<![CDATA[Bula Vinaka! Welcome! - Blog]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2020 21:54:34 +1200Weebly<![CDATA[ISS Celebrating Chinese New Year]]>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 21:03:22 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/iss-celebrating-chinese-new-year2020 Year of the Rat

The Rat is the first of all zodiac animals. According to one myth, the Jade Emperor said the order would be decided by the order in which they arrived to his party. The Rat tricked the Ox into giving him a ride. Then, just as they arrived at the finish line, Rat jumped down and landed ahead of Ox, becoming first.
The Rat is also associated with the Earthly Branch (地支—dì zhī) Zi (子) and the midnight hours. In the terms of yin and yang (阴阳—yīn yáng), the Rat is yang and represents the beginning of a new day.
In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and surplus. Because of their reproduction rate, married couples also prayed to them for children.

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<![CDATA[Welcome 2020 School Year]]>Thu, 13 Feb 2020 20:42:30 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/welcome-2020-school-yearTheeeeeeeey’re back — those first day of school jitters. The ones where you are consumed with such thoughts as: What kind of class am I going to have? Will I connect with teachers in my new school? How will I greet my students? And of course, the most important: Where can I find books??

The ISS Library Welcome you .

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<![CDATA[October 2019 Term 4 Begin]]>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:18:00 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/october-2019-term-4-beginThings to expect this October/PinkTober. Fiji Day is coming up on the 10th Today the 1st of October, we also remember those who died and live with cancer. 2019 Term 4 start, with 10 weeks of school.  Some cool New books and display in the library. Come and check it out...

Our Cultural Expressions: Indigenous Sounds Of Fiji
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2019 the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IY2019) to raise awareness of the crucial role languages play in people’s daily lives.

The Fiji Museum is pleased to present to International Secondary School a copy of its recently digitized 500 hours of analogue Audio and video material which characterize an array of sounds and diverse topics relating to the cultural expression of the iTaukei people in Fiji, recorded in the 1970s. Some of these sounds are very unique and rarely heard nor practices in today's modern society.
 Check out more in the library
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<![CDATA[Local author visit]]>Tue, 10 Sep 2019 07:54:40 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/local-author-visitToday, Tuesday 10th of September, we were visited by Ms Shazia Uzman, local author of the popular children’s book “Kaluti.” She read to us parts of her book which is about overcoming bullying, self love and discovering what makes a person ‘enough’ in this world. The beautiful cover of the book was designed by our very own talented student, Sara Du of Year 11.
 
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<![CDATA[PYP curriculum & the Sustainable Development Goals]]>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/pyp-curriculum-the-sustainable-development-goalsSome of the global goals in art by the Year 5 of 2019. Thanks to the leadership of their teachers, the year 5 exhibition  project and research work addressed some of the SDG goals. Students action reflected their determination to make our world a better place for the next generation.
#teachsdgs
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<![CDATA[Charles Sturt University library visit]]>Mon, 26 Aug 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/charles-sturt-university-library-visitEarlier in term 3, we were visited by the Charles Sturt University School of Information Studies students & lecturer from Australia. They visited a number of libraries in Suva as part of their study visit. While at our library, they treated our primary LEGO team to a story session and met with a number of our staff members. 
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<![CDATA[Life long learners, life long readers!]]>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/life-long-learners-life-long-readers
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<![CDATA[Reading Photography Competition Winners]]>Thu, 15 Aug 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/reading-photography-competition-winners]]><![CDATA[Literacy Week 2019]]>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:21:40 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/literacy-week-program-2019Book week is here again! We celebrating all things good about books, libraries & lifelong reading in Week 5 with the theme "Reading is my superpower." Join us for buddy reading; bilingual story telling session in itaukei, Hindi, Chinese & French; Annual door decorating competition; Bake a book, character dress up and many more!
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<![CDATA[Who do I look like...]]>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:07:20 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/who-do-i-look-likeRead in Chinese and English by Grace Vaciloa & Dragon Zhao Yeji 
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<![CDATA[Not enough water]]>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 03:06:04 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/not-enough-waterRead in Fijian and English by Chloe Manaog & Sasha Tappoo
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<![CDATA[A tree can be....]]>Wed, 07 Aug 2019 02:56:26 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/a-tree-can-beRead in Hindi and English by Fana Strobel & Alisa Takeuchi 
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<![CDATA[World Ocean Day Photography Competition Winners.]]>Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:52:51 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/world-ocean-day-photography-competition-winnersLet your picture be the voice of the ocean. Congratulation winners!
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"How beautiful category" winning entry by Veligzhanin Petr of Year 5N
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"What have we done" winning entry by Mahir Soko of Year 5L
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"Water fun" winning entry by Sunil Burns of Year 1D
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"Overall" winning entry by Amal McElroy of Year 5G
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<![CDATA[July 08th, 2019]]>Sun, 07 Jul 2019 21:52:28 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/july-08th-2019"Foundational & transferable skills like critical thinking and problem solving are key to success in a rapidly changing world. " UNICEF Education
#ForEveryChild #Reading #Books #LibrariesLifeChanger
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<![CDATA[Books makes you SMILE!]]>Sun, 30 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/books-makes-you-smile“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark" - Victor Hugo.
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<![CDATA[World Ocean Day Celebration]]>Thu, 06 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/world-ocean-day-celebration
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<![CDATA[World Ocean Day Photography Competition]]>Wed, 05 Jun 2019 12:00:00 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/may-20th-2019
How beautiful category photo entry!
Water fun & What have we done photo entry
Silly sea monsters drawings.
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<![CDATA[Harmony Week Day 2]]>Tue, 21 May 2019 03:35:45 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/harmony-week-day-2Day 2 of celebrating our culture and international mindedness through a cultural food festival while the Middle and High School students organised a "kari niu" scrapping coconut competition. Scrapping coconut is a daily chore in a i taukei household. "The International Baccalaureate aim to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.”" IB Mission Statement.
Enjoy a glimpse of our celebration today!
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<![CDATA[Simultaneous Storytime 2019]]>Mon, 20 May 2019 23:54:04 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/simultaneous-storytime-2019This week, we celebrate Harmony week & Library Information Week across Oceania. To celebrate books, libraries and reading, ISS Library signed up for the ALIA National Simultaneous storytime where one million children will read simultaneously on 22 May, 2019 at 11 am by sharing Alpacas with Maracas written and illustrated by Matt Cosgrove. We held part of our reading a day before with ECH2W and had so much fun dancing to the alpacas music and creating our alpaca mask. By facilitating NSS we aim to:
  • promote and inspire a lifelong love of books and reading
  • promote lifelong use of the library as a safe and fun place
  • promote the value of reading and literacy,
  • promote the value and fun of books,
  • promote an Australian writer and publisher,
#NSS2019  #Readup #Speakup #Changetheworld
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<![CDATA[Harmony Week! Everyone belongs!]]>Mon, 20 May 2019 00:08:30 GMThttps://issfijilibrary.weebly.com/blog/harmony-week-everyone-belongs8410069
1. Name 3 Non fiction features in this book.
2. Where are you from and say "bula" in your mother tongue?
3. What is "harmony" in your language and what does it mean?
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