4月是第29个“世界图书与版权日”，也是OCIS一年一度“悦读月”活动。我们挑选这样有意义的日子是想让每一个学生都能理解，阅读可以带你认识大千世界，体会人生百态；在觉醒中审视自我，发掘成长力量的源泉。
April marks the 29th "World Book and Copyright Day" and also the annual "Joyful Reading Month" event of OCIS. We choose such a meaningful day to make it understandable to every student that reading can broaden your visions and experience life, and that through reading one can make deep reflections and discover strength for growth.
Dr. Seuss Day
苏博士日是哪一天？
When is Dr. Seuss Day?
苏博士日是每年3月2日为了纪念Theodor Geisel这位著名的韵律医生的生日而设立的节日。
Dr. Seuss Day takes place on the birthday of the man we all know as the rhyme doctor – Theodor Geisel – on Monday, March 2nd.
在美国和其他一些国家，3月2日这一天人们纪念苏博士这位伟大的儿童文学家的诞辰。同时也希望鼓励更多的孩子和大人多读一点书，多试试创作，花一点时间跟文字相处。
Celebrated all across the United States and other countries, Dr. Seuss Day honors the birth of one of the world’s greatest storytellers by creating a day where kids and adults alike can read a little more, write a little more, and take some time to fall in love with words.
为什么要庆祝苏博士日呢？
Why Do We Celebrate Dr. Seuss Day?
苏博士日在美国又被称为全美阅读日，由美国国家教育协会于1997年开始设立。
Dr. Seuss Day is also known as Read Across America Day, and was started in 1997 by the National Education Association.
美国国家教育学会创立这个节日的初衷是想要找一种能够庆祝和提升儿童读写能力的方法。
The NEA wanted to find a way to celebrate and promote childhood literacy and the enjoyment of reading, and the birthday of Dr. Seuss created a great day to do so.
在苏博士过世后六年开始创立的这个节日，还有另一个意义--那就是传承苏博士为儿童创作的精神遗产。
Started six years after the death of Dr. Seuss himself – which happened in 1991 – Dr. Seuss Day has created an extra way to carry on the legacy of Theodor Geisel himself.
在苏博士日，OCIS的庆祝活动从图书馆延伸到每间课堂，让苏博士的作品，比如“Green Eggs & Ham” 以及 “Cat in the Hat”尽可能的流传下去。
On Dr. Seuss Day, celebration happens everywhere from libraries to classrooms, allowing a way for “Green Eggs & Ham” and “Cat in the Hat” to continue on for as long as possible.
Dr. Seuss Reading Challenge
为了鼓励学生们每天达到阅读20分钟的目标，OCIS图书馆在3月发起了阅读挑战活动。完成五个活动，并且能把五个活动连成一条直线就能获得任意一张HERO贴纸。小学部的同学们积极参与了活动。
In order to encourage students to achieve the goal of reading for 20 minutes every day, the OCIS Library launched a reading challenge activity in March. Completing five activities and being able to connect them in a straight line can earn you a HERO sticker. The primary school students actively participated in the activity.
此外，积极参加活动的班级还能获得额外的奖励！
In addition, actively participating classes can also receive additional rewards!
Her Words, Her Strength
上个月3月8日是国际妇女节。这是一个探索女性历史，尊敬女性权利，庆祝女性历史上索取得的成就的节日。作为图书馆老师，我希望能够给大家输入爱上书本爱上阅读的观念，希望我们能够从阅读这些优秀的作品中获得力量。
为此，图书馆和艺术部门的老师共同策划了做书签的活动。时间持续一个月，请老师和学生们设计一个书签，在书签上写上一句来自女性作家或者女性角色的激励人心的话（或者是自己喜欢的话），在世界读书日当天展览，然后放置到图书馆的藏书里，希望借阅这些书的同学能够受到激励。
March 8th is International Women’s Day. It is a day to explore women’s history, honor women’s rights, and celebrate the accomplishments achieved by women throughout history. As a library teacher, I want to do something more: to instill a love of books and reading, and hope we can gain strength through reading these creative and brilliant works.
Last month, teachers from Library and Art Department started an activity to appreciate women’s wisdom and charm.
Students and teachers are encouraged to design a bookmark: putting the words from a female writer or a female character on it. After displaying all bookmarks in library on World Book Day, the library teacher will put all of them in books in library. We hope this small gesture may have an impact on students who borrow those books, and spread the women worth message to our community.
我们收到来很多学生和老师的作品，请大家欣赏。
Here are the examples:
OCIS Proverbs
请你一定相信，当孩子们遇上阅读，那一定是遇上这世界上最美好的事情。所以，趁春风和煦，不妨留一点时间给读书，多一点时间给思考，唯有阅读让每一天变得不一样！
Please believe that when children encounter reading, it must be the most beautiful thing in the world. So, taking advantage of the warm spring breeze, it's better to leave some time for reading and more time for thinking. Only reading can make every day different!