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Spelling bee

This half term we put our best spellers to the test in the College Spelling Bee!

year 7 & 8 spelling bee

Students practice their spellings weekly and the top spellers from each Literacy group took part in the qualifiers.

Following a tense qualifier, there was one representative from each college from Y7 & y8 taking part in the event to earn points for their colleges.

Students showcased some incredible spelling skills and and outstanding level of confidence.

Students had to listen to a range of very challenging words and spell them one by one on their clip boards before presenting their spelling to the judges.

After multiple knock out rounds, HUGE congratulations are in order to:

Year 7

1st: Mercia - Abdulmalik A. (40pts)

2nd: Central - Issa M. (30pts)

3rd: Westerly - Ibrahim A. (20pts)

4th: Midland - Mohammed I. (10pts)

Year 8

1st: Westerly - Sandro L. (40pts)

2nd: Mercia - Nathaniel N. (30pts)

3rd: Midland - Oliver W. (20pts)

4th: Central - Mohamed A. (10pts)

year 9 & 10 spelling bee

The second round of the Spelling Bee was the Year 9 and Year 10 final.

It was a fantastic event and a huge achievement for students.

The Year 9 and Year 10 results are below:

Year 9

1st: Westerly - Ruel T. (40pts)

2nd: Mercia - Ayaan A. (30pts)

3rd: Central - Alhamzah A. (20pts)

4th: Midland - Abdulrahim A. (10pts)

Year 10

1st: Westerly - Ishmaheal K. (40pts)

2nd: Midland - Isa S. (30pts)

3rd: Central - Caleb T. (20pts)

4th: Central - Owais Z. (10pts)

How many of these words would you have got right?

1. Noticeable

2. Questionnaire

3. Exaggerate

4. Camouflage

5. Jewellery

6. Manoeuvre

7. Privilege

8. Adolescence

9. Rhythm

10. Acknowledge

11. Broccoli

12. Conscience

13. Hallucinate

14. Fluorescent

15. Acquaintance

well done westerly college for winning the event overall!

Thank you to Mr Noble for his hard work planning the event and promoting literacy through our college system!

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