Category Archives: iCentre
Vardaesia Book Launch
Fans of Lynette Noni are invited to join us to celebrate the launch of the final book in The Medoran Chronicles. This is the first event in our calendar of book events for our Read Like a Girl program in 2019. Riverbend Books
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STEM-A-Con Wrap-up
Article author: Ms Krystal Gagen-Spriggs On Friday 26 October, select students of Mount Alvernia were invited to a sleepover in the iCentre called STEM-A-Con. The event was modelled off the Geek-A-Thon event hosted last year, but with a slight difference. Students were
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Augmented Reality in Year 9 Geography
Article author: Ms Krystal Gagen Every year that I’ve taught Year 9 Geography, the Interconnections unit has always been assessed with a multimodal presentation, which more often than not, has lead to PowerPoint presentations. This year, I’m changing it up and
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Queensland Teacher-Librarian of the Year
Congratulations to Mrs Helen Stower who was the recipient of the Queensland Teacher Librarian of the Year award at the recent Future Libraries Conference. She was the joint recipient of the award along with Tania Venuto from West End State School. This is an annual
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Welcome Campfire
On Monday 26th November, while their parents are at the information evening, the 2019 Year 7 Mt Alvernians are invited to attend an iCentre Campfire and Author event with Samantha Wheeler. This will introduce the students to our literature promotion
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RSL Education
RSL Education offers free online Australia’s Defence history teaching resources for Prep to Year 12 students. Extensive digital resources allow students to explore the impact Australia’s involvement in the conflicts of the past century has had on society and the health
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Literacy Week Celebrations
Students had great fun during Literacy Week celebrations in the iCentre. A special morning tea was held for them where they were encouraged to come dressed as a favourite book character around the theme of “Love is in the air”.
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Mount A: Book in a Day Competition
On Tuesday 28th August, we invited 26 students from year 9 and 10 to be a part of our inaugural Mount A: Book in a Day event. The rules were simple: Write a book in a day with the central
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Love is in the Air
It’s Literacy and Numeracy Week at Mount Alvernia and we’re celebrating in the iCentre to acknowledge the support we all give to our students to develop stronger literacy and numeracy skills. Besides traditional literacy skills, we also want to raise awareness
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How to Borrow an iCentre Audio Book or eBook
Do you know how to borrow an iCentre Audio Book or eBook? A recent survey suggests that some of our students need a refresher on how to do this, so we’ve created the following cheat sheet for you. The iCentre
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