IMPORTANT Dates: Registration deadline: 23 March 2022 (Wednesday) Competition Day: 6 April 2022 (Wednesday). Participants will record their videos at their own school or home WITHOUT the need to come together physically (by using the Moo-O's Distance Collaboration feature). They will then submit their video entries online by 6pm on the same day. The competition details (including competition login account) will be sent to the teacher mentors of the participating schools after the registration is closed. Announcement of Results: 20 April 2022 (Wednesday). Results will be announced on Moo-O's Facebook Page and teacher-mentors of winning teams will also be notified by email. Prizes, door gifts and certificates of participation will be delivered to all participating schools between 25 April 2022 (Monday) and 13 May 2022 (Friday).
Objectives: - To motivate students to read and speak fluently and expressively in English. - To cultivate a love for the English language through a fun, engaging and immersive way of reading.
Winners	:	Gold Award SEMBAWANG PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL (PRIMARY) (click here to watch video) GUANGYANG PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) HOUGANG PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) METHODIST GIRLS SCHOOL (PRIMARY) (click here to watch video) Silver Award ANDERSON PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) YISHUN PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) RAFFLES GIRLS' PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) HAIG GIRLS' SCHOOL (click here to watch video) UNITY PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) Bronze Award - BEDOK GREEN PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) PUNGGOL PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) FAIRFIELD METHODIST SCHOOL (PRIMARY) (click here to watch video) KONG HWA SCHOOL (click here to watch video) KEMING PRIMARY SCHOOL (click here to watch video) Check out the results announcement video on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/moo.o.community
Judges' Comments	:	"It has been an absolute pleasure to judge this digital story-telling competition. Every story exhibited the passion and motivation that our students have in story-telling. I am so impressed with their high standard of performance, especially with most of them using their strong and confident voices as they skilfully presented their stories with enthusiasm. Generally, they maintained good volume of voice and had accurate articulation and pronunciation in their delivery. Most the stories were well-narrated and the students seemed to be enjoying the experience as they played the different characters in the story, trying to use voice, sound and facial expression creatively. Apart from a few minor issues in their speaking skills, they have achieved success in entertaining us with their performances. Every team is a winner and our performers can only get better." - Mrs Jennifer Lui "On the whole, the P3s did a commendable job with most, if not all, in the accomplished band and with some at exemplary level for the different aspects of the delivery. Students were largely accurate in their pronunciation and fluent. There were some slips (fussing, ranch, gobble) and this may be due to some difficulties with some vowel sounds (it, eat, pudding) and the 'th' digraph (another, Father). Students delivered their lines using good emphasis to bring their characters to life and to enhance their stories. There were also creative elements added with simple add-ons of trotting sounds and voiced bleating as well as the use of facial expressions (eyes widened, eyes rolling)." - Mr Charles Peters "1.Fluency and Pronunciation: a.Stay alert to the balance between pronunciation and pace. b.To keep your audience rapt as they listen, vary your pace throughout the story but keep the pauses between readers to a minimum for greater fluency. c.Make sure that volume output is the same for all readers. It may be best to record each speaker at the same place. d.Sometimes, all it takes to be fluent is practice. For example, for those groups that presented “Billy Goats Gruff” practice saying “Billy Goats Gruff” as one phrase. 2.Expression: a.Be dramatic in your facial expression and it will reveal itself in your voice. b.Pay attention to how your character is feeling before you read the lines. c.Sometimes, use the pause to create expression. 3.Creativity: a.Onomatopoeia – instead of saying “crunch” make the sound. Thank you so much for reading your stories. We so enjoyed them all." - Dr Jo-Ann Shek "Students are commendable in trying to vary the tones in the dialogue to convey nuances of meanings, to show different feelings with regard to different junctures in the stories. Students need to be aware of pausing whenever there is punctuation (e.g. full-stops, commas). Students are very proficient in their pronunciation." – Ms Ethel Chong "I thought they were all excellent. For their age and experience, they have clearly enjoyed making these videos. Great fun! The key points would be: Pronunciation: 'th' – always a common one – the usual ones (tree instead of three), but also medial 'th' – another – becoming anudder etc – word endings were another – t and d missing. But I must stress, these are MINOR things – overall, the pronunciation was outstanding. Delivery – great fun with characters like the pirates and trolls – obviously they are the fun ones. But the narrators have the trickier job. To be clear, concise and move the stories forward – not easy. The best were those that varied their PACE – speeding up to convey excitement, slowing down to build suspense etc. That comes with experience, of course. Overall, these performances were polished, well spoken, expressive and most importantly FUN. It’s vital at this age that students ENJOY public speaking and storytelling. They all clearly do. Wonderful." – Mr Neil Humphreys
Judges:
1) Mrs Jennifer Lui Master Teacher/English Language, English Language Institute of Singapore, Academy of Singapore Teachers		Jennifer has more than 20 years of teaching experience in primary and secondary schools. She joined the Curriculum Planning and Development Division (CPDD), MOE in 2007. During her stint there, she was involved in writing unit guidelines for the STELLAR programme, the development of STELLAR teacher-training packages and the facilitation of STELLAR workshops for primary school teachers. In 2015, she joined the English Language Institute of Singapore as Master Teacher/English Language. She finds it rewarding to support teachers in the enactment of the curriculum so that their pupils can acquire English Language proficiency to help them face the challenges of the 21st Century. Her passion is to support teacher leaders who are helping struggling learners acquire good language skills to become effective communicators.
