Illawarra Mercury
06/12/2006
Page: 13
General News
Region: Wollongong NSW Circulation: 29865
Type: Regional
Size: 210.92 sq.cms
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Fully booked: Wollongong West students (from back left) Ciara Smith, Jake Manea, Liam Judd and Christine
Jiangwith principal Cathy Reade and Australia Post South Coast manager Peter Groeller. Picture: ROBERT PEET
Free books for Wollongong West kids
By COURTNEY TRENWITH The program will run for in it saying This book belongs to'
three terms next year. and the child's name," Ms
WOLLONGONG West Public Students from Kindergarten Reade said.
School students soon will have to Year 6 will choose three "It's going to encourage
no excuse for not reading. books per term to keep. children to read because those
Not only will they have nine The school library will also families that don't have many
new books of their own, they receive 48 books per term and books in their home will now
will get to choose them. teachers will have 30 books per have at least nine."
Australia Post will donate term to give as prizes. Year 5 student Ciara Smith
more than 1700 books to the Principal Cathy Reade said it reads every night and can't wait
school as part of the Books in would be the first time many to choose. "I like imagining
Homes Australia program for students had owned a book. what it would be like in the
disadvantaged children. "Each book will have a label situation of the story," she said.
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