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Spelling Bee Contest Introduction Spelling Bee competition is a long-running tradition that encourages young children to develop their spelling skills and vocabulary, as well as developing their poise for public speaking. In this competition, youngsters are pitted against one another with the aim of becoming champion and perhaps go on to represent their state in the National Spelling Bee Competition.

Purposes 1) To improve and advance the skills associated with good spelling habits. 2) To enhance students development of poise and communication under pressure. 3) To expand student vocabulary and encourage accurate word usage and pronunciation. 4) To provide an opportunity for students to meet and encourage them to be involved in extracurricular activities. 5) To identify and select participants as the school representatives at Zone/District Spelling Competition.

Committee Members Chairman Vice Chairman

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Secretary Treasurer Stage Preparation Hall Preparation P.A System Photography Prizes Discipline Participants Preparation

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Budget Junior Dictionaries (1st & 2nd prize) Trophies (1st & 2nd prize) Total

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Master Speller The master speller is the person on stage that reads the words to the spellers from the specified words list that is to be used in the competition. The list consists of words found in books approved by English Panel, such as Longman Dictionary. The master speller appointed is

Judges The judges have ultimate control of the competition. They can correct errors as soon as they see them if they believe the rules have been breached, or that the master speller has made errors in his pronunciation or definition of a word. Appeals can be made from the spellers as well as their parents or teachers, but they must be done so immediately. Appeals are handled at the end of each round and the judges' decision is final. The judges appointed are

Time Keeper Only one time keeper is appointed. The time keeper needs to ring the bell twice after 30 seconds as soon as the master speller pronounces a particular word. The time keeper appointed is

Categories Level 2 (Year 6)

10 participants

Participants All year 6 pupils of SK Sentosa are allowed to take part.

Prizes The champion and the runner-up from each category will receive prizes.

Words List A list of words will be given to pupils before the contest begin. They need to practice spelling and do mental preparation before they take part in the contest. The word list according to the categories are as below: Level 2 accident answer bank belt bottle brush carry circus cross desk drain eleven family finger forest garden ground hammer helicopter idea juice knife lazy magic month noise owl picnic power rainbow

agree alarm basket bicycle branch buy chase climb dance dinner drive empty fifteen flag fox gate group handle hit island June ladder lesson magnet mouth number parrot plant pretty record

address August beach blanket bridge candle cherry country December doctor eagle evening field floor free giant hair hate hope join key lamp library medicine music ocean pear please question return

angel banana believe body brother carrot choose crazy deer donkey easy face fight flower fruit great hall heavy hundred joke kitchen lawyer listen minute needle oil phone police radio rich

river sandwich shape skirt sound spider sugar teach tractor uncle voice world

rose science shirt smart soap spoon sweet television true van wash wrong

sail selfish signal smile soup station tall throat turkey vegetable welcome yesterday

Rules and Regulations 1 Introduction 1 The competition will be an oral spelling competition. 2 The competition will held in School Hall on the 2 Rules of the COMPETITION.

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1 All the spellers will be given a number to determine their spelling turns. The numbers will be randomly drawn from a box/container. 2 All the spellers will be seated in numerical order on a stage, facing the audience, master speller, timekeeper and judges. 3 The official/teacher-in-charge will prepare the words, definition of the words and sample sentences. 4 Each speller beginning with speller number one will be called up to the front and the master speller will read out the words to be spelt. Each speller is given 30 seconds to spell the words once the master speller has pronounced the word. A bell will be rung twice after 30 seconds. Spellers should say the word, spell it and then say the word again. However the judges will not disqualify any speller for failing to pronounce the word either before or after spelling it. By saying the word aloud before spelling it, the speller has a chance to confirm what they have heard. If the speller says the word differently from what the master speller has pronounced, the master speller will clarify the word by repeating the word to the speller. If the speller fails to complete the spelling within the 30 seconds time frame, the speller will be disqualified / dropped from the competition. The spellers are allowed only once to ask for the word to be repeated, or for a sample sentence during the 30 seconds time frame. Once a speller begins spelling a word, he or she may pause and start all over from the beginning within the time frame. All the words spelled during the competition must follow the British standard of English. Other types of spelling like the American variation will not be accepted. The judges will be in control of the competition. Their decision will be final on all questions and no objections will be entertained. 1 After spelling the word, if the spelling is correct, the Master Speller will announce “That is correct”. If the speller is incorrect, the Master Speller will announce ‘I am sorry, that is incorrect. The correct spelling is....”. 2 If the spelling is correct, the speller will return to his/her seat. 3 If the spelling is incorrect, the speller will be dropped from the competition. The speller will have to leave the stage. 4 The next speller is then called to the stage and given his/her word to spell. 5 Once all the spellers have had their turns, the round is over and the next round begins with the remaining spellers. 6 This continues until only two spellers remain. The winner will be declared champion and the other speller as runner-up. Official dictionary. When it comes to spelling bee, nothing is more important than making sure the spelling is proper. The official source to determine the proper spelling in spelling bee is LONGMAN dictionary of contemporary English. All words that are used in a spelling bee can be found in this edition of the Longman’s dictionary.

