KH News
End of Year Thank You
Thank you to all staff, students and their families that have supported the Knowledge Hub this year by :
borrowing, reading and returning books. Any outstanding books can be returned in Term 1 2023.
donating lego and books, which have brought so much joy to the students.
supporting our first ever Book Fair
Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2023!
DiNovember
DiNovember is an exciting month-long celebration of dinosaurs, full of mystery, mischief, surprises and fun. There are lots of activities to do. Visit the Knowledge Hub to find out more, and if you're lucky you might get to see one!
Photos will be posted on School of Curiosity and School of Connect pages.
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Book Club online at Santa Sophia - orders have closed for school delivery.
Book Club is an easy way to encourage your child's reading. Books make great rewards or Christmas gifts for family members.
Once a term, an online catalogue link will be shared with you via email. Any purchases help the Santa Sophia Knowledge Hub to grow our library collection, as Scholastic reward us with points to buy new books.
Here is the link to the Term 4 Book Club catalogue (Issue 7). All ordering and payment is online. Orders have now closed for school delivery.
If you have any questions or would like to know how to donate to the Santa Sophia library, please contact the Knowledge Hub Staff at santasophiaknowledgehub@parra.catholic.edu.au.
Book Week 2022
Wow what a week that was!
It was so exciting to see K-11 students, staff and parents all involved in this special celebration of literacy. Watch our videos to feel the energy of our "I stepped out of a story" themed dress up day, thanks to Mr Tiglao and our music videos celebrating reading.
SSCC Book Week Dress Up Day 2022.mp4Reading That Book.mp4Can't Stop My Reading.mp4
Book Fair 2022
Thank you to all the families who supported our first ever Santa Sophia Book Fair, either by visiting the Knowledge Hub or ordering online.
Thanks to generosity of the community through sales commission and donations we will be able to add over $3500 worth of books to our library collection over the next month or so. What an incredible boost to the opportunity for students to engage in literacy!
All back orders have been placed and should be in over the next two weeks.
NSW Premier's Reading Challenge has closed for 2022
Congratulations to the more than 100 students who have completed the reading challenge. Reading logs have been submitted to the PRC Team. Accounts for students who have come from other schools have now been merged. To check, please select Student Reading Records, then My Information. If there any problems, please contact santasophiaknowledgehub@parra.catholic.edu.au
Celebrating Harry Potter!
The celebrations have kicked off with a Sorting ceremony. Activities included owl seeking, cup stacking, wizard chess, quidditch, charm class, unicorn horns and colouring fun.
House points were earned for participation in activities throughout the week, with Hufflepuff finishing as the winning house.
Congratulations to all who participated and enjoyed the Harry Potter fun!
World Ocean Day
Students and staff celebrated World Ocean Day on the 8th June, learning about how to protect our oceans and the creatures that live there. Find out more by reading some great ebooks about looking after these amazing environments. Global Ocean and Aquatic Library
National Simultaneous Storytime
On the 23rd May, Santa Sophia K-4 students joined more than 2 million people across Australia and New Zealand in reading Family Tree. For photos and more information visit the School of Curiosity page.
Have you seen the new Self-Checkout in the Knowledge Hub?
Students and staff can now use the self-checkout machines to borrow books.
The self-checkout machines are located on level 3 and level 4.
Talk to the Knowledge Hub Staff or KHA Crew to get started!
Santa Sophia self checkout video Version 1.mp4