Learning Journeys
FN103 and their favourite books
In anticipation of the school moving into HBL mode where students may have more time to read but have no access to the Library ’ s books , the Reading Challenge period was extended to close only in September , and the focus was on Classics which are easily available online . The ‘ Read a Classic Challenge ’ proved to be a success , 63 classics have been collectively read and 65 Challenge Awards been given out including 3 Platinum Awards , 9 Gold Awards , 16 Silver Awards and 37 Bronze Awards .
The online writing competition , ‘ Who ’ s a Quiet Hero ?’ attracted an overwhelming number of entries from Year 1 and 2 Josephians . Participants could either write to write a feature article on a person they knew and were in a position to interview , or they could feature a book character they knew well , and conduct an imaginary interview . It was heartening to see that many students chose to feature their own parents and grandparents , and several featured their siblings and classmates . The stories they told of the wonderful things done by these shining examples of “ men and women for others ” in their lives were indeed inspiring and uplifting . The winning writers for this competition are : Zachary Howe ( FN101 ), Shanjay Sivalingam ( MN103 ), Xie Ruichuan ( MN202 ) and Zhang Ruowei ( MN202 ).
‘ Who ’ s Helping ?’ was a book guessing competition , in which participants had to identify the author , title and helpful character from three short excerpts . The winners are : Jayden Lam ( LE103 ), Aidan Tseng ( MN101 ) and Chiong Kung Yu ( MN101 ).
The activities of Book Week 2020 have inspired us in unexpected ways . For the teachers in SJI , we bear testimony to the words of Louis L ’ Amour , the great American writer , “ A Parent or a Teacher has only his lifetime ; a good book can teach forever ”.
Book Week 2020 pair bookmarks designed by Annemarie Lim
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