My Thoughts For Spelling Bee

详细内容

'

OnThursday,theeighteenehofDecember,inSUIS—wanyuan,wehadSpellingBeeFinalpetiti-on!WewenttothehalltoholdthepetitionbecauseitwasveryimportantthateveryoneinGrad-eSixmustgotothehalltowatchthepetition.

Athalfpasttena.m.,wewereholdingthepetition.Itwasveryexciting.Thealleighteencontes-tantswereonthestageofthehall.MissLouiseandMrRexweresittingonthechairandgivingtheS-pellingBeeWordstocontestantstospell.Wewereallveryexcitedbutalsoverynervousbecauseweweresoafraidtoleavethepetitionduringtheearlierstage.

IwasNumberEleven.SoIhadsometimetoprepare.WhenNumberTenfinished,myheartbegantobeatveryquickly.Oneoftherulesis:Eachcontestanthasonlythritysecondstospelltheword.W-henIhadnoideaofthewordsthattheteacherhadgiventome,Iusedthelittlesparetimetoguess.‘Cushion!’suddenly,MissLouisesaid.IwasshockedwhenIheardthiswordandIwasafraidIspeltitinthewrongway.Ididnotwanttowasteanytimegiven,andIdidnotcareanymistakes.SoItho-ughtaboutthewordforonesecondandthenIspokeoutmymindloudly:‘C-U-S-H-I-O-N’.Andt-henMissLouisesiad‘Correct!’Everyonein6heeredatme.IwasalsoveryexcitedbecauseIpass-edthefirstturnofSpellingBee!

...

Butthesadstoryhappenedatlast.Ilostthepetitionbecauseoftheword‘convenience’!Iw-asverysadanddiappointedwhenIwentdownthestageandthenIcried.Icouldhavespeltthewor-dbutIwassocarelessthatImissedan‘n’.MissLouisegavemeanotherchance,andthenIspeltitagain.ButMissApplerangthebellwhileIwasstillspellingtheword.Ringingthebellmeansthiscon-testantneedstoleavethepetition.WhenMissLouiseandMrRexsaidIshouidleavethepet-ition,Iwasshocked,MissDollywasshocked,MissDaphnewasshocked,andallofmyclassmateswereshocked,too!Ifeltsosorrytothemanditwasallmymistake...Finally,Ionlygottheninthpositi-on!Ohno!IthinkIcouldatleastintopthree...

ThisisthefirsttimeformetojointheSpellingBeeFinalpetitionbutIshouldnothavemades-uchverylittlemistakes.Alsohere,IwanttosaythankyoutoMissDolly,MissDaphneandallofmyclassmates.Thankyoufivingmethechance,thankyouforyourencouragement,andthankyouf-oryouforthetrust!Withoutyoursupport,Icouldnothavegohusfar!

MaybeIletyoudisappointedbecauseofmybehavior.Ididnotdowellinthepetition.Sorryforthat!Ifyouhaveanyadvice,pleasetellme.MaybeIcancorrectthemistakes.IHopeIcandobetternextyear!

Thankyouverymuch!

六年级:裴家瑶