Reading has never been more fun – just ask the students at Point Cook’s Alamanda K-9 College, who have read more than 38,000 books in the past six months as part of the Premier’s Reading Challenge.
A total of 1044 Alamanda students between prep and grade 6 – 64 per cent of the student body – completed the challenge.
According to Premier’s Reading Challenge rules, students in prep to grade 2 must read 30 books and students between grades 3 and year 10 must read 15 books to have completed the challenge.
Grade 2 student Ambika, who read 100 books as part of the challenge, said her favourite was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
This year’s tally is a big improvement over last year’s attempt, in which 778 Alamanda students took part.
Niki Syladios, who headed up the college’s Premier’s Reading Challenge, said she was thrilled with this year’s effort.
“This reflects the dedication from the teachers and how well they are modelling a love of learning through books,” Ms Syladios said.
“I love it when [the students] wave me down and tell me what book they are reading on their own – or the book their teacher is reading or what reading level they are up to.
“This is a competition that does not discriminate against ability – it is a competition that encourages all to read.”
