Library News with Mrs. Hewitt
Library visits
All classes visit the library each week.
Term 1
Wednesday: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 and Year 6.
Thursday: Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2
Please ensure your child has a library bag to borrow.
Book Club
Book club was distributed to all children today. Orders must be completed online through LOOP only, by Thursday 17 February.
We are NOT accepting CASH payments.
The web address is:
scholastic.com.au/LOOP
LOOP enables parents to order and pay for your child’s order online using a credit card or voucher if you have one. Catalogues will still be handed out at school and books will be distributed at school. The school will continue to receive rewards.
- For a quick start, just click on ORDER
- OR Register first to save your details for next time
- Select your school and your child's class
- Add your child's first name & last initial (so the school knows who the book is for)
- Enter the item number from the Book Club catalogue
- Follow the instructions for payment and submit
- All orders are sent directly to the school for submission to Scholastic. Books will still be delivered to your child's classroom if you order by the close date.
- Afterwards, there's no need to return paper order forms or payment receipt details back to your school!
Please contact me if you experience any difficulties.
ICT
To have access to the Information and Communication Technologies at St Mary’s, children in Years 3-6 are requested to read and sign the Acceptable Use by Students Policy Form sent home last week. Parents/Guardians please sign the Acknowledgement section and return to the office.
The link to the policy mentioned in the form is: https://cg.catholic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Student-Acceptable-Use-of-Digital-Devices-Applications-and-Networks-Policy-3.pdf
Please ensure your child has returned your form as soon as possible.
Volunteers
Volunteers are needed to cover books for the Library. Plastic covering is supplied and you are able to do this at home in your own time. If you are able to assist, please complete the form via the following link
Access a free online Library-Borrowing SORA Ebooks and Audio Books!
You can now borrow e books and Audio books using a new app called SORA.
Below are the steps to install on your device.
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day was celebrated this week throughout Australia.
The aim of this week is to help Australians have safer and more positive experiences online.
Years 3-6 engaged in a live Virtual Classroom webinar to help students to know how to use their voice online to keep themselves and others safe.
Ideas discussed were:
- identifying what is important when creating and sharing content
- understanding the impact that posts and comments can have on themselves and others
- how to develop help-seeking and reporting strategies.
Years 5 and 6 also viewed a video that showed three top Australian athletes share their tips about how to play it safe and fair online.
The eSafetyparents website has some very useful information for parents and carers.
https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents
