刚过去的三月是福州西湖国际学校（FLIS）传统「疯狂阅读月」，学子积极投身「阅读马拉松」活动，享受一年一度的校际阅读狂欢，根据阅读页数或读书笔记决胜。

March marked Fuzhou Lakeside International School (FLIS)’s traditional “Madness Readathon,” during which students enthusiastically participated in the event, enjoying the annual inter-school reading extravaganza where winners were determined by the number of pages read or the quality of their reading reports.

通常，参加阅读马拉松的多为G1-12学子，但今年，幼儿园小朋友以一种特别的方式参与了进来。「一起读吧！」是FLIS幼儿园为支持三月疯狂阅读月所举办的系列活动，这一项目将幼儿园大班学子与四年级学子聚在一起，展开了一次富有意义的跨龄共读。

Typically, the Readathon is participated in mainly by students in Grades 1–12, but this year, ECE students joined in a creative way! “Reading Together” was a special ECE project that supported the school’s Readathon month, bringing together Kindergarten students and Grade 4 learners in a meaningful cross-age collaboration.

首次会面，四年级学子来到幼儿园图书馆，分组向大班小朋友们介绍了「阅读马拉松」等校内阅读活动：怎样可以得到披萨派对奖励？（小朋友们想要！）该怎么写阅读之星分享卡？（小朋友们也想写！）什么是原创作者活动？（小朋友们有自制绘本！）不仅如此，他们还与幼儿园学子分享了自己正在读的书，解释了阅读的重要性。

During their first meeting in the ECE library, Grade 4 students introduced Readathon and other related activities: How can you earn a pizza party reward? (The kids wanted that!) How do you fill out a “Reading Star” sharing card? (The kids wanted to do that, too!) What is the “YES! I'm the author” activity? (The kids have their own handmade picture books!) Not only that, but they also shared what they read and why reading matters with the kindergarteners.

组织活动的Darya老师与Damon老师适时在第一次活动结束后举办了复盘会，学子与外教一起讨论当时的种种细节：我有什么感受？我学到了什么？我对自己的哪些表现感到骄傲、我们小组又面临哪些挑战？会上，师生还商量了下一次活动的朗读策略，为之后的共读打好基础。

After the first meeting, Ms Darya and Mr Damon, who organized the event, held a reflection session. Students and teachers discussed various details together: How do I feel about Day 1? What did I learn? What am I proud of, and what was challenging for our team? During the session, teachers and students also discussed reading strategies for the next meeting, laying the groundwork for future shared reading sessions.

第二次见面时，小朋友已分组选好自己想读的书，四年级大哥哥姐姐则负责为他们讲故事。为了吸引孩子们的注意力，学子使劲浑身解数，有的用上了手套玩偶、有的配备了双语讲解。小朋友听得投入、还为四年级生准备了画作礼物，气氛极为温馨。最后一次活动轮到小学生迎接来校图书馆做客的幼儿园学弟学妹们——这对他们而言可是全新的学习空间。有了前几次的接触，这一回大家相处起来也更加轻车熟路。四年级生向大班孩子介绍了图书馆借书、还书流程，共读之后，还给他们送上了特别的礼物：第一次活动时小朋友们心心念念的阅读之星分享卡！

When they met again, ECE students chose the books, and Grade 4 students read to their small groups. To capture the children’s attention, the fourth-graders pulled out all the stops—some used glove puppets, while others provided bilingual narration. The kindergarteners listened intently and even prepared drawings as gifts for the fourth-graders, creating a warm and engaging shared experience. For the final visit, PYP students hosted a visit in the FLIS library, welcoming their younger peers into a new learning space. Having interacted before, everyone got along much more smoothly this time. The fourth graders introduced the kindergarteners to the library’s borrowing and returning procedures. After reading together, they presented the kindergarteners with a special gift: the “Reading Star” sharing cards that the little ones had been eagerly anticipating since the very first meeting!

「一起读吧！」营造了包容的阅读环境，不仅令年纪小的学子感受到自己属于一个更大的学习群体、还让孩子们发现了一种享受阅读的新方式——那就是和学长学姐共读，就像和朋友共读一样，只不过有人在一旁指导。与此同时，四年级学子也锻炼了各种沟通技能、展现了他们对小朋友的关爱与责任感、学到了耐心待人，甚至多少体验了一把做「老师」的滋味，对这一职业有了更深理解。

This project fostered an inclusive reading environment where younger students not only felt part of a larger learning community, but also discovered a new way of enjoying books—reading together with older peers, like reading with friends, but with guiding hands. At the same time, Grade 4 students could put different communication skills into use, while also showing care and responsibility, learning patience, and gaining a deeper understanding of what it means to be a teacher.

三月疯狂阅读月获奖名单

March Madness Readathon Winners

PYP

G1：Kiki Lin

G2：Henry Zhang

G3：Lucas Xu

G4：Rory Guo

G5：Chelsea Yu

MYP

Happy Lim,  Brianna Yang,  Gracia Li

HS

Vindy Wang, Bonnie Guo

「疯狂阅读月」虽已翻篇，马拉松已至终点，FLIS仍希望学子们能汲取这次活动中学到的经验，继续自己的阅读之旅。以及，别忘了「原创作者活动」将于四月底截止，你仍有机会成为新一季出版作者、道出脑中酝酿已久的故事——速速提笔创作吧！

Although March Madness Readathon has come to a close, FLIS hopes that students will draw on the lessons learned from this event and continue their reading journey. Also, don’t forget that the “YES! I'm the author” activity deadline is at the end of April—you still have the chance to become a author and share the stories that have been brewing in your mind. Grab your pen and start writing soon!