Mathematics

Greta Junior

MRS PAM STAINS, HEAD OF GRETA JUNIOR

Our aim in Greta Junior is simple – to ensure that every girl experiences the gift of reading. It is both a privilege and a task that we take seriously, as we believe that girls who do not enjoy reading simply have not found the right book, yet.

We were fortunate in 2021 to experience once again many of the wonderful opportunities and richness that libraries bring to primary schools, most notably the beloved Book Week. Our Junior School came alive during our Book Week Character Dress-Up Day, with a purpose of sharing in the joy of reading, and most importantly, having fun.

2021 HIGHLIGHTS

• National Simultaneous Story Time where all students from Kindy – Year 2 enjoyed listening to Give me some Space! • Book Fair • Book Week ‘Old Worlds, New Worlds, Other Worlds’ • Perform! Education Book Week Performance ‘Bigger, Better, Brighter’ • Visiting Author Deano Yipadee

TOP 10 BORROWERS IN 2021

Lily Gips (4) – 133 Naomi Cray (5) – 126 Amelia Rawle (Prep) – 120 Charlotte Moore-Barnard (3) – 119 Grace Loughlin (3) – 118 Grace Carrigan (5) – 116 Amelia Kingsford (Prep) – 116 Elizabeth Loughlin (3) – 115 Juliet Rawle (Prep) – 115 Caitlyn-Rose Rieck (Prep) – 113

Loved children’s author, Mem Fox, has devised a list of ‘Read aloud commandments,’ for parents when reading to their children, and I have included five for you to enjoy: 1. Spend at least ten wildly happy minutes every single day reading aloud. 2. Read aloud with animation. Listen to your own voice and don’t be dull, or flat, or boring. 3. Hang loose and be loud, have fun and laugh a lot. 4. Let children hear lots of language by talking to them constantly about the pictures, or anything else connected to the books.s 5. Look for rhyme, rhythm or repetition in books for young children, and make sure the books are short.

MOST POPULAR BOOKS BORROWED IN 2021

Kindy N – Crocodile Beat Kindy H – Love from the very hungry caterpillar Prep – Sebastian lives in a hat Year 1 – Whitney and Britney Chicken Divas Year 2 – Matilda Year 3 – Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Year 4 – Diary of a Wimpy Kid – The Getaway Year 5.1 – Sisters Year 5.2 – Into the Wild Year 6.1 – Sick Bay Year 6.2 – The Water Horse