From the Library
The Mercy Library has begun celebrating the 20 year anniversary of the opening of the McAuley Catholic College campus in Clarenza. To celebrate the occasion, I have created a pictorial display in the library and a video for the library homepage. All the library staff have been thrilled to dig through the archives to discover or rediscover past school events and see pictures of the staff and students as they have grown and changed. We have especially loved seeing some of the former students who have become staff members and the pictorial comparison of their life’s journey over the last 20 years.
As always, we got to showcase our archives at the Open Night, and many of the parents of Year 6 students were excited to find themselves or other family members in the Yearbook pictures, creating a lovely generational link between the students and their parents at McAuley.
Please enjoy the video presentation as you look back over the last 20 years. As you can see from the pictures the students at McAuley value that personal link to the past and also love using the library facilities.
As we all enjoy the breathing space that the school holidays offer, keep encouraging your child opportunities to read for pleasure, as reading is the biggest indicator of success in school and in your child’s life beyond the classroom.
This is what Education Canada has to say about reading:
"The act of reading, particularly engaged reading, is a powerful predictor of life success by any measure. It is the best predictor of who goes to university regardless of socio-economic background. It is the best predictor of life income, career options, even life partner choices. And neuroscience is proving that reading fiction is one of the most powerful means of developing sympathetic individuals, with better social skills and higher levels of self-esteem, resulting in increasing self-improvement and pro-social behaviours."
