The SK.

Batu Tiningkang
Spelling Bees Contest 2011

Introduction
Spelling Bees are a long-running tradition that encourages young children to develop
their spelling skills and vocabulary, as well as developing their poise for public
speaking. Though the rules and regulations vary according to the state or local area, the
premise of the competition is the same as youngsters are pitted against one another
with the aim of becoming champion and perhaps going on to represent their state in the
National Spelling Bees Competition.

Purposes
1) To improve and advance the skills associated with good spelling habits.
2) To enhance students development of poise and communication under pressure.
3) To expand student vocabulary and encourage accurate word usage and
pronunciation.
4) To provide an opportunity for students to meet and encourage them to involved
in extracurricular activities.
5) To select 5 participants as the school representatives at District Spelling
Competition.

Committee Members

Patron : Mdm Musiah Pansoi(Headmistress)
Chairman : Mr. Zainuddin Botui (Senior Assistant 1)
Vice Chairman : Mr. Fauzil Yaffindy Jumli(The head of English Panel)
Secretary : Mr. Chng Kai Siong
Treasurer : Mr. Yusuf Haji Basri
Stage Preparation : Mr. Rauzly Awah, Mdm Normala Bujang Binti Rajeil ,
and Mdm Juliana Saimon
P.A System : Mr. Balaludin Gapul and Mr. Grey Alexzender
Backdrop : Mr. Faizal Abdullah
Prizes : Miss Masrah Yusof and Mdm Surina Suparman
Hall Preparation : Mr. Sabrin Dewin , Miss Hapsah Awas, Mdm Saleha Nordin
Discipline : Mr. Yusuf Hj Basri and all teachers
Certificate : Mdm Anne Mumin
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Participants Preparation : Miss Misnah Misree and Mdm Suzelawati Bt Jamel,
Budget

Medal RM 10.00
Stationeries RM 30.00
Mineral water RM 20.00
Total RM 60.00

Master Speller
The master speller is the person on stage that reads the words to the spellers from the
specified words list that is to be used in the competition. The list consists of words found
in books approved by English Panel, such as Longman Dictionary. The master speller
appointed is Mr. Chng Kai Siong.

Judges
The judges have ultimate control of the competition. They can correct errors as soon as
they see them if they believe the rules have been breached, or that the master speller
has made errors in his pronunciation or definition of a word. Appeals can be made from
the spellers as well as their parents or teachers, but they must be done so immediately.
Appeals are handled at the end of each round and the judges' decision is final. The
judges appointed are Mr. Augustine Yen and Mr. Fauzil Yaffindy J umli.
Time Keeper
Only one time keeper is appointed. The time keeper needs to ring the bell twice after 90
seconds as soon as the master speller pronounces a particular word. The time keeper
appointed is Miss Noraiddy Mutang.
Master of Ceremony(M.C)

The master of ceremony will conduct the event such as calling the speller and
welcoming all the participants and members of the floor. The M.C will begin the event
and end the event. The M.C appointed is Ustaz Sharul Hafiz Bin Ramli.



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Participants

All pupils from SK.Batu Tiningkang are allowed to take part. They will be selected by their
English teacher. Each class can send 8 10 participants and they need to wear school uniform
during the competition.

Prizes

The champion, the first runner-up and the second runner-up will get medals,
stationeries and certificates. Consolation prizes will be given to participants who get 4
th

place and 5
th
place.

Words List

A list of words will be given to pupils before the contest begin. They need to practice
spelling and do mental preparation before they take part in the contest. The words given
are such as:

Attachment Buoyancy Claustrophobia Comprehensive
Assumption Charismatic Coincidence Concentration
Assignment Certificate Collaborative

Conservative
Bankruptcy Chemistry Commercialize Consideration
Behaviourism Characteristic Commitment Convenience
Biodegradable Circumstance Communication Correspondence
Blackcurrant Civilization Compendious Courtesy
Bougainvillea Consciousness Complainant Cylindrical
Dermatologist Electromagnetism Etiquette Gymnasium
Detoxification Engagement Euphoria Hypothermia
Development Enormous Exorbitant Influential
Diaphragm Enthusiasm Experimentation Happenstance
Discotheque Entomologist Extravaganza Legionnaire
Discrimination Environmentalist Feudalism Luxurious
Duodenum Equestrian Gentrification Pretentiousness
Dyslexia Establishment Grandiloquence Primogeniture
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Armageddon Gravitational Escapement Criminology
Mediterranean Occasionally Superintendent Passionately
Phenomenon Vulnerable Spontaneous Outrageous
Metamorphosis Embarrassment Authoritative Carbohydrate
Modification Negotiation Ornamentation Perpendicular
Moisturizer Notorious Paparazzi Philosopher
Multiculturalism Observation Paralyze Geography
Mystique Oceanography Partnership Pregnancy
Necessary Omnivorous Pedestrian Psychological


