News

On Wednesday 21 February and Friday 23 February, 20 girls in Year 3 to Year 6 came to library to attend a lunch time origami activity.

This year within Senior School, we will be focusing on the stories of strong women and girls. Students are encouraged to explore texts that feature strong female characters, facing the challenges and vicissitudes of life. Stories of girls who challenge expectation and create their own reality.

No time to read? Have you considered downloading an Overdrive eAudio book and hearing stories about strong girls? See a list of suggested titles in our Literature section. Use the Overdrive app to download a great book today

​Our new Fandom club is up and running!

Our congratulations are extended to Paige (Year 8) who is the winner of our Read Around the World competition.

​On Wednesday 30 August, a group of Lit Club students used public transport to travel to Federation Square in order to attend the Melbourne Writers Festival.

​Susannah McFarlane, during a visit to our school, spoke to students about her journey from Ruyton school girl to successful author and her passion for her Girl Hero Project.

We celebrated another fantastic Book Week. Included in our festivities were competitions, book character parades, author visits and student-created art work. Many thanks to all the parents, grandparents and special friends who tested their literary knowledge by entering this year’s Family Book Week qui

Earlier this term I had the opportunity to attend a most captivating conversation between Newbery award winning children’s author, Kate DiCamillo and Australian Author/Illustrator, Sally Rippin, at The Wheeler Centre.

School holidays are a wonderful time to experience the joy of reading together. Don’t forget you can access eBooks and eAudioBooks through the app Overdrive, using your Ruyton username and password