
Today the 1st graders had their first ever Showa Elementary School Speech Contest along with the second graders. Each grade was divided into groups and assigned parts of each story by a raffle. The 2nd graders read “Party in the Barn” and “Pinky the Pig”, while the 1st graders ready “Mother Who Lives in a Boot” and “What I Saw”. Each student was evaluated based on five criteria: big voice, eye contact, speed, pronunciation, and originality. We could really see how hard everyone practiced and that everyone gave it their all. Everyone did a wonderful job. It was so difficult to choose first, second, and third place. We hope everyone will try their best again next year, too!

Today the 3rd and 4th graders competed in the English Speech Contest. The students were divided into groups via raffle. Each grade had two stories to choose from. The 3rd graders performed ‘Peggy Makes Soup’ and ‘Too Much Pink’, and the 4th graders performed ‘The Loveliest Stink’ and ‘With Blue’. Each student was judged on five criteria: big voice, eye contact, speed, pronunciation, and originality. Everyone practiced very hard and did very well. It was difficult to pick the winning participants. However, we are looking forward to everyone trying and performing again next year! Good job everyone, and thank you for participating!

