ECCES LIBRARY

What is the The Iris Award?

It s a reading program for all students at the International School of Brussels.  Participation is voluntary

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In the elementary school, there are 2 categories:

• Picture books (20 titles)

• Fiction Chapter Books (20 titles)  

  • ​Iris Award Chapter Books come in 3 reading levels: 

    • Cruising (not too difficult),

    • Flying (Middle)

    • Warp (More challenging) 

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The program starts the first week of October and ends in May 2019

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How can students participate?

There are 3 steps

1. check out an iris award book from the dedicated shelves in the library

2. read the book 

3. take an online quiz (chapter books) or (picture books)

 

Readers become members of the Jury

• Each student who reads 6 books in a category becomes a member of the jury in that category.  

• The more books you read, the more times you can vote (if you read five books, you vote once, 10 books, twice; 15 books = three votes)

• In April/May all members of the jury will be invited to a voting party in the library

• At the voting party all members of the jury will vote on their favorite book

• The author / illustrator of the book which has the most votes will win the Iris award

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Special programs connected to the iris Award

1. Reading all the books in a category

   Students who read all books in a category will receive a special prize and recognition.

2. Iris award Book Bowl (open to students in grades 4-6)

   • Students who like quizzes and a bit of competition can choose to join the Iris Award Book Bowl.

   • Students organize themselves in a team of 4.  Team members should be in the same grade level.  

   • Each team commits to reading the 20 preselected Iris Award Chapter Books titles.  Each team member commits to reading 5 books.  

   • At three times between October and May, each team will participate at a lunchtime quiz in the library on about 7 of the books on the list. Teams score points for every correct answer.

   • After the 3 quizzes are done, the highest scoring teams will be invited to participate in the Book Bowl Quiz Final to be held in May.

   • The Team winning the Book Bowl Quiz final will have their name inscribed on a trophy and receive a prize.

3. The Library After Dark Party

All students participating in the Iris Award or the Book Bowl will be halfway towards receiving an invitation for the Library After Dark Party to be held in April 2019. More details to come.

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