Australian Citizenship Day

Date: 14th-18th September

Completed by: Sharon and Cindy

Resources:

Books:

Australian citizenship, Multicultural Australia, Multiculturalism in Australia, Immigration and citizenship, The Australian experience, Australian identity and values, One of us? Defining Australian citizenship, Being Australian, Citizenship civics, Australia's commemorative days, Citizenship, What does it mean to be an Australian citizen?

Organisations contacted: Department of Immigration and Citizenship

Books into Film

Date: 7th-11th September

Completed by: Claire

Resources:

Books:

The golden compass, Slumdog millionaire, To kill a mockingbird, Snow falling on cedars, Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone, Bourne supremacy, Looking for Alibrandi, The pursuit of happyness, Lord of the rings: the two towers, A beautiful mind, Sideways, The Davinci code, Bridget Jones diary, Behind the bestsellers.

Magazines:

Metro (No. 159)

Good reading (February 2009)

DVDs:

Slumdog millionaire, To kill a mockingbird, Snow falling on cedars, Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone, Bourne supremacy, Looking for Alibrandi, The pursuit of happyness, Lord of the rings: the two towers, Twilight, The Davinci code.

Comments: Lots of student interest :)

National Literacy and Numeracy Week

Date: 31st August-4th September

Completed by: Donna and Stacey

Resources:

Books:

A passion for mathematics, My grammar and I (or should that be me?), To the max: maths, Painless fractions, Speaking our language, A-Z mathematics, Mother tongue, Instant facts: english, Barron's pocket guide to correct english, Improve your reading, What does it mean, English A-Z, Basic english, grammar.

Organisations contacted: Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations.