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To earn a prize, complete the following number of challenges: EP - Grade 1: First Prize: 6 or more challenges ~ Second Prize: 5 challenges ~ Third Prize: 4 challenges Grades 2 - 5: First Prize: 8 or more challenges ~ Second Prize: 7 challenges ~ Third Prize: 6 challenges Here you can download the recording sheets for EP + Grade 1, and Grades 2 to 5:

How to Eat Fried Worms The Island at the End of the World Nikki & Deja (series) Fog Diver (series) The Kid from Planet Z (series) Origami Yoda (series) The Great Treehouse War Puppy Academy (series) Demolition Dad Charlotte’s Web Emil and the Detectives Children of Exile Restart Gone Camping Pottymouth and Stoopid See You When I See You Click here to see the nominees in the library catalog.
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** Hänsel & Gretel Readers’ Choice Award 2017-18 ** ** Voting ** First Round: Deadline **January 26th** - Students vote for 4 favorites. Second Round: Deadline **February 16th** - Students vote for 2 favorites. Final: Deadline **March 9th** - Students vote for 1 favorite.
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If you would like to take part you need to read at least 4 books from the nominated titles. ** See the nominees in the library catalog. **
 * Click herefor a presentation about the 16 nominated books. **

Watch this spooky animated video story written and created by Phearoun (Grade 4):

A Hero’s Journey



// To earn a prize, read the following number of books from different categories: // // EP- Grade 1: //// First Prize: 6 books //// ~ //// Second Prize: 5 books //// ~ //// Third Prize: 4 books //  // Grade 2 -5: First Prize: 9 or more books //// ~ //// Second Prize: 7-8 books //// ~ //// Third Prize: 5-6 books //

...and the winners are: Lower School: Pia (10 correct guesses) Upper School: Sydney (9 correct guesses) Staff: Ms Burger & Ms Smith (11 correct guesses)

Guess which book is the favourite book of which teacher or staff member. Write the **number** of the book next to the name on the form. Hand in the form to Ms Kästner by **Wednesday, 3rd May**. The person with the most correct guesses wins the **prize**.

ccccc ** Book Weeks 2017 ** Saturday 23 April is the 23rd UNESCO **World Book Day**. Our school is joining the world wide celebration of books and stories with various events from 24 April to 5 May.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Monday 24 April to Friday 5 May We are offering different activities for students from EP1 to grade 9 in the library and in classrooms.
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Thursday 27 and Friday 28 April
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<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">You will have the opportunity to buy English and German children’s and youth books at our Book Fair. We will cater for every reading style and taste with a wide range of books available.Please come and see if we stock your favorite author.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">24 April: **Author Sonja Price**, presentationfor Grades 8 and 11 25 April: **Theater Kokon**, puppet theatre for EP1, EP, and Grade 1 26 April: **GDR Time witness Mario Röllig**, presentations for Grades 7, 9, and 11 3 May: **Author Steve Cole**, presentationsfor Grades 2 to 6
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** Hänsel & Gretel Readers’ Choice Award 2016-17 ** First Round Vote: **January 13th** Quarter Final: **January 27th** Semi-final: **February 10th** Final: **February 24th**
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If you would like to take part you need to read at least 4 books from the nominated titles. Winner 2016-17 ** See the nominees in the library catalog. **



This summer the Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro and the UEFA European Championship in France. To capture this sportive spirit, our theme for this year's program is Fitness and Sports. Participating students can earn prizes by reading a certain number of books from different genres during summer break. Here are the links to the recording sheets for EP1 to Grade 1 and for Grades 2 to 5:

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Hänsel and Gretel Readers' Choice Award 2015-16 After four rounds of voting, we have a winner: Gangsta Granny by David Walliams In this second year of the Hansel and Gretel Readers' Choice Award, 18 international schools in Germany participated and over 500 students took part in the finals to vote for one of the two finalists.

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ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc We had the great pleasure to have the scholar and storyteller Mensah Wekenon Tokponto visiting our school this Thursday. Mr Wekenon Tokponto captivated students from EP to Grade 5 with folktales from Benin. First, he told us about his home country, his childhood and his schooldays.Then he told folk stories in the traditional way with songs and a lively and exciting performance. He involved the students in his tales and so his audience listened very eager and attentive. A big Thank You to the Lesezeichen e.V. Jena and Ms. Hansmann for helping to organise this special event!

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** Die gefährlichste aller Weltanschauungen ist die der Leute, welche die Welt nie angeschaut haben. ** Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt (1769 - 1859),   deutscher Naturforscher, Begründer der physischen Geographie

====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">This year 20 students took part in our Summer Reading Programme „Heroes and Villains”. The prizes will be presented at the Lower School assembly on Friday, September 25th. ==== ====<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 1.066em; line-height: 1.5;">Some students wrote book reviews about the book they enjoyed most. They are available to read on our online library catalogue. Just go to our library catalogue and click on the link “Students’ Best Reads”. ====

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The ** Hansel and Gretel Readers’ Choice Award ** has been awarded for the first time this school year. It was launched by school librarians of international schools in Germany. Eight schools participated to select the most liked book from the sixteen nominated titles. These titles included classics like “Matilda” and “Shiloh”, bestsellers like “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” and “Tom Gates”, but also newly released and lesser known titles like “Flora & Ulysses”, “Wonder”, and “Fortunately, the Milk”. Grades 3 through 6 students, who had read at least four of the nominated books, voted in an elimination tournament. In our school, 23 students participated in the four rounds of voting. The winning title is no surprise, because it is a well-known and favored book for many students: The winner of the Hansel and Gretel Readers’ Choice Award 2014-15 is ** “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” ** by Jeff Kinney. Congratulations! Students can already make suggestions for books they would like to see in the nominated titles for the next school year. For more information please contact Ms Kästner. List of nominated titles 2014-15: Escape from Mr Lemoncello’s Library (by Chris Grabenstein) Wonder (by R. J. Palacio) When did you see her last? (by Lemony Snicket) One dog and his boy (by Eva Ibbotson) Middle School – Get me out of here! (by James Patterson) You’re a bad man, Mr Gum! (by Andy Stanton) Fortunately, the Milk (by Neil Gaiman) The illustrated Mum (by Jaqueline Wilson) Matilda (by Roald Dahl) Holes (by Louis Sachar) I kill the mockingbird (by Paul Acampora) Diary of a wimpy kid (by Jeff Kinney) - Winner Liar & Spy (by Rebecca Stead) Shiloh (by Phyllis Reynolds Nayler) Flora & Ulysses (by Kate DiCamillo) The brilliant world of Tom Gates (by Liz Pichon) - 2nd place