Scholastic Book Fair

Thank you to everyone that was able to attend or order from the recent Book Fair. 

It  was a great success with lots of students, parents and younger siblings buying books, posters and stationery items. 

2024 NSW PREMIER'S READING CHALLENGE

Congratulations to the following students who have completed this year's Challenge in the past 2 weeks: 

Kindergarten: Ivy B, Alexander L

Year 1: Parker B, Amelia S

We now have 179 students that have registered for this year's challenge, but it's not too late to register your child. 

It would be great to have some more participants from Years 4, 5 & 6. 

If you are interested in the challenge for your child, please download and read the Parent Letter and return the registration form to the Library. 

It can be downloaded from the school's website - "Communications/Notes/2024 PRC Parent Letter".  

Even if you child has participated in previous years, we still require the registration form to be completed. 

This is a voluntary extra-curricular activity that needs to be supported by parents/carers. Once your child has been registered, this is an activity which requires you - the parent/carer - to record and update your child's record. We help and support this activity, however you must be involved to monitor, encourage, and record online. If you are not prepared to do this, please do not register your child. 

Reading from 01 September 2023 to 22 August 2024 is eligible to be counted. 

The closing date for entering books on the website is 23 August 2024. 

Any question should be directed to myself at natalina.ireland@cg.catholic.edu.au 

Congratulations to our Accelerated Reader Word Millionaires!

Oliver B 6B

Henry Quade 6B

Pia Connolly 4G

Eloise Ruming 4W

Ryan Henderson 5R

What is Accelerated Reader (AR)? AR is a computer program that helps teachers manage and monitor a child’s independent reading practice. Students pick book that falls within their ZPD level. What is a ZPD (Zone of Proximal Development)? A ZPD is the range of books that will challenge a child without causing frustration or loss of motivation. Each child in years 3-6 will receive a ZPD, or reading range, after taking a Star Reading test.

It is important for children to read with a high degree of comprehension and within their ZPD.

After reading AR books (with many choices of titles and genres available in our library), students can do a short ‘AR Quiz’ answering questions about the book. This gains them points towards their target for the term and counts the words read. This is how our readers can become ‘Word Millionaires