IT has started – the preparation to help students come up with good posters that will catch eyes and bag prizes for this year’s Campaign 4 Rewards (C4R) contest.
At stake is the grand prize of a trip to Hong Kong Disneyland for upper and lower secondary students, and a trip to Singapore for primary school students.
Workshops are being held all over the country to offer students tips on how to come up with winning posters.
In Kedah ...
The first workshop was held at SMK Sultanah Asma, Alor Setar. A total of 120 participants from 20 secondary and primary schools in Kedah – 96 students and 24 teachers – turned up at the session to prepare themselves for the contest, themed “Going Green”.
Star-NiE facilitator Adeline Cruz conducted the three-hour workshop.
The participants picked up lots of tips on how to come up with creative posters and bag some of the tantalising prizes offered by Pizza Hut.
“This is the first time I am participating in a workshop of this nature,” said SMK Darulaman teacher Nur Fazlin Fahsya Ramli.
SMK Sultanah Asma students, pictured here with their teacher Asiah Yaacob, had lots of fun learning how to come up with good posters. “I am very excited that my students are going to take part in this contest. It is a great challenge to them.
“So far, the workshop has turned out to be very interesting. I have picked up lots of ideas,” she added.
SMK Sultanah Asma teacher Leang Yoot Hiang said that the workshop provided her students with the opportunity to use their imagination creatively.
Leang, whose students have participated in previous C4R contests, said that students benefit tremendously from using newspapers in the classroom.
“I always encourage my English language teachers to form teams to participate in the C4R contest,” said Leang.
The poster templates for this year’s contest will be published in the Star-NiE pullout on April 2 and April 23.
Schools which do not subscribe to The Star can approach the nearest Star circulation executive in their area for assistance in getting the templates.
The contest is open to all primary and secondary school students.
The closing date to submit posters is April 30. – By DASHEER NOH
And in Penang ...
A total of 100 students and 25 teachers from 25 primary and secondary schools attended the Star-NiE and Pizza Hut's C4R workshop held recently at Disted-Stamford College.
Coordinated by Adeline Cruz, the participants were given useful advice on the dos and don'ts of the competition.
“Avoid coming up with three-dimension (3D) posters because they are easily damaged,” said Cruz.
“Many posters were disqualified last year because they were torn and flattened by the time they were delivered to us,” she explained.
SK Tunku Putra's teacher Sariah Ab Hamid said that it was worth the time and effort to travel from Baling, Kedah, to Penang to attend the workshop because they picked up many useful tips.
“The workshop was conducted in a very lively way.
“My pupils enjoyed themselves very much,” she said, adding that SK Tunku Putra had won the grand prize in their first participation in the competition last year and the students were hoping to do just as well this year.
“We allow our pupils to work on their own and come up with their ideas. We only give them advice from time to time.
Teachers and students hard at work during a workshop. “This competition is for the children and it's best to let them do the work themselves,” Sariah added.
The workshop was an eye-opener for many first-time participants as they got an idea of what was involved when they were shown previous years' winning entries.
“The workshop was a fun way to find out about what is expected of us,” said SJK (C) Kong Min Caw 2 student Hoo Sue Yuen, 11.
“It is very helpful, especially for first-timers like me, as we actually get to see some of the mistakes made by others.
“We now know how we should be doing things.
“This will save us much time and effort,” she said.
Penang Free School student Lee Hsien Ming, 16, said that he only realised how stiff the competition would be after he saw the samples.
“This workshop is great. At least, I now know the demands and expectations of the judges,” he said.
St George's Girls School’s Syazana Tajudee was also confident that her team would be able to produce a good entry after attending the workshop. -By ONG YEE TING
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