NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge 2023

What must I do to complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge (PRC)

In order to complete the Premier’s Reading Challenge you must read a certain number of books between 27th February 2023 and 18th August 2023. Students in K-2 are required to read 30 books (these may be read to them) and Years 3-6 read 20 books. The table below shows the breakdown of books you are required to read.

Challenge level	Total number of books to be read	Minimum number of PRC books	Maximum number of Personal Choice books	Booklists included as PRC book choices
K-2	30	20	10	K-2, 3-4, 5-6
3-4	20	10	10	3-4, 5-6, 7-9
5-6	20	10	10	5-6, 7-9
7-9	20	10	10	5-6, 7-9, 9plus
3-9	20	10	10	All booklists

The Book Lists detailing the books you are required to read are listed on the Premier’s Reading Challenge website which may be found HERE. As these lists are over 100 pages long, I am unable to print these for individual families, so you will need to access them via the website. You are also able to access the Premier’s Reading Challenge Book Lists and Rules on the following link - 2023 Premier's Reading Challenge

Any queries regarding the Premier’s Reading Challenge please email me at mholley@arm.catholic.edu.au

Scholastic Book Club

The second issue of Scholastic Book Club is out now!

So what is Scholastic Book Club?

Scholastic states that “Ordering books through Book Club is the easiest and most affordable way to offer students the best in children’s books for the home and to encourage independent reading for fun.

Book Club offers students a wide range of titles in each issue, from popular and award-winning fiction series and charming new picture books, to fascinating nonfiction titles and hands-on activities that stimulate creativity and encourage problem-solving.

Plus every order you place earns the school FREE books and learning resources.”

If you wish to order a book from Book Club you may do so online via LOOP, or by sending your order form and money into school in a sealed, labelled envelope or ziplock bag. Don’t forget to include your child’s name on the order form!

Please note that there is absolutely no obligation to purchase anything from Book Club, Book Club is an entirely optional program. Orders close Wednesday, 22nd March. Unfortunately, late orders cannot be accepted.

2023 Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Notable Books

Undoubtedly, one of the most exciting events in the library world is the August celebration of Book Week. Each year, the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) recognises the very best books that have been written and illustrated over the past year. The books are divided into six categories:

CBCA Book of the Year: Older Readers
CBCA Book of the Year: Younger Readers
CBCA Book of the Year: Early Childhood
CBCA Picture Book of the Year
Eve Pownall Award
CBCA Award for New Illustrator

The quest to find the 2023 Book of the Year has begun with The Children’s Book Council of Australia releasing the 2023 Notables List. From this extensive list a shortlist of six books will be chosen, which will then be narrowed down to one final book - The Book of the Year. If you are looking for titles of great books for your children, I commend this list to you. Should you wish to view the list of notable books you may view them here - 2023 Notables List

Lunch Time in the Library

Would you like to find a quiet, cool place to read a book, draw a picture, colour a picture, play a board game or solve a jigsaw? Then the library is the place to be! Come and join us in the library, second break every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - I'll see you in the library!

Library Borrowing

Please don’t forget that THURSDAY and FRIDAY are Library Days at St Joseph’s. Students will require a library bag on that day for the safe transportation of library books between home and school.

Reading at Home

The students at St Joseph’s are able to access ebooks and audiobooks through SORA, the Armidale Diocese digital library. SORA has an extensive collection of ebooks, audiobooks and magazines for students of all ages.

Instructions for logging onto SORA are as follows:

SORA

Getting started with Sora

Sora - get free ebooks and audiobooks from your school.

Step 1: Install the SORA app from Apple App Store or Google Play Store, or soraapp.com.

Step 2: When in SORA, click on I have a setup code, then sign in.

The “setup” code is cenetau

Sign into your School – Select ACEN from the dropdown box.

Step 3: Browse the explore tab and borrow a book. Your book will open so you can start reading right away.

Step 4: Close the book and go to the shelf to see all your books. From there, you can:

Select Open book or Open audiobook to read or listen to the book.
Select Options to renew or return the book and more.

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You will need to use your school username and password to access this.

WORLD BOOK ONLINE

St Joseph’s also has a subscription to World Book Online! This means that our students have access to this wonderful resource free of charge should they wish to access it from home. World Book Online may be accessed via the Oliver home page or by visiting the World Book website www.worldbookonline.com

World Book Online is a safe, trusted, 21st-century learning environment for students.

The World Book products our school has access to include:

Kids: simple navigation, easy to read articles, translations and text to speech (with 10 voices). It includes educational games, activities, science experiments, a dictionary, an atlas, interactive maps, map outlines and a tool for comparing places or animals.

Student: expansive reference database and multimedia library. It includes games, behind the headlines, citation builder and research tools.

Timelines: over 650 timelines including Gold Rushes in Australia, Australian Prime Ministers, Cricket World Cup, Star Wars and Harry Potter. Edit or create your own timelines.

Our User ID: joseph2340

Password: joseph2340

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