LITERACY PRO

Room 17 has had an amazing, breath-taking and miraculous journey with our Literacy Pro progress. As a class, we have read over 5,000,000 words with our record being a million words in the matter of only a couple of days. We are all pleased, thrilled and blown away with this terrific effort, and so is Mr Petch. Reading takes you in all different directions and is very beneficial. Here are a few book reviews and reading goals that our fellow classmates have made, so read on.

 By Pavitra and Aena

Cathy: My favourite book this year has been our class reading book, Skellig. The novel by David Almond is full of heart-warming events that are out of this world. The reader experiences events with magical metamorphoses and you are taken to a different dimension. Skellig will have you looking at the world in a whole new light. Wonderful similes, metaphors and personification really add to the book. I recommend everyone to read this book.

Tyriq: My reading goal is to achieve my first Lexile certificate next term.

Sebastian: The Unbelievable top-secret Diary of Pig by Emer Stamp is an outstanding read. I enjoyed this book a lot. I don’t want to give too much away but I loved the part when he rode in the ‘Trocket’ and, well, pretty much everything. Full of surprises, you are guaranteed to get a laugh out of every page. Full of humour, it is the type of book that you can’t put down. I give it 5/5 stars!

TEST BOOKS

Test Books will be sent home in Week 9. Please take the time to read through the work samples with your child and discuss their progress with them. Some children came back in Week 5 (when the test books were first sent home) with new learning goals and a great desire to achieve, which was wonderful to see. The children certainly work extremely hard and I am most proud of each and every one of them. If you haven’t already done so, there is a comment box on the first page for a parent/guardian to fill out. Please return the test books by the Friday of Week 9. Thank you.