The St Raphael's The school library is a wonderful, well resourced  facility situated in the old convent building.

Library Borrowing

All students from Kindergarten to Year 12 are encouraged to borrow from the library. The school library is a wonderfuly library that is well resourced. Primary (K-6) students have borrowing time allocated within their library lesson each fortnight.  Each fortnight infants (K-2) students have an additional borrowing session where they are escorted by their class teacher to borrow. Secondary students also have borrowing time allocated on a regular basis.

All students K-12 are encouraged to visit the library outside of the allocated borrowing time should they want to borrow. The library is accessible during break times.

Resource suggestions:

We try to keep the library well resources with a current, curriculum related and inspiring selection of books.  To help us do so, please feel free to make any suggestions.

Book Week 2020:
Each year our library participates in  Book Week which celebrates Australian authors and illustrators. This year Book Week will take place in Week 2 of Term 4 ; October 19th to 23rd October. In class students will be looking at the fabulous range of Australian Children's literature written in the last year that has been shortlisted. Our wonderful annual Book Parade will also take place during the week. 

Library Lessons

Teacher Librarian: Mrs Helen Flannery

Library Assistant: Ms Patricia Malcolm               

Library Lessons:

Library lessons are taught by the Teacher Librarian and are carefully planned each term to compliment a specific curriculum area that the classroom teacher is focussing on.  Lessons are developed to help students learn to become independent thinkers and learners.  Lessons incorporate Information and Communication Technology (ICT), Literature and the information process.

Library Lesson Timetable:

Library lessons are held each fortnight. Students from Kinder to Year 6 participate.

Book Club

Book Club leaflets are given out in Homeroom satchels and return details are noted in the current School Newsletter.

Extra leaflets are available from the library.

Students submit their orders via classroom satchels before the due date.

NSW Premier's Reading Challenge

St Raphael’s Catholic School has a long participation in the Premier’s Reading Challenge.

Monday March 4th is when the 2019 Challenge opens for students. Keep a list of the books you read from other sources other than school ( town library, from home etc.)

Friday August 30: final date for entry of Student Reading Records. Students need to have their entries to Mrs Skinner before this date. Kinder to Year Two have a PRC book list from class reading that is entered by Mrs Flannery. PRC site:    https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/studentExperience.html#/


Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2

Number of books read to complete the Challenge: 30

Minimum number of PRC booklist titles needed to complete the Challenge: 25

Maximum number of personal choice books: 5

PRC booklist sections that books may be chosen from: K-2,  3-4,  5-6,  7-9


Year 3 and Year 4

Number of books read to complete the Challenge: 20

Minimum number of PRC booklist titles needed to complete the Challenge: 15

Maximum number of personal choice books: 5

PRC booklist sections that books may be chosen from: 3-4,  5-6,  7-9


Year 5 and Year 6

Number of books read to complete the Challenge: 20

Minimum number of PRC booklist titles needed to complete the Challenge:15

Maximum number of personal choice books: 5

PRC booklist sections that books may be chosen from: 5-6,  7-9


The list of PRC books in each section can be found by clicking here!