Spell It Right (SIR)

It has been a long haul and a plethora of new vocabulary words for three students from SK Bukit Abal.  AinMuni, Danial and Irfan have been troopers to make it to the state finals of SIR. It was held on Friday 21, August at the KB Mall. One hundred of the state's top qualifying spellers battled for the coveted first place. Not to mention, they were able to find time with all the UPSR focus to compete. These 3 exceptional students and there generous Teacher Faridah deserve a tip of the hat. I have great deal of admiration for these youngsters who went out of there comfort zone to stand on stage in crowded mall to grapple with the state's best spellers.

In the end, none of them advanced to the final round, but they all moved nearer to my heart. Our goals and objectives were clear. First and foremost, the target was to have fun.  Secondly, to embrace a new experience and make a memorable occurrence in their young budding lives.  The students met and fulfilled the objectives with grace. Even though, they were knocked out in the first round, they were given a word they'll never forget. AinMuni got elusive, Irfan had a chance at clamour and exuberant and Danial received precede as their randomly selected words from the word master.

I also wanted to thank their families who came out and supported their valiant efforts.  Their new Guru Besar Fadzilah was also present cheering them on and giving them full support. Also, I must mention, my mentor and boss, Toby Walrod's dedication and encouragement by attending the event. Since none of the SKBA spellers advanced to the final round, we returned home at the completion of the first rounds.  Due to Toby's love language and learning, he hung around till the end of the event. He was able to get a snapshot with the state champion speller, Omar Farouk, who just so happens to be from a TELL2 school SK Abdul Hamid 2.  Here is what he recorded culminating words for the final 10 contestants.  Please note, these students are not older than 12 years old. These words that follow are no piece of cake.

FINAL 10 CONTESTANTS

ROUND 1
chafe, wroth, cusp, soothe, cede, birl, slake, dyad, sally, chirk

ROUND 2
vigilance / creamery, infrequent, epigraph, indicator, evidence, locution, terminus, lateral, encounter and
traumatic

ROUND 3
languorous, perpetuity, resuscitate, convivial, nebulous, commiserate, syllogistic, disavowal, impediment and vinaigrette / vinegarette

FOR 4TH/5TH PLACE:
staunch, jubilant, charisma, embarrass, fluoride, plankton, albumen, ecosystem, hazardous, rhinocerous
aerialist

FOR 1ST/2ND/3RD PLACE:
hieroglyphic (missed), infringement (spelled correctly - for 1st place), emolument (missed), embittered (spelled correctly - for 2nd place) and clarinetist (missed)