Leadership Assembly
By Nicole Atkins, Head of Library and Information Services
The Library has been brought back to life this year with the gradual return of students to campus. It
has been wonderful to reintroduce the students to the library borrowing procedures and to see them enjoy browsing and borrowing the bookshelves. Primary students have enjoyed spending quality time in the library both relaxing and reading and lessons where information literacy has been the focus. Secondary students have loved being able to hang out at both recess and lunch, and with a re-introduction to the Secondary Library for Year 7 & 8, there has been renewed interest in borrowing as we build our secondary collection. This semester has seen a range of activities initiated by the Library.
National Simultaneous Storytime (NSS)
On Thursday, 20 May, AISHK celebrated NSS. This event is held annually by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). Every year a picture book, written and illustrated by an Australian author and illustrator, is read simultaneously across Australia and at AISHK, Hong Kong! The aim is to: • Promote the value of reading and literacy. • Promote the value and fun of books. • Promote an Australian writer and publisher. • Promote storytime activities in libraries and communities around the country. This year the featured book was ‘Give me some Space!’ by Phillip Bunting and in conjunction with Story Time From Space, the book was read in SPACE by astronaut Dr Shannon Walker in the International Space Station. The students were mesmerised and thoroughly enjoyed listening to the story.
Battle of the Books (BOB) Primary
On Wednesday, 5 May, an excited group of 12 Year 5 and 6 students represented AISHK for the first time in the semi-final of the Battle of the Books competition, and they won! There were four schools competing and 12 rounds with 12 questions in each. Then on Tuesday, 18 May, the students participated in the final against five other schools in Hong Kong. Congratulations went to Marymount School who were the winning team on the day. It was wonderful to hear the students were keen to participate in the 2021-2022 Battle of the Books. We are aiming to have teams from both Primary and Secondary participate in the 2021-2022 Battle of the Books competition.
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