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STUDENT RESOURCE CENTRE
About the Resource Centre:
Our Resource Centre has an essential role to play in the learning at Blackwood Primary School. As inquiry is central to International Baccalaureate Schools, the Resource Centre provides the resources and facilities to support deep and meaningful learning.
The space allows for individual or small group work, quiet reading, whole class computer usage and the teaching of classes.
The quality of the book collection is excellent and is regularly added to. There are special areas to support students as they make their way from picture books, through easy reading and early chapter books, into novels and finally onto some special books for young adults. Both fiction and non-fiction materials have been carefully selected to support all the different and culturally diverse learners in our school.
The IB coordinator works in the Resource Centre and her role is primarily a teaching one. She plans Units of Inquiry with teachers and implements those plans collaboratively. She is actively involved in the teaching of skills as prescribed in the Approaches to Learning.
The IB PYP approaches to learning are:
For more information about the IB PYP approaches to learning and the curriculum model, please visit our curriculum page of the school website or the IBO website.
Every year, the Children’s Book Council chooses the best books for children of the year. The winners are announced in the middle of term 3. Activities focusing on the short listed books are run during this time. Having a really good look at these books, and with special emphasis on thinking skills, means that students understand what authors and illustrators are trying to do and how they do it.
Lost and Damaged Books
Our policy is for people to pay for any lost or damaged book.
Premier's Reading Challenge
Our students are encouraged to participate in the Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) to read 12 books from the start of term 1 until the beginning of September each year. Students enjoy receiving their awards each year. The awards are as follows:
For further information please visit the official site for the Premier's Reading Challenge.
Our Resource Centre has an essential role to play in the learning at Blackwood Primary School. As inquiry is central to International Baccalaureate Schools, the Resource Centre provides the resources and facilities to support deep and meaningful learning.
The space allows for individual or small group work, quiet reading, whole class computer usage and the teaching of classes.
The quality of the book collection is excellent and is regularly added to. There are special areas to support students as they make their way from picture books, through easy reading and early chapter books, into novels and finally onto some special books for young adults. Both fiction and non-fiction materials have been carefully selected to support all the different and culturally diverse learners in our school.
The IB coordinator works in the Resource Centre and her role is primarily a teaching one. She plans Units of Inquiry with teachers and implements those plans collaboratively. She is actively involved in the teaching of skills as prescribed in the Approaches to Learning.
The IB PYP approaches to learning are:
- Thinking skills
- Social skills
- Communication skills
- Self-management skills
- Research skills
For more information about the IB PYP approaches to learning and the curriculum model, please visit our curriculum page of the school website or the IBO website.
Every year, the Children’s Book Council chooses the best books for children of the year. The winners are announced in the middle of term 3. Activities focusing on the short listed books are run during this time. Having a really good look at these books, and with special emphasis on thinking skills, means that students understand what authors and illustrators are trying to do and how they do it.
Lost and Damaged Books
Our policy is for people to pay for any lost or damaged book.
Premier's Reading Challenge
Our students are encouraged to participate in the Premier's Reading Challenge (PRC) to read 12 books from the start of term 1 until the beginning of September each year. Students enjoy receiving their awards each year. The awards are as follows:
- Certificate - completing the challenge for the first time
- Bronze Medal - completing the challenge for the second time
- Silver Medal - completing the challenge for the third time
- Gold Medal - completing the challenge for the fourth time
- Champion Medal - completing the challenge for the fifth time
- Legend Medal - completing the challenge for the sixth time
- Hall of Fame Medal - completing the challenge for the seventh time
- Hall of Fame Reader for Life Certificate - completing the challenge for the eighth time
For further information please visit the official site for the Premier's Reading Challenge.
Reading is fun at the Blackwood Primary School Resource Centre.
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