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Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge (PCR) is open and Holy Name Primary is excited to be participating.
And we are just wild about reading!
This is a wonderful opportunity for children to explore a wider range of reading and book types.
The PRC application offers a range of exciting features including:
- access to a library catalogue (including book images and blurbs)
- a modern user-friendly interface
- rewarding students with badges as challenge milestones are achieved
- the option for students to mark books as a favourite, give them a star rating or complete a book review
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 in recognition of the importance of reading for literacy development. It is not a competition; but a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 8 September 2023.
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 6 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.
To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit: https://www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge
To enter your child's books online, go to vprc.eduweb.vic.gov.au
On the first screen, you need to 'sign in' under the heading 'school co-ordinator or student' - see below
On the next screen, under student login, choose the VPRC login section (catholic schools) - see below
On the next screen, enter your child's username & password, supplied by their teacher & login - see below
Once you have logged in, we ask that you keep the username & password in a safe spot. You can then access your child's dashboard, search for books and / or add books read.
If you need a refresher on how to do this, see the video prepared by Ms Lontos last year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rs0VoxEEc4Y&authuser=0
Fun with Literacy @Home
Language is a superbly rich resource: not only for reading, writing and speaking but also for playing games.
Good news – these words games need little or no equipment and are free to play anywhere anytime.
Here are a couple to try over the holidays.
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GAME 1: Add a Word
# 2 or more players ? Cumulative game | ☺ Played by speaking ✍ No equipment needed | |
OBJECTIVE: To build up a story with each player contributing one word at a time. PROCEDURE: The first player begins by saying one word. The second player adds another word, and so on, gradually building up a story. EXAMPLE: | ||
Person 1: Person 2: Person 1: Person 2: Person 1: Person 2: Person 1: Person 2: Person 1: Person 2: | One day Kate saw a hippopotamus walking down the street… (and so on…) | |
GAME 2: alphabet dinner
# 2 or more players ? Cumulative game; Alphabetical game | ☺ Played by speaking ✍ No equipment needed |
OBJECTIVE: To build up an alphabetical list of things to eat. PROCEDURE: The first player begins by saying something like: “Today I had for dinner some …” and names something beginning with “A” (i.e. apples) The second player says: “Today I had for dinner some …” repeats what the first player says and adds on a food beginning with “B” (i.e. bananas) …and so on. EXAMPLE: The list may be built up to something like this” “Today I had for dinner some apples, bananas, carrots, dumplings, eggs, frog’s legs…” and so on. You could have a lot of fun making a up a bunch of interesting or gross foods too! “Today I had for dinner some ants in apple sauce, black currant bugs, curdled cheese drops, dried fish scales, elf ears, frog’s legs, giant spider eyes, hot ice-cream sauce…” and so on. | |