The boat of education is paddled with the passion and zeal to learn, unlearn, and relearn. There is knowledge but greater is its application. It is with this that the management of St. Louis Nursery and Primary School Ikere Ekiti organized an avenue whereby every pupil will learn to speak with a difference.     The Phonics Fluency Competition VOL 2 was organized by the school management to help the pupils sharpen their speaking skills which is one of the basic elements of learning. It started last term and has helped the pupils improve and be conscious of their speech. This term Phonics Fluency Competition came with a difference in proper planning as it was incorporated in stages into the term's plan of activities. The first stage took place on the 30th January 2024 where two representatives were chosen from the primary section, that is, from primary 1 to 5. This means a total of 20 pupils in all for the competition. All 20 participants went through the first stages which involved the tests of spelling. From this stage, 10 pupils emerged as winners. The second stage took place on the 27th of February, 2024 and the reading skills of the 10 pupils who qualified for the second stage were also tried. Of course! most of them bit the bullet with an excellent performance.

Moreover, the 5 qualifiers from the second stage moved to the third stage which happened on the 5th of March, 2024. They were given different debate topics to test their knowledge of the topic, boldness, and fluency and they all put in their best.

Furthermore, the pupils were given prizes and congratulated by the headteacher Rev. Sr. Lucia Adenle. The passion and zeal for becoming better and better is the tonic for education. Phonics Fluency Competition (Volume 2), 2024 was a success and the effort and cooperation of the teachers of English can not be undermined.

Always remember, you keep learning by keeping your passion for getting better at things alive.