National Day storytelling competition on Aug 26

KUCHING: The Sarawak State Library, in collaboration with CityOne Megamall, will be holding a storytelling competition for pupils in Primary 4 to 6 at the mall from 10am to 3pm on Aug 26.

According to a press release on Tuesday, a total of 11 schools around Kuching will participate in the competition to be held in conjunction with National Day.

They are SJK (C) Chung Hua No 3, SK Matang Jaya, SK St Joseph, SK St Teresa, SK St Mary, SK Rakyat Jalan Haji Bolhassan, SJK (C) Stampin, SK Tabuan, SK Batu Lintang, SK St Thomas and SK RPR Jalan Astana.

The competition offers attractive prizes that include RM400 for the champion, RM200 for secondplaced and RM150 for thirdplaced.

All winners will also get trophies, certificates of participation, hampers and books.

Those coming in fourth to 11th will receive consolation prizes of certificates of participation and souvenirs.

The purpose of this competition is to improve the language skills of pupils through listening, speaking, reading and writing in both Malay and English.

It also gives pupils confidence, especially to speak in front of an audience, and encourages them to be interested in reading while cultivating in them a patriotic spirit and love for the country.

The event will see the handover of books to the schools involved, while a Reading Corner will be set up under the Bookshare Project by Persatuan Pustakawan Malaysia Kumpulan Sarawak ( PPMKSR).

For further information or enquiries, contact Raja Noriskandarshah Raja Badlishah ( CityOne Megamall Kuching) at 082- 532888 or Muhamad Ali Abdul Wahab ( Pustaka Negeri Sarawak) at 082- 442000 ext 336, or email noriskandarshah@ cityone.com. my / muhamaaw@ sarawak.gov. my.