South Windsor Spelling Bee

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The 2012 South Windsor Community Foundation
Spelling Bee Introduces
the Official Soda of the Bee!

Spelling Bee B-u-z-z

These commemorative bottles will be available at all the competitions!

NEW DATES!!
TIMOTHY EDWARDS THURSDAY DECEMBER 8
ORCHARD HILL THURSDAY DECEMBER 15

Thank you for visiting the South Windsor Spelling Bee website. This idea is a partnership between the volunteers of the South Windsor Community Foundation, the South Windsor Public Education Fund, and South Windsor Schools. We are proud to conduct this FREE fun competition in South Windsor for the
2011-2012 season.

If you have any questions or problems,
contact Cary Prague - Bee Master at (860) 985-5180
or by email at caryprague@gmail.com

Thanks to all our sponsors, supporters, teachers,
competitors and parents.

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2011-2012 Schedule of Spelling Bees

Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Thursday, December 8, 2011

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Eli Terry Grades 3-4 6:00 Grade 5 + 7:00
PR Smith Grades 3-4 6:00 Grade 5 + 7:00
Wapping Grades 3-4 6:00 Grade 5 + 7:00
Pleasant Valley Grades 3-4 6:00 Grade 5 + 7:00
Timothy Edwards Grades 6- 6:00
Grade 7- 6:45 Grade 8 - 7:30
Orchard Hill Grades 3-4 6:00 Grade 5+ 7:00

Spelling Bee Finals - Timothy Edwards 5:30

South Windsor Spelling Bee Recognized by the
Scripps National Spelling Bee
Click Here to See Our Bee In Print

Spelling Bee Rule Competition Changes for 2011-2012

This year in order to streamline and shorten the competition at the elementary schools we will be conducting only two bees at each elementary school.

The first bee starting at 6:00 will combine the 3rd and 4th graders into one bee. We will start with second or third grade words and stay with them until there are fewer than 10 competitors and then move to the fourth grade words. We will crown three winners of the grade 3-4 competition.

These winners will then immediately move to the next round and compete with the 5th graders at approximately 7:00. The three winners of the 5th grade bee (which includes the three winners of the combined grades 3-4 bee) will qualiy for the finals in March 2012.

It is still possible for a student from grades 3 or 4 to qualify for the finals if they are one of the last three competitors in the 5th grade bee. Last year 5 competitors from grade 4 qualified for the finals along with 9 middle schoolers and 10 fifth graders and a 5th grader won and went to the National Spelling Bee.

The reason for this change is that some of the elementary bees went passed 8:30 and we felt that was just too late. We also felt it was not right for the 3rd grade winners to have to wait up to two hours before competing in the playoff. We now expect the elementary bees to end by 7:30.

The middle school bee will continue to have three separate grade bees with three students from each grade qualifying for the finals.


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