Rules and Regulations

1. Introduction
1.1 The competition will be an oral spelling competition.
1.2 The competition will held in Dewan Bestari SK.Batu Tiningkang, at 1.30
pm, on the 13
th
April 2011(Wednesday).
2. Rules of the COMPETITION.
2.1 All the spellers will be given a number to determine their spelling turns. The
numbers will be randomly drawn from a box/container.
2.2 All the spellers will be seated in numerical order on a stage, facing the
audience, master speller, timekeeper and judges.
2.3 The official/teacher-in-charge will prepare the words, definition of the words
and sample sentences.
2.4 Each speller beginning with speller number one will called to the front and the
master speller will read out the words to be spelt.
3. Each speller is given 60 seconds to spell the words once the master speller has
pronounced the word. A bell will be rung twice after 60 seconds.
4. Spellers are strongly encourage saying the words, spelling it and then repeat it
when they have finished spelling it. However the judges will not disqualify any
speller for failing to pronounce the word either before or after spelling it.
5. By saying the word aloud before spelling it, the speller has a chance to confirm
what they have heard. If the speller says the words differently from what the
master speller has pronounced, the master speller will clarify the word by
repeating the word to the speller.
6. If the speller fails to complete the spelling within the 60 seconds time frame, the
speller will be disqualified / dropped from the competition.
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7. The spellers are only allowed once to ask for the word to be repeated during the
60 seconds time frame.
8. Once a speller begins spelling a word, he or she may pause and start all over
from the beginning within the time frame.
9. All the words spelled during the competition must follow the British standard of
English. Other types of spelling like the American variation will not be accepted.
10. The judges will be in control of the competition. Their decision will be final on all
questions and no objections will be entertained.
10.1 After spelling the word, if the spelling is correct, the judge will announce
CORRECT. If the speller is incorrect the judge will press the buzzer and
announce INCORRECT.
10.2 If the spelling is correct, the speller will return to his/her seat.
10.3 If the spelling is incorrect, the speller will be dropped from the competition.
The master speller will give the correct spelling of the word and the speller will
have to leave the stage.
10.4 The next speller is then called to the stage and given his/her word to spell.
10.5 Once all the spellers have had their turns, the round is over and the next
round begins with the remaining spellers.
10.6 This continues until only five spellers remain.
10.7 The last five spellers to remain will be declared the winners and will qualify
to participate at district level.
11. Official dictionary.
11.1 When it comes to spelling bees, nothing is more important than making sure
the spelling is proper. The official source to determine the proper spelling in
spelling bee is LONGMAN dictionary of contemporary English. All words that
are used in a spelling bee can be found in this edition of the Longmans
dictionary.



Prepared by,


..
(Chng Kai Siong)
Secretary of Spelling Bee
Contest 2011
Checked by,


.
(Zainuddin Botui)
Senior Assistant of SKBT
Approved by,



(Musiah Pansoi)
Headmistress of SKBT





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SK. BATU TININGKANG
CONTEST 2011
PAPER WORK



















































































Spelling Bee Word List

Attachment Buoyancy Claustrophobia Comprehensive
Assumption Charismatic Coincidence Concentration
Assignment Certificate Collaborative

Conservative
Bankruptcy Chemistry Commercialize Consideration
Behaviourism Characteristic Commitment Convenience
Biodegradable Circumstance Communication Correspondence
Blackcurrant Civilization Compendious Courtesy
Bougainvillea Consciousness Complainant Cylindrical
Dermatologist Electromagnetism Etiquette Gymnasium
Detoxification Engagement Euphoria Hypothermia
Development Enormous Exorbitant Influential
Diaphragm Enthusiasm Experimentation Happenstance
Discotheque Entomologist Extravaganza Legionnaire
Discrimination Environmentalist Feudalism Luxurious
Duodenum Equestrian Gentrification Pretentiousness
Dyslexia Establishment Grandiloquence Primogeniture
Armageddon Gravitational Escapement Criminology
Mediterranean Occasionally Superintendent Passionately
Phenomenon Vulnerable Spontaneous Outrageous
Metamorphosis Embarrassment Authoritative Carbohydrate
Modification Negotiation Ornamentation Perpendicular
Moisturizer Notorious Paparazzi Philosopher
Multiculturalism Observation Paralyze Geography
Mystique Oceanography Partnership Pregnancy
Necessary Omnivorous Pedestrian Psychological













