A theme that reminds us how books and reading can brighten up our lives and shine a light into far off places and take us to far away times both past and future. Thank you for visiting my school aishk australian international school hong kong. Aishk has had a colourful, pageturner of a book week. I love jewish book week because whether on stage or in the audience, it makes me feel smart and challenged at the same time tracy chevalier. On sunday, i attended two jewish book week events at kings place in london. Childrens book illustrator christian robinson has designed the official poster for the 98th childrens book week, which will take place this year may 1 to 7.
The celebration for the national book week was organized by the personal development pd department in conjunction with the library. In 2016, our key stage 4 students achieved an attainment 8 score of 52. Attending our assembly were a range of book characters including super heroes, princesses, animals, ninja turtles, fairy tale characters, rainbow fish, bees and a lot of sheep. A great way to introduce yourself to the hebrew bible, keep up with your synagogue or prepare for a big event, like a. Torah usually refers to the pentateuch, the first five books of the hebrew bible genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy. These ancient stories touch upon science, history, philosophy, ritual and ethics. One world, many stories, to highlight the power of books to. With a range of activities from reception to year 12 including quizzes and reading. During this time, he also authored several mathematics text books with jacaranda wiley and. I use him for an hour a week for both maths and english.
Sioban will read from her book toughen up princess. A great way to introduce yourself to the hebrew bible, keep up with your synagogue or. Book week 2015 townsville community learning centre. The australian international school hong kong aishk has welcomed incoming head of school, mark hemphill. Reception, prep and year 1, created lego creatures inspired by heads and tails insects by john canty. During week 8, students are involved in book quizzes, author visits and have the opportunity to dress up as their favourite book character on friday.
Students from prep to year 7 were encouraged to come dressed as a character from a book they had read. There is an ex aishk teacher very good that has his own tutoring business in yau ma tei and does private tutoring for a lot of the aishk kids. Mar 07, 2018 on sunday, i attended two jewish book week events at kings place in london. December 2015 november 2015 october 2015 september 2015 august.
Climb aboard the highland falcon for a thrilling new steam train. The cbs survey was done in the years 20142015 as part of an international oecd study in 32 countries and included over 5,000 respondents aged 1665. In 2015, he returned to hong kong to be closer to his extended family. The library staff are in a frenzy preparing for the events coming up over the next few weeks, including our book week celebrations in week 7. The secondary activity week program is a compulsory program of extra curricula learning which involves students in courses that are additional to regular classroom learning. Australian international school hong kong says gday to new. The year 2020 is a leap year, with 366 days in total.
Alicemiranda and clementine rose were everywhere in august. The first was adam kay and rachel clarke in conversation with daniel glaser about their experiences as nhs junior doctors and the second was a discussion with novelists francesca segal and amanda craig chaired by claire armitstead. We have had a great term 3 in the library and are looking forward to ending it with a fabulous week celebrating books in week 8 monday 14 september friday 18 september. Israels famous annual hebrew book week kicked off on wednesday, and will continue through june 12, taking place in nine cities and approximately 50 towns throughout the country. Have a great week at school and i hope you enjoy the new books.
During hebrew book week, outdoor book fairs are held all over the country and publishing companies sell their books at a discount. We also dive into the events of book week and chinese week. Australian international schools seams of a new era fashion show. Each class is busily reading the shortlisted picture books and voting for the most popular book. Aishk unveils its new school uniforms, designed by jonathan ward, to be phased in by 2015.
Hebrew book week evolved from a oneday event on rothschild boulevard in tel aviv organized by bracha peli, founder of masada press, to promote book sales in 1926. Be on the lookout for a full recap next week, along with more photos and fun. Book of the week letters from italy episode 3 of 5 carlo sibilia, member of new italian political party the five star movement, delivers a letter about italy today. These qualities are exactly what we found at etonhouse. Aishk students compete in mandarin speech competitions 29 january 2020. Rosh hashanahchildrens fiction, jewish holidays kids.
These books make up the story of the jewish people. Folks, it is my very great pleasure today to present to you today with the childrens book week bookmarks of 2017. Apr 25, 20 book of the week letters from italy episode 3 of 5 carlo sibilia, member of new italian political party the five star movement, delivers a letter about italy today. See list of books featured on book of the week in 2012.
This delightful little picture book combines two of sadie rose weilersteins classic tales of the lovable jewish tom thumb, with lighthearted, whimsical black. Parsha of the week all rabbis rabbi tzvi klamen zl rabbi gershon bass rabbi dov begon rabbi alex elyasaf rabbi netanel frankenthal rabbi david goldenberg special guestlecturer rabbi yehuda hakohen rabbi micha hyman rabbi moshe kaplan rabbi avraham kilstein rabbi menachem listman rabbi nathan segal rabbi aryeh weiss. The lion rock term 2 2015 vol16 by australian international. A kindness gd grants humans is that they slowly forget tragedy, and grief softens over time. Australian international school hong kong posts facebook. Our exam results are excellent and continue to improve.
We would like to thank all aishk teachers, both past and present, for the impact they have on the lives and minds of young people. All grades from year 2 6 participated in the annual book week quiz. Mar 26, 2019 the parsha hashavua in 3 minutes, aka the animated torah portion of the week. The 2015 book week theme is books light up our world and we will see our bright sparks getting involved with competitions, lunchtime activities, and exciting book themed dress ups for our prep to year 6 students. Book week scotland is an annual celebration of books and reading that takes place across the country.
