Library News

Library News 

Please don’t forget that all K-6 students come to the library on Monday for their borrowing and returning.

The library is also open every 2nd half lunchtime, Monday, Wednesday to Friday, for the students to borrow or return their books. 

Welcome to the 2026 Premier's Reading Challenge

The 2026 NSW Premier's Reading Challenge is now open, and Roselea is excited to be participating!  This year is the 25th year of the challenge and Roselea has participated in every challenge since 2001. 

All students are encouraged to complete the challenge. 

What is the NSW Premier’s Reading Challenge? 

The PRC is a statewide Challenge that encourages students to develop a love of reading for leisure and pleasure and enables them to experience quality literature. It is not a competition, but a challenge to encourage each student to read, to read more, and to read more widely. 

All students who complete the challenge and have their reading record validated by the school’s PRC coordinator will receive a certificate signed by the Premier of NSW. 

How many books do students need to read? 

Students in Kindergarten to Year 2 are challenged to read or experience 30 books. 20 of these books must be from the relevant Challenge booklists, and up to 10 books can be personal choice books. Books can be read with a parent, carer, teacher or another student. 

Please be aware that classroom teachers and I will read enough books for each student K-2 to complete the challenge and therefore each K-2 child will receive a certificate at the end of the year.   I will also enter a list for each K-2 child, so there is no need for parents to do a separate list. 

Students in Year 3 to Year 6 are challenged to read 20 books independently. At least 10 of these books must be from the relevant Challenge booklists, and up to 10 books can be personal choice books. 

Books must be added to a student’s online reading record by Tuesday 18 August 2026 for their reading record to be validated and to receive a certificate.  Please note, most students have completed the challenge well and truly before this date, as we begin the challenge in September of the previous year.  eg: We began the 2026 challenge in September 2025. 

How can students find books on the NSW PRC challenge lists? 

All books in the PRC are selected by a team of experts who select quality literature. In our library PRC books are colour coordinated.  

• K-2 books - red sticker 
• 3-4 books - green sticker
• 5-6 books - purple stickers
• 7-10 books – blue stickers

How do students log their reading? 

While I have included here how to log in, please note that all students will be given time during library to enter their list, and I will be there to guide them.  Students do not need to complete this at home unless they would like to. 

Students can access the PRC’s Student Experience site using their DoE username and password or can log into the site via the Student Portal. A video guide explaining how to use the Student Experience site is included.   

A quick guide for logging books: 

1. Log into the Student experience site using your DoE student username and password. 
2. Use the blue search bar to search for books you have read. 

2a. If the title appears, click “Add to Reading Log” to add it as a PRC book.

2b. If the title does not appear, you will need to enter it as a personal choice book. 

To enter a personal choice book: 

1. Click on the icon in the top right hand corner: 
2. Click on “My reading log” 

1. Fill in the book details under the “Add a Personal Choice book” field and click “add”

All 3-6 classes are being shown how to log on to the PRC site in their library lesson this week and/or in coming weeks. 

If you would like to know more about the Premier’s Reading Challenge, you can log onto:  https://online.det.nsw.edu.au/prc/home.html  or come to the library and speak to me – Monday – Wednesday 

Happy Reading

Heather Vassila             

Teacher Librarian