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Greta Junior
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’ 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 148 132 124 120 119 118
The award-winning book Matilda from much-loved author, Roald Dahl, contains this classic line, which encapsulates the joy of reading:
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
