On 25th
January 2013, Team 3 was involved in the launch of RHB-The Straits Times National Spelling Championship (NSC) at
Shaw Lido. This event marks the second year that
Malaysia's RHB Banking Group and Singapore's leading English daily are
collaborating on the competition in partnership with the Ministry of Education
(MOE). At the launch, 300 guests were invited including teachers, students from Tampines North
and Yu Neng Primary School, organisers' representatives and partners from the
event. The iQhub introduced their new digital spelling games that can
be downloaded as an app and will be included in the competition. Attendees were
treated with the movie screening of the Lorax after the launch of event.
Event Preparation
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| Overall in-charge |
The event was assigned to Team 3 two
weeks before the event day. We were given a week to plan and organize the manpower
in the team. During the planning, we get to contact with the SPH in-charge to
obtain details of the event. A few days before the event, we attended a meeting
with the SPH organizers to familiarize ourselves with the actual event
location, Shaw Lido Hall 4. After the meeting, we were able to confirm the
roles for the manpower.
Event day
The EMRS team members reported at the
Shaw Lido building at 9.50am. We assisted with the set-up and packing of goodie
bags
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| Setting up and packing of goodie bags |
After the packing of goodie
bags, we placed the bags on the theatre seats. The SPH organizers also started
the rehearsal of the event to make sure that everything went well.
Around 1.30pm, guests
started to walk in and register at the booth. Our ushers were tasked to guide
the guests to the refreshment area.
Meanwhile, buses from
Tampines North and Yu Neng Primary School started arriving. Our chaperones had a
great time ushering the buses of children to the Shaw Lido Hall.
Our ushers were also
stationed at the car park to guide the VIP to their reserved lots.
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| Jiawe and Widia |
Within
half an hour, the Shaw Lido Lobby was filled with excited primary school
students and invited guests. Mascots from the RHB bank and the Singapore Press
Holdings walked around the lobby to take pictures!
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| Sharon and Serene |
At 2.30pm, the guests and
VIP guests started to enter the hall for the launch of the event.
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| Adeline and Perrin waiting for their turn to usher the VIP guests! |
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| The Launch of NSC! |
It was followed by the
speech carried out by the chairman of RHB Bank and the Editor of The Strait
Times. After the speech, the guests placed their hands on the launch ball to signify
the launch of the event. After the launch, there was a spell-off between Tampines
North Primary School and Yu Neng Primary School.
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| Dectyn, Hakeem and Shawn helping to set up for the digital spelling games |
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| Tampines North Primary School VS Yu Neng Primary School |
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| The Winner is Yu Neng Primary School! |
After the spell-off, we assisted
in the tear- down of the event. All of us then stayed behind to enjoy the movie
screening, the Lorax. Overall, this
event was a success and team 3 was had an enjoyable time during the event. As
this is the first external event for everyone, it was a great experience and
opportunity for us to work with external organizations.
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| Team 3! |
