Forces on Display
We’ve all enjoyed hands-on learning about neodymiums, forces and magnetism, courtesy of the Queensland Museum regional loans. Students found the levitating globe intriguing. Pictured are seniors Steven Hennlein and Brooke Knight, trying out some of the experiments.
Free MS- Office – 365
Many students have downloaded the MS Office suite for free to use on up to 5 computers at home. Read more about this international initiative.
February – The Month in a Glance
- 16,972 people used the library in the past month, that’s over 800 per day allowing for 1000 extra visitors for the month due to photos
- 946 items were borrowed during February
- Over 50 new resources were processed. One might be waiting for you to take it home? Read the reviews on our Red Hot Reads Newsletter.
Reader’s Cup 2015 @ Cairns High
Now that the coordinator, Lyndall Sellars, took up the post of Teacher Librarian at Cairns High, our teams won’t have to travel to Malanda SHS to compete in the annual district Reader’s Cup competition. We can easily pop into Cairns High to represent Smithfield High.
Reader’s Cup is a state-wide literature competition held every year in Term 2, involving teams working together to score the most points when faced with innumerable questions about six novels. We are hoping to take two teams of Yr 7 and Yr 8 students this year. Pick up your application form in the Library if you: enjoy reading, remember details, can work as a team and can commit to a weekly meeting to study the books together.
NEWSFLASH – Your tutor hours have been extended. This incredible free online tutoring service is now available between 3pm to 10pm, Sunday to Friday. Even if you don’t borrow books from the public library, joining the public library means that you can access quality tuition through YourTutor and without leaving home. Another benefit is the power to access the subscription databases of the State Library online – for free.