Premier’s Reading Challenge

As of this week, we have just over half our students at Sacred Heart registered for the 2025 Premier’s Reading Challenge which is fantastic! Contact Ann if you’d like to register and begin the reading challenge.

It ends on September 5th so let the school know as soon as you can.

For more information on the challenge:

https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge.

Check this out! I received this in my email and thought I would share it with our community.

Escape Hatch Books

643 High Street, Kew East, Victoria, Australia

They have 2 children's picture book launches happening in the shop in June.

and are introducing story time on a Sunday morning at 10:30am (in additional to the one hosted on Friday mornings at 10:30am).

They're asking for expressions of interest in a book club for 13-16 year olds

Please remember to remind your child/children to return their books on their scheduled library day. Scheduled classes take place on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Please see the table below for when your child/children's classes take place.

	Wednesday	Thursday
9-10	Year 3/4	Year 5/6
10-11	Year 2/3	Year 4/5
11:40-12:40	Year 1	Foundation

It has been wonderful to see students bringing and using their library bags when borrowing books. This helps to keep our books safe and in good condition. Library bags are available for purchase at the uniform shop.

Thank you for supporting our love of reading at school.

Happy reading!

Rosetta

Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Sacred Heart Primary School is excited to be taking part. The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 and aims to help young readers develop a lifelong love of reading.

It is not a competition; it is a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 5th September, 2025. Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.

This year, the Challenge is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the theme ‘20 years of words and wonder’ and a year of special activities. For details, follow the Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge Facebook. Since it began in 2005, more than 4.5 million young readers have taken part and together read more than 63 million books!

To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge

It's not tolate to join. If you would like your child to participate in the challenge, can you please return the note below by Monday 16th June to the school office or via email. Then your child will be registered to participate in the challenge.

Warm Regards,

Ann O’Brien

aobrien@shpreston.catholic.edu.au

Antoniette Stasi

astasi@shpreston.catholic.edu.au

Parents and Friends