Monthly Archives: April 2020

Need a five-minute break from studying? Already played all the games on your phone, read your emails and checked social media? It must be time for an online jigsaw from the iCentre!     Featured image: Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay

Pen Pal Program  Do you love books? Interested in something arriving in your letterbox that isn’t junk mail? Keen to make a new friend? Join our PenPal-a-Quarateeny!  It’s simple to do:  Tell us your name, address and favourite book by Monday 4th April.  We will match you with someone from our list. Once you have their […]

Term 2 iCentre Book Bingo is now online!! Check out our Instagram post – and don’t forget to tag the iCentre and a couple of your friends when you add your completed bingo squares to your Instagram story. It’s open all term, so use a screenshot to mark off your card and start reading now! […]

Wink by Rob Harrell is a heart-warming and uplifting story for Middle Years’ readers (10+ yrs) and is based on the author’s own experience as a child with rare eye cancer. As it is a multi-modal text, it can be enjoyed through a combination of narrative, phone/text bubbles, illustrations and comics. This novel is thought-provoking […]

Because you can’t get to the iCentre to borrow for the next few weeks, we’re going to bring the iCentre to a location near you!  We are thrilled to announce our new service – the iCentre Book Bus. Get all the details below, and don’t miss out on your favourite reads while you are learning […]

Let’s make this an ANZAC day with a difference! #AnzacDayMTA #LestWeForget2020 #lightupthedawn2020   Slider image: Image by Julie Clarke from Pixabay

ABC has expanded its free educational content to help students, teachers and parents who are at home during the following weeks. From 14 April, ABC ME will provide educational programming from 10am to 3pm each weekday. This will include blocks of primary and lower secondary school content in the mornings through to secondary school content […]

As we move to an online learning environment over the next weeks, the State Library of Qld has services that are available to support teachers during these challenging times. State Library’s educational resources are all available for FREE with your State Library membership. If you aren’t already, follow these links to become a State Library member […]

In our book of the week, The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse, author Charlie Mackesy offers the readers hope and inspiration in these unsettling times. The book explores the unlikely friendship of the four characters and the poignant, universal lessons they learn together. Discover this must-read book for 2020 and connect with […]