And the Winner of the Movie Quiz Is....

For this week's quiz there was only one student who correctly answered EVERY question on the quiz. So the clear winner is...

Zoe Summerfield

You will need to come to the ILC to collect your prize.

Congratulations to the 12 runner-ups who only got one question wrong:

• Matthew Ruiter
• Jared Leo
• Sean Harper
• Amber Brennan
• Connor Matkovic
• Ethan Bell
• Bernadette Nitz
• Jett Storey
• Martina Gulino
• Ali Brown
• William Palmer
• Parker Janetzki

A fabulous effort.

Check out the blog again next week for a new competition and a chance to win!


For those who were curious the correct answers were:

1. What was the name of Katniss Everdeen's sister in 'The Hunger Games'? Primrose
2. Angelina Jolie stared in which 2014 movie based on a famous fairy tale? Maleficent
3. What musical instrument does Mia play in 'If I Stay'? Cello
4. What are the five emotions that star in Disney's 'Inside Out'? Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust
5. What is the name of the first-person shooter game that Wreck-it Ralph plays to win a medal? Hero's Duty
6. Who performs the act of true love that unfreezes Anna's heart in 'Frozen'? Anna 
7. Aubry Posen, Beca Mitchell, Chloe Beale are all main characters in which movie with the tagline "Get Pitch Slapped"? Pitch Perfect
8. What are the creatures that roam the maze at night in 'The Maze Runner'? Grievers
9. Which movie included the hit song "Everything is Awesome"? The Lego Movie
10. What is the name of Tony Stark's AI computer and who provides the voice from the Iron Man films? Jarvis played by Paul Betanny

Quote of the Week

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

- Aesop

Word searching within a page

How often do you find yourself in this situation?

You've opened up a web page or .pdf document that should have some useful information on it. But instead of being able to quickly locate what you are looking for you are faced with long, text heavy page that will take a lot of reading to pinpoint the one section you are interested in. 

Sound like too much work? But what is the alternative? Maybe you could keep searching for another, easier page. But that also sounds like a lot of work, and might not produce as much information as the page you are on. If what you are looking for is not basic information, there might not even be another page. 

What if you could have the best of both worlds?

Well, the good news is you can - Using the Command F short cut will allow you to search for key words on a page, those key words that can help you quickly zoom to the section of the page that actually tells you what you want to know.

Key word searching within a page

Competition: Movies

This fortnight's competition is all about the movies. The person who correctly answers the most questions will win the prize.

How well do you know your movies?

Go to the competition

Entries close on Friday 27th of May.

Quote of the Week

The only important thing in a book is the meaning that it has for you

- W. Somerset Maugham

Book Trailer - Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of curious photographs.

A horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its abandoned bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that the children were more than just peculiar. They may have been dangerous. They may have been quarantined on a deserted island for good reason. And somehow—impossible though it seems—they may still be alive.

A spine-tingling fantasy illustrated with haunting vintage photography, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children will delight adults, teens, and anyone who relishes an adventure in the shadows. [blurb from Goodreads.com]

And the Winners are...

The winners, who correctly identified every book, for the ILC guess-the-book-cover competition from last week are:

• Claire McCarthy (12 Howett)
• Ryley Higgins (8 Montserrat)
• Max Collier (8 Campion)
• Martina Gulino (12 Howett)
• Sarah Bensted (8 Campion)
• Lauren McCleala (8 Owen)
• Abigail Valentine Rawlins (9 Beltran)

Winners need to come to the ILC to collect their prize.

Check out the blog again next week for a new competition and a chance to win!

Quote of the Week

It is pointless to believe what you see, if you only see what you believe

- The Young Elites by Marie Lu

Book Trailer: Reboot

Reboot by Amy Tintera

Five years ago, Wren Connolly was shot three times in the chest. After 178 minutes she came back as

a Reboot: stronger, faster, able to heal, and less emotional. The longer Reboots are dead, the less human they are when they return. Wren 178 is the deadliest Reboot in the Republic of Texas. Now seventeen years old, she serves as a soldier for HARC (Human Advancement and Repopulation Corporation).

Wren’s favorite part of the job is training new Reboots, but her latest newbie is the worst she’s ever seen. As a 22, Callum Reyes is practically human. His reflexes are too slow, he’s always asking questions, and his ever-present smile is freaking her out. Yet there’s something about him she can’t ignore. When Callum refuses to follow an order, Wren is given one last chance to get him in line—or she’ll have to eliminate him. Wren has never disobeyed before and knows if she does, she’ll be eliminated, too. But she has also never felt as alive as she does around Callum.

The perfect soldier is done taking orders.
[Blurb from Goodreads.com]

Book Review: We Were Liars

We Were Liars by E. Lockhart.

We are Sinclairs.

Beautiful. Privileged. Damaged. Liars.

We live, at least in the summertime, on a private island off the coast of Massachusetts.

Pehaps that is all you need to know.

Except that some of us are Liars…

Cady

Gat

Mirren

Johnny

My name is Cadence Sinclair Eastman. I am the eldest Sinclair grandchild. Heiress to the island, the fortune, and the expectations.

Well, probably.

Cady can’t remember what happened., all she knows is what she’s told. And they’re not telling  her everything.

Something happened in Summer 15. Something that would change her life forever.

When Cady comes back to Beechwood in Summer 17, something is different. The Aunties aren’t fighting… Granddad is calling everyone Mirren… The Littles are nicer… and The Liars are exactly the same as two summers ago.

The question is, what happened 2 summers ago? As her memories come back one by one, Cady writes them down on sticky notes, creating a layout of what she knows. But she’s missing something, something to fit the whole thing together.

Did something happen between her and Gat? Between the Aunties? She has to find out.

Cady needs to know what happened. There’s just one problem… Here is the truth about the beautiful Sinclair family, they lie.

How is Cady supposed to piece together summer 15 when no one will help her? Why wont they help her?

But then Cady remembers, and her because so he whole world comes crashing down.

In this thrill ride of a novel from E. Lockhart, you’ll be on a roller coaster ride of emotions.

Follow Cady’s journey as she tries to come to grips with everything and navigate life after the accident of summer 15.

Read it. And if anyone asks how it ends… JUST LIE.

(Text from a book trailer by Zoe Leigh).

Competition!

Can you work out the titles for all of the book covers? The person who correctly guesses the most titles will win the prize.

Can you guess all 10?

Go to the competition

Entries close on Friday 13th of May.

Quote of the Week

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before beginning to improve the world.

- Anne Frank (Diary of a Young Girl)

Accidental Cyberbullying? Reword.it

Have you ever been in that situation where, because you were feeling angry, or hurt, or upset, you posted something you later regretted?

Have you ever been at the receiving end of a hurtful post?

Have you ever wished you could take your words back, because you didn't want to hurt someone, you only wanted them to notice?

Do you want a tool on your browser that checks your posts for hurtful content the way a spell checker checks your spelling? Maybe something that checks you are sure you want to say something before you say it?

Headspace has developed a tool that might do that. It wont stop you saying what you want to say, but it will ask if you are sure, to remind you not to post in anger or frustration.

http://reword.it

Quote of the Week

Keep reading books, but remember that a book is only a book, and you should learn to think for yourself.

- Maxim Gorky