Prescot Primary and Nursery School Parent Portal - Prescot Primary School July 2023

We are nearly at the end of our reading year, but that doesn’t mean our Bookworms are slowing down. The library is busier than ever and reading is still a very popular choice, even during free time.

Many children have achieved their reading target this half term and enjoyed a fun pyjama day this week, with added biscuits! Well done everyone!

This half-term has brought an absolute surge of Word Millionaires. It’s so exciting to see so many of our children using their Accelerated Reader accounts to keep track of their reading as they work towards this incredible achievement. So, massive congratulations to Evangeline L, who is a Y3 Penguin (Yes! Y3! We were blown away too!); also to Ore A and Logan W-H, from Y4 Tigers who have each read over a Million Words. Congratulations too to Amelia-Rose B, Bea K, Miley G and Logan H-B, from Y5 Kangaroos for their Millionaireship; and George S from Y6 Dragons who has also read his way to this remarkable status. Additionally, we celebrated with Zoe C from the Tigers who has read an amazing 2 Million Words, as has Harry L and Sammy G from the Kangaroos. But that’s not all. Kanishka G, from the Tigers reached a mind-blowing 3 Million Words, as did our Dragon, Jess N. And to top it all off, Tegu G, our Dragon, has read an unbelievable 4 Million words! We have no words for how incredible this is, so we bought him a McDonalds. He was the talk of the canteen. So huge congratulations to Teju and all of our Millionaires, but also to all of our children who, every year, show us their commitment and botheredness. We celebrate you all.

We are always keen to know how many words our children have read each year, and we always try to beat last year’s total. This year is no different. We have read over 108,000,000 words so far, which is 7,000,000 words more than last year, and still counting. Just WOW!

The library has had a huge re-shuffle and has expanded into the corridor, or the East Wing, as we needed more space for our books, many of them very kindly donated. Thank you to our families for these. Our children have borrowed 7960 books so far this year so you can see your donations are very much appreciated.

There is a Summer Reading Challenge being run by Knowsley Library Service which is free and fun for all children. There is also MYoN which will be available on their iPads all summer long, and we have kept quizzing open for children who want to quiz during the summer holidays. All participants will receive a tasty treat. Keep reading Prescot Primary.

Below you can see some of our children who achieved their targets at the end of every half term this year! Continual botheredness - we love it!