Busy start to the year

It's week six and I've just realised that I haven't updated the blog!

So here goes - what have we done this year so far?

Well we've had Learning to Learn with the year nines where they all learnt how we do research at Heretaunga College.

We've had several groups of new international students orientated in the library.

We've been collating and analysing our Summer Reading programme data. On this topic just so's you know we had 47 students take part in our Summer Reading and 258 books were loaned out.  Kayla Braybrook made the most blog entries and won the book voucher. We found that some of you didn't know that there was a link to this blog from the school's Intranet and therefore couldn't find the blog.

We've been buying lots of new books. See the new books page for some examples.

Year 13s are busy with Biology, Economics and Music research and I've helped many of you with access to EPIC. I'm happy to help anyone who's missed out.

New Zealand Book month is under way and the $5 book vouchers are available in the library if you want one.

Summer Reading Programme

Seniors need to have all their library books back now and in years gone by that meant that was the end of things, BUT this year we are allowing borrowing of library books if you are returning to Heretaunga College next year. To do this you need to get a form signed by your parents and have all your books back. You can come in any time to pick up books or take advantage of our Family Open Days to choose books. See the poster.
Start making comments on this blog about the books you are reading and be in to win a book voucher prize. Make sure you put your name in the comment.

Young Adult novels based on fairy tales

I've read a few books like this lately and the most recent one was Cinder by Marissa Meyer. See this book trailer.
Another couple in the genre are
The long, long sleep by Anna Sheehan
Between the lines by Jodi Picoult and Samantha Van Leer

Keep reading over the holidays

Here are some ideas

To find out more about these books and other books in the library, click on the ETaunga link (scroll down in this blog and look to the right of the page). Then look for site links, click on the library - catalogue. Then click on OPAC search. Look at the new items list and the reading lists for ideas.

Congratulations to Mary Fisher

Our wonderful ex student, Mary Fisher has represented New Zealand in paralympic swimming and won four medals to boot! We are sooo sooo proud of Mary. Here's the video of her coming a very close second in the 100m backstroke. We can't find the one of her gold medal win in the 200 medley.

Mary is so inspirational in that she not only swims, but achieves so much in music and is very driven academically.

August Reading Challenge House Competition



 

Library Week

Apirana Taylor

Visited our school on 31 July. He was very exciting and the students who saw him couldn't believe a poet could be so entertaining. His incorporation of Te Reo and traditional Maori instruments added to the performance.

Quiz

We had a record number of teams this year - ten in total and competitiveness was very high. The winning team was made up a group of year 12 girls - Katherine Tuck, Kiriana Tahana, Emma Groombridge and Haylee Groenveld.

Olympic Reading challenge

Tell us what books you've read in August to get house points. The books must be titles that we hold in the library.