The Family Reading Challenge 2015, “Exploring Genres,” begins this week and will run until the end of Term 2. All families in the Junior School are invited to participate.
The Challenge is designed to encourage families to read together, for parents/carers to read aloud, and most importantly, to introduce families to exciting new authors and genres.
Studies show that reading for pleasure increases academic performance in maths, spelling, and vocabulary, that being read to allows children to make more meaningful connections to thoughts and ideas, and that more that 80% of children love or like being read to.
To participate in the Challenge, stop by the library to pick up a Family Reading Challenge Passport and check out a book. The rules are simple:
- Books must be checked out by a parent or carer
- Only one book for the Challenge may be checked out at a time
- Families must check out one book from each genre (The genres are: Adventure, Animals, Fairy Tales/Myths, Information, Poetry, and Realistic Fiction.)
- One book may be from Tumblebooks, our e-book library for Junior School
- The Challenge must be completed by Friday, 3rd April (end of Term 2)
All families that complete the Challenge will be invited to a special awards assembly in Term 3a.
If you have any questions, please see Ms Beeman in the library. This presentation also has more information.