Learning and Innovation Centre News

This term during classes the students will be continuing learning information text.Year 3 to 6 are looking at how to take notes from text and putting that information into informative sentences. Prep to 1 and looking at simple sentence. We are finding the ‘who’ and the ‘do’ in each sentence. For example, ‘The cat (who) sat (do) on the mat. Year 2 are writing informative sentences using compound sentences.

Lunch time

The Learning and Innovation Centre is open every second break. All children from year 1-6 can come into the LIC to read, play quiet games, complete puzzles, colour, and draw. Our year 6 student leaders come in and support the other children and help reshelve books. Please see the timetable below.

Book Fair

The schoolbook fair opened with excitement as students eagerly walked into the decorated library, eyes wide with curiosity. Tables were filled with colourful books—ranging from picture books to thrilling chapter novels—carefully arranged to catch their attention. Teachers and parents smiled as children browsed through the selections, chatting about their favourite stories and making wish lists. The atmosphere was cheerful and buzzing, with everyone excited to explore new adventures waiting between the pages.

Borrowing News

Your child has weekly borrowing time at the LIC. (Please see timetable below. Their classroom teacher will bring them each week to borrow but they MUST have a library bag. If they have missed borrowing time then they can come down at second break with their library bag and books to return and reborrow.

How many books can my child borrow?

Prep – 3 books – Preps are now able to borrow from the Jr Non-Fiction section. They have loved this opportunity to look at information texts which links to their English unit this term.

Years 1-6 – 4 books

Responsible Reader Awards

Congratulations to these classes over the last two weeks who have no overdue books. You have worked as a team to support each other.