Book Week - Reading is my superpower
As you can see from the
gallery, the Junior School Book Week Parade was a colourful affair and a wonderful reminder of the joy
that reading brings to our lives. While we each have different aptitudes and interests in reading,
it remains an essential skill, and literacy is one of the strongest predictors of academic success.
Many boys will have heard me say that reading is one of the top three tips for success at school.
It even helps improve your performance in Mathematics. It doesn't matter so much what you read,
so long as you keep reading. The more you do it, the easier and more enjoyable it becomes.
Did you know that Matthew Reilly, a popular author for adolescent boys, was once told by a critic
that his books had the intellectual worth of a shopping docket? Since then, Reilly has sold millions
of books and, in the process, provided many teenage boys with an action-packed way into reading.
"What a miracle it is that out of these small, flat, rigid squares of paper unfolds world after
world after world. Worlds that sing to you, comfort and quiet or excite you. Books help us
understand who we are and how we are to behave. They show us what community and friendship mean.
They show us how to live and die."
Anne Lamott
Best wishes for the
week ahead and may you find a little time to enjoy the pleasure of reading.
Brian Schumacher
Principal
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