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by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken How lovely to see students once again taking advantage of the many aspects of the KRC.   We have welcomed back our WIRED classes and are pleased to see many boys borrowing to extend their reading for enjoyment experiences.  To challenge the boys to break old…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken Study Tips revisited as Term 3 Draws to a Close Once again, we are nearing the end of another term.  Many students complete assessment tasks at this time of the year and notably our VCE students are nearing their final exams.  We remind all students…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken Book Week During Remote Learning COVID lockdown sessions continue to challenge all facets of teaching and learning.  The library had been geared to encourage the boys to join in the celebrations of the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s Book Week, however, we will now look…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken The library has been a hive of activity recently.  Notably, we have had Year 8 classes in, utilizing the larger tabletops and stationery supplies as they create board games.  This has been part of their assessment task related to the Humanities topic of Geography.  The…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken Reading For Pleasure – both parents and students As parents you are often met with a myriad of expectations.  The article I have highlighted below is one I would hope may initiate some positive consideration on your behalf.  It is a well know fact that…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken Study Tips as Term 2 Draws to a Close The KRC have welcomed many students into our available “quiet” study spaces during lunchtimes and recess in the past week as they take up valuable moments to study for exams.  This pre-test / pre-exam time can…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken Spaces in the KRC The cold and wet weather of a Ballarat autumn has well and truly set in and we see many students using the library as their warm retreat before school, recess, lunchtime and after school.   We are fortunate to be able to…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken The KRC hosted our first Staff Book Club this fortnight.  Two meetings were held after school on a Thursday afternoon with attendees enjoying a lovely afternoon tea prior to discussing the books they read.  Over fifteen staff participated in the reading of the following two…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken School Library Association of Victoria Ballarat Branch This week we were delighted to host the School Library Association of Victoria (SLAV) Ballarat Branch meeting; the first meeting of these librarians since COVID struck last year. It was wonderful to see this group together, actively networking,…

by Director of Library and Information Services, Ms Leonie Darken It has been a busy fortnight for all things KRC. We have continued to welcome students into the library for a variety of activities. The print hub is a popular drop-in spot, facilitating the boys print needs. We now boast dual photocopiers that allows for…