We had one final session in Putrajaya before the culminating event of the spelling bee. The final session was divided into two parts: course review and spelling bee practice. We played our last round of Secret Sight Words. Each student had come a long way, all making commendable personal progress.
The spelling bee differed slightly from a normal one, because the students were allowed to write the word on a blackboard. This eliminated any possible discrepancies. The room was stuffed with competitive spirit. Each round had a new set of 100 words which were selected randomly via an app. The final rounds were sanctioned to use any words from 501-1,000 of the Fry list. The students sailed through the first 3 rounds of 1-300 Fry Words. As we proceeded, the competition started to dwindle.
It finally became a showdown between Abdul Rahman and Osama. They went back and forth a couple times. In the end, Abdul Rahman was triumphant. Way to go! A fantastic performance by the group. We concluded by singing a final round of our trips theme music, "We Love Muhummad."
As mentioned in Part 3, I was tasked with awarding the best overall student. It was a really difficult decision. They were all champions in their own rights. After evaluating everybody's performance, it was a dead heat between two brothers Hashim and Abdul Aziz. Hashim is remarkable student and he was a steady contributor throughout the program, he's got a bright future ahead of him. Yet his brother, he showed the most improvement. Moreover, he became a whiz in phonics. Therefore, Abdul Aziz was awarded the best overall student.
It was an amazing trip. Everybody made notable progress in their English language skills. The
students had all improved in speaking, writing, reading and listening. Consequently, we have a whattsapp group where they continue develop. They were a sad to leave Malaysia, but happy to go home. "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened."- Dr. Suess
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| Abdul Rahman, spelling bee Champion! |
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