Premiers Reading Challenge

We have registered the school this year for the Premiers Reading Challenge!

Attached to the physical copy of this notice will be your child's log in information.

If there are books that were started and finished after 2nd of March 2026 (02/04/2026), they can be added to your child's reading list.

Below is a guide for getting started if you wish to take part in the challenge!

Logging in with a Challenge passcode

Your teacher will give you a Challenge username and passcode. Keep them in a safe place.

If you lose or forget your Challenge passcode, ask your Challenge coordinator or class teacher to generate a new one for you.

Go to the Challenge application.

https://vprc.eduweb.vic.gov.au/home

Select the School/Student button.
Select the VPRC login option.
Enter your username and password.
Select Login.

Adding books to your reading list

If you see a book on the Recommended books or Trending book lists you want to read, select the +Add book button below the book.

You can also search the catalogue for a book you want to add.

Select Search Books in the side menu.
Enter the book’s name, author, series name or ISBN number in the search field.
Select the Search button.
Find the book you want from the search results and select the book title. This will open the book details.
Select the +Add book button.
The book will appear in your reading list on your dashboard.

Challenge book list

The Challenge book list has lots of books to choose from. Most of the books that students read during the Challenge should be taken from the list. It is important that students:

Read books appropriate for their year or reading level
Check with their teacher or parent/carer if they want to read a book from the list for years 9 and 10 students, if they are not in those year levels (this list includes titles for mature readers).
Students can also count books read for the MS Readathon in the Challenge.

Read a certain number of books

During the Challenge, a student will read a certain number of books that are suitable for them. While the number of books can be varied for a student, the general guidance is:

Prep to Year 2: Read a total of 30 books, with 20 or more of those books from the Challenge book list

Year 3 to Year 9: Read a total of 15 books, with 10 or more of those books from the Challenge book list

For any queries please feel free to contact the Library Team or visit the Premiers Reading Challenge website at

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

Thank you and have fun reading!

From

Cheltenham Primary School Library

Foundation

Foundation students are continuing to practice taking books home to read with parents. Students will have the opportunity to select books on Fridays to take home in their book bags and will be restricted currently to 1 book at a time. These books are returned on Friday so students can select a new book to take home. If families need more time to read then please still bring the book in on Friday to reborrow and extend the due date.

Students in foundation will need their book bag to borrow books to aid in keeping the books safe.

Year 1 and 2

During library this term students will be continuing with borrowing and returning books from the library. We ask parents to aid in returning books back to school on Mondays or Fridays, depending on their class, so that students will be able to borrow new books or reborrow books they may need more time with. Additionally this term students will be allowed to borrow up to 2 books at a time. One for school and one for home.

Year 5 and 6

Students in Years 5 and 6 this term have begun to borrow for educational as well as recreational purposes. Books have a maximum borrow time of 1 month but can be bought in to be reborrowed if more time is needed. It is encouraged to bring books in early though when students are finished with them as there is a limit to how many books they can borrow at a time. Library will be scheduled for Year 5's on Monday and Year 6's will depend on their class.

Year 3 & 4

Library will be on Monday for Year 3 and 4. Students are encouraged to bring their library bag to return or borrow. Books can be borrowed up till a month but can be returned earlier. If a student does not bring their library bag, they will still be able to borrow. Borrowing will cease in Week 10 of term to allow for book returns to be sorted and shelved.

This term borrowing has increased to 2 books with only one being allowed to go home and the other being kept in their classroom.

Book Club

The Book Club issue 3 orders close on the 8th of May 2026 (08/05/2026).If you still wish to order after the date then they will need to be shipped to your home instead of to school.

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