Literacy & Numeracy News

We’re going to take a short break from spotlighting our literacy programs for this newsletter and introduce three exciting literacy events that we have coming up! It’s a great time to be reading! 

Read Every Day in May

Everyone should have seen the See Saw announcement that says we are participating in the ‘Read Every Day in May’ initiative by Scholastic. A reading log was sent home last week where students colour in the corresponding picture for the date that they read. The idea is that families read together on a regular basis, which is definitely something we want to encourage. At the end of May students can return their sheets to me to go in the draw for a prize. If you have misplaced your child’s sheet, please collect a new one from me or the office.

Premier’s Reading Challenge

This year the Premier’s Reading Challenge will take place from 16th June to 24th August 2025. Similar to last year, we will be giving students reading logs in the weeks leading up to the challenge start date, to keep track of what they’re reading in this timeframe. Weekly prizes will be given out for students who get their log book signed and end of challenge prizes will be given out in assembly. To make things easier, this year a ‘book’ will equate to at least 10 minutes of reading, as most picture books take around 10 minutes to read. Those reading chapter books can include each chapter if it takes around 10 minutes to read it. More information regarding this challenge will come closer to the date.

National Simultaneous Storytime

On Wednesday, May 21st at 12pm schools around Australia will be listening to an Australian author read their book, ‘The Truck Cat’, by Deborah Frenkle and Danny Snell. This event has been going for 25 years, where they spotlight an Australian author and we are excited to be a part of it.

Ms Laura Korpershoek