Young voices have mighty words
Date and Time of Publication:- 2008-03-14 11:31:05Power and passion, wit and wisdom, were the order of the day as eight young speakers from Oakthorpe Primary School in Palmers Green, took the stage in the school’s annual speech contest.
Profound subjects on recycling, bullying, healthy eating and fair trade mixed with lighter topics where children could choose to speak about their great loves or hates.
The eight and nine olds taking part, years 3 and 4, put in fine performances and gave the judges a difficult time deciding who should win.
Head teacher, Geoff Cumner-Price, said, “Our annual speech contest is very popular and our children really give their very best. They are always entertaining and use humour well to make important points.
“They were terrific at communicating their ideas through their speeches and showed a very good grasp of their subjects.”
Recycler winners, Juan Pablo aged eight, and Kamer aged nine
There were four finalists in each year. In year three, the four finalists were:
Sky Parratt-Mulalley on ‘the joy of being a kid,
Aran Shah on bullying,
Juan Pablo on recycling, (Winner)
Sofia Esposito on ‘the joy of roller-skating’
In year four the four finalists were:
Anna Maria Varnava on bullying,
Nicole Santella on the importance of walking,
Jenna Shah on healthy eating,
Kamer Kutlu on recycling and illustrated with a computer presentation (Winner)
Student journalist, Yasmin Coonjah, herself a speech winner at Kingsmead Secondary School, said, “I was delighted to hear such interesting and enjoyable speeches. All the contestants showed no fear speaking in front of 300 plus children who listened intently to every word. It was a very happy occasion.”
Geoff concluded, “Seeing Oakthorpe children speaking with such confidence and courage was so touching. It’s not easy to stand up and speak to a crowd of people. All the finalists are winners, I’m so proud of them all.”
Winning speechmakers with judge Peter Sinclair
Speech subjects
The joy of / the problem with…
A chance to talk about things they really love or hate.
Carrots or Carbs?
The importance of eating healthy
Fair trade- now that’s what I all fair!
Why is it important that we but fairly traded goods?
Cor Blimey Guv, why can’t everyone speak English?
Is it important for us to learn to speak a foreign language?
Recycling- that’s a load of rubbish!
What are you going to do to save the planet?
Walking back to happiness!
Why is it so important that we walk to school?
Bye – Bye Bullies
Oakthorpe says “No!” to bullying.
This document was last updated on 2008-03-14 11:31:05 published by the Communications team. Document Reference:LBE_132554