Prep enjoyed icing and then eating delicious seagull biscuits and year 1 got to eat yummy hot chips just like chip the seagull did in the book. The parsha hashavua in 3 minutes, aka the animated torah portion of the week. There was however a catch to it in that the students had to carry the book with them as they crossed the stage at the whole school assembly last friday. Come and see for yourself our engaging, collaborative and. Book week quiz australian international school hong kong. Come and see for yourself our engaging, collaborative and challenging learning environment. Australian international school hong kong, 3a norfolk road. Jan 19, 2017 the new poster is the handiwork of childrens book illustrator christian robinson, and it sports the weeks official slogan. That mischievous ming kee monkey is on the loose at book week at australian international school hong kong today.
Cbca the story behind our 2017 childrens book week artwork. We would like to thank all aishk teachers, both past and present. The story behind our 2017 childrens book week artwork monday, june 5, 2017 freya blackwood made history in 2015 when three of her books won top honours in the childrens book council of australia cbca book of the year awards. This week i received lots of photos of the boys and girls reading, thank you for sending them in. As you would have read in last week s dhanara article written by mrs oconnor, this is the culmination of many weeks of reading. Starting at aishk in term 2 of 2014, design and technology teacher ms carini. See list of books featured on book of the week in 2014. This week i received more photos of the boys and girls reading, thank you for sending them in. That mischievous ming kee monkey is on the loose at book week at.
Book week 2014 connect to reading next week is book week. These qualities are exactly what we found at etonhouse psk when we attended its open house in june 2015. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. Book week 2014 was celebrated in style at noosaville state school this year. Activity con nect to the authors and the shortlist each class selects one of. Courses take advantage of our location in south east asia and the skills and experience of staff members. Bbc radio 4 book of the week, letters from italy, carlo sibilia. Students can vote for the book in each category they believe should receive the book of the year award after reading all the books in each category. Book week 2014 thursday all day dress as your favourite book character day. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. And just like that, a hato shortened book week has wrapped up. In 2015, the cbca celebrated 70 years of enjoying and promoting the best of australian.
Announcing the 2017 childrens book week bookmarks reveal. Included are stories of individuals, families, wars, slavery and more. Given the space constraints in hong kong, my husband and i were also hoping for a place with a generous area that would allow children to explore freely, without feeling inhibited by a lack of space. Aishk early birds were greeted with stunning skies this morning. The 2015 book week theme is books light up our world and we will see our bright sparks getting involved with competitions, lunchtime activities, and exciting bookthemed dress ups for our prep to year 6 students. Aug 06, 20 aishk unveils its new school uniforms, designed by jonathan ward, to be phased in by 2015.
The cbs survey was done in the years 2014 2015 as part of an international oecd study in 32 countries and included over 5,000 respondents aged 1665. There are so many creative young people out there, not just at aishk, but in the. This term is very significant for us as we celebrate book week in. Signpost australian curriculum math book hong kong forums. See list of books featured on book of the week in 20. The excitement is building as we prepare to celebrate book week in week 6. Kingdown school is an 11 to 18 school set in warminster, wiltshire. Torah tots the site for jewish children parsha page. Hemphill joins the kowloon tongbased throughtrain school from his former position as head of preparatory at prestigious sydney private boys school, knox grammar. Hebrew book week starts inside israel israel national news. Childrens book week poster revealed publishers weekly. This will be announced next wednesday at our special book week assembly.
List of books featured on book of the week wikipedia. Students can vote for the book in each category they believe should receive the book of the year. Learning opportunities, which in many instances will also provide our students with the chance to undertake significant community service for others less fortunate. Serving hong kongs local and international communities since 1986, the american international school nurtures confident, caring, and wellrounded students, from early childhood through elementary, middle, and high school. National hebrew book week 2020 dates and information will be added as it becomes available national hebrew book week takes place every year in june, with large outdoor book fairs, special book week sales at bookstores all around the country, and a variety of accompanying events such as music, performances, childrens events, workshops, and storytelling. Make a slit in each lid for students to cast their vote and fasten each lid to its container. There were two competitions in two different categories. The authorised biography of robert wyatt marcus odair.
The new poster is the handiwork of childrens book illustrator christian robinson, and it sports the weeks official slogan. Print off a small coloured book cover image and stick to each container. The national theme for book week this year is books light up our world. As in previous years the programs provided through activity week at aishk in 2015 will continue to provide many or all of the important learning opportunities that were noted above. Prep and year 1 focussed on the text chip written and illustrated by kylie howarth. She has been a young post junior reporter since 2015, and the grand prize. For many of us, teachers have played pivotal roles throughout our lives. The lion rock term 3 2016 vol20 by australian international. As you would have read in last weeks dhanara article written by mrs oconnor, this is the culmination of many weeks of reading. Established in 1945, the childrens book council of australia cbca is a. Australian book week 2018, the chinese calendar tales, the tale of ming kee monkey. Juniors grades 6 8 book mark competition the seniors were reluctant in drawing. The theme for book week this year is books light up our world.
Cbca book week 2020 will now be held in october on the following dates. The winners will be announced during the book week assemblies. With a range of activities from reception to year 12 including quizzes and reading challenges, all the action built up towards the muchanticipated book week costume parade. We have had a wonderful week celebrating the power of reading at aishk. The tragedy of 911 must not be forgotten though, due to its magnitude, the continuing threat, and to. The final book of coetzees jesus trilogy is also its darkest, keeping the mystery at the books heart intact to the end.