Wow – the Quarry Bay School kids are up and running!
June 3, 2010 at 11:20 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments
Ready, steady….GO!!!! I’ve just received 26 fabulous entries into my Pet Poem Competition from the kids of Class 3G, Quarry Bay school! They’re great poems, and a lot of fun to read! We’ve got dogs, cats, goldfish, lizards, a turtle and even some tigers! So get out your pencils and get writing – maybe someone will even send me a poem about a pet rat!!
Do you want to be rich, famous – and happy?
June 3, 2010 at 12:34 am | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Guess what! Kids who read lots of books have a longer, healthier, wealthier and happier life than kids who don’t – it’s TRUE! Research in the United States shows that kids who read books:
- get better grades in school
- stay longer at school
- get higher qualifications after school
- get better paid jobs
- stay longer in their jobs
- enjoy their jobs more
- have better marriages
- have happier families
- live longer lives
- live healthier lives
- and are wealthier
than kids who don’t!
- and the same goes for THEIR kids!
Now that’s 12 GREAT reasons to read books – as well as the fact that reading books is just plain FUN!
So shut down your computer (once you’ve finished reading my blog of course!), get yourself a great book and read your way to a longer, healthier, wealthier and happier life!
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