Operating hours during term break

There is only 2 days left before the term break starts. I am very sure that all of you have a good plan for your Christmas holidays. 

Primary Library will still open as usual during the term break; except on the 20th December 2016 (will be closed). The operating hours will be as below:

Monday - Friday

7.30 am - 4.00pm

Magical moment with SECRET KINGDOM

Do you ever imagine to be part of magical creatures in faraway places? If YES, you should be reading SECRET KINGDOM series by any chance.

Discover the Secret Kingdom just like Ellie, Summer and Jasmine. From Enchanted Palace, Unicorn Valley and Cloud Island to Mermaid Reef, Magic Mountain and Glitter Beach, there's loads to find out and lots of fun to be had! You can find out more about this series through their website.

We have a lot of titles in this range of series. If you come to the library and want to borrow them, please have a look at the Smashing Series section. I'm very sure that you will have a good time  while exploring magic with them!

Christmas books you might enjoy!

We are nearly end of Term 1 in Garden International School. Soon, it will be Christmas. Here are the list of book you might enjoy during Christmas break.

When a little red mitten suddenly appears in the forest, all the animals aren't quite sure that it is. They do realize that it's rather cozy inside the mitten, so one by one, they crawl inside. The mitten keeps on stretching to include more animals - even a bear! How many of them will be fit in there?

Everyone on Whoville celebrates the holiday season with joy and happiness, toys ad feasting. Except Grinch. His heart happens to be two sizes too small, and he's less than excited about the coming festival. So what does he do? On the eve of the big day, he dresses as Santa and steals Christmas! Or does he? Through the prickly old Grinch, Dr. Seuss shows everyone what that special time of the season really means, and it's much more than presents and food.

A book that quickly became a classic (and then a movie), it's the story of one boy whose name we never learn as he steps onto a magical train that heads straight to the North Pole. It is there he meets Santa Claus himself and learns what it really means to believe.

Bears snooze all through winter, but the other animals of the forest want Bear to experience the joy of the holiday season. So they wake him up! For the first time, Bear stays awake and gets to bake sweets, hang stockings, and enjoy the company of all his friends. When everyone else finally falls asleep, Bear plans a special surprise of his own.

Ho, ho, ho! I love Christmas in New Mouse City. But this year, Grandfather William wanted me to research a new story. He asked me to dress up like Santa Claus and let lots of little mouselets sit on my lap. Cheese niblets! If only I had my own team of reindeer and could fly far, far away...

It's Christmas and Daisy has been given an actual part in an actual school play! She has special lines to learn and even a special costume to wear. Trouble is... there's something about baby Jesus that isn't quite special enough.

Martin's parents are strapped for cash : it's going to be a budget Christmas this year. So Martin plans to buy his own presents - and attempts, unsuccessfully, to get a job. Padraic puts in a word for him with his Auntie Bridget, who runs the local butcher's shop. But her shop is struggling as the fish shop across the road undercuts her and Bridget just can't compete. No one knows how the owner,  Francie Feeley, does it - especially since he doesn't seem to employ anyone at his fish factory. Intrigued, Martin decides to go undercover and find out the truth. Martin infiltrates the factory and discovers that Francie is illegally employing a gang of Brazilian fish-gutters. Will Christmas be ruined for the whole of Boyle?

We have a lot of Christmas theme books in Primary Library. Do pop in when you are free and borrow some of them for your Christmas break. Enjoy!

Parent Workshop

On 16th November 2016, Primary Library has collaborated with Secondary Library to demonstrate on how the new library websites have made accessing resources easier. We are very glad to see many parents keen to learn more about how to use electronic resources that the school provides in; including online books that we subscribe.

A big thank you to all the parents who attended this Parent Workshop. We really hope that you gain new knowledge and information in order to help your child's education progress.

Please do pop in Primary and Secondary Library and borrow some good physical books that we have.

EAL Parent Library Workshop

Last week, Primary Library was conducting a library workshop special for EAL parents. This workshop focuses on physical and online resources that we offered in Primary Library.

For more information about the online resources that we offer, kindly please go through Primary Library website or you can pop into Primary Library for help.

Keep reading

A special video made by Ms. Helen's class. Keep reading wherever you are and enjoy!

Getting children to love reading

Reading is a fun thing to do in your life. Don't be pressured, and enjoy the time!

Peter Carnavas visiting GIS

Last week, students of GIS were very pleased to have Peter Carnavas in the house for two days. He is a very talented author and illustrator.

He gave a special talk to the parents on how to promote creativity in their children. Years 1, 2, 3 and EYC students gets involved with the session and have been inspired to create their own stories.

Hope that everyone enjoyed with the session and please do come back again Peter Carnavas!

Chapter books: where to start?

There is a lot of questions from parents asking books that suitable for their kids. In Primary Library, we provide series of Aussie Nibbles, Aussie Bites and Aussie Chomps to encourage students to start reading chapter books.

