Beat Community
JUNE 2021
SOUTH WEST ROCKS PUBLIC SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION GRANT!
The Coastline Community Foundation supported South West Rocks Public School and its students’ literacy development with a grant for $12,000. The $12,000 grant has allowed SWR public school to install new shelving, purchase and cover 1000 new guided readers. Coastline were able to supply the man power to cover 500 of the 1000 books. Parents, family members and staff conducted a working bee to cover the remaining 500. Guided readers are leveled with a gradual increase in difficulty and there are over 1000 titles including fiction and
non-fiction texts. with consistent practice of new conTeachers use these texts as part of cepts whilst exposing them to numertheir guided reading sessions, deous topics and allowing opportunities veloping students’ to use and develop their The staff reading and compreknowledge of the world. and students school hension skills. Students in Year 1 and 2 are extremely grateful to The staff at South were very excited to receive Coastline for West Rocks their new guided readers this generous donation. Public School appreand to discover new titles, ciates the value of which level they are and to high-quality guided physically see what a 1000 readers to assist their student’s prog- books on the shelf looks like. ress in literacy. South West Rocks ‘If a child has difficulty reading, Public School teacher Angela Mainey their ability to complete tasks indesaid the inclusion of more readers pendently in all subject areas will be helps teachers provide their students affected,’ said Mrs Mainey.
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