Book Week Celebrations 2017

We just had a wonderful week celebrating books and reading! The students enjoyed our guest readers...

 

We loved buying books at the Book Fair...

We really got into the spirit of things...

Thank you to everyone for making it a fun week! 

Decorate Your Door as a Book Cover Contest 2017

Thank you to everyone who entered our third annual "Decorate Your Door as a Book Cover" contest.  Your creativity and enthusiasm is amazing! Congratulations to Mr. Gratz's Grade 1 class for winning the contest. Enjoy your new book!

Thank you so much for participating and remember...

Battle of the Books 2017

Our team met at 6:00 am this past Saturday to fly to Seoul for the Battle of the Books 2017. Over 200 students gathered at Seoul Foreign School to compete. There were 19 teams from 9 international schools.

For the past three months, we have been busy preparing for this big book trivia competition. We read ten books and then practiced answering comprehension questions about them.

We competed in 5 matches... Each match had two rounds (lasting ten minutes each). We took turns answering questions about the ten books.

At the end of the day, we were excited to have earned 11 out of a possible 15 points.  What a great example of hard work, collaboration, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship!

We relaxed at Lotte Mall before heading back to Jeju.

Well done, everyone!

Ways to Find Information

 - Summer Pierre on Flickr

Look what is happening in April!

Our spring book fair is just around the corner.  What the Book will be here from Seoul as part of our Book Week celebrations.  Come prepared to shop and stock up on books for the summer!

Event: Spring Book Fair
Place: ES PAC
Time: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Date: Thursday, April 20, and Friday, April 21
(Parents are welcome to visit the book fair before and after school from 8:00-9:00 am and 3:00-5:00 pm on both days!)

Please talk about appropriate choices with your parents beforehand and come prepared to enjoy the fair and to buy a lot of books.  (Your teacher will let you know which day you will visit the book fair as a class).

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Then, on Friday, April 21, we are having our 

third annual Dress up as a Book Character Day!

It is easy to participate...

1. Choose a favourite book character.

2. Design a costume that is comfortable and effective.

3. Come dressed up on Friday and be ready for fun!

Please remember...

You can either come dressed up as a favourite book character or wear your school uniform.  Also, leave the weapons and face masks at home...thank you!

The Book of Everything : a Lego adventure in the real world

Look at what is new in our reference section!  

"The newest book in the LEGO Nonfiction line, "The Book of Everything," takes on the biggest subject of all: our world and everything in it! There's a whole world of information inside on almost every subject under the sun, from science to technology, from history to geography to popular culture. Each spread contains a LEGO scene to facilitate the learning journey: a vignette, mini story, or icon featuring LEGO models, characters, and sensibility. Graphic design combines the LEGO illustration with real-world photography and facts for an immersive experience. "  - Amazon review

You can visit the Lego website at https://www.lego.com/en-us

Top 10 Facts - LEGO   

The Lego Story: 80th Anniversary Video by the Lego Group   

Take Away the A by Michael Escoffier

The fifth and final picture book being considered for the Morning Calm Medal this year 

is Michael Escoffier's Take away the A!

"Take Away the A is a fun, imaginative romp through the alphabet. The idea behind the book is that within every language there are words that change and become a different word through the simple subtraction of a single letter. In other words, without the "A," the Beast is Best. Or, without the "M," a chomp becomes a chop—though it could be that this particular play on words didn't even make it into the book, there are so many! We certainly don't want to give too much away. . . . Now, take a look and find some more! Discovering all of the words in the book is a lot of fun, and then there's the wild, exciting adventure that follows, of trying to find more!" - Amazon review