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.

English as a Second Language

Date: 24th-28th August

Completed by: Pam

Resources:
Books:
Step forward: language for everyday life, Opportunities, New inside out, Matrix: foundation, Matrix: pre-intermediate, Upper intermediate matters, Headway, Language to go, Laser B1, English for academic purposes, Macmillian english grammar.

National Science Week

Date: 17th-23rd August

Completed by: Claire (with a little help from Donna and Stacey :)

Resources:

Books:

Who's who in science, Science is golden, Instant facts: science, The new everyday science explained, DNA: the secret of life, Physics demystified, The history of everything, Can a guy get pregnant? Studying science at university, Model answers: biology, The geology of Australia, Australia's greatest scientists, How it works: the world's weather, Forgotten chemistry, Encyclopedia of discovery: science.

Magazines:

Australasian Science (Sept 2008), New Scientist (February 2008), Discover (March 2009), Scientific American (January 2008), Cosmos (June 2007)

DVDs:

Colours, Scientific Eye, Origins: back to basics, Science Bank 3

Organisations contacted: Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research via the National Science Week website

Easy Reads

Date: 17th-21st August

Completed by: Donna

Resources:
Books:
Waratah romance, Memoirs of a Geisha, The vampire, The world according to Warren, The new baby, Science Q & A: weather, Blue fins, When summer comes, Two lives, The banana machine, Rockets, Go for it, The story of pop music, Whom should I marry?, Johnny English, White fang, Satellites, Extreme surfing, Back stage betrayal, Apollo 13, On the road, Mystery girl, Fly away, Just good friends, Beware the dark side, Hansel and Gretel.

Graphic Novels

Date: 3rd-7th August

Completed by: Pam and Jess

Resources:

Books:

Shortcomings, A contract with God, Ordeal by innocence, Hamlet, Anima, The Tempest, Julis Caesar, Young liars, As you like it, Comic book design, Naruto, Alice in Sunderland.

Comments: What a fantastic display! One of our best ever :)