2) Mr Charles Peters Master Teacher/English Language, English Language Institute of Singapore, Academy of Singapore Teachers		Charles is Master Teacher/English Language (EL) at the English Language Institute of Singapore (ELIS). In his 15 years in schools, he was a Head of Department in a primary school and Subject Head in a secondary school. Before joining ELIS, Charles was Lead Specialist and Assistant Director in the English Language and Literature Branch (ELLB) in MOE HQ. He was a member of the pioneering team for the STELLAR programme and has had opportunities to collaborate with schools, MOE specialists, and NIE researchers on studies promoting multiliteracies and the use of effective instructional strategies in the local EL classroom. Charles currently supports EL teacher leaders and EL teachers in their professional learning through ELIS's workshops, courses and programmes designed to deepen their knowledge, skills and classroom practice in the areas of language learning.
3) Dr Jo-Ann Shek Lecturer, National Institute of Education (NIE)		Jo-Ann Netto-Shek is a teacher educator and works in the area of language learning and literacy education in school contexts. She is part of the English Language & Literature Academic Group at the National Institute of Education, Singapore and is the programme leader for the English Language Curriculum Studies courses in the BA (Ed) (Primary) programme. Jo-Ann is also the recipient of the Excellence in Teaching award in 2021 and the NIE Service award in 2013. This year, Jo-Ann won the ASEAN Collaboration Grant from Cambodia TESOL researching into the teaching of speaking in schools that prepares pupils as 21st century speakers and the recipient of a Fulbright Research Scholar grant in 2019. Jo-Ann recently won the NTU Edex Grant on developing teaching & learning resources for courses on children's literature.
4) Mr R. Alan Davis Curriculum Consultant, McGraw Hill		R. Alan Davis is currently a curriculum consultant for McGraw Hill in Singapore. He has over 20 years of experience in English education and training which includes curriculum design, online instruction, and project design, implementation and management. He has worked in Australia, China, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates and the United States. He led countrywide training programs in Thailand and the United Arab Emirates for primary and secondary teachers. He earned a degree in Anthropology from the University of Washington and a Masters in TESOL from the University of Technology, Sydney. His primary interests include brain-based education, creativity, student engagement and the use of technology in education.
5) Ms Melissa Low Speak Good English Movement Committee Member		Melissa Low is a Research Fellow at the Energy Studies Institute, NUS. She has participated in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) for over a decade and is an active sustainability thought leader, authoring, publishing and presenting at various forums. In 2021, Melissa was conferred the NEA EcoFriend Award and the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) for her contributions towards environmental sustainability, climate change awareness and impact on youth. She serves as a member of the Climate Action SG Alliance, is an Advisory Committee Member for the MSE SG Eco Fund, a Council Member of the 16th National Youth Council and Committee Member of the Speak Good English Movement. She is also Chief Curator of the National Youth Council Young Change Makers Programme and as a panellist on the Speak Good English Movement Programmes Evaluation Panel. Melissa is a Member of the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) Long Term Aspirational Goal Task Group (LTAG-TG).
6) Ms Ethel Chong Speak Good English Movement Committee Member		Ethel has extensive teaching experience at secondary, JC and tertiary levels. She teaches writing and language modules, and also has experience in designing curriculum and assessment materials for the modules taught. Her work experience also extends to research, as she had undertaken short research stints with various tertiary institutions.
7) Mr Neil Humphreys Singapore’s best-selling author		Neil Humphreys is Singapore’s best-selling author, writing 26 books and entertaining millions of readers across the world. His works on Singapore - from Notes from an Even Smaller Island (2001) to Saving a Sexier Island: Notes from an Old Singapore (2015) – are among the most popular titles in the last 20 years. He has also written books on parenthood and several novels, including his internationally best-selling Inspector Low crime series. But for younger readers, he is best known as the funny author of the Princess Incognito series and the Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase collection of children’s books. His Abbie Rose and the Magic Suitcase series of illustrated children’s books are eco-adventures about a young girl on a mission to save endangered animals and protect their fragile homes. He has written six books in the award-winning series and has been in endorsed by the WWF and Jane Goodall. Humphreys is writing the TV series. His new children’s book series, PRINCESS INCOGNITO, is a funny, contemporary middle grade series of children’s books. There are five best-selling titles so far in the series – A Royal Pain in the Class (2019) Nightmare at the Museum (2020), Wrong Time to Fight Crime (2020), Trapped After Dark (2021), Running Out Of Friends (2021). A sixth title – Fighting for My Family - will be released in 2022. A popular writer across all media, Humphreys co-wrote the children’s TV series – Mind Blown! – for MediaCorp in 2021, which chronicled investigative adventures for young explorers. He also writes for print and digital platforms in Singapore, Malaysia, Australia and the UK. He co-hosts a breakfast radio show for MONEY FM. A qualified public speaker, he also gives talks, lectures and workshops on reading, writing, journalism and risk-taking at kindergartens, schools and universities.
Prizes	:	Gold Award (5 teams) - Each winning team gets: 1 x Team Trophy (for school) 3 x Gold Medals (for students) 3 x Gold Award Certificates (for students) Silver Award (5 teams) - Each winning team gets: 1 x Team Trophy (for school) 3 x Silver Medals (for students) 3 x Silver Award Certificates (for students) Bronze Award (5 teams) - Each winning team gets: 1 x Team Trophy (for school) 3 x Bronze Medals (for students) 3 x Bronze Award Certificates (for students) Merit Award (35 teams) - Each winning team gets: 3 x Merit Award Certificates (for students)
Supported By	:	Speak Good English Movement (SGEM)
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Sponsors	:	Speak Good English Movement (SGEM) McGraw Hill Times Bookstores Teevers Pte Ltd (Developer of Moo-O)
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