At Melbourne Junior School, we're passionate about reading. In order to become proficient, independent learners, children need to be confident readers. During their time at our school, children will read and grow to love a variety of books. We hope to impart to them our passion for reading for pleasure.
You can support your child’s reading in the following ways:
Once you do, you can fill in your child's Home-School Diary to show their progress and any feedback you'd like to share with the class teacher. Your child will also receive a special Reading Reward sticker in their Home-School Diary, acknowledging that they have read at least four times.
Please note that, diaries are checked on a Friday so any weekend reading can be recorded in the next week.
Any reading can be recorded, not simply reading scheme books or library books. You can also write down other books that you read with/to your child, as this provides class teachers with a broader picture of your child’s reading experiences.
By logging onto the school’ s Reading Cloud, you can see what books your child currently has on loan and past loans. If your child has particularly enjoyed a book, and wants to recommend it to others, they can write a book review and post it on the site.
You can access the system via the school website or directly using the following link:
https://u002007.microlibrarian.net.
The children’s login information can be found in their homework diaries.
If you have access to an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch or Android phone, then you can also download a new App called ‘iMLS’ to access the library from those devices. The app is available from the App Store and Android Market.
MJS Poetry Festival - Autumn term
‘Big Read Week’ - Spring term
Book Café sessions – termly
Book Swap sessions - termly
Various author visits
We value parent/ grandparent helpers. If you are available to help in school, supporting children with their reading or in the school library, please see your child’s teacher or Mrs.Missin.
Our mission is get our children reading, not just for work or research, but for enjoyment!
Thank you for your support.