A MESSAGE FROM MS JEN 

“There is no Frigate like a Book
To take us Lands away.”
— Emily Dickinson

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed,
and some few to be chewed and digested.”
— Francis Bacon

October break is upon us; a time to rest, refresh, and reboot for a new school term. I hope that all our wonderful students indulge themselves in the adventure of a book this break.

Why read this break? 

Reading is a skill:
As such, reading is like any other skill: it improves with practice. Reading helps us be better readers, thinkers, and writers. Reading teaches us to have patience, to anticipate, to deliberate, and to evaluate. Also, the correlation between avid readers and higher scores on standardized tests is measurable.

Reading is at the core of the academic experience:
Reading introduces students to ideas, concepts, themes, time periods, and styles and widens their general knowledge to students off to a running start for the new school term.

Reading creates empathy:
Reading keeps us company; it transports us to other places in time and space; it engages the imagination, introduces us to great beauty and great pain, enlarges our sympathies, and helps us to be fully human. It stirs the soul.

May your break be full of exciting stories and adventures, all contained within the pages of your favourite book!