Premier's Reading Challenge - We Did It!

Yes, 2016 was our Biggest Challenge Ever in the Premier's Reading Challenge. 

Why? Because we were attempting the Challenge without a library! 

Just like a tightrope walker, performing without a net.

The Challenge finished last Friday and we had 257 students complete it. I just looked back on our school's performance in the past and found out that we have beaten our previous best by 7 students, even though we didn't have our own library this year!

How did we do it? Well, firstly we had so many generous people donate quality books to us after the fire, that we were able to accession these and get them out to classrooms really quickly. We had a huge band of parents covering books and Miss Mimi and Miss Nola helping me process books in the library workroom. 

We also had great support from Marrickville Library - we had bulk loans of books and also borrowed PRC books on our visits there. Parents went to their local libraries and signed their children up to be members, so they could borrow PRC books. 

Finally, and very importantly, our Kinder, Year 1 and Year 2 teachers made sure they read 30 PRC books to their classes, and the Year 3 - Year 6 teachers encouraged and assisted their students to enter the books they had read themselves online. 

I am one happy Teacher Librarian today. Thank you to everyone who helped us to win our Biggest Challenge Ever!

Premier's Reading Challenge 2014

Countdown to end of the 

Premier's Reading Challenge

17 reading days to go!

That's right! The Premier's Reading Challenge finishes on Friday 22nd August at 11:59 pm.Students can locate PRC books in our library by checking for the label on the spine of PRC books. The labels look like this:

Also, there are tubs containing picture books and non fiction books for those completing the 3-4 and 5-6 Challenge. Here's a link to the PRC site: https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/logon.html

CC image by Philip Martin

Premier's Reading Challenge - 2013

Message from the Premier of NSW

Congratulations to the 230,000 students around the state who successfully completed the Reading Challenge last year. The number has grown steadily for the past eleven years, so I expect that there will be even more young people eager to take on the Challenge in 2013.

Reading transports us into other worlds and lives. It allows us to experience a whole range of exciting stories and explore issues which can challenge the way we think and feel.

Students who accept the Challenge this year will have even more books from which to choose. With over 7000 books now on the booklist, the Challenge offers students an opportunity to read widely. I encourage all participants to be adventurous in their reading and add as many different types of books as they can to their reading records.

The world of books is an exciting one. I welcome you to the 2013 Premier's ReadingChallenge and I wish you all happy reading.

Barry O'Farrell

Message and images copied from PRC website

The PRC at St Brigid's

The Premier's Reading Challenge is on again. It goes from March 1st until August 31st, so there is plenty of time for you to read books and enter them on the Challenge!

Check the table below to find out how many books you need to read. The teachers from Kindergarten to Year 2 will read books to their class and then enter the books online. Students from Year 3 to Year 6 will read the books and enter them online themselves. You will need to use your PRC log on details. Write them in your diary so you don't forget!

Challenge	Number of books needed to complete the Challenge	Minimum number of PRC books for your Challenge	Maximum number of personal choice books	PRC booklist selection
K-2	30	25	5	K-2 , 3-4 , 5-6 , 7-9
3-4	20	15	5	3-4 , 5-6 , 7-9
5-6	20	15	5	5-6 , 7-9

Click on the link to go to the PRC site. There is a link on Oliver also.

Premier's Reading Challenge Website

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