Spelling Bee Word Checklist

Please tick () if the speller spells it right and cross(X) if the speller spells it wrong

32)Attachment 24)Buoyancy 9)Claustrophobia 8)Comprehensive
31)Assumption 23)Charismatic 10)Coincidence 7)Concentration
30)Assignment 22)Certificate 11)Collaborative

6)Conservative
29)Bankruptcy 21)Chemistry 12)Commercialize 5) Consideration
28)Behaviourism 20)Characteristic 13)Commitment 4) Convenience
27)Biodegradable 19)Circumstance 14)Communication 3) Correspondence
26)Blackcurrant 18)Civilization 15)Compendious 2) Courtesy
25)Bougainvillea 17)Consciousness 16)Complainant 1) Cylindrical
33)Dermatologist 41)Electromagnetism 49)Etiquette 64)Gymnasium
34)Detoxification 42)Engagement 50)Euphoria 63)Hypothermia
35)Development 43)Enormous 51)Exorbitant 62)Influential
36)Diaphragm 44)Enthusiasm 52)Experimentation 61)Happenstance
37)Discotheque 45)Entomologist 53)Extravaganza 60)Legionnaire
38)Discrimination 46)Environmentalist 54)Feudalism 59)Luxurious
39)Duodenum 47)Equestrian 55)Gentrification 58)Pretentiousness
40)Dyslexia 48)Establishment 56)Grandiloquence 57)Primogeniture
65)Armageddon 74)Gravitational 83)Escapement 100)Criminology
66)Mediterranean 75)Occasionally 84)Superintendent 99)Passionately
67)Phenomenon 76)Vulnerable 85)Spontaneous 98)Outrageous
68)Metamorphosis 77)Embarrassment 86)Authoritative 97)Carbohydrate
69)Modification 78)Negotiation 87)Ornamentation 96)Perpendicular
70)Moisturizer 79)Notorious 88)Paparazzi 95)Philosopher
71)Multiculturalism 80)Observation 89)Paralyze 94)Geography
72)Mystique 81)Oceanography 90)Partnership 93)Pregnancy
73)Necessary 82)Omnivorous 91)Pedestrian 92)Psychological


































Spelling Bees Contestants 2011

Spellers Name Class Position
Speller 1
FLORYANCHISKA LAU 6 INTELEK

Speller 2
MOHD EZRAF FAUZAN MAT JAIS 3 INTELEK

Speller 3
NOLIS NESSALIA MORRIS 5 INTELEK

Speller 4
AZMAN MISMAN 5 INTELEK

Speller 5
YESLIAH YURAN 6 INTELEK

Speller 6
YESIRAH YURAN 5 INTELEK

Speller 7
HIZELSY FRISKA FIDILY 4 INTELEK

Speller 8
IRENE NUR DIANA 5 INTELEK

Speller 9
MOHD ZAHIDI JAUZI 5 INTELEK

Speller 10
FALIN REIM 5 INTELEK

Speller 11
JUCHELSEA OMERA SIAGON 6 INTELEK

Speller 12
EZLY MARSIALIANA DAUNI 6 INTELEK

Speller 13
ZOSIE ARIM 5 INTELEK

Speller 14
NURSHIMA SITEM 5 INTELEK

Speller 15
JAVYLA MAGDALINA PILEH 6 INTELEK

Speller 16
TOMMY JOELSON 5 INTELEK

Speller 17
JESSIE ANN SABRIN 6 INTELEK

Speller 18
JOYCE FELISSA 3 INTELEK

Speller 19
EZAH NATASHA MAT JAIS 6 INTELEK

Speller 20
JOSMAH JOSEPH 6 INTELEK

***** ONLY 5 BEST SPELLERS WILL BE SELECTED TO REPRESENT THE SCHOOL*****

Done by,

.
FAUZIL YAFFINDDY JUMLI
(Head of Judges)
Approved by,

.
ZAINUDDIN BIN BOTUI
(Senior Assistant I)

SK. BATU TININGKANG
SPELLING BEES 2011

13
th
April 2011 (Wednesday)

