Premier's Reading Challenge Update

The 2021 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 – we cannot emphasize this point enough! 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 a race. It is not used to academically compare or grade students.
• Mrs Hahn and Ms Bowyer 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 Friday 20 August 2021.
• No computer at home? No problem! Students are able to add to their reading records during their weekly visits to the library.
• 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 20 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. Answers to any other questions can be found on the PRC website. If their child/ren are participating, it is expected that parents/carers first visit the PRC site for information, before contacting the school.

If your child is:

• reluctant to read
• voraciously reading
• fascinated with a particular genre
• looking for a new genre to try
• enjoying reading for pleasure
• not yet enjoying reading for pleasure
• never without a book
• never with a book
• reading widely
• not yet reading widely…

...the Premier’s Reading Challenge is just for them!