导语：我为世界添一笔……从哪里来添呢？从一个“点”。4月23日——世界图书与版权日来临之际，以彼得·H·雷诺德（Peter H. Reynold）的代表作《点》为主题的图书周如期而至。

How can we add something to the World? Let’s begin with one dot. April 23rd was World Book and Copyright Day. At HD we showed our respect through Book Week with its main focus taken from Peter H. Reynold's masterpiece:“The Dot”.

Book Week 2021

Make your mark…It all starts with a dot.

Here at HD, we take pride in celebrating academic success. We all want to make our mark in the world. It is something we strive for as adults and want to build up in all our students. But where to start? How do we develop resilience, focus and dedication to lifelong learning that we so want to see in our students? It all starts with a dot…

One of the key strategies in learning a second language is learning to read accurately, understanding new vocabulary and comprehension skills. Guided reading sessions, paired reading and individual lessons all take place in the classroom and this is fundamental to building fluency in a second language. This helps our students become fluent readers. But at HD Shanghai, we aim for something even higher. We want to instil in our students a love of reading. As author Kate DiCamillo said; ‘'Reading should not be presented to children as a chore or a duty. It should be offered to them as a precious gift.' This is why we take every opportunity to expand reading horizons and create this passion for reading.

We are now at the end of a successful and enjoyable Book Week, themed around Peter H. Reynold’s book ‘The Dot.’ The beautiful book takes us on an inspiring journey where the main character is too afraid to draw. He is scared to begin, afraid of getting it wrong. This is something students can often feel on their journey to success. In the end, the main character is able to conquer their fear and create works of art, all of which started with a dot. Even more inspiring, is that the main character was able to use this new found confidence to help inspire his peers and friends. Like in the book, we want to build the courage to try and diminish the fear to failure. The students were able to express their own fears and discuss how they could overcome them through a series of book talks. Across Grades One to Five, the students took part in a range of activities from discussing the book to writing their own versions of the story. Sharing stories such as ‘The Dot’ will help to build resilience and perseverance, key qualities our students will need throughout their educational career as well as instill a love of reading.

△ live stream and draw with famous author David Shannon

We continued this theme throughout the week and Grades Two and Three were lucky enough to be able to live stream and draw with famous author David Shannon. All students were encouraged to make their mark and created incredible drawings, again all of which began with a dot.

Students were also able to take part in a scavenger hunt during lunch time, buy books from an online book fair and also enjoy a dress up day. In the ‘I’m a Podcaster’ initiative, students were encouraged to record an audiobook which will become part of a catalog of audiobooks recorded for students by students. How inspiring for young readers to hear the expressive storytelling skills of their peers! Just another example of how we aim to instill a passion for reading in our young, bilingual learners.

As we bring Book Week to a close, we encourage everyone everywhere to keep reading and travel to a whole new world with just the power of your imagination.

美国著名儿童文学家凯特·迪卡·米洛（Kate DICamilo）说过：“阅读不是生活中的琐事，也不是孩子们的任务。阅读是给孩子们的珍贵礼物。”

阅读这件事，在上海赫德备受关注。为了让孩子们能够成为流利的阅读者，老师在课堂上会进行分级阅读、配对阅读及个别阅读指导等。但这些是远远不够的，我们希望能做得更多。我们想要做的，是利用课堂以外所有机会来扩大孩子们的阅读视野，激发孩子们对阅读的热爱。

人人都想要在世界上留下一些属于自己的印迹，这是我们努力生活的动力。同时，我们也希望可以帮助孩子们留下属于他们的印迹。但是从哪里开始呢？这一切，就从书中主人公——小女孩Vashti笔下的这个“点”开始……

这本精美的绘本带着我们踏上了一段激动人心的旅程：害怕画画的Vashti美术课后交了白卷，在老师的鼓励下，他画了一个点，并被老师展示在教室里。于是Vashti备受鼓舞，克服了对画画的恐惧，最后用各种各样的“点”创作出了属于他的艺术品，并举办了个人画展。更令人欣慰的是，Vashti最后还启发了他的朋友，让周围的人们也留下了他们的印迹。

Start with a Dot

图书周启动仪式

在图书周启动仪式上，各年级学生代表勇敢地站上了舞台，为大家生动地讲述了《点》这个故事，他们像Vashti那样在赫德图书周留下了自己精彩的一笔。一年级至五年级的孩子们围绕着这本书开展了精彩纷呈的活动，他们讨论绘本《点》并编写自己的故事。通过大家的分享，孩子们学会了怎样直面自己的恐惧，并如何克服它们。这在我们培养韧性和毅力的教育中不可或缺。

作家连线

△与远在美国的著名儿童作家大卫·香农

越洋连线，并和他一起画画

图书周中，二年级和三年级的同学尤其幸运，能够与远在美国的著名儿童作家大卫·香农（David Shannon）越洋连线，并和他一起画画。所有的图画均以一个“点”开头，孩子们将跟着这个“点”留下什么样的印迹呢？

我是小播客

在图书馆举办的“我是小播客”活动中，孩子们可以选择自己喜爱的图书录制阅读音频，图书馆老师会将音频转换成二维码贴在书上。这样，全校师生都可以听到这位小播客阅读的声音啦！而对于儿童读者来说，能够听取同龄人对一本书的表达又是多么鼓舞人心！

▽来自Susie/G5的图书周心得

As the spring passes by, the students in Shanghai HD welcomed one of the biggest events in the school Calendar — Book Week!

Everyone in the school had been looking forward to 2021’s Book Week, which had always been such an interesting and amusing event previously. It all began with a dot...

On Monday morning, Grade 5 all sat in the theatre, expecting the beginning of Book Week. Mr.Tom (Or Mr.Ward!) and Ms.Angel started off the assembly with a lovely bilingual poem about reading. After the teachers’ recitation, two students told a wonderful story: The Dot. Quinney from 5D and Kyle from 5C presented to us the short, but warm story using their powerful and lively voice. Grade 5 reveled in Vashti’s dots.

The Dot Hunt around the library was a success! You could see students in the library, holding cards and looking for dots in books. This was a great chance for children to explore more books.

Back to the curriculum, during English Class, Grade 5 had already started to write micro-fiction, which means short fiction stories. It was impressive that students tried their best to keep the stories in just 100 words, as they had unbelievable imagination and those stories all crushed in their mind, willing to be let out.

On Friday it was the dress-up day, where all students got to dress in clothing with elements of dots. We loved seeing their creative costumes!

However, dots this week are not only dots. As it was in the book The Dot, it means the beginning of everything. Make your mark, even if it is just a little dot — it’s the first step to not only a fantastic piece of art, but also to the final success.

As you see, reading is a great way to understand the world better. We read because books influence your temperament and your attitude. One’s accomplishment depends on how many books they have read. Books are the ways that the seniors communicate with children and share their experiences in the world. They teach moral lessons through these words. We need to get our concept of the world correct. That’s why we should read. We’re still children and perhaps our education in reading can start right now.

It all begins with a dot.

除了以上活动，孩子们还可以于每天的午休时段在图书馆参加“寻宝游戏”、从在线书展上选购书籍、以及在周五的“装扮日”中发挥自己的装扮创意，让校园充满点的乐趣。

这次图书周无疑是成功并且洋溢着欢乐的。图书周会结束，但阅读不会。希望孩子们能够展开想象的翅膀，在书海中去往一个全新的世界，并在那里留下他们的印迹！