Library
Storytime - Term 3
Please be advised that storytime will not be running until restrictions ease and parents are once again permitted to be on site.
Book Week - Friday 27 August
Book Week will go ahead in some capacity, stay tuned for details later in the term. Competitions start in Week 1 and are due back by Friday 20 August.
K-2: Colouring competition (Please put name and class on the back). Please click on link below for the colouring page.
(ideas to get you started: https://www.pinterest.com.au/kinseymlarson/diorama/
Book Club
Orders for Issue 5 are open online, you may decide to get home delivery or we can distribute items once school returns on site. Online orders close on 2 August.
https://www.scholastic.com.au/book-club/book-club-home/
Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The PRC closes on Friday 20 August. Home learning allows more time to log books online. If you are not sure of your child’s username and password please email me nvanwyk@gpcc.nsw.edu.au
Library Resources
Our students have access to many digital resources. Please consider the list below as we move away from physical resource access. Our Digital Library is located on the school portal.
Go to: https://gpcc.sharepoint.com/sites/Library
Thousands of interactive, non-fiction texts, for all levels and other free ebook access.
Fiction titles accessible for Year 5-12 students. These titles are for personal reading, although some class texts are also on this site. Books are downloaded onto student devices; phone, tablet, computer. Students can access from the intranet or using the ePlatform by Wheelers app. Books are automatically returned after 2 weeks. Wifi access is needed for downloading but not for reading.
Students can access PRC on the portal. Usernames and passwords were sent home if students want to log the books they have read. The PRC site will show students books that are approved for each stage. If you need your username and password again please email nvanwyk@gpcc.nsw.edu.au
The International Children’s Digital Library
This site has books from many countries and in many languages. You can choose the child’s age level and find interesting books to read.
Central Coast Libraries
As well physical borrowing our central coast have a considerable amount of digital resources; magazines, ebooks & audio books. Please follow this link to find out more and consider becoming a member if you are not already.
https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/libraries/elibrary
State Library of NSW
Senior Secondary students will find the online journals and curated collections from the State Library helpful for their studies. They have already been encouraged to join using the link below.
https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/research-and-collections/get-library-card