Good literacy is one of the key elements of learning and, in recognition of that, the Principal and Staff of The Valley Primary School awarded 118 students for showing exceptional progress and achievement in reading.
The awards were presented at the Ronald Webster Park on Wednesday this week, July 2.
The Principal, Ms Paula Etienne, told The Anguillian about the school’s initiative. “We decided to award all the students who did well on their reading scores,” she said. “Every year the Education Department has a MacMillian reading test for students, and these are the children we have awarded for having done well in their reading; and what better way we can reward our children than by encouraging them to read. We therefore thought we should give awards to them, and those who are behind in their reading will be encouraged to improve their performance.
“We have rewarded children from kindergarten all the way to grade six. We have given them certificates and medals because it is an incentive and motivation to develop a passion for reading. We have brought the entire school at the Ronald Webster Park to support the awardees as well as to be motivated.”
Ms Etienne said the children were very excited about the awards. “Some children do not perform so well in the Test of Standards, but still are very good readers. We wanted to show them that in all areas of their learning and development they will be rewarded for their success,” she added.
