Keep the Pages Turning!

A big well done to all our students who have started the Victorian Premier’s Reading Challenge – we’re so proud of your reading efforts! Reading every day builds imagination, vocabulary and confidence. Parents, we encourage you to keep reading with your child/ren at home and if you haven’t yet, there’s still time to join the challenge. Please speak to classroom teachers if you require another log in. Let’s keep the reading momentum going!

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Swan Hill North 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 5 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

You can also contact our school’s Challenge coordinator, Carla Cox, at carla.cox@education.vic.gov.au or 5032 4577 with any questions.

Student usernames and passwords will be sent home shortly.

Happy reading!

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