids. They find ways to let kids know that they believe in them – that they know their kids will perform and succeed, that they have faith that they can deal with life’s challenges and know that they can become more independent.
6. Problem solve: If your child is having difficulties with a social issue at school, take some time to allow them to talk to you about this. This is also a great opportunity to brainstorm different ways your child could respond to the situation differently. It is also a good opportunity to help them look at the scenario from the perspective of other students involved. This can lead to help them identify the part they may be playing and work through this with you, their parent.
7. Offer unconditional love: Our children need to know that as parents, they will be loved unconditionally. We don't have to 'like' all the choices they make, but love remains constant.

Bridget Rillie
Assistant Principal Junior: Wellbeing

The Learning Support team would like to present this opportunity to families of the College. Please see details about registration below.

Career planning and transition for young people on the autism spectrum| Thursday 2 September, 4.00pm (AEST)

In this 60 minute live and interactive webinar, our presenters, Associate Professor Marina Ciccarelli, Cheryl Mangan, and Brendan James will provide information for parents about:

• The Better Outcomes and Successful Transitions for Autism (BOOST-A) research;
• The role of parents and supporters in youth focused, strengths-based career planning; and
• How myWAY Employability career planner can support young people on the autism spectrum to build a customised profile and goals to plan for future career pathways.

Based on six years of research, myWAY Employability is a smart web platform that helps autistic individuals plan and prepare for working life. Autistic individuals co-produced content, design, and usability of the website. myWAY Employability matches an individual’s interests and strengths to relevant careers and pathways. It encourages users to create big dreams, and smaller goals and tasks to track progress. Register now

Jacqui Koch
Learning Support Teacher

Please click on the link below to access more information and become a member of the Fathering project!

Over the last week, we recognised the Age Champions from our College Athletics Carnivals that were held at the end of last term. Congratulations to the following students:

“Citius, Altius, Fortius - Communiter.” Earlier this year, the President of the IOC suggested the addition of communiter to the Olympic Games motto. Translation? Faster, Higher, Stronger - Together. The change was made in recognition of the unifying power of sport and the importance of solidarity. In my role, I'm fortunate enough to witness the positive impact sport can have on the lives of individuals, their families, and the wider community. I encourage all members of the Mary Mac community to get involved in sport of some kind. Whether it be informal play, kicking the ball around with family, or joining a sports club, the benefits of participation are well-documented and highly beneficial.

This Monday afternoon, #teammarymac will contest the grand-final of the Toowoomba Football League Junior Schoolgirls' competition. They play St Ursula's at Clive Berghofer Stadium kicking off at 4 pm. Spectators are more than welcome (and encouraged as St Ursula's will be out in force). This team has demonstrated tremendous improvement over the last few seasons and their victory over Downlands in the semi-final was the first time we have beaten them in girls' football. Whatever the result, we couldn't be prouder of the achievements of these girls and their coach Mr. Naiker. Go get them, girls!

Brad Griffiths
Sports Coordinator

Mary MacKillop Catholic College enjoyed another fantastic Book Week, full of colour, fun and activities. The week began with Shared Storytime in the Prep Playground. A special thank you to Senior students Adele, Breanna, Emma Br, Emma Bu, Josie, Katherine and Matilda G who generously spent their break sharing stories with some very eager Junior students.

Book Week 2021 theme was Old worlds, New worlds and Other worlds and Mary Mac students and teachers did not disappoint; they embraced their inner worlds to produce the best menagerie of costumed characters that we have ever seen for our Book Week Parade (Junior), and Book Character Group Photo (Senior). It was wonderful to be able to welcome parents back onsite to watch their children parade in their finery.

Readers Cup competitions this year went digital, using the online quiz program Kahoot to deliver the questions. This program is particularly engaging as it displays a Leader board of the top five teams after each question; encouraging lots of team spirit.

Senior students competed in their PC groups/room and initially screams of joy came from Penola 2 who led the way for most of the competition before being overtaken by Tenison 1 and then Tenison 2 who won the day.

Competition was also fierce in the Junior school with year level groups working together to answer some challenging literary questions. Thank you to Years 5 and 6 who generously provided technical assistance for Early Years students.

Congratulations to all our winning teams.

Book Week celebrations continued throughout the week with a variety of lunch time activities and culminated in the annual Book Fair, hosted by Junior Library on Thursday 19, Friday 20 and Monday 23 August.

Thank you to Library staff, Sandra, Erica and Di for all your Book Week contributions and to staff and parents for your support in promoting reading and literacy.

Angela Irvine
Teacher Librarian