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It’s Spring into Reading time! Once again, CISPA’s World of Words Committee and the Lower School teacher librarians have collaborated to focus students’ attention on the joy of reading from February 13 through March 2. Research has repeatedly demonstrated a strong correlation between academic achievement and the amount of pleasure reading engaged in by students. With this in mind, all activities have been planned with the goal of encouraging students to read, read, read!

Some highlights this year include:

- Our CDNIS annual Book Fair, featuring vendors selling both English and Chinese books runs this week (February 14-17).

- Shelf Marker Shuffle competition: Students design new shelf markers for our library promoting books they have enjoyed reading. See Shelf Marker Shuffle Competition Rules for details.

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- This Friday, February 17, is Pancake and Pajama Day! Students are encouraged to wear their pajamas and will be enjoying a pancake lunch! Those who usually bring home lunches but would like to have pancakes instead should bring $25 for the hot lunch (pancakes and sausages or vegetarian option), or $32 for the lunch set, which will also include a beverage and dessert of the day.

- Other special events includ Reading Buddies and Drop Everything and Read! as well as Celebrity Readers for students from Prep to Grade 3 at selected lunchtimes (see calendar of events for your child’s storytime).

- The Books2Eat competition gives students an opportunity to be creative in promoting a favourite book.

- At the Book Swaps, students bring in books they have read to trade for “new” books brought in by other students — a great way to share the love of reading while being kind to the environment.

- Author Sarah Brennan will be here on February 21st to share her latest book, The Tale of Pin Yin Panda, with grades 1-4.

- Our annual Read-a-Thon runs from February 13 to March 2.

• For more information or to download reading logs or entry forms, etc. please visit http://cispa.hk/2012/02/your-help-is-needed-to-make-spring-into-reading-2012-bloom-with-success-13-february-to-2-march/

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