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Handmade paper Christmas decorations hanging from the ceiling of the ISL Library
09/12/20252025–2026 School Year, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , by

Reading Buddies Bring Christmas Cheer

Our Reading Buddies have been busy creating amazing Christmas decorations for our Library! This year they made ornaments using recycled pages from old, damaged books and some cardboard. Our Senior Kindergarten and Grade 3 Buddies made little elves with paper chains, and the Pre-Kindergarten/Junior Kindergarten and G5 Buddies made some beautiful origami Christmas trees together. The big shiny ornaments, crafted …
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Grade 9 and kindergarten students sitting in a circle on a blue carpet in a kindergarten classroom.
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Gruffalo Retelling with Makaton

In their pastoral lessons, the Grade 9 students recently prepared a story for the Kindergarten and Grade 1 classes.  They told the story of The Gruffalo using “Makaton”. Makaton is a unique language programme that uses symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. This activity enabled Grade 9 students to work on adaptation and improvisation skills, empathy and communication …
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2 students sitting at a table in the library, working on a buddy activity
28/09/20232023–2024 School Year, , , by

Back to Buddy Reading

With the beginning of the year we jump right into our Buddy Reading activities in the Library. Classes are paired and the reading fun begins. This year the EYU will have the G5s as their Big Buddies; the G1 students are paired with the G3s and the G2 will be the G4s Little Buddies. This program aims at helping both younger …
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Student holding a flashlight while another student draws constellations
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Constellations with Grades 1, 2 and 5

The Grade 1s, 2s and 5s recently took part in a fun Buddy Reading activity linked to their units of inquiry. For the transdisciplinary theme of How The World Works, Grades
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At the International School of Lyon we are committed to helping our students fulfill their personal and academic potential through the development of independence, a lifelong love of learning and a sense of intercultural understanding and respect.

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