SPELLING BEE

近日，小学部本学年的Spelling Bee拼写大赛在欢声笑语与紧张刺激的氛围中圆满落幕。这是一场“拼写小达人”之间的高手对决，一次充满趣味、智慧碰撞与团队合作的难忘成长之旅。比赛见证了孩子们在字词海洋中的勇敢探索，以及在挑战中不断进步与突破自我的精彩瞬间。让我们一起穿越时空的隧道，再次沉浸于那些激动人心的时刻吧！

G1-G2年级的个人小勇士挑战赛，无疑是整场活动的重头戏之一。小选手们身着统一的服装，脸上洋溢着自信与期待，站在了属于自己的舞台上。在轻松有趣的氛围中，他们一个个认真思考，仿佛每一个字母都承载着他们的梦想与希望。他们一笔一画地写下完美的拼写，每一个字母都凝聚着他们的努力与智慧。观众们屏息凝视，为每一位小选手的精彩表现加油鼓劲，现场气氛紧张而热烈。

这场比赛不仅考验了孩子们的单词拼写能力，更是一次对英语词汇理解与记忆的大挑战。他们需要在有限的时间内，迅速反应并准确拼写出评委给出的单词，这不仅需要扎实的英语基础，更需要良好的心理素质和应变能力。而孩子们的表现，无疑让所有人都为之惊叹。他们用自己的实力证明，只要勇于挑战，每个人都有可能成为英语拼写的小能手！

团队比赛分为G3-G4和G5-G6两个充满竞争力的组别，在初选环节每一组成员都怀揣着对胜利的渴望和对团队的忠诚，蓄势待发。

比赛正式拉开帷幕，两组战队在各自的领域内展开了异常激烈的对抗。赛场上，智慧的火花四溅，策略的碰撞层出不穷，每一个细节都彰显着队员们之间默契的配合与精湛的技艺。G3-G4组的比赛，犹如一场精心编排的交响乐，每个音符都准确无误地落在节拍上，展现出他们卓越的团队协作能力和深厚的实力底蕴；而G5-G6组则更像是一场充满未知与惊喜的探险，他们在挑战中不断突破自我，用一次次精彩绝伦的表现赢得了现场观众的阵阵掌声。

在万众瞩目的总决赛舞台上，是一场关于智慧、速度与默契的全方位较量，每一位参赛者都怀揣着对胜利的渴望，准备在这片战场上挥洒汗水，展现自我。总决赛共分为五个环节，每一个都设计得既富有挑战性又充满趣味性，旨在全面考验选手们的听、说、读、写能力以及团队协作能力。

随着主持人的一声令下，总决赛的第一环节正式拉开帷幕。听音拼词环节，选手们需要分组凭借敏锐的听觉捕捉主持人念出的单词发音，并迅速在脑海中搜索对应的拼写。而看图拼词环节，则是通过展示一幅幅生动有趣的图片，让选手们根据图片内容拼写出相应的单词。

紧接着，比赛进入了更为刺激的乱序拼词和释义拼词环节。在乱序拼词中，主持人会给出一些字母的随机组合，选手们需要在有限的时间内，迅速将这些字母重新排列，组成正确的单词。这需要选手们具备扎实的英语基础，拥有敏捷的思维和迅速的反应能力。释义拼词环节，则是通过给出单词的释义或例句，让选手们根据提示拼写出正确的单词。

随着比赛的深入，第三环节“你说我猜”将团队协作推向了新的高潮。在这个环节中，每支队伍派出两名选手，一人负责描述屏幕上显示的单词或短语，另一人则根据描述猜测答案。描述者需要巧妙运用语言技巧，避免说出关键词，而猜测者则需要仔细聆听，迅速捕捉关键信息。

这个环节考察选手们的语言表达能力和逻辑思维能力，是对团队默契程度的深度检验。现场笑声不断，气氛热烈，选手们用智慧和幽默为观众带来了无数欢笑。

第四环节的主题词拼写，将比赛推向了白热化阶段。在这个环节中，每支队伍需要全员上阵，齐心协力拼写出一个与主题相关的单词。主持人会给出主题提示，如“自然”、“科技”等，选手们则需要在限定时间内，通过讨论和分工，共同拼写出符合主题的单词。

这一环节不仅考验了选手们的团队协作能力和词汇量，更是一次对团队智慧和创造力的全面展示。

总决赛的最后一个团体环节，蚂蚁搬家，将比赛推向了高潮。在这个环节中，选手们需要通过拼词获得字母贴，并努力拼出尽可能多的单词。每拼出一个正确的单词，就能为团队赢得相应的积分。

这个环节考验了选手们的词汇量和拼词速度，对团队协作和策略规划的深度考验。选手们需要迅速分工，合理安排时间，确保在有限的时间内拼出尽可能多的单词，为团队争取最终的胜利。

最后一个环节是紧张刺激的单人挑战环节，名为“一站到底”。在这个环节中，学生们需要凭借自己的词汇量和听力理解能力，进行一场激烈的听单词拼写循环PK。每位参赛者都将站在舞台中央，面对主持人随机念出的单词，他们需要在限定时间内迅速反应，不仅要准确拼写出单词，还要尽量保持冷静和专注，以应对接下来更加复杂和困难的挑战。

随着比赛的深入，单词的难度会逐渐增加，从常见的日常用语到较为生僻的专业术语，每一个单词都考验着学生们的词汇积累和应变能力。而台下的观众和评委们，则屏息凝视，紧张地关注着每一位参赛者的表现，为他们加油鼓劲，同时也期待着最终胜利者的诞生。

