Library News
Harmony Day
According to the students of McAuley Catholic College, Harmony Week makes people feel ‘valued’, ‘accepted’, ‘welcomed’, ‘included’, ‘like they belong’ and, mostly, ‘happy’.
The students shared their thoughts on a poster that they made during their homeroom class, and the comments on the posters revealed that the student body valued a welcoming and inclusive community where the students understand the importance and value of a rich and diverse community.
A huge thanks to the student organisers Grace Stackman, Jasmine Chellew and Logan Cone who helped organise the weeklong event, and particularly to Grace and Jasmine who created the home room quizzes to help increase students’ global understanding and awareness. The winning homeroom of the quiz competition was ME6, and Mercy House was the overall winner.
Public Speaking
Holly Cooper has shared her advice on how to chase your dreams at the NSW Public Speaking Competition held in Grafton last Thursday.
The year 10 student was selected to represent the school through an internal competition, which gave her the chance to compete at the regional level. Her regional performance was judged by the Honourable Ben Franklin, MLC, and President of the Legislative Council of NSW. She competed against a highly competitive field of 17 senior students who attended the event from as far north as Banora Point, south to Dorrigo and west to Tamworth.
Holly’s important message to reach high for your dreams and not to be afraid of failure was based around the quote by the outstanding Canadian ice hockey player, Wayne Gretzky who famously said, “You miss a 100 per cent of the shots you don’t take.”
The winning students delivered outstanding speeches, and Holly was also ranked highly, receiving several commendations from her fellow student competitors.
Congratulations to Holly and her outstanding achievement.
Children who Read
It’s school holidays, a great time to head away with the family or simply hang out at home and relax.
Don’t forget to take the most important item with you - a book!
Luckily in the 21st Century - a book can be an audiobook on your phone, a magazine on your computer, an ebook on your Kindle or a paperback from the library.
Ask your child how to use the Sora App and you can run the audiobook through your car stereo as you drive along.
In the meantime, read through the following graphics from The BookTrust to develop an appreciation of how important reading is to your child’s development.
If you would like to know more about the importance of reading you can visit this site: The benefits of reading - Book Trust
