It’s no secret that one of the highlights of my role is getting to recognise and celebrate student achievement. One of the ways in which I get to do this is through the school’s Home Reading Program. One of our school priorities is for students to reach 100 nights reading, as research and our own data shows a positive correlation between reading outside of school and reading achievement.

I am so happy to share that the time of writing this, we have 142 students who have reached or surpassed reading 100 nights. This is nearly 50% of our students from P-6! Our students show passion and enthusiasm for reading and each week I am greeted by students who excitedly share with me that they have reached a reading milestone, whether it be 100, 200 or 300 nights reading. While our students do a great deal of this learning, we thank our families for supporting children to read and our teachers who motivate, encourage, and listen to children read weekly. With the number of nights remaining before the end of the school year, there is still the opportunity for students to reach 100 nights reading or the next milestone in their reading journey. Reader’s Club still operates twice weekly on Monday and Wednesday mornings and we welcome all students (and any family volunteers) to come along and read aloud.

• Did you know that we have awarded over 150 books for students reaching home reading milestones and for attending Reader’s Club?
• Did you know that the points accumulated from Scholastic Book Club help fund our book prizes for students?
• Did you know that for the month of September 109 students attended Reader’s Club?

Our Grade 1/2 classes have been collectively working to improve the participation and engagement of our students reading at home. They have set students a creative challenge of sending in photos of children reading in weird and wonderful places outside of school. Students and families have enjoyed getting involved and showcasing some very weird and wonderful places where students can read. Take a look at some of our students below:

Sophie Sheehan

AST Literacy