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The Information Centre
Role
The Information Centre provides a central learning resource
base for the whole school. It aims to encourage all students
to become independent learners and have a positive attitude towards
learning by providing a wide range of appropriate resources in
a safe, bright and stimulating environment. In addition, it actively
encourages students to partake in the many activities organised
to enrich their high school experience, promote a sense of ownership
of the resources and equipment and raise their social awareness.
Lunch time activities
Lunch
times are never dull in The Information Centre, every week
there is a word search competition to enter, the winner
is drawn on Friday’s and a small prize is given. Friday
is games day where students play chess, Scrabble and the latest
craze Su-Doku. There is a special club, aptly named Wednesday
Club which is open to year seven and eight students and was
created to help new year seven students adjust to high school
through
contact with year eight students. It takes place in an informal
environment, there are planned activities and students are
encouraged to join in and forge relationships by working together
as a team.
New Technology
Over the past five years The Information Centre has really entered
the 21st Century with the addition of an electronic security
system, new computers and printers and a new Library Management
System. The management system has two programs, one for all the
main cataloguing, book issuing and record keeping and the other
an O.P.A.C. (Online Public Access Catalogue) called Searchstar.
Students use Searchstar to find books, websites and other resources
and also to reserve and write reviews of books that they have
borrowed. When a review has been approved it is then assigned
to the catalogue record of that book. This is a great way of
promoting reading through peer recommendations.
Special events
Throughout the year there are many events for students to take
part in such as quizzes, author visits, fundraisers and book
promotions. One of the more recent events being a Treasure Hunt
for World Book Day and also to promote reading and the enjoyment
of using the library at break and lunch times. Students also
have the opportunity to become involved in planning charitable
fundraising events such as Comic Relief Day and Children in Need. |
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