HAPPINESS: Summer Stars 2018 Certificate of Achievement for Summerstars Library Reading Adventure at Baltinglass

Monday, October 8, 2018

Summer Stars 2018 Certificate of Achievement for Summerstars Library Reading Adventure at Baltinglass

Summer Stars 2018

The Summer Stars programme is open to all children across the country and provides an ideal opportunity for everyone to read their favourite books. The Summerstars Reading activity encourages the children to actively spend time and read books during the summer vacation which is a great way to distract them from spending hours continuously watching television or playing video/computer games. This boosts their confidence, social interaction and brings out their creativity with a whole new perspective.

Registration is open towards the end of school term and you can register in your local library. This is a free registration. As usual the books will have to be returned as per normal norms of your library rules. When you register, you will get a card with the child’s name and slots for the names of books he/she reads. Each time a child completes reading two books and returns it, the librarian will reward your child with a gift. The gift ranges from pencils to wrist bands to pull string bags.

When the card is complete and the child has read all the books they will receive the Certificate of Achievement for Summerstars Library Reading Adventure. It shows they have used their summer vacation hours to read books and improve their reading skills, increase knowledge and learn new things. The summerstars also have other fun activities apart from reading books like drawing, colouring, playing games, etc. You can find out more details from their website www.summerstars.ie which also has many online resources to help families with the development of their children’s reading and learning abilities. All school going children will find this very fun and useful and will go a long way in assisting their academics too. They provide a lot of tips and helpful ways for book reading for children of all ages, groups and interests.

This is the third year of Summer Stars programme in Ireland and last year over 3000 kids participated in libraries across County Wicklow with the help of Local Government Management Agency. Counties Cork and Galway saw the highest number of participants.

The Summer Stars Twitter account is @starsreading and you can follow their Facebook and Instagram accounts at Summer Stars at your Library. Along with the Moblie Library Service, 13 libraries are successfully operated under The Wicklow County Council. The website www.wicklow.ie will help you locate your nearest local library.

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