What a wonderful world we live in! Let’s learn how to express our opinions, solve problems, and be the best community we can be–through books!
我们生活在一个多么美好的世界里！让我们通过图书，共同学习如何表达观点、解决问题，并建设更加美好的社区！
Library Lessons for G1 一年级图书馆课程
Last month’s school bell music introduced students to the famous song “Cheek to Cheek,” sung by Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald. Louis Armstrong, the twentieth century trumpeter and singer once said, “If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.” His deep, scratchy-sounding voice is loved by many. Another famous song that Louis sang is a song called “What a Wonderful World,” and our book this week set the comforting song lyrics amongst illustrations by Tim Hopgood, bringing the song to life. We ended class by singing the two songs mentioned as well as learning about the life of Louis Armstrong.
上个月的校园铃声带同学们领略了由 Louis Armstrong 与 Ella Fitzgerald 演唱的名曲《Cheek to Cheek》。二十世纪的爵士小号手兼歌手 Louis Armstrong 曾说：“如果你非要问什么是爵士乐，那你永远也不会懂。”他那深沉而略带沙哑的嗓音深受大众喜爱。Louis 演唱的另一首家喻户晓的歌曲是《What a Wonderful World》，而我们本周推荐的图书将这首充满治愈力量的歌词与 Tim Hopgood 的插画相结合，让整首歌曲跃然纸上。在课程结束时，我们不仅一起合唱了这两首歌曲，还了解了 Louis Armstrong 的传奇一生。
How can we express our opinions? Characters in Red is Best by Kathy Stinson showed us how they expressed their opinions and gave reasons to support them. Students learned the difference between facts and opinions and discussed examples from the story. They also shared their own opinions and practiced explaining their thinking using the word “because.” It was a wonderful opportunity to develop critical thinking, reading comprehension, and speaking skills!
我们该如何表达自己的观点？Kathy Stinson 所著的《Red is Best》一书中的角色向我们展示了他们是如何表达观点并提供理由来支持这些观点的。同学们学习了事实（Fact）与观点（Opinion）之间的区别，并就书中的示例展开了讨论。大家还分享了各自的观点，并练习使用“因为”（because）一词来阐述自己的思考过程。这是一个培养批判性思维、阅读理解能力以及口语表达能力的绝佳机会！
Every fiction book has a setting! What is a setting? It’s the “when and where” of a story. To do a deep-dive of this story aspect, we looked at some books we had previously read and discussed their when and where. The final challenge was for students to find a book and identify the setting of their book!
每一本虚构类图书都有其背景设定（Setting）！什么是背景设定？它就是故事发生的“时间与地点”。为了深入探讨故事的这一要素，我们重温了一些此前读过的图书，并讨论了它们的时间和地点。最后的挑战则是让同学们自己找一本书，并找出书中的背景设定！
What do we do when we have a problem? Talk and Work It Out by Cheri Meiners teaches children how to solve problems and get along with others. The characters in the story show us how to listen, communicate our feelings, share, and work together to solve disagreements. It encourages children to be respectful, understand others, and build positive friendships.
当我们遇到问题时该怎么做？Cheri Meiners 所著的《Talk and Work It Out》教导孩子们如何解决问题并与他人和睦相处。书中的角色向我们展示了如何倾听、表达自己的感受、分享，以及如何共同努力解决分歧。本书鼓励孩子们学会尊重他人、理解他人，并建立积极良好的友谊！
Secondary Library 中学图书馆
The library got a little more colorful this week! Ms. St. Kitt’s art class came to do research for their midterm project, “Art Through Time.” From ancient periods to early Modernism, there’s a lot to find and research from our art books!
本周，图书馆增添了一抹别样的色彩！Ms. St. Kitt 的美术课同学们来到图书馆，为其期中项目“穿越时空的美术”（Art Through Time）收集资料。从古代时期到早期现代主义，我们的艺术类图书中有太多丰富的资源等待大家去探索与研究！
What are your librarians reading?
图书管理员在读什么书？
Ms. Claire
How to Survive Your Murder by Danielle Valentine. One horrible Halloween night, Alise’s sister gets murdered. But now she has a chance to go back in time and change the story. Will she save her sister, or doom even more victims in the process?
Thanks for an amazing week!
感谢这精彩的一周！
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