Task: As the Class Prefect, write a report to your school principal on the “Keep Your School

Clean” Competition in which your class participated.

- Date, time, venue and teams - Rules of the competition - What took place during the
competition - The results of the competition

On Tuesday 18th February 2014, the principal of St. George Primary School announced
a competition for the Standard Four classes entitled “Keep Your School Clean”. Each of the
two Standard Four classes had two days to clean an assigned portion of the school grounds.
Our teacher Mr Garcia selected me, Sarah Persad, the Class Perfect of Standard 4 Q to
guide the class in planning for and participating in the activity.

Both classes were given the same rules and all the guidelines which they had to follow.
The first rule was that each class had to clean half of the school in the allotted time of two
days. No assistance from any other class would be permitted, was the second rule. The final
rule of the competition was that every child from both classes, unless ill, had to participate.
Failure to adhere to these rules would lead to disqualification.
In preparation for the competition, each child was asked to bring one item of cleaning
supplies from home. I was responsible for assigning which students brought the tools and
equipment necessary for the task. I brought a mini first aid kit just in case there were any
cuts and bruises. Brooms, mops, rakes, buckets and garbage bags were some of the items
that my classmates brought.
On the first day of cleaning, our class focused more on the front part of the school. We
used pointed sticks to pick up garbage and place it into garbage bags. We also raked up
leaves that had fallen from the tree near to the gate. Some children swept the platform near
the office to eliminate the dust. I picked up garbage, but also made sure that all the students
did their jobs and ensured that no one got injured.
On day two of the cleaning competition, the class cleaned the courtyard. This was the last
place that needed our attention before we were finished. I again assigned my classmates
their jobs and responsibilities and then we started cleaning. We cleared garbage that was
scattered everywhere first. Next, we swept the two platforms that lined the walls. After we
mopped the platform near the Principal’s Office, our task was completed.
The competition was judged by Mrs Ali and Mr Ramon, teachers of the Standard Three
classes. They found that our section was neater and cleaner than the other assigned area.
After our class was announced the winner, we received free ice-cream from the cafeteria as
our reward.