PY Chinese Writing by Concordian International School

PY Chinese Writing Contest

"当笔下肆意挥洒的心情化为文字，我将用它记录永生。"

“When the freely ﬂowing emotions under the pen turn into words, I will use them to record eternity."

- 莫言 Mo Yan -

Chinese novelist, short story writer, Nobel Prize winner

Concordian International School successfully hosted its 10th annual PY Chinese Writing Competition in March 2024. The competition aimed to inspire a love for writing and foster student creativity. We take great pride in the outstanding writing skills demonstrated by all participating students from Grades 1 to 5.

On Friday, May 3rd, 2024, four different awards were announced in each class and grade level.

The Class Excellent Writer Award (1st place of the class)

The Class Great Writer Award (2nd place of the class)

The Grade Level Excellent Writer Award (1st place of the grade level)

The Grade Level Great Writer Award (2nd place of the grade level)

Congratulations to all the amazing young writers. Let’s hear what they want to share with the school community regarding writing, winning, and learning Chinese at Concordian!

Ms. Ariel Wang

Elementary Principal

G1C Sanya: 我感到非常非常快乐！我要感谢爸爸和中文老师教我中文，可是我觉得大家都很棒。I am so happy. I thank my dad and my Chinese teachers for teaching me Chinese. All my classmates did a good job too.

G1C Pam: 我很开心，因为我没有得过奖杯。这是我第一次得到奖杯。I am thrilled as this is the ﬁrst time I won a trophy.

G1I Proud: 首先我很紧张，可是我也很开心。我要谢谢每个中文老师和Mr.Laurent 因为他们给我写作比赛的机会。I was nervous and then happy. I’m grateful to every Chinese teacher and Mr. Laurent for this opportunity.

G1I Cruise: 我又自豪又快乐，我要谢谢我的中文老师，因为她教我中文。如果她没有教我中文，我想我不可以得到这个奖杯。I am proud of myself. I also want to thank my Chinese teacher. I would not have won this trophy without her guidance.

G1S Vela: 我很开心可以得奖杯，以后我也要认真努力学习，像今天一样棒。I’m delighted to receive the trophy. I promise I will continue working hard to achieve accomplishments like today.

G1S Kayne: 今天我很开心可以得到奖杯，谢谢我的妈妈，谢谢我的哥哥。

G1D Ocean: 我很开心，回到家爸

爸妈妈还会给我礼物，下一次我要努力得大奖杯。I’m happy and my parents will give me more presents. I will try my best to win grade level 1st place next time.

G1D Tan：今天我和爸爸妈妈都很开心，下一次我要更努力地得第一名。Today, my parents and I are so thrilled and I will work hard to win 1st place next time.

G2C Kiki: 我很开心我可以拿第一名，我还要感谢中文老师教我们写作。I am happy I got 1st place. I thank my Chinese teachers for teaching me writing.

G2C Atam: 我太开心了，因为我在一年级也拿奖了，我希望明年还可以拿奖！我要谢谢我的妈妈，因为我的妈妈每天让我好好做功课、好好学习中文。 I’m so happy that I won two years in a row! I hope I can win again next year. I’m grateful to my mom because she encourages me to work hard on Chinese daily.

G2I North: 我很惊喜我得了班级第一，年级第二名！希望明年我也可以得奖！It was a surprise to win class 1st place and grade level 2nd place! I hope I will win again next year.

G2I Pryn: 我真的没想到我可以拿奖，因为我在家都没有练习。希望明年明年我还可以得奖，明年我会好好练习。I didn’t expect to win this time as I didn’t practice much writing. Next time I will practice more and hope to win again.

G2S Tyra: 我感到很惊喜，因为我没想到自己会得奖，还是班级第一！我很开心，很兴奋啊！ I didn’t expect myself to win at all. I am so happy and excited that I got 1st place in the class!

G2S Kitty: 我知道我得奖了我超级开心！我的妈妈要送我一个电话手表给我做礼物！It is delightful to receive this award and my mom will give me an additional reward - a smartwatch!

G2D Morris: 我觉得自己会得班级第一，但没想到也得了年级第一！我超级无敌兴奋啊！ I knew I might be the class 1st place but didn’t expect to win the grade level 1st place! I’m over the moon now!

G2D Chompu: 我非常开心啊！我觉得我自己会得奖，因为比赛的时候我很努力，我写好的词语和好的句子，我也认真检查我的作文。I’m happy but not surprised that I won because I did my best to use good words and sentences, and carefully checked my writing.

G2D Tanya: 在作文比赛的时候我努力做到了自己的最棒！我知道自己得奖了很高兴啊！但是我上去领奖杯的时候会有点紧张。I worked to the best of my ability in my writing. I was so happy to win the award and felt a little nervous when I went on the stage.

