What did you do on April 23 , World Book Day ? Did you find any interesting books ? Here is a book list from China's GAPP（中国新闻出版总署）.

    There is a library in our school. It is near our classroom. It is on the first floor. Our school library is not very big, but it is very nice. There are many books in the library. Some are in Chinese, some are in English. I like reading very much. I often go there to borrow(借）books. The librarian is a woman. She is very good. We all like her very much.

    Dogs are good friends of humans. Some dog lovers want to take their pets along with them wherever they go. However, many malls, bars and restaurants don't allow dogs inside. But in good news for dog owners, the world's first bus tour for dogs appeared on the streets of London last month.

    The tour is free. It takes owners and their dogs to some of London's best parks and hottest dog-walking spots(地点). For example, the buses stop at Hyde Park and Green Park. The tour guides on the buses explain the history of dogs in London and about the many corgis(柯基犬) owned by Queen Elizabeth II. They also give the owners a map of dog-friendly bars and restaurants in the city.

Happy New Year

    Lots of fun is waiting foryou on New Year's Eve!

    Chinese food

    Beijing Restaurant: 5:00 p.m. ~ 7:00 p.m.

    Lion & dragon dance from

    Guangdong and Fujian

    Central Square(中心广场), 1:00p.m. ~ 5:00 p.m.

    Fireworks

    Central Square, 8:00 p.m. ~ 11:00 p.m.

    The New Year parade(游行)

    Tianjin Street, 2:00 p.m. ~ 4:00 p.m.

    Chinese music & dance

    Central Square, 5:00 p.m. ~ 8:00 p.m.

    Sunday Date: Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

    Place: Chinatown

    More programmes(节目) are on CCTV. Let's welcome the New Year together!

    Big data(数据) is lot of sets of information that are put together so they can be used by a computer program. The computer program looks for different kinds of answers or patterns in the data. Big data can have different kinds of information from many sources, such as information that comes from schools, social media sites(社交媒体网站), companies and governments. One set of data can have people's names and addresses. Another set can have what they like, where they go to school, and how much time they spend on the computer.

    Big data can be used in many ways. The government uses it to understand how many people travel on buses or trains. This information is then used to make bus or train systems better. Some schools use big data to understand which children may need more help in class. The teacher can then give certain students more help or support so those students can succeed in school. Companies use big data, too. It helps them understand who buys their products. For example, one company uses weather data to see when people eat the most ice cream.

    Big data can be used for good reasons. Some hospitals use big data to predict if a baby who is born too early will get sick. The hospital can then take extra steps to take care of that baby so he, she does not get sick. Big data can also be used for bad reasons. It can be used to predict which kinds of people are likely to break the law or hurt others, even if they have not done anything wrong.

    How can big data be used for good and bad things? It is because the computer programs used to look at big data and understand it are written by people. People think a certain way. Because they think a certain way, they build a model of those ideas. These ideas are then used to look at the data. Sometimes, these ideas are helpful for people or businesses. Other times, bad ideas can cause problems for certain groups of people.