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Read a Million

House Reading Challenge 2023

Read for your house, strive for a million seconds

Saturday 1st April - Wednesday 11th October 2023

The aim of the Challenge is to read for as much time as possible.

Strive for a million seconds for your House.

5 minutes a day each, is all it takes.

The Whitefriars Read a Million House Reading Challenge is open to all students & staff.
The Challenge will run from Saturday 1st April to Wednesday 11th October 2023.
You may read any published Fiction and Non-fiction books, in print or eBook or audiobook format, including Graphic Novels, Manga as well as printed Magazines/Newspapers.
Only books read from Saturday 1st April to Wednesday 11th October 2023 are valid **
All books and reading time must be logged in the system provided by the Shortis Library
All reading must be verified / checked by library staff so that your reading time tally can be counted towards your house tally
Do you want to contribute to the Reading Challenge and help your house win but didn’t have time read the whole book? Or decided a book is not for you...Can it still count?
Yes....Talk to the library staff about how you can include the time you took to read a chapter or two.
Staff tally counts towards house tally - so encourage your teachers to participate.

** Does NOT include English set texts / set texts for any subject, online articles or books you have read before.

Weekly Challenges	Go into the draw for a Lucky Dip Prize by participating in challenges and earn bonus time.
Individual Student	Overall winner* - a voucher to the value of $100 (Dymocks or Readings or JB Hi Fi) * Individual winner will be excluded from the year level prizes
Year Level Students	Top student winner from each year level. - Books / vouchers to be won* **
Overall House: Students	All entrants from the winning house student tally with the most time read will win a pizza lunch.
Overall House: Students & Staff	All entrants from the combined winning house tallies (student + staff) with the most time read will win a pizza lunch.
Special Commendation	Top year 7 student from each house. Special commendation prize.
Special Commendation	Year 7 English class with the most time read. Special commendation prize.
Staff	Top three staff winners - Books & vouchers to be won.
	**Students winning year level prizes must have logged reading, not just bonus badge activities