Spelling Bee

Please ask your child about the Spelling Bee!  Information and lists of spelling words were sent home today (Monday).  Below is the letter attached to the lists (I do not have an electronic version of the lists).  Students will compete in a preliminary round next Monday, April13.  The top 10 from each grade will go on to complete for a first place prize - 5 per class.  Fourth and fifth graders will complete against each other in the final round.
If you have specific questions, please contact Ms. Warner. 

Let’s Get Started:

Attached you will find 3 lists of spelling words for contestant to study. The packet will include word lists for two grades above the contestants’ grade level. Contestants are given one week to contestant and on Monday, April 13, 2015 the showdown will begin with a preliminary round! Teachers will host, in class, the first round of the spelling bee. The top 5 spellers from each class will move on to the final round and compete for the title Spelling Bee Champ!

Preliminary Round; Here’s How it Works:

1.     Contestants will line up.

2.     Each contestant will be given a word to spell.

-       Contestants should spell the word in the format Say it, S-P-E-L-L I-T, Say it

-       If the contestant spells the word correctly they return to the end of the line.

-       If the contestant spells the word incorrectly they are to sit down.

-       Contestants are allowed to ask the teacher to use the word in a sentence

3.     The teacher will continue to go through the list of words (increasing in difficulty) until there are only 5 contestants left standing.

The Final Showdown; Here’s How it Works:

-       All the rules from the preliminary round still stand however; contestants will be spelling to a panel of 3 teachers.

-       Contestants must spell the word using the Say it, S-P-E-L-L I-T, Say it format or it will be considered incorrect

-       When the round is down to the final two contestants the first contestant will be given a word to spell, if he/she spells it wrong the next contestant has to spell the same word correctly in order to win. If neither contestant spells the word correctly another word will be given to determine a winner.

Who Wins?

-       The 10 finalist from kindergarten will compete for a 1^st place prize

-       The 10 finalist from 1^st grade will compete for a 1^st place prize

-       The 20 finalist from 2^nd and 3^rd grade will compete for a 1^st place prize

-       The 20 finalist from 4^th and 5^th grade will compete for a 1^st place prize

Good Luck Everyone!