The 2014 MELTA Smart Kids
Way With Words Competition was held in
conjunction with the 12th Asia
TEFL International Conference and the 23rd MELTA International Conference in
Borneo Convention Centre, Kuching (BCCK), Sarawak on 30th August,
2014. Eighteen teams from various secondary schools in Kuching participated in
the competition. SMK Pending was no exception. The school sent two teams made
up of students from the lower secondary levels; Ting Guan Yan, Spencer Chee
Te-Inng and Lim Jia Xin in Team C, and Ho Chung Lung, Vanessa Sim and Chelsea
Lau in Team E. They were accompanied by Cikgu Ambrose Cyril Tai and Cikgu Sim
Siaw Phing.
The MELTA Smart Kids Way With Words Competition was first held in
2008, in line with MELTA’s vision to assist the government in promoting the
English language among Malaysians. The aims of the competition are to help
students improve their spelling, enhance their vocabulary bank and develop correct
English usage. It is hoped that through such a competition, students will see
for themselves how the power of words can help them to shape their way of
thinking and advance to greater heights.
Apart from having the privilege to join
the competition, our children also took part in a few other activities held in
conjunction with the 12th Asia
TEFL International Conference and the 23rd MELTA International Conference.
The children at the Frog Asia Booth
The children at the WWF Booth
Guan Yan, Vanessa and
Jia Xin donating a book each to the Melt-A-Heart
Programme
The children partaking in the sumptuous
buffet-styled lunch
Though our teams did not fare well in
the competition, the children were all victors in their own right. Their calm
composure throughout the competition must be lauded. When asked to reflect
about their performance, all agreed unanimously that they had learnt a great
deal from the competition. Kudos to our teams!
Prepared by
Cikgu Sim Siaw Phing
