Library

This week we are very excited to welcome Ange to the Library.   Ange has come 

with a wealth of knowledge, wisdom, love and kindness. We are so excited to have  

Ange with us. 

At  St James we are Wild about Reading

We have had another amazing fortnight of reading in Premier’s Reading challenge! Well done to everyone that has been busy reading and logged on and added their books to the challenge. Our Leader board now has a variety of learners from across the school. We cant wait to see what happens after all your holiday reading! Dont forget to register the books you read and verify them with a star rating and a review. 

Special mention to Eve H, Lenni G and Elly K who are hot on the tails of our leaders!

Great job to all those students that have been reviewing their books along the way. Here are some great reviews and recommendations you might want to consider for your next challenge book.

Annie Year 3  -  21 May 2023

Elly Year 3 - 14 Jun 2023

Erik Year 2 - 24 May 2023

Kristian Year 6 - 30 May 2023

Remember if you are still struggling to login please see details below or email 

Mrs Joplin ajoplin@stjamesbrighton.catholic.edu.au

The Victorian Government has carefully curated a long list of rich texts for young readers.   If you need some inspiration, checkout the attached booklist.

Logging in with a Challenge passcode

Your teacher will give you a Challenge username and passcode. You should find this in your child’s diary or magic words book where other passwords are located. 

If you lose or forget your Challenge passcode,please  ask or email  Mrs joplin  at ajoplin@stjamesbrighton.catholic.edu.au to generate a new one for you.

1. Go to the Challenge application.
2. Select the School/Student button.
3. Select the VPRC login option.
4. Enter your username and password.
5. Select Login.

Viewing your dashboard

The dashboard is your main workspace as you progress through the Challenge.

At the top of the dashboard are gemstone badges. These are grey when you start your Challenge. They change to green as you progress through the Challenge.

Below the badges is a green bar. This shows you how many days are left until the end of the Challenge.

There are also two progress wheels that show:

• what your Challenge target is
• how many Challenge or Choice books you have finished or had verified.

Your reading list shows the books you have added and finished reading.

As you add more books to your reading list, the application will learn the kinds of books you like to read. It will recommend other books by:

• genre
• author
• series
• subject.

Books other students at your school and across Victoria are reading appear on the Trending books list.

The side menu lets you:

• see your Profile Details and add an avatar
• see all the book reviews you have written
• search for books you would like to add to your reading list.

Challenge Rules

The challenge runs all the way to September and is very attainable for all children. 

Children need to read:

Prep to Year 2

• Number of books: 30
• Number of books from the Challenge book list: 20 or more

Year 3 to Year 6

• Number of books: 15
• Number of books from the Challenge book list: 10 or more

What you can read

Most of the books you read should be from the Challenge book lists. The rest can be any book you choose.

You can read books on the book list for your year level or a level above and they'll count towards your Challenge total. You should check with your teachers or parents if you're not in years 9 or 10 and want to read a book from that list. This list includes titles for mature readers.

You can read a book from a level below your year level if your teacher agrees. You still need to read the number of books for your year level to meet the Challenge.

Let’s get reading!!

Mrs Mandi Joplin   &    Ange

Teacher Librarian