Suitable for readers in beginners stage.

Suitable for kids range from 7 - 10 year olds.

A bit longer and more difficult, suitable for age 8 - 12 year old.

All these range of series are located in Spinner 2. If you have problems in finding all of them, please seek for help from the librarians.

The BFG on screen

Have you all been to the nearest cinema and watch the movie? If not, it wasn't too late if you haven't watched the movie yet. Ask your parents to bring you and enjoy the precious moments with your family.

Be familiar with Primary Library

If you have not really sure about the location of the collections, have a look with this layout of Primary Library. Just imagine yourself in an adventurous scene, explore and enjoy!

The adventure of Vulgar the Viking

Good news to all of you!

We have new series in the library right now for you to enjoy.

There is six books in Vulgar the Viking collection, which will bring you on a hilarious adventure about a charismatic young hero with a larger-than-life attitude and a taste of the mischief. If you love Horrid Henry, you might probably fall in love with this series too.

Come and grab one now before other students have them in their library bag.

How to search for books in the library?

Two weeks since school open, I am very sure that you are familiar enough with our library.

In order to help you search for books in the library, we have provide Orbit for you to use. If you need any helps to understand more on how to use Orbit, we are here to help you. Below are the steps that you need to follow while using Orbit.

Happy searching!

Welcome back!

Welcome back to school. We hope that you enjoy your summer break.

GIS Primary Library will be open as usual:

Monday - Thusrday : 7.15am until 4.30pm

Friday : 7.15am until 4.00pm

Feel free to pop into the library and borrow some books. The book surely missed you!

BFG Colouring Competition

Here's a great opportunity to show how creative your colouring is. If you would like to win tickets to see the BFG movie, click on the link below:

The BFG Colouring Competition

BFG Colouring Competition

Here's a great opportunity to show how creative your colouring is. If you would like to win tickets to see the BFG movie, click on the link below:

The BFG Colouring Competition

Poet Paul Cookson returns to GIS

Paul Cookson is returning to GIS in June. We had so much fun with him last October that we asked to come back again to entertain us.
If you would like to order his books, come to the Primary Library to collect an order form. Orders need to be back to us by Monday, 6th June.

Novel Knockout Competition at Epsom College

On Wednesday, 11th May, two teams represented GIS in the Primary section of the annual KL Novel Knockout competition at Epsom College. This is a challenging competition where students need to read eight books and remember every detail. Eighteen teams from KL’s international schools took part in this fun reading event and our two teams scored in the top third of the competing teams. One of our teams, The Four Novelists, came in at 2nd place and The Fantastic Four came in at 6th place. We are very proud of our eight participants who were great ambassadors for our school.

The Four Novelists

The Fantastic Four

Jenny Dale's Puppy Tales

Say hello to our new twelve playful characters of the doggy variety in the library. All the adorable puppies you could ever dream of owning. 

If you love Holly Webb, hurry up and adopt them all!

Getting Caught Reading

One of our first voucher winners!

Book Week 2016 - Celebrating Roald Dahl

The Primary teachers are all sooooo excited about Book Week.

Super Reader

This Super Reader is a big fan of the Spirit Animals series.

New eBooks

Browse and check out the latest eBooks from the ePlatform. You can enjoy reading eBooks on your tablet or smartphone today!

Virtually anywhere, anytime!

My Life as a ...

Have you ever imagined your life is not like what you are doing right now?

Come to the library and join Derek Fallon's adventure now!

Happy reading!

Book Club from the UK

Today your parents have been emailed information about the latest Scholastic Book Club. Ask them to help you choose some great books from the online catalogue. Orders close on Monday, 1st February.

Our bookshelf on Shelfari

Check out our Shelfari Bookshelf in the left column of the Primary Library Homepage to find ideas for the next book that you could read.

You can see the latest books Ms. Siobhan has read on the Shelfari, ratings of book and book reviews.

Tips to encourage your children to love reading

Does your child love to read? The more they read, the more they know.

Reading with your child is a great way to bond and help them to love books. Check out the simple ways for parents to encourage their child to love reading.

• Let your child choose books that interest them and help them to choose age-appropriate books.

• Read to your child.

• Read aloud to your child. You can use different voices for the various characters.

• Show interest in your child's reading.

• Talk about what you are reading.

• Show your child that you enjoy reading. Be a reading model.

• Go to the library.

• Encourage eBooks.

• Make use of gadgets and creative apps. You can install useful reading apps in smartphones or tablets.

• Set up a family reading ritual.

Taken from Reading is Fundamental : 5 top tips to encourage reading

"A house without books is like a room without windows." ~ Horace Mann

Welcome back to School!

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We hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday with your family and friends. Did you read any good books? Post a comment about a great book you read during the holiday!

Are you ready to read some great books? Pop into the library and borrow some today.