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It's Spelling Bee Time!!!

SOCRATES ACADEMY Spelling Bee Schedule

Click each Grade link below to access the "Study Lists"

Kindergarten First Grade Second Grade Third Grade
Fourth Grade Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade Study List 1 Study List 2 Full Study List

Rules for the Spelling Bee

It's Spelling Bee Time!  Click here for a printable copy of this information.spelling bee pic2    

SOCRATES ACADEMY Spelling Bee Schedule

November 7 -10, 2011:  Practice Spelling Bees

Teachers will be conducting practice Bees in their classrooms throughout this week.                                                                

November 15, 2011:  Final Classroom Spelling Bees - All Final Bees determining a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner from each class will be conducted on this date. 

*** This is the Final Bee to determine which students advance in the Bee process.  If your child is not present for this Bee, he/she will not be able to participate in any other Bees after this one. (This correlates with Local and Regional rules and Scripps National Bee regulations.)***

The teachers and times are listed below:

Kindergarten:  Howle - 8:45 a.m.  Seid - 9:15 a.m.  Davis - 2:00 p.m. 
Lammers - 8:30 a.m.

1st Grade:  Fischer - 2:30 p.m.   Linden - 2:30 p.m.   Goodman - 9:00 a.m.  
Short - 9:05 a.m.

2nd Grade:  Brown - 9:00 a.m.  Torre - 12:30 p.m.   McGill - 9:00 a.m.    
Nickolopoulos - 12:30 p.m.

3rd Grade:  Fabiniak - 9:05 a.m.   Frederick - 12:00 p.m.   Walters - 9:05 a.m.

4th Grade:  Kelly - 8:15 a.m.   Galanis - 9:05 a.m.  Harris - 9:55 a.m.

5th Grade:  Gibbons - 9:55 a.m.   Smith - 10:45 a.m.   Van Alphen - 1:40 p.m.

6th Grade:  G1 Salema - 2:30 p.m.  G2 Sawyers - 2:30 p.m. 
G3 Taft/Montague - 2:30 p.m.

7th Grade:  G4 Schutzman/Latzos - 2:30 p.m.  G5 Vaden - 2:30 p.m. 
G6 Smith -  2:30 p.m.

 

Thursday, November 17, 2011: Grade Level Spelling Bees (K,1st,2nd Grades)

A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Speller will be selected from each grade level to represent at the K-2 Spelling Bee.  These Bees will take place in the New Building Area.

Kindergarten: 8:30 a.m.

First Grade:  9:30 a.m.

Second Grade: 10:30 a.m.

 

Monday, November 21, 2011:  Grade Level Spelling Bees (3rd, 4th, 5th)

A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Speller will be selected from each grade level to represent at the 3-7 Spelling Bee.  These Bees will take place in the New Building Area.

Third Grade:  12:30 p.m.

Fourth Grade:  9:00 a.m.

Fifth Grade:  1:30 p.m.

 

Tuesday, November 22, 2011:  Grade Level Spelling Bees (6th & 7th)

A 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place Speller will be selected from each grade level to represent at the 3-7 Spelling Bee.  These Bees will take place in the New Building Area.

Sixth Grade: 9:30 a.m.

Seventh Grade:  1:30 p.m.

 

Tuesday, November 29, 2011: 

K-2 Spelling Bee

 In the Gym       12:30 p.m.

*There will be an Overall K-2 Champion Speller and a Runner-up selected.

3-7 Spelling Bee

In the Gym         9:00 a.m.

*There will be an Overall 3-7 Champion Speller and a Runner-up selected. (The Overall 3-7 Champion Speller and Runner -up will represent Socrates Academy at the Charter School Spelling Bee.)

 

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.:  School Wide Spelling Bee

*The 4 winners from the K-2 and 3-7 Bees will participate in this Spelling Bee at 9:00 a.m. in the Gym.  The whole school is invited to watch and support this effort.  An overall Spelling Champion and a Runner-up will be selected.

***If you do not want your scholar to participate in the Spelling Bees, please send a written note to your scholar's home base teacher by November 7, 2011. 

**** This information along with Grade Level study lists will be on our School Website. Please go to www.socratesacademy.us to find the lists and informScripps imageation.  You can print off the grade level spelling lists and study with your scholar if you like. You may also go to www.spellingbee.com to get other study tips and information to assist your scholar in Spelling Bee preparations.  This is the official Scripps National Spelling Bee site.  

Thank you for your support in this wonderful educational opportunity!      

spelling bee pic1-       The  Spelling Bee Committee 
                      Erica Brown
                     Megan Howle
                      Leslie Kelly
                      Liz Salema

 

 

 

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