03 Mar 2020
The 2020 Premier’s Reading Challenge has officially begun! It’s been terrific hearing the stories from the students who have already made an eager start on their PRC quest. Some points revisited:
- Are you still not sure what the PRC actually is, or whether you’d like your child to be involved? See our previous Term 1 school newsletters for information, or visit https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html .
- The PRC is voluntary, not compulsory. It contributes to each student’s enjoyment of reading and exposes them to a wider variety of books. It is not a test. It is not used to compare or grade students.
- Mrs Hahn and I will be reading PRC books with K-2 students during their weekly visits to the library. We will be entering the reading records online for Kindergarten classes only and this will be done over the coming months. If students from years 1-6 wish to participate, they and their parents/carers are responsible for entering their books online by the closing date of 28 August 2020. No computer at home? No problem! Students are welcome to add to their reading records when the library is open at lunchtimes.
- Personal reading logs can be printed from the website and copies are available from the library. A reading log is simply a hard copy of the books that the student has read. They may choose to keep the list going during the year and add the books online at any time before 28 August.
- Each student’s PRC login is the same username/password that they use when logging into any computers at school. As it’s still only early in the year, many students may not yet know their login details. If they are unsure of their login, they will need to speak to their teacher.
