Primary Book Week 2018

Whole School Book week was celebrated from 8th to 12th October 2018, the theme this year was “Why I Love my School Library?”

In the Primary, the week commenced with a Kahoot Quiz with PYP 4 students. The Kahoot focused on books published over the last 20 years. This was a great way of promoting Classics and books published a few years back.

Tuesday morning assembly saw a connection of the Book Week with 20 years of MBIS. We did human graphing of some of the children’s books published in 1998. These included ‘No David’ by David Shannon, ‘A Case of Bad Stripes’ by David Shannon, ‘Holes’ by Louis Sachar & ‘Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets’ by J K Rowling. The most widely read title turned out to be “No David” by David Shannon. Of course the Harry Potter film had been watched by more children and adults than actually reading the book!

Wednesday morning the PYP 5 enthusiasts had a Skype session with Ms. Patrice McLaurin, the author of the book “Have you Thanked an Inventor Today?” The aim of the Skype session was to make connections from her book to their next Unit of Inquiry, ‘How we express ourselves’. Ms. Patrice talked about the importance of Math, Reading, Spelling and Vocabulary in a student’s life. She read an excerpt from her book for the students, which was followed by a fun riddle to guess the Inventions. Many of our students prepared interesting questions for her, such as “What if there was no Media?”, “How does Media help you as an author?” to name a few.

PYP 3 learners also had an opportunity to Skype with Natasha Sharma who has written the book ‘Bonkers’. We read her book during the Information Literacy lessons and came up with questions for Ms. Sharma. She shared her childhood memories which inspired her to write this book and her passion for animals. She stressed on the importance of reading different types of books.

Friday morning saw the ever popular ‘Dress like a Book Character’ event. Harry Potter, Princesses, Tom Gates, Snow White, Count Dracula, Hermione Granger, Geronimo Stilton and many more book characters came alive on the basketball court.

‘Hooked by a Book’ reading session was enjoyed by some of our enthusiastic listeners. We would like to thank, Ms. Karishma, Ms. Shambhavi, Ms. Varsha, Ms. Praveeta, Ms. Sonia, Ms. Michelle, Ms. Poornima, Ms. Neha, Mr. Underhill and Ms. Kruti.

There were Book Fairs by the Publishers ‘Speaking Tiger’ and ‘Word Book Shop’. There was a wide range of good quality fiction and non-fiction books on display which enables us to enhance our library collection.

We were happy to see lots of enthusiastic participation from students and teachers!

Ms. Devaki, Ms. Audrey & Tresa Tai

Human systems and economic activities	The study of how and why people construct organizations and systems; the ways in which people connect locally and globally; the distribution of power and authority.
Social organization and culture	The study of people, communities, cultures and societies in the ways in which individuals, groups and societies interact with each other.
Continuity and change through time	The study of the relationships between people and events through time; the past, its influences on the present and its implications for the future; people who have shaped the future through their actions.
Human and natural environments	The study of the distinctive features that give a place its identity; how people adapt to and alter their environment; how people experience and represent place; the impact of natural disasters on people and the built environment.
Resources and the environment	The interaction between people and the environment; the study of how humans allocate and manage resources; the positive and negative effects of this management; the impact of scientific and technological developments on the environment.

Living things	The study of the characteristics, systems and behaviours of humans and other animals, and of plants; the interactions and relationships between and among them, and with their environment.
Earth and space	The study of planet Earth and its position in the universe, particularly its relationship with the sun; the natural phenomena and systems that shape the planet and the distinctive features that identify it; the infinite and finite resources of the planet.
Materials and matter	The study of the properties, behaviours and uses of materials, both natural and human-made; the origins of human-made materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Forces and energy	The study of energy, its origins, storage and transfer, and the work it can do; the study of forces; the application of scientific understanding through inventions and machines. (IBO, 2009)

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