Library News
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School Holiday Borrowing
Overdue letters have been sent out this week. Please ensure all library books are returned before the holidays. Students with no overdue Items will be allowed to borrow for the school holidays. Parents – you can borrow up to 10 items also – drop in and see us. Don’t forget the Toowoomba City Library has reopened. The limited times and hours below are currently listed on their website – let’s hope that they are able to get back to normal hours very soon!
Location: The corner of Herries and Victoria Streets, Toowoomba.
Contact: 4688 6670
Opening hours:
- Tuesday: 9.30am to 5pm
- Wednesday: 9.30am to 5pm
- Thursday: 9.30am to 6pm
- Saturday: 9am - 12noon
Book Week Competitions
This year we are running TWO Book Week Competitions. Fabulous PRIZE PACKS are up for grabs.
- Make a Curious Creature that is less than 30cm long and uses part of an egg carton and other recycled materials.
- Write a short story (no longer than 2 A4 Pages) that starts with the following phrases:
- It was a curious creature that…
- A wild mind can cause a great deal of…
- Curiosity is a strange notion. It takes over…
Bring your completed entries to the Library by October 28th 2020.
Library Borrowing Day Change Reminder
Students in both Year 1 classes will borrow on a Monday in Week 10 this term and Week 2 and 3 in Term 4 also. Please remember to send your child/rens library books in on Monday rather than Tuesday on these days.
Book Week 2020
November 2nd is Dress Up day for students in Year 1 – 6. Start planning your CURIOUS CREATURE costume or get creative and show us your WILD SIDE or plan to become your favourite Book Character.
Readers Cup will be back in Term 4
Our annual readers cup competition will be held on November 2nd.
Book Fair 2020 Date Claimer
Book Fair will return to Lourdes in Term 4 from 5th – 10th November 2020.
Chess Club News
Last weekend 4 members of our Chess Club participated in the Toowoomba Chess Teams Competition at Centenary Heights. Congratulations to Michael, Tom, Sapphire and Will for representing Lourdes on the day. A special mention to Mrs Kelly for volunteering to supervise this activity for us. Tuesday 8th September will be the last Chess Club session for this year. Chess will resume in Term 1 2021. Thank-you families for supporting Chess in 2020. Questions about Chess? Email: Danielle.Leathart@twb.catholic.edu.au
Book Club News
Issue 6 orders were placed last week. We expect delivery before the school holidays. If you have any Book Club issues or concerns please contact us at LourdesLib@twb.catholic.edu.au
Thanks for reading!
Danielle & Gael
LourdesLib@twb.catholic.edu.au