Stage 3 students have been busily working on book trailers, Stage 2 have been learning to write and publish book reviews and Stage 1 have been creating PowerPoint presentations. However, for me, the highlight was the whole school reading in the hall for Reading Hour!
Book Week - Reading Hour
Wednesday, August 22nd, saw the whole school gather in the hall in their peer support groups. Everyone brought along a picture book to share with a buddy from their group, and the seniors also brought along their pencil cases so the group could respond to their reading on the big piece of paper provided.Our hour started with the "Gotta Keep Reading" youtube clip to get us in the mood and was followed up with the viewing of a number of book trailers. Younger students then read to their buddy and they drew something from their story to begin their groups mural - some students included words to describe their book - it was great to see lots of positive comments!
Much fun was had by all and it was a "real buzz" to see the enjoyment that can come from reading!
Thank you HSPS kids for making it a great success with your enthusiasm for reading :-)
PRC
By the end of August, we had over 150 students who completed the challenge and recorded their books - what a fantastic effort from those students!It was great to hear, that because of the challenge, many students read books that they might not have previously chosen. It was also good to hear that some of these books became new favourites!
Well done and look out for your certificates in Term 4 :-)
And remember ... just because the challenge is over for this year, don't stop reading....
New Furniture
Our new desks have arrived!
Now all students can fit and be comfortable :-)
