NET Scheme News 2023 Spring issue 43

10 NET Scheme News Issue 43 Back in 2017, our school implemented the ‘FUNtastic Extensive Reading Scheme’, an adaptation of a successful initiative of the National Library Board in Singapore who provides young readers of different ages with a ‘Suggested Reads’ booklet annually. The scheme aims to cultivate the love of reading among children and promote values education, including Canossian values. Each year we choose a selection of books linked to the school’s values of the year, which we then promote on our school website and on weekly English Wednesdays. At the end of each term, we design a Home Reading Booklet recommending books we read and providing three activities identical or similar to the ones we introduced on English Wednesdays. This way our families know what their children read at school and they become more engaged. The Week of Hope COVID-19 restrictions and the suspension of face-to- face classes in February and March 2022 completely changed our initial plans for the Week of Hope, which Reading Scheme FUNtastic Reading Scheme