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READING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
Reading across the curriculum

In this academic year, it is hoped that reading will continue to
be a pleasure for both students and teachers, on and off campus.
The Reading Across the Curriculum Team of the School has so far
promoted reading as follows:

1. Book Giveaway

To arouse students’ interest in reading, our
team organized the annual “Book Giveaway”
event with the School Library in October. 2. Reading across the
Besides some books from the School Library,
teachers were cordially invited to donate curriculum and thematic
some old books they had read. They wrote book display in the
their initials on the cover or on the first
page of the book so that students could School Library
recognize who the generous donors were and In order to motivate students to read books
acknowledge their generosity and kindness. on different subjects, this year we extend
Some teachers also wrote heartwarming the promotion of reading to four domains --
messages for students who were going Mathematics and Science, English, Chinese
to be the new owners of the books as and PSHE. Book recommendations, a
encouragement and sharing. Around 120 thematic book display and other activities
books were collected from teachers and those will be organized so that students can
books soon found their new owners. develop a more diverse interest in reading.

3. e-Reading Platform 4. Early Bird Reading

To help our students keep up a good habit Scheme
of reading, our School has joined the eRead
Scheme at HKEdCity where students can Our Team collaborates with the Parent-
Teacher Association to organize the Early
enjoy reading a collection of free ebooks.
Apart from the eRead Scheme, students Bird Reading Scheme so as to help students
start building up a good reading habit in
are entitled to a wide variety of free ebooks
provided by Hong Kong Public Libraries. Form One. Students can come to School
These e-reading platforms are introduced at 7:30 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays to
enjoy some quiet reading time and the cosy
to students who are encouraged to read
anytime and anywhere. ambience in the School Library before the
start of a school day. Prizes will be awarded
to those who have fulfilled the specific
requirements of attendance in different
phases at the end of the academic year.

Reading gives us someplace to go when we stay where we are and it is an
adventure that never ends. Let us embark on this fruitful journey and enjoy the
fun of reading.

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