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All Saints Primary wins literary competition
The All Saints Primary School took home the winner’s trophy from the ‘Annual Regional Reading Competition 2019’ staged last week.
The event was planned as part of Mashramani activities by the Region Six Department of Education. It was held at St. Aloysius Primary School, New Amsterdam.
Several schools including All Saints Primary, No. 36 Primary, Rose Hall Town Primary, Corriverton Primary, Gangaram Primary, New Market Primary, Cropper Primary, Overwinning Primary, Cumberland Primary, Mibicuri Primary, Edinburgh, McGowan Primary and Leeds Primary participated in the competition.
Each pupil was given a passage to read. The passages were taken from various texts in areas of Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and
Winner of the competition, Varshnie Mulla of All Saints Primary
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The All Saints Primary School took home the winner’s trophy from the ‘Annual Regional Reading Competition 2019’ staged last week.
The event was planned as part of Mashramani activities by the Region Six Department of Education. It was held at St. Aloysius Primary School, New Amsterdam.
Several schools including All Saints Primary, No. 36 Primary, Rose Hall Town Primary, Corriverton Primary, Gangaram Primary, New Market Primary, Cropper Primary, Overwinning Primary, Cumberland Primary, Mibicuri Primary, Edinburgh, McGowan Primary and Leeds Primary participated in the competition.
Each pupil was given a passage to read. The passages were taken from various texts in areas of Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Current Affairs at the Grade Five level.
rent Affairs at the Grade Five level.
The participants, after completing the reading, had to answer questions based on the text read to a panel of three judges. The judges of the competition were all functioning members of the ‘Regional Literacy Committee’. They were Ms. Roquel Saul, Ms. Fazeela Hussain and Ms. Neesha Deoroop, who was the chief judge.
There was a tie between No. 36 Primary and All Saints Primary. This was broken by tie breaker questions that were given to the two contestants causing a winner to emerge.
In announcing the judges’ decision, Literacy Coordinator, Ms. Vanessa Williams, awarded Varshnie Mulla of All Saints Primary the top prize; Kaneesha Campbell of No. 36 Primary, the runner up position; and Jemima Moseley of Rose Hall Town Primary the third spot.
The pupils were awarded certificates, trophies and other prizes for their achievements.
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