Sadly no Gold Stars for our last week of borrowing. Congratulations to the students who remembered  to bring their Library bag to every Library lesson this year!! There is a good number of students who only forgot once or twice, which is also a great achievement. Please continue to search at home for any Library books and Classroom readers which might be hiding on shelves, under beds etc. There are still over 150 books on loan to students! We still have quite a number of our Loan Library bags which have not been returned, can we please have a look for those too? Thank you to the generous families who have donated spare Library bags.

Remember that holidays are the best time for the children to keep reading. All those lovely books at home on the shelves, books for Christmas, and don’t forget the local Library – if you are you not already members of the Campbelltown Library, it is free to join - just call in to the Eagle Vale Leisure Centre and ask there.

Premiers' Reading Challenge: Congratulations to more than 200 students who will receive their completion certificates next week. Special congratulations to 13 students who will receive a Gold Award for completing four years in a row, and 4 who will receive a Platinum Award for seven continuous years – fantastic commitment to their reading. Keep it up!

Have a good Christmas break, and as the end of year draws nearer, and our lives become even busier, try to remember how important it is to take at least ten minutes a day to read with your children – they learn from you the importance of reading in their lives.

 "I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers. To become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful; and learning to be a reader gives a terrific advantage."

Roald Dahl