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Spelling Bee

Most people read words more accurately than pupils gaining competency over vocabulary and
they spell them. This commonly occurs amongst this allows them to excel at reading and writing.
younger pupils. the ability to understand more words will allow
the pupils to become more literate and enjoy
With guidance given by the national curricu- reading an extensive range of material.
lum, our pupils should understand, through be-
ing shown, the skills and processes essential for The brain activity and excitement that goes with
writing. This consists of; thinking aloud to gen- a spelling bee is just as stimulating as a phys-
erate ideas, drafting and re-reading to check that ical competition. We did the Prep competition
the meaning is clear. in one stage. Classes 1+2, 3+4 and 5+6 all took
part in differing spellings that were allocated by
On Tuesday 30 November 2021, each class the KS coordinator. In Grammar, each individu-
th
(Prep) and each form (Grammar) participated in al in each form competed against each other to
a Spelling Bee! enhance to a 2 round. All pupils with the max-
nd
imum 10 out 10 gained access to the Final that
Spelling Bee not only provides a valuable edu- was taken place in the final week of school term.
cational experience for our wonderful children
but also allows them to engage in healthy com- After a tense, thrilling and climatic finale, we
petition. are pleased to announce that Sanya Year 10 and
Preparation is a comprehensive learning process Saad Year 9 were the overall winners of Spelling
that allows children to learn the definition, pro- Bee 2021. Congratulations to the both of them.
nunciation and roots of the word.

Enhancing vocabulary through this valuable
learning outcome of spelling bee results in our

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