Primary Reading Week | 小学阅读周：书香润心灵，悦读伴成长

在过去一周中，每天早上，小学部的所有同学和老师都会一起“放下一切，共同阅读”。我们以阅读开启每个崭新的一天，大家在静心阅读的时光中，梳理心情，找到最佳状态，迎接一天充实的学习。虽然只有短短十分钟的时间，但Stephanee Rausch老师说“这样会很有效地让同学们意识到每天抽出时间来专心阅读是非常必要和有益的”。当孩子们和老师一起阅读，同时自己也在书中找到乐趣时，大家就会渐渐明白，阅读并不是作为学生必须完成的课堂任务，而是可以坚持并热爱的终身习惯。

Every morning, all the primary students and teachers participated in Drop Everything and Read together. By starting each day with this kind of reading, students are able to better regulate their moods and get into a proper mindset for a full day of learning. Although it was only ten minutes long, as Ms. Stephanee Rausch said, “this was a way to show students how important and fulfilling it can be to make time for reading each day”. When students can see adults reading and finding pleasure in a good book, they can see that this isn’t just something we have to do as a student for a class assignment. This can instill a life-long love of reading.

除了晨读以外，每天都会有不同主题的读书活动，让老师和孩子们以多样的形式感受阅读的乐趣。大家在一个个线上读书活动中惺惺相惜着，读书的收获、共读的幸福，在国际部线上课堂中蔓延开来……

In addition to the morning reading, we also had many different types of activities to showcase the fun of reading. The benefits of reading together including the sharing of happiness spread throughout the THIS virtual classrooms……

“寻宝挑战”地图

Reading Scavenger Hunt Map from website

在“寻宝挑战”中，老师给学生们找到了一张寻宝路线图，大家可以根据自己的兴趣爱好以及读书的节奏选择任意的一项开始自己的阅读探索之旅。

In the “Reading Scavenger Hunt,” teachers prepared a map for students. They chose one based on their interests and the pace of reading to start their reading exploration.

同学们在“书签制作”活动中，充分发挥想象力，绘制出了可爱有趣的小书签。丰富的色彩和生动的表情都给阅读增添了不少乐趣。

Students gave full play to their imagination in the “Corner Bookmark-Making” activity.  They drew cute and interesting bookmarks rich with colors and vivid expressions.

“大声朗读”活动原计划是一场线下读书会，受疫情影响，Stephanee老师迅速调整了方案，鼓励老师和同学们录制视频，线上分享朗读片段。老师们纷纷在家精心准备，通过朗读带领孩子们探索世界的奥秘。另外，孩子们以前的老师也加入了线上朗读的行列！有精彩纷呈、惊喜不断的朗读视频，同时还能够将自己喜爱的书籍推荐给大家，这对每一位同学和老师来说都是在特殊时期一份值得珍藏的礼物！

The “Read Aloud Extravaganze Surprise” was originally planned as an offline reading event, but due to the epidemic, Ms. Stephanee Rausch quickly adjusted the form and encouraged teachers and students to record videos and share reading clips online. By sharing the recommended books, teachers led the children to explore the mysteries of the world through reading aloud. Surprisingly, the children’s former teachers also joined in the event! Having wonderful and surprising read-aloud videos, as well as being able to recommend their favorite books to everyone, is truly a gift for everyone during this special time! 

朗读活动也得到了家长们的支持和响应，爸爸妈妈们不仅将孩子的朗读录制成视频记录下来，还和孩子一起读书、一起学习、一起成长。

Our parents also played a key role during Reading Week. They supported their children by recording their reading videos, read along with them, and helped them travel the world and beyond through books. Together, they learned and grew.

Stephanee Rausch 老师

Words from Ms. Stephanee Rausch

As a librarian, I was so happy to hear the excitement the students had for this event. I also enjoyed seeing their creativity in making bookmarks and costumes and their enthusiasm for reading aloud. One thing I heard regularly throughout the week was that students truly loved Drop Everything and Read time. They said it made them feel calm and happy to start the day. This enthusiasm is so wonderful to hear. Reading for pleasure is the foundation for student success.

作为图书管理员，我很高兴能够听到学生们对这次活动的喜爱。看到他们在活动中表现出的创造力以及对朗读的热情，我由衷为他们感到高兴。在这一周里，我经常听到的反馈是，孩子们真的很喜欢“放下一切”的阅读时间。他们说这让他们感到平静和快乐，从而更好地开始新的一天。我想，热爱阅读是一件非常美妙的事，愉悦的阅读是同学们取得成功的基础。

Priya Govender 老师

Words from Ms.Priya Govender

THIS Reads gave the children time to step out of learning and connect to their reading in between online learning. They loved DEAR time especially and started to look forward to the ten minutes during the morning meeting. It’s been so popular that we’ve decided to include it regularly. Making Pokémon and animal bookmarks gave the students an expressive break from regular work. I was also impressed with the ideas they came up with for character dress up considering they didn’t have much time to plan. 

线上阅读周活动让孩子们有时间走出常规学习模式，并将线上学习与平时的阅读结合在了一起。孩子们都特别喜欢“放下一切”的阅读时间，并开始期待每天晨会的10分钟。这段时光是如此受欢迎，以至于我们决定一直延续的晨读！另外，制作动物书签让孩子们们获得了更多表现创造力的机会。他们还根据书本中的人物形象，构想了许多人物装扮，都给我留下了深刻印象。