All Hallows’ Open day is usually in May each year, however this year we have had to be creative and develop a virtual open day. Below is some presentations from both the McAuley Library and the Potter Library. Showcasing programs, workshops and activities that are available to students during their school years. Potter Library Virtual…
Category: UPCYCLING
Umbrella Card
Have fun creating this cute umbrella card. You can make it as simple or as detailed as you like. Most of the items you need will already be in your craft cupboard at home, but I did purchase my cardboard and decorative paper at Spotlight. When you have finished please send me a picture so…
Make-Up Caddy
Our first Cre8 Lab tutorial is a Make-up Caddy, made out of toilet rolls and a shoebox lid. Watch the tutorial below and follow the step by step process of creating a make-up caddy for you or for someone special. Most of the items you will need will be things that you will already have…
Tissue Paper Flowers
The first of our Makerspace from home series is this tutorial on Tissue Paper Flowers. Follow along with Mrs Carey, as she demonstrates how you can make a flower using tissues and bits and pieces that you will have at home. Stay creative while you are learning from home during the isolation period of Covid…
Flower Art
Create a Flower Art wall hanging for your bedroom wall using things that you can find in your garden, and bits and pieces from home. Follow the steps pointed out in this short presentation. Please send us pictures of your masterpiece so we can upload them to this page, or on our library instagram account….
Makerspace Activities Term 1, 2020
19th November, 2019 Watch the presentation below to see what activities we have for the makerspace during term 1 next year.
Christmas Clay Fairy House Light
25th October, 2019 Continuing with our RRR ( Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle) philosophy in the Cre8 Lab, it is fitting that our last workshop for 2019 is the repurposing of plastic bottles. The intention is to use the plastic bottles as a base for a fairy house with windows and doors. The clear plastic acts as…
Laser Printing on Material
6th August, 2019 Rolling on to week three and the students have started working on the final workshop for this term, being the Laser Printing on Material workshop. The first step was to design something that would fit onto an A4 sheet of paper, working on their devices, the students had to decide what they…
Makerspace Activities Term 3 2019
13th June, 2019 Click on the presentation below and check out the new makerspace activities for next term.
The Makerspace Reading Chairs
11th June, 2019 The McAuley library has had a Positivitree since June last year. The tree is situated in the bean bag area of McAuley library and it has been a long journey to acquire just the right chair or chairs to sit under the tree. After some searching we were able to purchase two…