News & Reviews
News & Reviews
Book of the Week
“National Reconciliation Week (NRW) 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.” Reconciliation Australia To celebrate, our Book of
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Digital Citizenship Matters!
Recent events with politicians and sporting stars reinforce the fact that digital citizenship matters. It is important that students learn to look after their digital footprint and protect their digital reputation. The following video for students explains the concept of
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ClickView Resources
With most classes starting research assignments, it is important to remember ClickView as an information source to support and enhance your inquiry work. You can find ClickView under the Quicklinks tab on the iCentre website. It’s simple to use. Click
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Book of the Week
You Must Be Layla by writer and public-speaker Yassmin Abdel-Magied, is an engaging and heart-warming story for our younger readers. Dealing with the migrant experience in Australia, the story has a strong Muslim central character who is a literary role-model
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Finding Resources About Ancient Greece
This term, our Yr 7 students are researching what everyday life was like for people who lived in Ancient Greece. They will be learning how to access quality information to support their inquiry, and this is where the iCentre website
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YA Book of the Week
Winner of the 2018 Michael L. Printz Award, We Are Okay by Nina LaCour is an achingly beautiful YA novel about the power of friendship, loss, grief and family secrets. We recommended it for our older readers. Graphic Book Review
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New in the iCentre
Did you know you can go to our Pinterest board New in the iCentre to see the new books we have purchased recently and are available for you to borrow? We can’t think of a better way to get motivated
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Mother’s Day Reads
We have plenty of suggestions for #greatreads for Mum on Mother’s Day. Check out the following iCentre Pinterest boards for our curated list of new reads that can either be purchased from your local independent book store or borrowed from
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Rebranded iCentre Learning Spaces
We have exciting news. We’ve re-branded the iCentre spaces and the new names we’ve given them reflect the type of learning/library activity that is catered for in each area. We love our new signage that identifies each area. Campfire The
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Book of the Week
Set in Brisbane at the University of Queensland, The Things That Will Not Stand by Michael Gerard Bauer is a coming of age story which is both humorous and heart-breaking at the same time. It is highly recommended for our
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