G3C Stephanie: 我感到很幸福！因为我有很好的老师帮我练习；因为我有很好的妈妈鼓励我；因为我也是很喜欢学习和很独立的学生。I feel joyful because I

have a great teacher training me and a wonderful mother encouraging me. I am very independent and enjoy studying.

G3C Nana: 今年是我第一次得奖！我觉得自己很棒！虽然我练习的时候常常来不及写完，可是比赛的时候我告诉自己要更专心一点儿，我就真的写完了。我太开心了！This is my 1st time winning the writing contest. I’m so proud of myself. Unlike the practice time when I couldn’t ﬁnish writing in class, this time I was very concentrated and completed the writing on time.

G3C Sandee: 今年是我第一次得奖！我很开心！我想感谢妈妈的鼓励，也感谢努力的自己，因为我在家练习很多次，而且每次都计时练习写作，所以在写作比赛的时候我写得不紧张，很开心。I’m so happy to win the writing contest for the very 1st time. I’m grateful to my mom who encourages me and thank myself for the effort. I timed myself during home practice before the contest, therefore I was not nervous during the contest and felt it was pleasant.

G3I Mahya: 这是我第一次得到班级第一和年级第一！我超级无敌开心！在写每一段之前，我都会先想老师教的结构和超级词语，然后我就告诉自己要写很快！I am beyond happy to win 1st place in the class and 1st place in the grade level! Before writing every paragraph, I thought about the structure and the juicy words. I also tried to write it efﬁciently.

G3I Nita: 我很为自己感到自豪！因为我觉得自己写得很好！我对自己很有信心，我觉得自己一定会赢，我就真赢了。 I’m proud of myself as I consider myself a good writer. I was conﬁdent that I would win and I did!

G3S Belle: 我很开心我得了第一名，因为去年我只得了第二名。今年我学习更加努力了，所以我觉得只要努力就可以进步的！Last year I got 2nd place but this year I got the 1st! This proves hard work leads to progression and I did work very hard this year.

G3S Anya: 我太开心了！我想谢谢我的爸爸妈妈，让我有机会在曼谷英汉国际学校学习，我也想谢谢老师们，让我学到了很多的知识。I am so happy and I thank my parents for giving me the opportunity to study at Concordian, also I thank my teachers for teaching me a lot of knowledge.

G3S Baipor: 这是我第一次在作文比赛得奖！我非常兴奋。我要谢谢爸爸妈妈让我在这个学校学习。我觉得这一次比赛我认真复习汉字了，也用了很多超级词语。谢谢老师！I am very excited to win the writing contest for the 1st time. I thank my parents for letting me study at Concordian. I worked hard on reviewing the Chinese characters before the contest and used many juicy words. Also, I want to thank my teachers.

G3D Nana: 当我知道我得奖的时候，我又开心又紧张。开心的是我得奖了，紧张的是我朋友会不会得奖。我想谢谢我的妈妈、姐姐和老师们教我中文，我以后也会继续努力的。When I won the award being announced, I was happy for myself but also nervous for my friends. I thank my mom, sister, and teachers who taught me Chinese and I will keep up the good work.

G3D Malyn: 我有一点开心，因为我得奖了；我也有一点伤心，因为我的朋友没有得奖。下次我们要一起更加努力地练习，希望可以一起得奖！I’m happy I won the writing contest but also sad for my friends who didn’t win. We will work harder and hopefully, we can all win.

G4C Songyun: 我听到自己得第一名时，我非常开心和激动。我要感谢我的妈妈，因为她帮我复习了很多写作技巧。我也想感谢我的中文老师的教导。我希望明年继续努力，一样争取拿到第一！I was thrilled to learn I got the class 1st place. I am thankful to my mom who taught me writing techniques and my Chinese teacher for her guidance. I will keep up the hard work and try to win again next year.

G4C Koch: 我得到第一名，我又惊讶又开心，因为我没想到我会得第一。我想要感谢我的中文老师和爸爸妈妈的教导和鼓励。明年我要继续努力！I did not expect to get 1st place in class. I’m so happy and thankful for the guidance and encouragement from my Chinese teachers and my parents. I will continue the hard work next year.

G4C Tinn: 我听到我得到第二名的时候，我觉得非常兴奋，因为这是我第二次得奖。我想要感谢我的中文老师，因为她们教了我怎么写感叹词、关联词、超级词语、感情词等等。我希望五年级的时候可以得到第一名。It was so exciting to learn I won the 2nd place. This is the second time I won. I want to thank my Chinese teachers for teaching me the good witing techinuques. I hope I can win 1st place next year.

G4I Poon: 我为这次的写作比赛练习了很多，所以能在写作比赛得第二名，我非常开心。我想对所有教过我的中文老师们说谢谢，也想要感谢爸爸妈妈在我身边不断地鼓励我。明年我要更加努力，希望我能得第一。I worked hard for this writing contest and I’m happy to get the 2nd place. I’m grateful for all my Chinese teachers and my parents’ encouragement. I will keep up the good work.

