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Following the great success of previous year\u2019s events, students in Years 3-6 were extremely keen to participate in the competition and win some much coveted house points. With the winner receiving 200 points, second place 150 points, third receiving 100 points, and all finalists getting 50 points \u2013 this was a great opportunity for students to represent their house and have a big impact on the house rankings!<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The first round of the Spelling Bee was a written spelling test, completed by all students. After marking, teachers then selected the top 20 performing students to go to the second round which was a spoken Spelling Bee, in which students competed against their own house members for the honour of representing their house in the final. The two highest achievers in each house were at the final, held yesterday afternoon in the Jubilee Hall.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the final, students were called up to the front of the stage and asked by their teachers to recite the spelling of a word. Students recited the spelling through the microphone, in front of their peers who were sat in the hall keenly encouraging them on. The environment was eerily quiet to allow students to concentrate on their spellings, but it was a tense and exciting place to be.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The placed results were as follows:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Year 3, Catherine Anne came in first, with Cleo in second place and Lucy in third place.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Year 4, Azmina took the first place spot, with <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Simra <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">in second. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tanvi <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">came in third place.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Year 5, Hanna came first, with Fei-Fei in second place and Hareem in third place.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Year 6, Priyah was the winner (for the second year in a row!), closely followed in second place by Idun. 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