World Book Day 2023

 

Theme: Celebrating Diversity

Our most recent library update includes more than 150 books written by authors of colour. This amazing set was gifted to us by the Lit in Colour project (Pearson and Penguin Random House). To encourage everyone to explore and enjoy our new books, our theme for this year’s World Book Day is Celebrating Diversity.

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Timeline of Activities

Thursday 2 March 2023

  • 9.00am – Students arrive with an accessory/costume representing their favourite book
  • 9.30am – Parade for classes who wish to take part (KSL to organise locations)
  • 10am – Class team to introduce a book that celebrates diversity (content or author). Please reference Lit in colour catalogue or feel free to choose your own)
  • 10.15am – A piece of work to be completed by the class about the book in question. This could include art, poetry, music, drama or anything else!
  • 1.30pm – All students to complete the reading survey (see QR code here or calendar for link)
  • 2pm – Join our “Comics for Learning” research project (see QR code or calendar invite)
  • 2.45pm – Enrichment book to be completed
  • 3pm – Final call for Margaret Bryce Scholarship award submissions (see QR code or calendar)

Friday 3 March 2023

  • Assembly (Ireland, Peru, Australia)
    Theme – World Book Day

Friday 10 March 2023

  • Assembly (Wales, Brazil, PNG) Theme – your choice
  • + 5 minutes for video by Sara (Book Awards announcement)

Reading Survey

(to be completed by all students, with support, if needed)

Book Awards

(sponsored by Margaret Bryce Scholarship Programme)

A book review competition is an event where you can share your thoughts and feelings about a book with other students. The aim of this competition is to encourage you to explore our library, read more books, discover your interests, improve your writing skills, and share your opinions with others.
To participate in a book review competition, you first need to find a book from our library. Then, you will need to write a review of the book. A book review is a summary of the book and your opinion of it. You can include things like the title, author, characters, plot, and your favorite parts of the book. You can also share what you didn’t like about the book and why.
Al the tips and tricks for writing the best book review are on the back side of the form.
When you complete your review, add it to the competition box in our library. The last day to submit your book reviews is 2 March (next week Thursday).

 

Comics for Learning – research project

The first set of classes to implement comics for learning:

  • Canada
  • Peru
  • Mozambique
  • Botswana
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • Fiji
  • Malawi

The second set of classes,(who are not using comics yet (control group) and will start with the same strategies after 6 weeks)

  • USA
  • Seychelles
  • Kenya
  • Cape Verde
  • Samoa
  • Tasmania
  • PNG
  • Xmas Island

The two groups of classes are matched in the number of students, age and gender, which is crucial for research data to be comparable.

 

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