COLLEGE NEWS
Book Week
This year we have had an amazing response to the Book Week parades and Book Fair. The students have enjoyed reading the books that have gone with the theme Curious Creatures, Wild Minds and dressing up in it favourite costumes. We have also had an amazing response to the Kingston Campus book fair with hundreds of books being sold, which will enable us to purchase additional resources for our library.
There are many benefits to reading each day for 10 minutes. These include exposing students more than 600,000 words in one year, encouraging creativity, developing confidence in reading aloud and learning to relax by reading for enjoyment.
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Look through Book Club catalogues with your child and talk about the books you would like to read together. Discuss what you think the books might be about.
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Be a reading role model and let your child see you reading— for enjoyment, for news and for information in cookbooks, magazines, online etc. This way they see that reading is important for many reasons.
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Assign a place in your home for your family’s books to show your child that books are special and deserve an organised storage space. Fill your home with lots of reading materials.
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If space allows, create a special area for your child to dedicate to reading. Make sure your child puts aside phones, tablets and any other devices that may form a distraction.
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Tie books and TV/movies together. For example, read about sea life after watching a nature documentary on the ocean. Or, connect books and experiences together. For example, after a school excursion to the zoo, read books about animals.
Congratulations
Congratulations to Mrs Jules Park (Grade 1 White) and her husband Jayden on the birth of their first child on Tuesday, 3rd November. Welcome to the world Leo Nathaniel Park.
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Since last year, Grade 9 student Eloise Paine has been receiving chemo treatment for four Glioneuronal tumours located in her spinal cord. These tumours cannot be removed as they are bonded with the nerves that control her body and would leave Eloise paralysed. This diagnosis has not stopped Eloise from participating in all her favourite activities including playing soccer for the Kingborough Lions United Football Club in which she has represented the state in numerous championships.
Eloise recently learnt that she will be the recipient of a Make-A-Wish Foundation wish, an all expenses paid training experience with the Matilda's. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the date is yet to be confirmed but we look forward to hearing all about this amazing experience.