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SJK(T) KALAIVAANI

CONTEST 2012 PAPER WORK Date : 29th April 2012

SPELLING BEE CONTEST 2012 Date : Venue : School Hall

PROGRAMME EVENT LINEUPS 10.45AM :

THE ARRIVAL OF HEADMASTER, SENIOR ASSISTANTS, TEACHERS AND PUPILS

11.00AM

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SPEECH BY , THE HEAD OF ENGLISH PANEL

11.15PM

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OFFICIATING SPEECH BY MR. S.ELANGGO, THE HEADMASTER OF SJK(T) KALAIVAANI

11.30PM:

THE SPELLING BEE CONTEST BEGINS: PRE-SCHOOL CATEGORY LEVEL 2 CATEGORY

12.45PM :

PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY

1.15PM:

END OF THE PROGRAMME

M.C & Head of English Panel Speech

Honourable headmaster, Mr. S.Elanggo, First Senior Assistant, Mr. S.Nagendran, Senior Assistant of Co-curricular Activities Ms G.Saanthi, fellow teachers, participants, boys and girls. Welcome to the Spelling Bee Contest organized by the English Panel of SJK(T) Kalaivaani. Before we begin, let us keep silence to listen to prayers which will be read by Lingeswaran. Thank you, Linges. Now, as The Head Of English Panel, allow me to say a few words about The Spelling Bee Contest. Spelling Bee is an internationally recognized competition. It is not just a contest to train the pupils to improve their vocabulary in English. Pupils will also improve their ability to memorize words. Not only that. The winners will be able to go on and represent the school in district, state, national and international level if they are really prepared to take up the challenge. The Spelling Bee contest 2012 is the first of its kind to be held in our school. This contest provides a platform for the pupils to strengthen their public speaking skills. Pupils are given the opportunity to stand up and contest against each other in a vibrant environment. There is no room for mistake as the participants will be eliminated from the contest for one single misspelled word. As such, pupils cannot take this contest easily and will have to strive hard to memorize the words given to proceed to the next round. Only 25 out of 139 pupils in this school were selected to participate in the final round to be held today. These 25 participants memorized hundreds of words given earlier and spelled them correctly to beat the others in the preliminary round held in each class. Today, only the best of the pre-school, level 1 and level 2 pupils will take away the prestigious award of champion speller. This award gives them a motivation to further improve their English vocabulary as well as excel in their studies. In conclusion, the Spelling Bee contest is only the first step taken by the English panel of SJK(T) Kalaivaani to improve pupils knowledge and communication skills in English. Trust me, there is more to come. We are prepared to organize more such competitions in future, it is up to the pupils to grab the opportunity and improve their abilities. So, let the game begin. Sit back and enjoy the show. Thank you.

Next, I would like to invite Mr S.Elanggo, the headmaster of SJK(T) Kalaivaani to deliver his speech and officiate The Spelling Bee Contest 2012, Sir please…… Thank you Mr Elanggo for your inspiring speech and for officiating this contest.

Alright, now let us begin the event by introducing the judges. They are Mr S.Nagendran and Mr P.A.Vadivelu. Judges, kindly take your seats on the stage. I will be the master speller. Madam Indra will be the time keeper, please take your seat on the stage. Before we start our event today, I will tell you briefly about the rules and regulation of the Spelling Bee Contest. Firstly, the master speller will read the word based on the number of participants. The participant will have to say the word, then spell it and finally say it again. Each participant will be given 30 seconds to spell the word correctly. The participant will be disqualified If he/she failed to spell correctly. The bell will ring twice after 30 seconds. The last speller on stage will be declared as the Spelling Bee champion. Let us begin the contest with participants from the Pre-school. I request the participants to come up on stage and take their seats according to their numbers in order. Next, let us call upon the participants from Level 1. Level 1 consists of pupils from year 1, 2 and 3. I request the participants to come up on stage and take their seats accordingly. Finally, let us call upon the participants from Level 2. Level 2 consists of pupils from year 4,5 and 6. I request the participants to come up on stage and take their seats accordingly. To begin our prize-giving ceremony, I would like to invite all our participants on stage please. All our participants have done their best and have put lots of effort to win today. So, as a tribute to their effort, we would like to give away consolation prizes to all the winners. I would like to invite Mr S.Elanggo to give away the consolation prizes to all the participants. Next, the winners of pre-school category. I would like to invite Ms G.Saanthi, the Senior Assistant of Co-curricular activities to give away the prizes. The runner-up is __________. The champion is _________. Congratulation to the winners. Thank you Ms Saanthi. Next, the winners of Level 1 category. I would like to invite Mr S.Nagendran, the First Senior Assistant to give away the prizes. The runner-up is __________. The champion is _________. Congratulation to the winners. Thank you Mr Nagen. Finally, the winners of Level 2 category. I would like to invite Mr S.Elanggo, the headmaster of SJK(T) Kalaivaani to give away the prizes. The runner-up is __________. The champion is _________. Congratulation to the winners. Thank you Mr Elanggo. It has been a splendid day of nail biting moments and spectacular competition. The prize has gone to the deserving winners. As for the others, try again next year. Till then, see you and bye-bye.