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November 2024 | PRC Winners

Across all twelve Year 9 Connect classes, 3840 books were read, an average of 12.8 books per student, and 2999 book reviews were written. The range of creative responses included fan fiction, musical performances, alternative book covers, hand-drawn sketches and much more. 

The bronze medal for 3rd Place went to 9A, led by Isabella F. and Ms Marwa Al Baiity. They won bookmarks and chocolates. 

The silver medal for 2nd Place went to 9D (above), led by Ashley C. and Ms. Jane Lewis. They won a pizza luncheon. 

Singular prizes of Dymocks vouchers were awarded in the Year 9 assembly to various students (above) for their amazing efforts as individuals.

The gold medal for 1st Place went to 9G (above), led by Mia P. and Ms. Adele Bicknell. They won book vouchers for each student, a pizza luncheon and their name engraved on our PRC trophy.

Congratulations and many thanks to all English teachers for their guidance and support, to all the Connect Class captains, and to every Year 9 student for the time and amazing efforts they put in to make this a success.

October 2024 | Lovely Penguin Clothbound Editions

For those who love to read classics, we have recently acquired a beautiful set of clothbound classics. These hardcovers are the perfect way to experience a long literary classic. Browse our collection today. 
 

September 2024 | Marcia Langton Author Talk

Author and activist Professor Marcia Langton will be speaking to our year 9 students on September 19th. Marcia is the author of the books Welcome to Country and First Knowledges: Law. She has held the foundation chair for Indigenous Australian studies at the University of Melbourne since 2000. We're thrilled to have Marcia visiting the school and for our year 9s to hear a strong female role model and to learn how to become agents for good. 

August 2024 | Book Week Author Talk

Next week is Book Week! To start the week we have Jessica Yu giving an author talk on Monday lunchtime. Please come to the Theatre at the start of lunch. And yes, you can bring your lunch with you. 

June 2024 | Great Detective Fiction

Who's your favourite detective? Hercule Poriot? Sherlock Holmes? Pippa Fitz-Amobi? We've got all your favourite detective fiction, in nice new editions. Swing by the library to pick up a classic Who-Dun-It!
June 2024 | National Reconciliation Week

National Reconciliation Week (27 May-3 June) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia. In honour of this week, we have displayed books writtens by Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, including the pretty new set of First Nations classics by UQP.