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About the Bloxsidge Centre
The Bloxsidge Centre is St Augustine's College's Resource Centre. It houses a wide range of resources which staff and students from Prep to Year 12 can borrow. Fiction, non-fiction, reference materials, magazines, journals, posters, visual and audio material are all available to be borrowed. Students and parents are encouraged to visit the Bloxsidge Centre, meet the staff and access the wide variety of resources on offer.
Staff
The Bloxsidge Centre Staff aim to provide a supportive environment which encourages students to be lifelong learners. Staff members are available to assist students with database searches, developing research skills, providing recommendations of books to read and assistance with locating resources of choice.
The Bloxsidge Centre is staffed by two Teacher Librarians; Mrs Angela Turner and Ms Vanessa Stephens and two school officers; Mrs Tanya Gabb and Mrs Maggie Meleka.
Parent helpers also provide invaluable assistance and are warmly welcomed and encouraged to assist in a variety of ways.
Opening Hours
The Bloxsidge Centre is open Monday to Friday from 8:15am to 3.15pm.
Students are welcome to visit during these times. Students can visit in class groups, small groups or individually for either library lessons, research or recreational activities. During lunch times the Bloxsidge Centre is open for students from Year 1 to Year 12 for borrowing. Students can also come into the centre during lunch times to play board games, participate in reading groups, STEAM activities or study.
On Wednesday’s from 3:15pm to 4:00pm Success Plus runs. All Middle and Senior Years students are welcome to attend to get extra support for their homework and assignment tasks. There will be a tutor and teaching staff available to answer any questions.
Borrowing Times
Classes from Prep to Year 7 have a lesson run by a qualified Teacher-Librarian once a week. During this time, students are able to borrow books. Students from Year 8 to 12 can borrow resources in their own time. The Teacher Librarian works in collaboration with the Class Teachers to provide opportunities to enhance student book knowledge, research and information finding skills and digital literacies.
Borrowing Rules
Books can be borrowed for up to two weeks at a time. If students wish to keep their books for longer, they can bring their books back to the Bloxsidge Centre and renew the item/s.
Grade levels can borrow the following books:
• Prep: 3 Books
• Year 1 - 6: 4 Books
• Year 7 - 12: 6 Books
Text Hire
Year 8-12 will also have Text Hire Resources which don't impact on normal borrowing. Text Hire novels need to be returned at the end of the Term. Text Hire Text Books need to be returned at the end of the year before students finish school.
To access the Bloxsidge Centre Cataloguing system to find a book please click on the link below:
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Bloxsidge Centre Portal
To find out more about competitions, online learning resources, study tips, book recommendations and so much more, access the Bloxsidge Centre Portal here.