本次比赛诠释了IB教育理念“合作成长，勇敢挑战！”的精髓。通过比赛，孩子们在学术上追求卓越，在性格塑造与能力培养上迈出了坚实的一步。

比赛中，孩子们被培养成为善于交流的Communicators。通过听、说、拼等多种形式的互动，他们学会了如何清晰、准确地表达自己的观点，如何在团队中有效沟通，以及如何在不同场合下展现出自信与从容。这些技能让他们在日常学习生活中游刃有余，更为他们未来的职业生涯奠定了坚实的基础。

同时，备战和比赛过程中，我们鼓励孩子们成为勇于尝试的Risk-Takers。在舞台上，孩子们被赋予了无限的勇气与决心，他们敢于站上舞台，面对未知的挑战毫不退缩。

此外，比赛还提升了孩子们成为勤于思考的Thinkers能力。在团队赛中，小选手们不仅要依靠个人的知识积累，更要运用智慧与策略，与队友紧密合作，共同点亮胜利的希望之光。他们学会了如何在复杂的问题面前保持冷静，如何运用批判性思维和创新思维来寻找解决方案，如何在团队中发挥每个人的优势，实现共赢。

SPELLING BEE

Recently, the Spelling Bee Spelling Bee in the Primary Section was successfully concluded in an atmosphere of laughter and excitement. It was a duel between the ‘spelling masters’, an unforgettable growth journey full of fun, wisdom collision and teamwork. The competition witnessed the children's courageous exploration in the sea of words, as well as the wonderful moments of continuous progress and breakthrough in the challenge. Let's travel through the tunnel of time and space and immerse ourselves in those exciting moments again!

The Individual Little Warrior Challenge for Grades G1-G2 was undoubtedly one of the highlights of the whole event. Dressed in uniform, with confidence and anticipation on their faces, the young players stood on their own stage. In a relaxed and interesting atmosphere, they thought carefully one by one, as if each letter carried their dreams and hopes. They wrote down the perfect spelling stroke by stroke, each letter condensing their efforts and wisdom. The audience stared with bated breath and cheered for the wonderful performance of each little player, and the atmosphere was tense and warm.

The team competition was divided into two competitive divisions, G3-G4 and G5-G6. The competition was officially kicked off and the two groups of teams engaged in an exceptionally fierce confrontation in their respective fields!

With the order of the host, the first part of the finals was officially opened. In the listening and spelling div, the contestants need to catch the pronunciation of the words pronounced by the host with their keen sense of hearing and quickly search for the corresponding spelling in their minds. In the Picture Spelling session, the contestants were asked to spell out the corresponding words according to the content of the pictures by displaying a vivid and interesting picture.

Immediately after that, the competition entered the more exciting jumble spelling and paraphrase spelling sessions. In Jumble Spelling, the host will give some random combinations of letters, and the contestants need to quickly rearrange these letters to form the correct word within the limited time. This requires a solid foundation in English, a quick mind and quick reflexes. In the word interpretation and spelling session, the word interpretation or example sentences are given, so that the contestants can spell the correct word according to the prompts.

As the game progressed, the third session, ‘You Tell Me, I Guess’, brought teamwork to a new climax. In this session, each team sent two players, one of whom was responsible for describing the words or phrases shown on the screen, while the other guessed the answer based on the description. The describers needed to use language skills to avoid saying key words, while the guessers needed to listen carefully and quickly capture the key information.

The fourth session, Theme Word Spelling, brought the competition to a fever pitch. In this session, each team had to work together to spell out a word related to the theme. The moderator would give hints on the theme, such as ‘nature’, ‘science and technology’, etc., and the contestants had to discuss and divide the work to spell out a word that fits the theme within the time limit.

The final group session of the finals, Ants on the Move, brought the competition to a close. In this session, players had to get letter stickers by spelling words and try to spell as many words as possible. For every correct word spelt out, points were earned for the team.

The last session was an exciting solo challenge called ‘One Stop to the Finish’. In this session, students had to compete with their vocabulary and listening comprehension skills in an intense listening and spelling round-robin, where each participant stood in the centre of the stage and had to react quickly to the words randomly read out by the host, not only spelling them accurately, but also trying to stay calm and focused in order to cope with the more complex and difficult challenges to come.

The competition illustrated the IB philosophy of ‘Growing together, Challenging together’. The competition illustrated the essence of IB's philosophy of education, ‘Cooperate, Grow, Challenge! Through the competition, the children pursued academic excellence and took a solid step forward in character building and ability development.

During the competition, the children were trained to become Communicators, who learnt how to express themselves clearly and accurately, how to communicate effectively in a team, and how to show confidence and composure in different occasions through various forms of interactions such as listening, speaking and spelling. These skills enable them to excel in their daily lives and lay a solid foundation for their future careers.

Meanwhile, during the preparation and competition process, we encourage the children to become Risk-Takers, who are endowed with unlimited courage and determination to stand up on stage and face unknown challenges without flinching.

In addition, the competition also enhances the children's ability to become hard-thinking Thinkers. In the team competition, the young players not only rely on their individual knowledge accumulation, but also use wisdom and strategy to work closely with their teammates to light up the light of hope for victory. They learnt how to stay calm in front of complex problems, how to use critical and innovative thinking to find solutions, and how to bring out the strengths of everyone in the team to achieve a win-win situation.