MITIS Library launches its 6th Book Month

The Library officially launched the Book Month with the theme: "Indulge your senses, Nourish your imagination. READ! READ! READ!” last November 5.

This month-long celebration included Spot Question, Book Fair, Issuance of virtual library card & borrower's card, Multi-Intelligence Challenge, Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R), Film Showing, Library Corner, Story Telling and lastly, Book Drive.

Activities like Spot Question, Multi-Intelligence Challenge were designed to assess the students' knowledge and to keep them alert. These questions cover information beyond their regular class lessons.

What's more, activities like Book Fair, Issuance of Virtual cards & Borrower's card, Library Corner and Classroom Library were made to encourage students to read more and grow a habit of reading books. Also, there are some activities designed for younger ones such as Story Telling for Kindergarten and Dictionary Master for Grades 4-6.

ACTIVITIES:

Spot Question
Every morning assembly, the librarian asked questions related to the trivia posted on 2^nd floor bulletin board. Prizes were given to those who answered the questions correctly.

Book Fair
Held from Nov. 14-16, 2012, 8:00~5:00 PM, the fair was open to all students, teachers and staff.

Multi-Intelligence Challenge
The activity covered different subjects including Math, Science, English, Filipino, Social Studies, Music, Arts and P.E. A participant drew a question and answered it on the spot. If the student got it right, he/she was rewarded with the prize they picked from a separate prize box. 

Film Showing
Each class was assigned a movie to be shown during English time. Students were divided into 9 groups as follows:
 Grades 1-3      Jesus

 Grades 4-6     Chronicles of Narnia                 

Grades 7-8     Ten Commandments                   

ESL1-7&8     Wall-E                               

Grade 9          The Man in the Iron Mask
Grade 10        Facing the Giants
ESL 2-9&10  Up Movie
Grades 11      Ten Promises to My Dog
Grades 12       King David

Drop Everything And Read (D.E.A.R)
Reading maetrials, which were discussed during homeroom period, were distributed to students. Students were encouraged to submit their insights and reactions to the materials to the school librarian.

Classroom Library
Every class was asked to make a mini library in the classroom.  The collections included books, serials & newspapers, juvenile literature and other sources of information as ready references. There were two winners--one for the upper grades and one for the lower grades. In addition, all participants received consolation prizes. The first set of winners would be announced on December 3, 2012, while the second and final sets of winners would be announced on March 15, 2013, and May 2013, respectively.

Through these activities, MITIS hoped more students would develop their reading habit and gain more knowledge not only from school, but also from self-reading.

by Joel Choi