Book Week 2022

Book Week is just around the corner and the library staff are busy organising a range of fun activities for the students to enjoy. Each year since 1945 the CBCA has brought children and books together across Australia through CBCA Book Week. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate books and Australian children’s authors and illustrators. The theme this year is Dreaming With Eyes Open and this perfectly sums up what reading is all about.

Here are just a few of the activities that will be on offer:

*Design your own library

*Staff Shelfie – guessing competition

*Recreate a book cover

 

 

 

 

MMCC Chess Club

Each Wednesday at lunchtime, the MMCC Chess Club meets in the IMC Reading Room. This regular practice and friendly competition helps to develop and improve skills and strategies. All students are welcome to join. No previous chess experience is necessary as there are plenty of experienced players ready to impart their knowledge of the game.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Premier’s Reading Challenge

 

A reminder that the Premier’s Reading Challenge concludes this month.

Congratulations to the following students for completing their challenge:

Year 7:                    Year 8:

Cecilia S                      Alanah K

Lilian E                        Jenny M

Rachel F                     Christina N

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Books

We have some great new titles delivered to the IMC. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer:

 

A Little Spark by Barry Jonsberg

Cate gets to spend every second weekend with her dad, and everything is fine until Cate’s stepdad, Sam, gets offered his dream job in London and her mum decides they are going to move to England with him…Cate must decide what she wants for herself. She loves both her parents – but she must choose between them.

A warm and funny novel full of unexpected twists and turns, joy and heartbreak.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wanderer by Victor Kelleher

In a dangerous world where predators roam both land and sea, an orphaned young boatman wanders alone. Faced with the terrors of the water and the ever-present threat of a warrior group called the Clan, he struggles to survive.

The first middle-grade novel in many years, by one of Australia’s greatest storytellers, Wanderer is an exciting adventure set in a brilliantly-imagined world. It is also a love song to the power of books and stories.