Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Spelling Bee contest

Are you a spelling wizard?
Then go for the HDFC Standard Life Spell Bee – India Spells 2009 contest.
Phase I of the contest is going on in schools in Delhi, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. It is for students in Classes 6 to 9.

In Phase I, dictation for students will be held in the classroom. The winners from these tests move on to Phase II, the regional round. This will be an interschool competition. It will be held in Bhavan’s Rajaji Vidyashram on February 21. In this round, in addition to spelling, the focus will also be on pronunciation and etymology. Pictures and symbols will also be used.

In Phase III, top teams from each of the above 11 cities will compete for pre-finals in Mumbai. After this will be the grand finale on March 28. Each team member will be invited with one parent to Mumbai. The four pre-finals and the grand finale will be telecast as a five-part series on National Geographic Channel. The winner will go to Washington to witness Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 26 and 27. For details, call 98925-74349.

To know what's up in the city, visit www.yocee.in/whatsup.php

Tuesday, February 03, 2009

Go trekking!

I came across a news of a group taking kids from an orphanage on a trek.

Further links from this news took me to an exiting trip to all information about trekking and the group in Chennai passionate about trekking.

Check it out here.

Hey, find a list of what to carry for a trek, dos and don'ts in a trek and much more.

So, another activity to check during summer vacation!

Sunday, February 01, 2009

Dora's Fundoo bag in Chennai

Are you a Dora fan?

Now you can buy Dora's Fundoo bag in Chennai.

The ‘Nick Fundoo Bag’, is an assortment of super cool Nick merchandise - Dora 2 in 1 puzzle, Dora Friendship bands, Dora spoons and forks, a SpongeBob SquarePants Story Book, a Dora Magic pad, a DVD: with 1 Episode each of Dora, SpongeBob & Diego, a Nick slime kit, Nick yo-yo, Dora key chains and a Nick bag.

Priced at Rs. 699 and the fundoo bag is available at all Crossword stores.

Crossword has two outlets in Chennai.

KRM Centre, Above Shoppers’ Stop, Harrington Road, Chetpet, Chennai – 31. Phone: 2836 3853

Kuppu Arcade, Venkatnarayana Road, Near Panagal Park, T. Nagar, Chennai – 17. Phone: .4264 1850

For more book stores in Chennai, click here.