Spelling Bee

英语拼词大赛

福州西湖国际学校每年举办各种校内赛事，有些着重于锻炼学子的身体素质，如运动会，还有一些则在智识层面向学子提出挑战。英语拼词大赛（Spelling Bee）或许是FLIS历史最为悠久的学术比赛之一，从2015年第一届至今，已走过了十个年头。英语拼词大赛让学子有机会审视自己的拼词习惯，并锻炼抗压能力，就像在现实世界中一般。

Over the years, FLIS has challenged students in many competitions.  Some are athletic-based, like Sports Day.  Others are intellectually based.  Probably the longest academically based competition is our annual Spelling Bee, given every year since 2015.  Spelling bees give students a chance to review spelling patterns and to perform under pressure, just as in the real-world.

2025年5月23日星期五，FLIS 举办了第11届英语拼词大赛。来自PYP（三至五年级）的9名选手参加了比赛；他们全都体现了「勇于尝试Risk-Taker」这一IB学习者特质！三年级的 Elizabeth Zhang 获得冠军，四年级的 Jack Huang 获得亚军。第三名由四年级的 Chelsea Yu 获得。比赛持续十轮，出现了诸如 "twinkle", "brother", "dolphin"和 "interact" 等单词的正确拼写，体现了所有学子在掌握单词拼写方面的努力和勤奋。

On Friday, May 23, 2025, FLIS held its 11th annual Spelling Bee.  Nine contestants from PYP (Grades 3 through 5) participated; congratulations to our “Risk Takers” for striving after one of our IB Learner Traits!  The winner was Elizabeth Zhang from 3rd Grade, and second place went to Jack Huang from 4th Grade.  Third place was captured by Chelsea Yu from 4th Grade.  The contest lasted for ten rounds and included correct spelling of such words as "twinkle," "brother," "dolphin" and "interact," which reflected all students’ dedication to hard work and diligence to spelling word mastery.

决赛之前，PYP所有班级都举行了班内拼词大赛以决出决赛选手，不少学子已在小范围内体验了压力，也涌现不少惊喜。所有人都是赢家，也请铭记：即使今年没能进入决赛，明年总还是有机会的。感谢所有参赛选手！

All classes held in-class spelling bees to determine the finalists in the Spelling Bee, and there were many surprises as students got to experience pressure in a lesser situation before the main event.  All were winners, and remember – if you didn’t make it this year, there is always next year.  Thank you to all participants!

Math 24

算24点数学比赛

「算24点 Math 24」是一种非常受欢迎的比赛，也是锻炼数学运算的有效教学工具。这种比赛的规则是使用加法、减法、乘法和除法运算四个整数，使最终结果为 24。卡片分三个难度，学生根据难度等级获得 3/2/1分。如果学生算出答案，必须立即触摸卡片，否则将失去回答的机会。最后得分最高的学生即为获胜者。今年，我们有来自三年级、四年级和五年级的12名选手进入总决赛。他们进行了四轮随机抽签的小组赛，每轮比赛结束后将每位选手的分数相加。赢家从积分最高的四名学生决出。

Math 24 is an extremely popular game and an effective teaching tool for practicing and developing mathematical operations. The objective is to manipulate four integers using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division so that the end result is 24. There are three levels of card difficulty and students score 3/2/1 points based on this difficulty level.  Students must touch the card if they know the answer and immediately or lose the chance to answer. The student with the most points at the end is the winner.  This year we had 12 finalists from G3, G4 and G5. They played in the four randomly drawn group rounds with each player’s scores added up and the end of each round. The students with the four highest scores went into the final round.

最后一轮比赛在紧张的气氛中进行，参赛者迅速而果断地举手、作答。时不时地，他们也会因弄混了答案、或将9看成6这样的小失误而感到沮丧，但情绪来得快去得也快——因为每个人必须保持高度专注。决赛临近尾声时，大家可以清楚看到谁是持有最多牌数的选手，但持牌数最多是否意味着积分最高？最终，五年级的Elsa Zhan获得冠军！紧随其后，五年级Sophia Chen摘得第二名，三年级小将Ivan Lam同学勇夺第三名。基于今年选手的水平，恐怕明年的决赛入围者们要拿出卓越的表现才行！恭喜获奖者们，也期待大家多多练习，我们明年「算24点」比赛再见！

The final round was played at a hectic speed with hands and answers shooting out with alacrity and determination. Frustration at mixing up an answer or reading a nine as six and losing the opportunity to score that card was swept aside as the contestants could not afford to lose focus. By the end of the final it was clear who had the most cards but did they hold the most points? In the end, Elsa Zhan of G5 won first prize followed closely by Sophia Chen in 2nd and Ivan Lam in third. Students wishing to participate next year have high standards to meet based on the caliber of all 12 finalists this year. It’s time to start practicing!