Monthly Archives: July 2020

One of the activities that took place during Literacy Week was a poetry competition, and the entries were so good, we would like to showcase them here on our website. The winning poem was from Aoife Ni Chinneide and the two highly commended awards were given to Sneha Reju and Sienna O’Shea. Poems to Enjoy!   […]

The Principal’s Reading Challenge is an inter-house reading competition taking place this term between weeks 3 – 6. Home Room students are encouraged to record the amount of time they have spent reading throughout each week. Every Friday, a tally will be made of the combined Home Room reading times. We are looking for the […]

Our celebrations for Literacy Week 2020 were a huge success and plenty of fun was had by both students and staff.  The highlight of the week is always the much anticipated Literacy Week Party, where everyone came dressed to celebrate our Dr. Seuss theme. The photos from the day are now available HERE in the […]

How to Grow a Family Tree by Eliza Henry-Jones is a heart-warming coming of age story about what family and home really mean. Drawing on her background in psychology, the author authentically deals with issues of addiction, trauma and assault in the novel. It’s an emotionally challenging read but well worth the effort for readers […]

The Storytellers Exhibition Tour April 2020 – October 2021 Writing is a coded and powerful tool, used to record history, create works, disseminate knowledge, persuade and affect. The Storytellers will explore the power of the written word by commissioning Brisbane writers to respond to the evolution of place, playing on both individual and collective memories. The […]

You’re Invited to the Literacy Week Party 2020 It’s Literacy Week and we invite you to join us celebrating literacy in the iCentre.  We have some great fun planned.  This year our theme is Dr. Seuss. Make sure you visit the iCentre to see our stunning displays and also to book in for the Literacy […]

In the author’s own words, ‘The Girl with the Gold Bikini is a body-positive detective romp featuring a teenage screwball heroine Olivia Grace’. We think it is ideally suited for those readers who love mystery stories as well as beach lovers, as it is set on Byron Bay and the Gold Coast. Listen to Lisa […]

Literacy Week 2020: July 20 – July 24 Join us celebrating literacy in the iCentre.  We have some great fun planned.  This year our theme is Dr. Suess.  Get ready for the iCentre to be decked out with amazing displays.   The highlight of week is always the Literacy Week Party where students will enjoy […]

Butterfly Yellow by Thanhh Lai is award-winning historical fiction. The novel tells the story of 18-year-old Hang who journeys away from war-torn Vietnam and arrives in Texas, USA, to reconnect with her brother, who left six years earlier. It’s a story of family, friendship, war and survival and one that many refugees can identify with.  […]

We added more new eBook titles to our collection which can be borrowed remotely and enjoyed on your devices including the highly anticipated The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (The Hunger Games #0). This novel is the prequel to The Hunger Games trilogy, taking place in Panem 64 years beforehand and Coriolanus Snow, whom “Hunger […]