Library News and Clubs
LIBRARY CLUBS
*Mondays (New): Chess Club - Student managed by Tye T. - starting 9/9 (chess can be played every lunch time but this is our dedicated multi-board Chess Club - good for beginners and experienced players).
Mondays (Weekly): Book Club Years 7-9 circle of Friends: share the books you are reading and recommend/ select some new books for our school library from visiting Book Shops tubs!!!!
* Tuesdays (Weekly): Games Club - Board games, movies, karaoke and popcorn with Noor and Vanessa!
Joining in and having fun is central to the success of Games Club. Run by Vanessa (City of Greater Geelong) and Ms Noor Al-Assafi (our Newcomb Secondary College Social Worker), we have an outstanding turnout of students enjoying the warmth, friendship and fun in the school library every Tuesday lunchtime. Students love having access to the VR Xbox, Nintendo switch, board and card games! There will also be special craft activities and theme days!
* Wednesdays (Fortnightly): Geelong Regional Library Corporation (Newcomb Branch) with Ms Laura Farrington and Mr Cam Wilson!!!!
Manga, mysteries, magic, trivia games and craft are on the table when Laura is visiting from Geelong Regional Library Corporation. Newcomb Secondary students particularly enjoy using their badge maker machine and special activities like Easter, Halloween, Christmas and Idahobit Day crafts. We are very fortunate to be right next door to Newcomb Library and to have the company of the specialist Children's and Youth Services Team there!
Our Term 3 2024 schedule of remaining visits are as follows:
Wed 18 Sept – Trivia Quiz
* Thursdays (Weekly): Craft Club with Miss Marshall: Term 4 sign up begins today 03/09 for Polymer clay jewellery & Paper Magiclay fantastical beasts making. We will have an exhibition of works in Week 4 of Term 4.
Paper Magiclay Techniques (youtube.com)
Easy Sculpting Ideas/Polymer Clay (youtube.com)
Fridays starting Term 4 2024 Ruby-Rose's Book Club for Years 9-12 - all readers welcome!