R.I.C.R.A.C

Our online resources, World Book Online, Electric Library, Mediascan and ANZRC continue to be available from all networked PCs in the Library and the College, and from home. These are accessible by visiting the College’s web page at www.delasalle. melb.catholic.edu.au, and clicking on Staff/Students to log in to the College’s intranet. These resources make good quality, relevant, in-depth information available to all staff and students, without having to visit the Library. New acquisitions this year include around 150 fiction and 550 non-fiction titles for the Kinnoull Library. Subject areas for particular focus in 2007 include philosophy, the Gospels, the history of Melbourne, the Iraqi War, the French Revolution, poetry, and a range of VCE revision texts. Tiverton gained around 400 fiction titles and 700 non-fiction titles. Particular focus was on prayer, the environment, scientists, woodwork, composers, and African and Middle Eastern countries. At the end of 2006, we farewelled Mrs Jane Pretty who returned to Wollongong. Miss Pauline Mulholland returned to work this year in a redefined position as AV/IT Technician, a role which has been relocated to the Technical Assistance strand of the Department of Information Services. We also say farewell to David Ferguson who has accepted a variety of new roles in the College.

Susan Jost College Librarian

There are many optional extra-curricular activities offered to students who attend De La Salle. One such activity (or group) is the R.I.C R.A.C. club. R.I.C. R.A.C. is a fun club designed to put reading in a positive light. R.I.C R.A.C. is a book club. It was founded by Mrs Rudin and it takes place on varying week-days at lunch time. The phrase R.I.C R.A.C. is a funny acronym for ‘Reading Is Cool Readers Are Clever’. During the meetings, students can partake in a quiz with questions about books as well as general knowledge. The results are tallied up, and the winner wins a new book! (bought by Mrs Rudin) Upon entering the meeting, you are immediately given a lollipop and asked to put your R.I.C R.A.C. card in a box. After the winner of the quiz has received his prize, a raffle is conducted and one of the cards is drawn out. The lucky person whose card is picked out wins another free book! But, that isn’t all R.I.C. R.A.C. has to offer. Once a year, Mrs Rudin organizes a delicious breakfast of warm bread rolls, spreads, juices and milo. This breakfast is solely for R.I.C. R.A.C. members. R.I.C. R.A.C. meetings are usually conducted in the gym, although this year we have had a lot of our meetings in the P.A.C. R.I.C. R.A.C. is a club all students can enjoy and a group that all ‘bookworms’ should consider joining. Until the next meeting, happy reading!

Joshua Attard As we put our costumes on I slid the two oranges down my top and into my bra and zipped up my dress. I then put the apron on. I put the needle into my pocket and walked down the corridor to the library... You could probably guess what I was going as... a nurse! Everyone sat on a chair and waited for the primary students to sit on the floor. Next to me was a ‘bumcatcher’ (a.k.a. Michael Swinnerton). He was wearing a black wig and an army outfit. On top of the wig he was wearing a hat that said “BUM CATCHER” on the front. While everyone walked passed the front table and presented themselves to the audience we saw Captain Underpants (Jack), Hermione Granger (Tom M), Dumbledores (Sam and Tim) and even Charlie from Willy Wonker! As my classmates went round they talked about the book they were from and who they were. I was from the book — though better known as the movie — Goal. Finally when we had finished strutting our stuff, the primary children left and we did our thing in front of the camera. I was in a photo with Harry Potter and Hermione Granger. At the end of the lesson I felt like a model. It was the most enjoyable assignment I have done. Xavier Smith