Chinese New Year

In the library we have been celebrating Chinese New Year with this year being the "Year of the Ox".

With the help of Miss May our Chinese Bilingual Support Officer we have learnt about many traditions and customs around the celebrations.

Our library has been decorated with "Couplets ". These couplets are used as a New Year's decoration that express happiness and hopeful thoughts for the coming year.

We also cooked some fried rice to celebrate

Premier's Reading Challenge

What is the Challenge?

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is a literacy engagement program that was introduced by the Premier in 2004 to:

Encourage students to read more books and enjoy reading
Improve literacy levels.

The Challenge requires students to read 12 books between the beginning of the school year and early September.

Your child will receive a form at school which they will fill in over the year.

Be their reading legend. Reading just 10 minutes each day makes a difference.

Research confirms reading to children just 10 minutes each day strengthens literacy, models positive reading behaviour, and builds children’s self-esteem about reading (especially for boys).

It doesn’t stop there. You can show your children that you value reading by reading yourself. Having books in your house makes a big difference too. Either books you own or books you borrow from the library remind children of the importance and fun of reading.

The Premier’s Reading Challenge is most successful when parents show interest and support their children. Help your child read their 12 books for the year and you will be making a positive difference to their future.

Hampstead Primary School Newsletter

Issue 2 · 18 Feb 2021

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