Brunei English Language Teachers' Association

Hope all of you are in the best of health and enjoying your well-deserved holidays!

It's been a fantastic start to a new term, as the new executive committee (2006-2008) presided by Ckg Hjh Aishah binti Hj Muhd Husain took on two projects proposed by the exiting committee, namely, the 2nd BELTA Spelling Competition and the 1st BELTA Drama Festival.

The 2^nd BELTA Spelling Competition was open to all the primary schools in the Brunei Muara District. 69 schools, each represented by two pupils, took part in the preliminary rounds which were simultaneously held in 5 different zones across the district. The finalists from the preliminary rounds then proceeded to the Grand Finals which was held at the Multi-Purpose Hall at Universiti Brunei Darussalam on the 8th November 2006, to compete to be the best speller in the district.

The association ended the year on a merry note, as we celebrated the efforts and hard work of members at the first ever BELTA Annual Dinner at The Holiday Lodge, Jerudong. Members were treated to performances by Hj Zaidie, a teacher as well as member, Mariah, a student from STPRI, dances by students from SMPDSM, as well as musical performances by Cikgu Abdoh from JPKK and his band. There were also lucky draws which saw members walking away with great prizes generously sponsored by The Holiday Lodge, Kasco, Syarikat Perusahaan Asnika, Solitude at The Mall, Ahan Thai Restaurant, JL Jewellery, Studio Scene, Shahdon Style Icon, Booklane Enterprise, Chang Ein Hong Watch Dealers, Hj Awg Damit bin Hj Osman (Tang Sun Lee Sdn Bhd) and BELTA members.

On behalf of BELTA, I’d like to thank all the members as well as individuals who had worked tirelessly to see these events through, and without whom things would not have gone so smoothly.

See you in the new year!

Joanna Kwan

# posted by BELTA @ 10:39 am