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Reading is good for you, and literacy changes lives. It affects personal and social development, happiness, behaviour, relationships, education, employment, financial well-being, health, and community and cultural participation. Reading for pleasure has been identified as the most important indicator of the future success of a child, and improvements in literacy, at any point in life, can have a profound effect on an individual.
This article explains the benefits of reading for pleasure in more depth: Reading is Good For You: Literature Review (publishers.asn.au)
Beyond this, Year 8 also have some reflections on reading and book recommendations of their own to share!
“Swallows and Amazons: it’s a fun book about four children on holiday; there is a lot of adventure in it, but at the same time its calm and also a classic page-turner!” Tomi, 8 Ruby
“I really liked Lord of the Flies because it is an interesting book which shows us, potentially, how humans would behave if they were stranded on an island. It demonstrates teamwork and the savageness of humans. It includes new vocabulary to discover and, overall, it’s a great book!” Balint, 8 Topaz
“Raven’s Gate: a very interesting book that’s not like any of the other books I have read. The continuation of the series is also really good - it just gets better and better!” Floris, 8 Jade
“Anne of Green Gables: “it is an interesting adventure about Anne and her sibling.” Yuxing, 8 Ruby
“I like reading because reading is fun, and I like knowing more by reading.” – Aima, 8 Topaz
“I like reading because it is a good hobby and makes time fly by.” – Marcel, 8 Jade
“I like reading because it’s interesting and it’s fun.” – Palko, 8 Ruby
“I like reading because it unveils infinite possibilities, and it provides me with a way to zone out. ” – Tomi, 8 Ruby
“I never like reading until year 7 when we read Clockwork. At that point I started to like reading. Now, in Year 8, when we started The Hunger Games, I have realised how important and amazing reading is.” Beni, 8 Ruby
Rachel Rhodes
Head of English
Year 12 have been spending a lot of time in Sports Hall One over the last week. Not doing sport, although they could tell you the science behind it…
There was a fun packed programme for the secondary students remaining on-site, which followed the 5 Co-Curricular strands. Students were immersed in languages, film-making, STEAM activities and cooking. They learned about children's rights and advocacy, and showed their creative talents through artwork. They hiked in the hills and formed friendships across year groups. See the Firefly page for further details and photographs
It has been a very memorable end of the primary journey for our Year 6 students. This last week of term has been jam packed. On Monday and Tuesday, the students performed the end of year production of ‘Olivia’, on Tuesday morning, there was a year group water fight and on Wednesday afternoon, they finally graduated with a special ceremony.
As a community, we've been actively promoting healthy eating habits through our weekly articles about life in the kitchen. With the summer holidays just a few days away and the heatwave this summer, we must all be more mindful of our fluid intake.
The British International School Budapest
1037 Budapest
Kiscelli köz 17
Hungary