Results of Super Zonal and Welcoming 2013

Dear all,

2012 is almost over and I am very sure all of you are looking forward to 2013. Well... I know that all of you are waiting for the pictures of the winners for Super Zonal Scrabble Competition. This year, we have done remarkably well in Super Zonal Scrabble Competition. The junior teams not only won the Top Position for North Zone (same as 2011), we also achieved the top award, which is the Overall Champion among all the 3 competing zones.

Despite Scrabble being a new CCA in Xishan, we have achieved quite a bit along the way. All this would not be possible without the conscientious efforts from everyone, be it the winners or those who did not manage to triumph. In my eyes, all of you are winners and we play as an entire team. Let's take a look at the pictures:

Our Overall Champions, North Zone Winners and Top in Bowl Category in ISNSC

Overall Champion Team: From left: Piraphon, Jimmy, Wen Jie

North Zone Winner Team: From left: Ming Xian, Yi Ann, Evan Aloysius 

Our Cups of Honour: From left: North Zone Champion, Overall Champion, Best School Player

Group photo with our School Leaders: From left: Ms Chua, Mr Razali, Mrs Chin

Group Photo

All these would not be possible without the support from the School Leaders.

In 2013, we would be recruiting new members and most of our junior team members will progress to senior team.  I would need everyone's help to train the juniors. As promised, we are going to have our mini celebration. It will be held on Term 1 Week 1. Further details will be communicated when school reopens.

How about Scrabble Camp? We will have it in 2013! Hope that this camp will bring everyone's skills to higher levels.

Pictures of Super Zonal Series Scrabble Competition

One final group pic before competition.



Lunch Time! It's Mac!!!



We need the energy to play! Quick eat!

Oops... I have not eaten yet.

Our J3 with their opponents. From front: Ming Xian, Evan, Yi Ann.

Our J2. From left: Eason, Ethan, Keanen

Our J1 striking a pose. From left: Wen Jie, Piraphon, Jimmy aka Lee Suphagrid

J1 with their opponents.

Our J1 with their final round opponents cum friends from St Hilda's Pri 

Our only senior team, S1. From front: Patricia, Dai Fei, Pradeep.

Clash of the Titans @ Gan Eng Seng Pri

Our School Best Player with Gan Eng Seng Pri Vice-Principal, Mr Chua

Our J3 winning the North Zone Champion. Hurray!

Yay! We won the Overall Super Zonal Champion!!! Hurray!!!

Miss Jolene Cheng and Mr Gabriel Chua with the teams. So proud of the Scrabble Teams.

What a day. Home sweet home.



Results of Super Zonal Series Scrabble Competition

The Super Zonal Series Scrabble Competition is a platform for all the top tier teams from the various zones to come together to vie for the Super Zonal title. Our pupils demonstrated great resilience and persevered till the end. Playing 5 full Scrabble games in a day is definitely mind-draining and tiring. However, with our school values within them, they did not falter and continued to do their very best. Even when taunted by their opponents during the games, our players demonstrated a high level of self-control and self-discipline and focused intensely on their games. Kudos to Xishan Scrabblers!

We are pleased to announce the first GREAT news:

News 1: Our Team J3 has done the school proud by beating all the other teams in the North Zone to clinch the North Zone Champion!!! This is akin to the plate category win in the National Scrabble Competition. Even though we have a new member in this team, the more experienced members never stopped giving him encouragements and showed him the ropes during training. The players are: Te Ming Xian (4 Cons), Evan Aloysius (4 Cons) and our newbie Chu Yi Ann (3 Cons).

The second news is a "SUPERBLY DUPERBLY" GREAT FANTASTIC NEWS:

News 2: Our Team J1 not only qualified to take part in the super zonal series where they have to play against the other top 4 teams from the other zones, they managed to recover what we missed out in the previous competition. This was their first Super Zonal Participation and they demonstrated great resilience and team spirit to advance from stage to stage. In the last 2 games, they managed to outperform strong teams from St Hilda's Pri, Da Qiao Pri and Gan Eng Seng Pri, and went on to clinch the Overall Super Zonal Champion in the Junior Division. The players are: Lee Suphagrid (4 Cons), Huang Wen Jie (4 Per) and Piraphon (4 Per). Wen Jie also clinched the Best School Player title.

For the other teams who did not win any medals, do not be discouraged or disappointed. I can see that you have put in your very best. Your contribution to Xishan's Scrabble Club is very great. You also play a vital role in attaining the above-mentioned achievements. Without you to train together with the other players, our Scrabble Club would not be able to achieve so much. Do not ever shortchange yourself. You deserve the credits.

Well… I am currently looking at the possibility to further improve your skills. There MIGHT be another Scrabble Camp (No guarantee) at the end of the year, let me know your thoughts about this. Thanks for starting my September in such an excellent way.

ALL OF YOU HAVE DONE XISHAN PROUD!

Scrabble Trainings (Show your parents)

Dear Parents,

The official Scrabble training is on every Monday, 4.00 pm to 5.30 pm. However, we notice that there are a few pupils with more than 1 CCA. In order not to compromise other team-based CCAs, there is an optional training slot on Thursday, 2.30 pm to 4.00 pm. Training sessions are also extended if the pupils are permitted by their parents to stay till later for more trainings. This slot is optional and it is not compulsory for the members to attend. However, it is conveyed clearly to the members that participation in competition will be based on merits, attitude and attendance.

In our attempt to develop our Scrabblers to be self-directed learners, the sessions on Thursday are also opened to members who go for Monday training. Right now, some of the pupils are self-motivated and they take the initiative to attend Thursday sessions. They are able to form their training groups, borrow the sets and start their own gameplay. Not only we are working towards self-directed learning, we also hope that the pupils can learn collaboratively.

If you have any query with regards to the training sessions, please feel free to contact us.

Regards,

Gabriel, Devi and Valarie

Super Zonal 2012

Hi all, we have officially registered for the Super Zonal Competition. Too bad, we have quite a few senior members who cannot join us for this competition. Well... Let's hope that they have an enjoyable Sabah trip. Following is a list of the grouping:

Senior Team 1
Dai Fei (Captain)
Pradeep
Patricia Mae (Updated)

Junior Team 1
Jimmy (Captain)
Piraphon
Wen Jie

Junior Team 2
Keanen (Captain)
Eason
Ethan

Junior Team 3
Ming Xian (Captain)
Evan Aloysius
Yi Ann

The date of the competition is 1st September 2012. It's a whole day affair and lunch is provided. Train yourself for this event. Remember to memorise the hooking list and the J, X and Z words.

Prize Winning Shots



Our Senior Team with their medals

From left: Clara, Jade, Patricia, Weilong, Shu Hui, Dai Fei, Pradeep



Mrs Chin, Mr Razali and Mr Gabriel Chua with the Senior Team



Mrs Chin, Mr Razali and Mr Gabriel Chua with the prize winners for Inividual Event
From left: Mrs Chin, Wen Jie, Keanen, Mr Gabriel Chua, Patricia, Mr Razali 

 

Mrs Chin and Ms Devi with the Scrabble Team after medals presentation





ISNSC results

 I must congratulate the Senior team for pushing themselves and went on to win 2nd Prize in the Plate Category. This is not an easy feat when they have to play against stronger and more experienced opponents from other schools.

There is still a long way to go for our Junior team and they need to demonstrate more self-discipline during the cmpetition and their learning. They were so close to winning the title, but luck just wasn't on their side.

Well done, Seniors!!!