PY English Writing Contest
On Tuesday, February 25th, 2025, the PY English Department proudly hosted Concordian’s annual PY English Writing Contest. The contest is designed to foster a love for English writing, encourage students to take pride in their skills, and inspire others through their creativity and passion for learning English.
Themed “Festival of Stories,” the contest invited students from Grades 1 to 5 to dive into their imaginations and craft a narrative story based on a visual prompt. Each participant was given one hour to plan, write, and edit their story.
After the contest, English homeroom and ELS teachers carefully evaluated each writing piece using grade-specific rubrics, focusing on story structure, development, and the use of appropriate language conventions.
Winners were officially announced during the PY Flag Raising Ceremony on Friday, March 28 — an exciting moment when students celebrated their achievements alongside peers, teachers, and family members in the following categories:
The Class Excellent Writer Award - 1st place in the class
The Class Great Writer Award - 2nd place in the class
The Grade Level Excellent Writer Award - 1st place in the grade level
The Grade Level Great Writer Award - 2nd place in the grade level
We are extremely proud of all the students who participated in the writing contest and look forward to seeing them continue to develop their English writing skills.
Ms. Kerrie Adams
G1C Rae: At the writing contest, I was a little bit nervous. I was thinking if I could get second place or first place.
G1C Nate: At the writing contest, I felt nervous because I wanted to get first or second place. I felt happy when I won.
G1I Max: Because I think I was going to get one of the trophies, and I really got it! It was not very easy.
G1I Sea: When I did the writing contest, I felt a little bit excited. I picked the treehouse picture. I feel so happy.
G1S Cotton: I was very excited. I picked the magic tree picture. I’m surprised to win.
G1S Patton: Hello, my name is Patton and I am first place in the writing contest. I am so happy I won first place and I didn’t even know I had won! At first, I thought it must be someone else. I didn’t even know how big the trophies would be!
G1D Alta: I felt excited. I picked the space picture. I was happy and excited to win.
G1D A-Bell: I was excited. I liked the treehouse picture and I wrote about Sally and the tiger. I feel happy.
G2C Proud: I am excited. I knew I wanted to choose the tree house picture. In Grade 1, I also won a trophy.
G2C Naya: I’m really excited because when I was writing my English writing contest, I felt very nervous. When I was in the PY gym, I was very shocked that I got this trophy because, in Grade 1, I had never won this trophy, and I’m happy. If my teachers and parents were not here, I wouldn’t have won this trophy.
G2I Good: I felt excited when the writing contest was on. I felt nervous. I worked very hard, and when I knew I had won, I was very happy and excited. I also want to thank you for the English writing contest.
G2I Elle: On the day, I was a little bit nervous. When I was done, I thought I wouldn’t have a chance, but when it was time, I got a trophy, and I was so excited and happy.
G2S Vela: At the writing contest, I was so nervous and thought I wouldn’t win. But this was the second year in a row I won, and I learned to believe in myself. I know if we do, we will always achieve our goals.
G2S Victor: In the writing contest, I felt like someone else would get it. But when Ms. Kerrie said I got it, I was so excited, happy, and proud because it was really special that I would get it.
G2D Davin: On the first day of writing my story, I was thinking if I’m not going to finish it on time. When I was first called in the PY gym, my legs were shaking, but then I saw all the people like my cousin, and they gave me the confidence.
G2D Ava: When I first wrote my writing, I kind of thought that I wouldn’t win, but my mum told me that if I tried my best, I would be able to win. When I got called, I was very nervous, but I was also kind of excited. I wasn’t very confident to stand, but when I heard people say, ‘You can do it, you’re a good writer!’ I felt more confident.
G3C Anna: At first, I was really excited to hear who won. I really couldn’t wait for them to announce the winners! When I found out I won, I was really excited and happy.
G3C Zoe: I was excited because I wanted to see who won, but I didn’t think I would win. But I was really happy that I won.
G3C Porto: I felt nervous because I was a little bit scared that maybe I won’t win. I felt happy to win.
G3I Mook: I think the English writing contest this year was good, and I feel happy about winning. I thought about the picture for two minutes before I started writing, and I finished 10 minutes before the time for checking.
G3I Atam: I didn’t expect myself to win at all. First, I finished and had 30 minutes left. But then I checked, and I forgot punctuation, so I fixed it. So then I finished when there was only 1 second left.
G3S Andria: I feel very surprised because I am new here, and I have never done this writing contest before. So, I feel very happy.
G3S Anya: I feel really happy and surprised because it is my first time winning. I also tried my best.
G3S Morris: I felt surprised about winning because I don’t win a lot of English contests. I really tried my best. I just feel really good about getting a trophy.
G3D Punn: I was nervous. I picked the dinosaur picture. I am surprised to win and feel happy.
G3D Marcus: I was a little bit nervous. At first, it was pretty hard because I didn’t have an idea. I feel happy to win.
G4C Anya: I felt good and had an idea straight. My story was about a girl who went to the forest, playing with her brother, and the brother got lost in the tree. Then, on the door, it had some words, and she had to go on an adventure.
G4C Baipor: My mum said I didn’t win, so it was a surprise. I wrote my story about a girl that was dreaming about a fairy, and she went to a little house. She woke up, but she still had the lava lamp the fairy gave her.
G5C Raemi: I put so much effort into this writing contest, and I’m so happy that I won. I would like to thank all the teachers and my parents for encouraging me to win this contest.
G5C Risa: I’m really glad I won this, and I want to say that practice really helped because I practiced quite a lot before the writing contest day.
G4I Nana: When I started writing for the competition, I felt kind of easy-going since the pictures, I knew exactly which one I wanted to write about. But when I heard that I was first, I actually couldn’t believe it. I would like to thank my mum, sister, dad, and all the teachers who taught me English.
G4I Nita: On the day of the writing competition, I was very nervous. When they called out my name, I thought it was a mistake because I didn’t think that I was going to win. A special thanks to my mum because she always supports me.
G5S Poon: I’m really happy that I won, and this is my second time winning it. I practiced writing a lot, and it helped me get better.
G5S Miki: When Ms. Kerrie announced my name, I was really happy. I didn’t think that I was going to win. This is also my second time, as last year I got second place, but now I got first. I told my mum that I wanted to win this year, so she took me to English lessons. When I got it, she said that my learning and practice paid off.
G4S Parima: I feel really happy that I won. My story was about the mad scientist.
G4S Nex: I feel surprised that I got it, and my story was also about the mad scientist.
G4D Micha: I feel surprised. I wrote my story about the scientist.
G4D Nikki: I was a bit surprised. For the writing contest, I was a bit nervous, but I picked the scientist picture.
G4D Max: I felt really proud and surprised when I first got the trophy. I wrote it based on the astronaut because it was the first thing I could think of.
G5I Bhume: I felt excited during the writing contest because I thought I wouldn’t finish, but in the end, I did finish. I would have liked to have checked if I could write more next year.
G5I Rin: I’m really thankful to everyone who helped me to get this trophy. I would like to thank my parents, my friends, my teachers, and everyone who made this happen, even the teachers who checked it. So, thank you very much.
G5D Khongkwan: I’m really excited because this is my first trophy, and I didn’t think I would win. I would like to thank my teachers, my parents, and my friends.
G5D Proud: So, I wanted to thank my parents, teachers, and friends for helping me get this. I felt very relieved that I started reading chapter books more and was able to write more.