PREMIER’S READING CHALLENGE 2023

  This year, St John’s will be participating in the Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC). This is not a competition, but a challenge to each student to read, to read more, and to read more widely. At St John’s, we promote the importance of reading, and by participating in the Premier’s Reading Challenge, students will continue to develop their love of reading. The school library has a big selection of Premier’s Reading Challenge books on display, with the PRC ID on the book cover for students to add to their online Student Reading Record.

 Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 teachers will read 30 books to their class during class time, and these books will be logged as a class.

 Year 3 to Year 6 students will read 20 books from the PRC Booklist, however 10 of these books can be Personal Choice books. Students will be required to complete their online Student Reading Record at home, using their user ID and password, by 18th August 2023. All Year 3 to Year 6 students will receive their user ID and password in Week 7, unless the school has been contacted and the student will not be participating.

 At the completion of the Premier’s Reading Challenge, all Year 3 to Year 6 students who have successfully read and logged 20 books, and all Kindergarten, Year 1 and Year 2 students who have participated, will receive a certificate. Certificates have the student's name and school printed on them. Due to child protection issues, names are no longer published on an Honour Roll on the Premier's Reading Challenge website. For further information, and to add books to the online Student Reading Record, go to the Premier’s Reading Challenge website at https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html

 We hope that as many students as possible will participate. If you do not wish for your child to participate in the Premier’s Reading Challenge, please contact the school on (02)46251171 or email info@sjctdow.catholic.edu.au by Friday 3rd March 2023.

 Thank you for your support and encouragement of reading

 Mrs Sharon Burnett

SSO Librarian