G4I Bhume: 我知道我拿到G4I第一名时，我很激动。但是听到我是全年级第二的时候，我很惊讶！我想要感谢老师、爸爸妈妈和朋友们，因为是他们鼓励我，让我努力学习能有今天的成果。虽然这次得奖，但是我还要继续努力，让自己更进步，希望明年也能得奖！ Winning 1st place in the class was an excitement. Winning the 2nd in the grade level was a surprise. Thanks to my parents, teachers, and friends’ encouragement that supported me. I will continue working hard.

G4S Rin: 我很开心得了第一名，但是我感觉还不是最好的，我希望明年我能超越今年的自己。I’m so happy I won 1st place in the grade level. I still have areas to work on and hope to write even better next year.

G4S Son Son: 得了奖我很开心，我要感谢我的中文老师和我的爸爸妈妈。这次作文比赛我有一点小粗心，写错了一些字，也没来得及认真检查，明年我一定要更加认真。I’m happy with the award and I’d like to thank my Chinese teacher and my parents for their guidance. I still made a few careless mistakes, but I will check my writing more carefully next time.

G4D Yuri:没有得年级第一名，我有点失望，但是我明年一定会努力加油的。I was disappointed I did not get 1st place in the grade level. Next year I will try even harder.

G4D Aya:我真的太开心得奖了，以前虽然学习过一点点汉语，但是来到这个学校以后，才让我对中文了解更多，更喜欢上中文。我希望明年继续努力，还能得奖。It is such a joy to win the award. Although I did learn some Chinese before, it was only when I joined Concordian that I felt a passion for studying Chinese.

G5C Yang Yang: 我觉得非常开心因为今天我得到年级第二名。我下一次要更努力像我以前得到两次第一名一样。I’m still happy that I won 2nd place in the grade level but I will work harder so that I can win the grade level 1st place just like I did in the past two years.

G5C Anna: 我拿到奖状以后很惊讶，我没有想到我会拿到第一名。我也很开心，因为六年级我就可以被分到水平更高的班。

Winning 1place in the grade level was a complete surprise for me. I’m happy with the result which allows me to join a higher -level Chinese class in Grade 6.

G5C Peang-Or: 我很惊喜，我没有想到我会得奖，还是第一名。我想感谢我的爸爸和妈妈的鼓励我也感谢我的中文老师和我的朋友，因为她们一直支持我。接下来，我会继续努力学习。 I didn’t expect to win at all! I’m grateful to my parents, teachers, and friends for their encouragement and support. I will continue to study hard.

G5C Alice: 这是我第二次拿到中文写作比赛的奖，我超级自豪！我希望我的爸爸和妈妈也为我感到自豪！I’m so proud to win class 2nd place and so do my parents!

G5I Rynie: 我非常惊喜，我以为我不会得奖。我真的很开心，感觉像是一场梦。明年我会继续努力，希望可以像今年一样得到第一名。It is a complete surprise and a dream come true for me. I will keep up with the good work next year and try to win again.

G5I Pam: 知道我是班级第一名的时候，我觉得很开心和兴奋。我想要感谢我的老师和我的妈妈。感谢她们帮我练习，并给我很好的建议。我会继续努力学习，希望明年还可以获得冠军。It was an exciting and joyful moment. I’m grateful to my teachers and mother who guided me. I will continue working hard to win again next year.

G5I Yada: 我得奖的时候，我感到非常开心，我也觉得很自豪，因为这是我第一次获得中文写作比赛的奖。I am thrilled and proud to win the writing contest for the ﬁrst time.

G5S Alicia: 我觉得非常开心，因为我很努力地练习。我希望我可以写得更好！我也会努力地学习中文！ I’m glad to win as I worked hard. I will keep up the good work and write even better!

G5S Kitty: 我觉得很开心，因为我没有想到我会赢。我也为自己感到自豪，明年我会更加努力! I didn’t expect to win and feel so proud of myself. I will keep up the good work.

G5D Times: 从小学一年级开始到五年级，我从来没有赢过任何的写作比赛，但是在小学的最后一次写作比赛，我获奖了！我真的没有想到我会获奖。我太开心了！去到中学以后，我会继续努力。It means a lot to me as I ﬁnally won the writing contest in my ﬁnal year of the PYP. I’m so happy and proud. I will continue working hard in MYP.

G5D Porsche: 这是我第一次获得写作比赛的冠军。我开心极了！这种感觉和其他的感觉不一样。我会继续努力，希望可以获得明年的写作比赛的冠军。The joy of winning the writing contest for the very ﬁrst time was beyond words. I will keep up the good work and try to win again next year.