PROGRAMME EVENT LINEUPS

1.30PM : THE ARRIVAL OF HEADMISTRESS, SENIOR
ASSISTANTS, TEACHERS AND PUPILS
1.45PM : SINGING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM
FOLLOWED BY SABAH STATE ANTHEM
1.50PM : PRAYER BY USTAZ SHARUL HAFIZ BIN RAMLI
SPEECH BY MR FAUZIL YAFFINDDY, THE HEAD
OF ENGLISH PANEL
OFFICIATING SPEECH BY MDM MUSIAH
PANSOI, THE HEADMISTRESS OF SK.BATU
TININGKANG
THE SPELLING BEES CONTEST BEGINS
PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY
SINGING OF THE SCHOOL SONG, SK.BATU
TININGKANG
END OF THE PROGRAMME

Headmistress Speech Text

A very good afternoon to all my senior assistants, teachers, boys and girls.
We assemble in Bestari hall to witness the first curriculum activity
organized by the English Panel. Spelling Bees are a long-running tradition
that encourages young children to develop their spelling skills and
vocabulary, as well as developing their poise for public speaking. Though
the rules and regulations vary according to the state or local area, the
premise of the competition is the same as youngsters are pitted against
one another with the aim of becoming champion and perhaps going on to
represent their state in the National Spelling Bees Competition. For your
information, Spelling Bees purposes are such as :

1) To improve and advance the skills associated with good spelling
habits.
2) To enhance students development of poise and communication
under pressure.
3) To expand student vocabulary and encourage accurate word usage
and pronunciation.
4) To provide an opportunity for students to meet and encourage them
to involved in extracurricular activities.
5) To select 5 participants as the school representatives at District
Spelling Competition.

On behalf of the school management, I would like to take this golden
opportunity to congratulate all the Spelling Bees 2011 committee members
who make this event possible. Your hard work and determination will
always be appreciated. Not forgotten, to all the participants, well done
because of your braveness to stand in front of the audiences. Finally, I
would like to officiate the Spelling Bees contest 2011 and let us enjoy this
event together. Thank you.





M.C Guidelines

Your honourable headmistress, Mdm Musiah Pansoi, First Senior Assistant, Mr.Zainuddin Botui,
Second Senior Assistant, Mr.Augustine Yen, Third Senior Assistant, Mdm Siti Alinah Bukari, all
teachers, all spellers, boys and girls. Welcome to the first Spelling Bees Contest 2011 organized
by the SK.Batu Tiningkang English Panel.

Before we begin our event today, let us stand up straight to respect our national anthem
Negaraku, followed by Sabah State Anthem, Sabah tanah airku.

Next, let us keep silence to listen prayer which will be presented by Ustaz Sharul Hafiz bin
Ramli. Ustaz Sharul please.

Thank you, ustaz sharul.

Now , I would like to invite Mr. Fauzil Yaffinddy Jumli, The Head Of English Panel to deliver his
speech. Mr. Fauzil please.. .

Thank you, Mr.Fauzil.

Next, I would like to invite Mdm Musiah Pansoi to deliver her speech and officiate The Spelling
Bees Contest 2011, Mdm Musiah please

Thank you madam musiah for your informative speech just now.

Allright, let us begin the event by introducing all of the spellers. For your information, the
youngest speller is from year 3 intelek and the eldest spellers are from year 6 intelek.

(Music intro)

Let us welcome, speller 1, Floryanchiska Lau from year 6 intelek,, Speller 2 (refer note)
and finally, speller 20.

Let us give them a big round of applause..

Now, I would like to introduce our master speller, he is mr. chng kai siong, then our spelling
bees judges are mr.Fauzil yaffinddy and mr.Augustine yen. Next, our time keeper is miss
nooraidy mutang.

Before we start our event today, I will tell you the briefly about the Spelling Bees rules and
regulation.

First of all, each speller will choose a number from an envelope and the master speller will read
the word based on the number chosen. Then each speller will be given 60 seconds to spell the
word correctly. The speller will be disqualified If he/she failed to spell correctly. The bell will ring
twice after 60 seconds. The last speller on stage will be declared as the Spelling bees
champion. So, let us begin now..


To begin our prize-giving ceremony, I would like to invite mdm musiah pansoi accompanied by
mr.zainuddin botui to give away the medals, prizes and certificates. Mdm musiah and
mr.zainuddin please..

Thank you mdm musiah and mr. zainuddin

Finally we have 5 best spellers to represent our school in the district level soon. Before we
dismiss, let us stand up straight to sing our school song SK.Batu tiningkang.

Thank you, see you again next year.