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BIS Book Week, held in celebration of World Book Day, is a much-anticipated annual event for the BIS Hanoi community. This year's Book Week was held virtually, but that didn't stop our students and teachers from celebrating.
Primary school went digital for this year’s Book Week. The theme for Primary students was 'You As The Story Teller', aimed at promoting digital books across a variety of authors. The focus of the week was to broaden children’s reading horizons and for all children to explore new authors with whom they may be less familiar. Our explosive headliner was the creation of our own digital audiobooks.
Each Phase chose a book written by their focus author and the student had a chance to show off their amazing reading skills to create their audiobook. The Primary students took part in a variety of creative activities throughout the week, celebrating reading at home. ‘Snuggle Up and Read’ was the theme of this week's Library sessions, where the children wore their pyjamas and found comfortable places around their home for reading. ‘Dress Up as a Favourite Character’ brought our virtual Book Week to a close, celebrating the student’s favourite books and work from throughout the week.
While the fact that Secondary school was back online for World Book Week was disappointing, our students and teachers made the best of it by getting into the spirit of Friday's Relax and Read time. During Period 1, we stayed in our pyjamas for 30 minutes to 'relax and read' – a rare opportunity that many of our students and teachers often don't have due to their hectic schedules. During the week, students also took part in a Bumper Book Quiz and acknowledged the benefits of reading from BIS students and worldwide celebrities at the Book Week Assembly. Reduced stress, increased creativity, increased empathy, expanded vocabulary, broader understanding, and improved communication skills are just a few of the advantages – not to mention elevated joy! Thank you to all the teachers and students who assisted in preparing the virtual assembly, especially Ms Sands and Mr Lindemann.
BIS Book Week is not only a celebration of books, but of connection. It's a time when our entire school comes together to celebrate and encourage a love of reading. With this year's virtual format, we truly believe that reading can happen anywhere and at any time. It gave us immense pleasure to see how much our BIS readers enjoy reading. Happy World Book Day!
Jasmine Reilly (Primary Teacher) & Nerilee Hall (Teacher - Librarian)