… WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE BGS LIBRARIES
Senior Library
- An ideas hub and learning commons for Years 9 - 12
Middle School Library
- A social learning space for Years 5 and 6
Centenary Library
- A dynamic and engaging learning space for Years 7 and 8
Recent News
Library Lovers’ Day
Queensland School Libraries Week is celebrated in February each year, coinciding with Library Lovers’ Day on 14 February, and both provide an opportunity for the school community to reflect on the value of our libraries in their lives. Last Friday our staff celebrated Library Lovers’ Day with a book character quiz and a chocolate heart
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Orientation in the Centenary Library
This week Year 7 students were invited to visit the Centenary Library during their English lesson to learn about their new space for the next two years. The lesson involved a game called Library Smarts which was both an informative and an engaging hands-on activity requiring students to work together as a team to explore
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Year 5 Welcome
It was a warm welcome for our youngest and newest students in the Middle School Library when term began. Boys gathered together to create Lego structures and add to our collaborative Lego Wall. Playing giant Connect 4 and Noughts and Crosses helped the boys mingle and relax a little before the official start of their
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A very spooky week in the Middle School Libraries!
Last week students in the Middle School Libraries were treated to a week of lunch time activities exploring the popular Horror genre. The scarefest began with a delicious Monster Pops activity which saw the boys creating some frightening creatures out of marshmallows covered in chocolate and decorated with all kinds of lollies. Judging by the
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Book Fair
The Middle School Library hosted its annual Book Fair last week. Boys and teachers were eager customers, poring over fiction and non-fiction, latest releases and old favourites, cook books and coding books and much more. As in past years, pens and other small stationery items proved very popular. The items were supplied by Dymocks Brisbane
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The Land of Remorse
Unravelling riddles, practicing sword skills, defeating monsters, working as a team to solve problems, and skyping a fantasy author – these were just some of the activities a group of Year 8s were involved in last week as they traversed The Land of Remorse, one of the Middle School Signature Programs. Each group of five
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