From November 7-27, students in Grades 4-6 higher level English classes, led by Richard Keeling, Catherine Stafford and Ken Fortunah, participated in the Scholastic Book Club 21 Day Reading Challenge. Each student was given a reading journal and instructed to read each day, then write something about the section of the book they read, including any new vocabulary words they learned, their favorite part of the story and their opinion. As an option, students could also draw a picture of what they had read.

      11月7号至27号，高小部外教班学生参加了Scholastic 阅读俱乐部的21天阅读挑战活动。在三位外教Richard Keeling, Catherine Stafford 和 Ken Fortunah的组织下，每位同学领到一本阅读笔记本并且每天在老师的指导下做记录。他们可以记录读到的新词，最喜欢的内容以及他们的观点。在记录观点时同学们不仅可以用文字表达，还可以用画画的形式来表现。

       According to Scholastic China, the reading challenge was geared to “inspire students to read more, explore their imagination through reading, strengthen reading comprehension and create an environment where they can freely read and express”. 

        Scholastic中国官方的消息指出，这次阅读挑战赛旨在“激励学生更多的去读书，扩展想象，加强阅读理解能力并通过学生的自由阅读和表达创造阅读环境。”

Nemo Chen – winner of the Reading Star Award
Nome chen-阅读挑战之星大奖获得者

        At the end of the 21 days, prizes were awarded to the top journal writer in each of the six higher level classes. Winners included Sunny Cheng, grade 6 Fluency, Rita Fu, grade 6 Advanced, Nemo  Chen, grade 5 Fluency, Jessie Zhang, grade 5 Advanced,  Candy Yan, grade 4 Fluency and Jenny Jin, grade 4 Advanced.

       21天的阅读结束时，老师们为每个年级的获奖者颁发了奖品。他们是六年级的Sunny Cheng和Rita Fu，五年级的Nemo Chen 和JessieZhang，四年级的Candy Yan和Jenny Jin.

       These students’ journals were then sent to the Scholastic headquarters in Shanghai for the final top award of “Reading Star” for Beijing New Talent Academy. This award went to Nemo Chen for her beautiful handwriting, well-written opinions and amazing illustrations. Each of the winners received a book from Scholastic and a certificate of recognition. The Reading Star received a set of books in addition to the other prizes.

        这些同学的阅读日记随后被送到了Scholastic中国位于上海的总部，他们将角逐北京市新英才学校的“阅读之星”。最终， Nomo Chen同学由于漂亮的字体，写作上乘的观点和惊人的插图获得了这个殊荣。每位获奖者都收到了来自Scholastic中国的一本书和获奖证书。除此之外，“阅读之星”还获得了一整套书作为奖励。

Grade 6 higher level English students celebrate their achievement with a class party
六年级同学为自己取得的成就举办的派对

        Prizes were also awarded to the top participating class, which was Mr. Ken Fortunah’s grade 4 Fluency class. These students received book vouchers from Scholastic which can be used on their next book order. Parties were also awarded to the top class in each grade, with snacks and drinks provided by the school canteen staff. The PTA provided a prize to the top student in each class, as well.

       Mr. Ken Fortunah的四年级Fluency班由于最积极的参与也获得了奖品。整个班级都收到了总部奖励的购书券，用于购买下一年的阅读书籍。 每个年级参与最积极的班级都举办了派对。学校餐厅为他们精心准备了小吃和饮料。学校家长会也给每个班级参与最积极的同学颁发了奖品。

Grade 4 higher level English class works on reading journals
 四年级外教班同学在做阅读笔记

        The higher level English teachers started the Scholastic Book Club at Beijing New Talent Academy in 2015 when they wanted to promote English reading to the students in their classes. Since receiving the first order of books in term 1 of 2015, teachers have seen more students participating in reading English books for the sake of enjoyment and pleasure. Additionally, each of the teachers has been able to add newer books to their classroom bookshelves with bonus points awarded from the Club. Students enjoy looking through the Scholastic catalogues and can order books, if they choose, every two months.

       为了促进英语阅读，北京市新英才学校外教班的老师在2015年建立了Scholastic 读书俱乐部。自从2015年1月收到第一份阅读书单以来，老师看到了越来越多的学生因快乐而阅读英文书籍。此外，每位外教都能使用俱乐部的奖励积分换取新书，进而丰富自己的班级书架。每两个月，Scholastic会为同学们发来读书目录，同学们非常喜欢研读并且订阅。