Well things have definitely settled down this term – thank the Lord and classes are back to normal. The children are borrowing lots of lovely books and always tell me if they have read a book that has really ‘got them’. I monitor who borrows each week and tend to give a little poke to those who haven’t borrowed for a while. Reading is a great way to learn, grow and escape to another world.

We finished up the Chief Minister’s Reading Challenge (CMRC) at the end of July and were lucky enough to win the ELC – Year 2 section and the 3/4 section. We received two certificates for our school and two hundred dollars in vouchers from the Paperchain book store in Manuka.

During the first 6 weeks of this term, library lessons complemented the Units of Inquiry being completed in class.

From Week 7 this term until Week 2 next term we are exploring all the wonderful books in the 2020 Book Week Competition (which was moved to Term 4 due to Covid). The theme this year is….

Last but not least, the HT Senior School Book Club has taken off this term – we have 10 girls from Year 5 come along every Thursday. They absolutely love reading and devour anything I suggest. We have purchased lots of fabulous new books for this group (using some money from the Book Fair last year). The girls are currently all preparing for an Interschool Remote Readers Cup in Term 4.

Happy Holidays.