K Bartlam

Before half-term, our three winners from the Foreign Language Spelling Bee School competition, Jenisha C, Jenefa R and Janelle S, participated in the Regional Final against other schools in the Southeast of England. They had to learn a total of 200 words in preparation for the competition. During the competition they had to correctly translate and spell as many of these words as possible in a minute. All three students did an incredible job, particularly as the competition took place in the week before their end of year assessments. I am delighted to announce that Jenisha and Jenefa both made it through to the National Final. Jenisha was the overall winner of the Regional Competition. A superb achievement.

The students have a further 100 words to learn for the National Final, making it a total of 300 words that they could be tested. Please congratulate them and wish them luck.

For Stage 2 of the Spelling Bee competition, students had to correctly translate and spell in Spanish as many words as possible in a minute. This time students had a total of 150 words to learn.

The students participating in Stage 2 of the House Competition were:

• Cindy O – Leyh
• Jago L – Leyh
• Jenisha C – Marshall
• Janelle S – Marshall
• Joshua M – Rutherford
• Jenefa R – Rutherford
• Gabriel M – Laine
• Simina G – Turing
• Camila T – Turing

The 3 students with the highest number of words correctly translated and spelt in a minute were:

• Jenisha C (8)
• Jenefa R (8)
• Janelle S (8)

The total number of words correctly translated and spelt in a minute by each House was:

• Joint 4th – Leyh and Laine – 7
• 3rd – Turing – 10
• 2nd – Rutherford – 12
• 1st – Marshall – 16

The winners will now compete in Stage 3 – Regional Competition. Please wish them luck as the winners from this stage may then compete in a National Final.

Well done to all those who have taken part. It is great to see everyone spelling words in Spanish using the Spanish alphabet. This will really help you with your learning in general.