Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Boronia Heights Primary School is excited to be taking part!
The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 and aims to help young readers develop a lifelong love of reading.
To take part, children in grade 3 to 6 are encouraged to read 15 books with their parents and carers and those in Prep to grade 2 are encouraged to read 30 books. The challenge ends 5th of September 2025.
After each book your child reads at home, enter the book into the Premier’s Reading Challenge website – https://vprc.eduweb.vic.gov.au/home
Sign in under school coordinator or student – VPRC login – with the username and password provided by your classroom teacher.
Click on search books – search the full title/author – click on the title of the book read – click on add book – complete the review if you would like – click finished.
Go back to the Dashboard and click on finished for all books.
These books will then be verified at school.
Your child’s dashboard provides the number of books read and when the challenge is completed.
Your child will also receive a PRC Reading log, where you may choose to fill in all the books read then you can enter them all in one go, if you prefer.
We encourage students to keep entering books into the website, even after completing the challenge! The class who read the most books right up until September 5th, will win a pizza lunch prize and our top 10 individual readers will also receive a book and PRC badge.
All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement.
This year, the Challenge is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the theme ‘20 years of words and wonder’.
Since it began in 2005, more than 4.5 million young readers have taken part and together read more than 63 million books.
To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge
If you have any questions please contact me @ leanne.bentley@education.vic.gov.au
Good luck to all our families and happy reading!
Leanne Bentley
Librarian
Year 4 Camp – Phillip Island Camp
The Year 4 children had an amazing experience at camp on Phillip Island. Here are some pieces of work about camp.
Year 4 Camp was so much fun! We had a great time and some of the activities we did include the Giant Swing, the Flying Fox, Low Ropes Course, Pedal Carts, Archery and the Mechanical Rock wall, that moved as we climbed. We also went to the beach, played basketball and swam in the pool in our free time. There were lots of amazing meals and the cabins were great. Camp was really good fun!
By Liam P 4B
From the 3rd – 5th of March 2025, the Grade 4s, teachers and parent helpers went to Phillip Island by bus. It was our first camp and a once in a lifetime experience. We stopped at San Remo or the pelican feeding then played on the playground. Finally, we arrived at camp, did our first round of activities and settled into our cabin. We went into the pool for a while then we had dinner. Then came the exciting penguin parade! The little penguins were so cute!
When morning came, it was day 2. We cleaned up our cabin for breakfast. After filling up on toast and cereal we had room inspections, but my cabin did not win. Before we went into the pool, we went to the beach, and it was super fun. When we got back to camp, we went into the pool till our fingers were wrinkly and it was free time. After having dinner, we watched a movie. Then the day was over waddling up the beach. By the time we got back from camp, it was sadly time for bed.
Finally, it was day 3 and as soon as we woke up, we cleaned our cabin, packed our bags and had free time until breakfast. Then we went to our final activities then we got on the bus ride to the koala sanctuary. After we explored, we had lunch then got back on the bus to go home.
In conclusion, camp was an awesome experience for having fun, trying new things and making new friends that will last a lifetime.
by Paige S 4B
Between the 3rd and 5th of March BHPS Grade 4 students went on camp to Phillip Island and did some activities every day. We travelled by bus and were excited to learn about Phillip Island and have fun.
On day one we arrived at school and hopped on the bus. Then we had lunch at San Remo to see the pelicans get fed and we played on the playground. Next, we arrived at camp, we did our first activity. We jumped into the pool when we finished our activity then we settled into our rooms, we went on the bus to see the penguin parade. After that it was bedtime. I loved the penguin parade!
On day two we had a room inspection in the morning then we had three activities. Next, we walked to the beach, then jumped in the pool again. Then we had free time then watched a movie. Best day ever!
On day three we packed then did two activities and we went on the bus to the
Koala Sanctuary, then we drove to school. Best camp ever!
by Izabelle J 4B
All of grade four went on a bus to Phillip Island from the 3rd – 5th of March. We did activities like the giant swing and the flying fox, as well as seeing penguins and koalas. We went there to experience a school camp for the first time!
On day 1 we all went on the bus to Phillip Island, stopping at Tooradin to have recess and after that we went to San Remo for the pelican feeding. When we got to CYC, we did one of our group activities, then we got our cabins. After that we had dinner, then went to the penguin parade.
On day Two we had room inspection Then we did activities then we went to the beach and swam in the pool. After we all freshened up we had dinner and then we watched Oddball the movie.
The next morning we packed up our stuff then completed our rounds of activities and did some shopping at the CYC shop. Then we went on a bus to the Koala Sanctuary, had lunch and then we went home.
Grade 4 camp at Phillip Island was the best!!
by Baxter C 4B
From the 3rd to the 5th of March the grade 4s went on camp to Phillip Island. We travelled by bus and were excited about having a camp experience.
After arriving at school, the grade 4s hopped on the bus and headed to Phillip Island. On the way they stopped to eat brain food and again for lunch and to what’s the time pelicans. Once arriving at camp we did our first activity, had dinner and went to the penguin parade.
On day two we ate breakfast did 3 rounds of activities and then went to the beach and then the pool. After we had free time we watched a movie called oddball .
On day three we packed up and did the last two activities then we went back on the bus and went to the koala sanctuary then went back home.
Camp was the best!
by Zippi M 4B
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