LIBRARY NEWS
February 2018
Celebrating World Book Day! Thursday 1st March
World Book Day is a celebration!
It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world.
On 1st March Peak School will be celebrating with the rest of the world!
We have a whole host of activities lined up for students in the Library and throughout the school on that day. This year, all our events will be held on the one day, so below is an outline of activities and what you need to remember.
Character Dress Up Day
We will have a costume parade first thing in the morning where students can show off their creativity and flair!
Library Open House
Come and check out our amazing book collection, sign up for your very own Library Card, and ask us about how the Library works at Peak School.
It is important for us to support every Peak student in their reading journey so this is your opportunity to talk to us about your child's reading, their interests and anything you would like to discuss about their library book choices.
We look forward to seeing you on Thursday morning or afternoon!
Book Sale
We will run the sale with different year groups at certain times:
10:30 am: Years 1 & 2
Lunch: Years 3-6
3:00 pm: Open for parents
Library Activities
Book Spine Poetry: Create an original piece of poetry by picking books off the shelf and using their titles as each line. It takes a bit of patience and brain power but when you're done, take a picture and you'll have prose worth printing! We will display entries in the Library.
D. E. A. R.
The alarm at Peak School is going to sound.
Fire drill? Lock-down?
No! It's a full-on reading smackdown!
All students will stop what they are doing and read a book for 10 minutes. Playing the glockenspiel with Ms. Engelman? Drop it and grab a book. Papier maché in the art room? Drop it and read a book. Dribbling skills on the football pitch with Mr. Erwin? Stop, drop and read that book!
Our Author Visits
This helps us target more authors and plan better presentations!
We've already hosted Chris Haughton, and Stuart Reid and there are more before the end of the school year.
Stuart Reid
He also came to the Year 3 classes who participated in a writing workshop to coincide with their How We Express Ourselves unit of inquiry.
Ritu Hemnani
For more information on Ritu: https://www.rituhemnani.com/
Sonia Leong
On 8th March we will host Sonia Leong, a leading Manga artist and presenter. Her visits to schools are inspirational and help to motivate students to look at literature through the art of Manga, which is accessible and extremely popular with all our students.
We aim to hold two presentations and workshops for some year groups. We are very excited to host someone from this genre to help children gain some understanding of the process that goes into creating these popular books.
For more information on Sonia: http://www.authorsabroad.com/author/sonialeong/
Eric Litwin
For more information on Eric: https://www.ericlitwin.com/
... so for Thursday March 1st
Gung Hei Fat Choy!
The Library Team
Looking For Some Headspace?
Do you have a little bit of extra time on your hands?
Do you want to switch off away from it all?
You might consider volunteering in the Library! Join our group of volunteers, make new friends, engage in a mindful activity, and see first hand all the wonderful titles that are in our collection. Email us: library@peakschool.net
Peak School Library
Email: library@peakschool.net
Website: www.ps.edu.hk
Location: Plunkett's Road, 20, Hong Kong
Phone: 2849 8522
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