Greta Junior
MS PAM STAINS, HEAD OF GRETA JUNIOR The single greatest indicator of a child’s future success is reading for pleasure (OECD 2002). Research conducted by Billington (2015) found that reading for pleasure enhances empathy, understanding of self and the ability to understand others. It also found a link between people who read for pleasure and those who have strong emotional development. Our vision and purpose for Greta Junior is simple; create a space and environment where reading for pleasure is celebrated. We hope to create a warm and inviting space for our girls to build, develop and be supported in their love of reading. 2019 Highlights: • National Simultaneous Story time where all student from Kindy – Year 2 enjoyed listening to Alpacas with Maracas • Author visit from local author and Fairholme Old Girl, Megan Carige • Book Week ‘Reading is my Super Power’
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Book Week presentation from ‘Perform Education’ Scholastic Book Fair
Most Popular Picture Books Borrowed Kindy Rainbow Fish to the rescue Prep How the Grinch stole Christmas butterfly Year 1 Rodney loses it Year 2 Fancy Nancy splendiferous Christmas Year 3 Ninja bunny Year 4 Fancy Nancy splendiferous Christmas Year 5 Pig the pug Year 6 Pig the elf Top 10 borrowers in 2019 Serah Vimal Emily Cornford Rhea Sesai Gabrielle Montefiore
221 203 159 154
Richa Vimal Chanudi Dissanayake Grace Carrigan Emily McCormack Madeleine Brown Georgina Perrignon
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The award-winning book Matilda from much-loved author, Roald Dahl, contains this classic line, which encapsulates the joy of reading:
‘The books transported her into new worlds and introduced her to amazing people who lived exciting lives.’ REFERENCES OECD (2002), Reading For Change: Performance and Engagement Across Countries, OECD Publishing, oecd.org. Billington, J. (2015). Reading between the Lines: the Benefits of Reading for Pleasure, Quick reading, University of Liverpool
