Queens and Jokers

 

Reader's Cup Team

Reader’s Cup Team

 Our Reader’s Cup team had a great day June 7th at Malanda High School, competing in  our regional literature trivia competition. Ben Weller, Megan McDowall, Brogan Lynton and Josh Pelach are pictured with their participation certificates, after the competition. St Monica’s won overall and are on their way to the state finals.  SSHS wishes them well and  are in awe of their achievement. 

If you want to see some of the wonderful YA fiction titles we have purchased recently, including the Reader’s Cup titles, check out our reviews on the Red Hot Reads webpage or browse on our new book stand.

Being in the middle of exam block right now, we can appreciate the uplifting signs posted around JCU campus.  Our Year 11 Learning Academy enjoyed a tour of the JCU library and services recently.  The JCU Librarian is pictured showing us what a bound journal looks like. Remember students, any books returned late to the JCU Library are your personal responsibility. Pay your fines when you return your overdue book – better yet, save money and don’t be tardy.

Interactive display.  We’ve enjoyed some interesting Qld museum displays this term – but our current Art display by Year 9’s  is a “first”. It is interactive. Press the button to learn about the theme and materials used.  Last month was a busy one for research as you see – all our frozen loan trolley’s were in use.

Fantasy is the theme of our latest jigsaw puzzle and it is providing slightly different challenges for us. Kings and Queens are the stuff of fantasy but last week one of our staff was actually crowed a Queen – Jayne Johnston is the new 2013 Queen of Yorkey’s Knob. Jayne was seleced  at the annual Festival of the Knob, for her voluntary services to the community during her 20 years as a resident of Yorkey’s Knob. Congratulations Mrs Johnston…aka “Your Majesty”.

 

 

 

 

Dreaming

Dream is the theme for June during The National Year of Reading. Our Reader’s Cup team dreamed of showing well in the field at the regionals on Friday June 8th and didn’t disappoint.  Kate Brunger, Charlotte Davey, Maddi Barclay and Lani Seaton (L-R) placed firmly in the middle of the field after reading 6 awesome novels all term. All the team read as many of the books as they could, with each person electing to be an expert in at least 2 books, which included: Wonderstruck, The Emerald Atlas, First Light, War Horse, The Apothecary and the crime novel, A Pocketful of Eyes.  All enjoyed  competing in this annual literary trivia competition hosted by Malanda State High – who this year, were the overall winners heading off to the State final. Our 2012 Reader’s Cup team braved the low temperatures and are pictured below waiting to do battle.

Today the 11th marks the day when 9 authors write a book together online over 24hours, ready for publishing online the next day. Visit the futureofthebook.com.au to download it and sample this innovative project.  Throughout 2011, if:book Australia commissioned essays from ten Australian writers on the future of writing and reading in a future tilted towards the digital.

If you’re into history and music, browse this youtube channel where music lovers have written songs and performed video clips about great moments or characters  in history.

If you haven’t checked out our 24/7 library catalogue yet, make sure you browse the Quick Links while you are at it. All SSHS students should be aware of the benefits of belonging to the Cairns Public Library. If you are a member and you are studying any grade up to and including TAFE, you are able to chat to a qualified tutor in any subject every weekday between 4-8pm. The Cairns Library website links to edatabases like Trove, where you can search for information from archives such as the Australian Women’s Weekly since 1933! Register for a QPL account, using your library card, and access full text journal articles for free – all from the public library website. You don’t have to physically go to the library after joining, if you don’t want to. It is free to join.