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CLASS 8
                                                                                                           CLASS 9
     ‘Spelling  is  a  game  of  mind  that  requires  focus

     and discipline’ One of the most important aspects          “To  learn  to  read  is  to  light  a  fire;  every  syllable
                                                                that  is  spelled  out  is  a  spark.”  -Victor  Hugo
     of  good  writing  is  spelling,  which  is  the  skill  of  Spelling  Bee  competition  at  ILOA  was  an
     accurately arranging letters to produce coherent           invigorating air of renewal in a generation where

     words.  Possessing  confidence  in  one's  spelling        spell  check,  predictive  text,  and  auto-correct  are
     contributes to one's overall literacy. In light of this,   ubiquitous techniques. On December 6, 2023, the
     on  December  7,  2023,  an  inter-section  Spelling       Department  of  English  organized  an  inter-house
     Bee  competition  was  held  for  the  class  VIII         Spelling Bee competition for Grade 9 students in
     students.  The  competition's  goal  was  to  provide      the school auditorium. Students participated with

     pupils with a means of learning various spellings          great  enthusiasm  and  duelled  through  the
     together  with  their  pronunciations,  thereby            toughest words to prove their mettle.
     expanding their vocabulary. The competition was            The  competition  was  conducted  in  3  different

     conducted in three rounds, as follows:                     rounds, as follows:
                                                                ❖ Spell Me
     ➢ Spell me                                                 ❖ Guess Me
     ➢ Identify the word                                        ❖ Jumbled Me
     ➢ Jumble word                                              Responding with a great deal of enthusiasm, the
     Students took part in the competition with great           students  cherished  tackling  the  difficult  rounds.

     earnestness. Everyone praised their initiative and         Also,  each  child's  vocabulary  bank  was  enriched
     hard work.                                                 as  part  of  this  challenge.  The  whole  event  was
                                                                genuinely beneficial!
       CLASS  NAME                   POSITION
       8A    ANN TERESA SINOJ        FIRST
                                                                      CLASS  NAME                   POSITION
       8C    AQSA YAMAKANMARDI       FIRST
                                                                      9A    LOYD JOJU               FIRST
       8A    JOASH VAZHAYIL SAJU     SECOND
                                                                      9C    NISHMI SIBY ANTONY      FIRST
       8D    KUMAIL ALI              THIRD
                                                                      9D    MIHNAZ MARIYAM IBRAHIM  SECOND
       8D    DAIN SHAERY             CONSOLATION
                                                                      9B    SYON SAM                THIRD
       8B    CHRISTO ALPHONSE JOY    CONSOLATION
                                                                      9D    M. SHIVAN               THIRD
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