DEAR (Primary)

DEAR members

Advisers:

Advisers: Ms. Katherine Tang, Ms. Annie Chong, Ms. Kerrie Chan, Ms. Viann Ng, Ms. Cecilia Lai

Librarians:

P4D	Lydia Che
P5A	Charlene Kam
P5B	Winnie Chan
P5D	Yosanna Tam
P6A	Isabella Chan
P6A	Ian Wong
P6A	Erica Kuong
P6A	Sophie Cheong
P6B	Rianna Lao
P6C	Abby Wong
P6C	Chelsea Wong
P6D	Micaela Tai
P6D	Charlotte Cheong

Our Aims:

DEAR, which stands for “Drop Everything and Read”, aims to give students an opportunity to indulge themselves in books. Our DEAR program provides a ten-minute silence every day for our students to be worry-free and enjoy the fun of reading. Chinese and English books of different kinds are provided.

“Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting.” The DEAR program also targets to allow students’ minds to connect with the books. Students are encouraged to flourish their creativity by illustrating their reflections in their desired ways on origami paper. Additionally, reflection slips of various designs and layouts are available at the library for students to choose from.

To further promote reading culture among students, they are encouraged to borrow books from the school library and the public libraries. The DEAR program has initiated a “Reading Leaderboard” that greatly enlarged students’ reading volume through peer motivation.

The team has also organised various reading activities, including “Storytime with Teachers”, “Senior Students Sharing Stories”, “Literary Van”, “Book Search Game”, “Read & Reel Family Challenge” and “Library Open Day”. These activities not only enhanced our students’ reading motivation and interest, but also stimulated the interpersonal skill and event-organising skill among our librarians.

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” Let books guide us shine in our uniqueness.