2009 Homeschool Spelling Bee

We’d love for your children to participate in our Spelling Bee to encourage them in their spelling study this year!  The Bee will be held Tuesday,January 6 at 1:00 p.m. at Troy Christian Church, 1440 East St. Route 55.  The bee is open to 1^st through 8^th grade homeschoolers.  (Participants must not have reached his/her 15^th birthday on or before September 1, 2008.)  Also, if a student has won the Scripps National Bee in the past, he/she is not permitted to participate. 

We will have some awesome prizes for the winners and something to reward every participant for their hard work. 

Spell-It, the word study booklet, is available for each family participating at www.myspellit.com.  All 3-8^th graders will use this word list. 

To read the rules and for helpful spelling tips go to www.spellingbee.com.

To sign up or ask any questions contact Carol Hacker at 937-698-3686, DHacker910@aol.com. 

The competition is divided into these groups:

1-2^nd grades will be given words that are not in the study booklet (less difficult).  These words are available through Carol Hacker.  They should study the first 15 words in each list. 

3-5^th grades will use Spell-It and pick the easiest words to study from each word list. 

6–8^th grades will use Spell-It and pick the easiest words as well as some intermediate words from each list to study. 

The children’s librarians at Troy library have graciously volunteered to be the judges and to give the words. 

Carol Hacker will also be organizing a few study sessions to help any children become more relaxed before the bee at the Troy Public Library.  We practice how a bee is run as well as practice spelling words.

The winner of the Bee (6^th through 8^th grade bee) will be participating in the District bee at Milton-Union Middle School on January 20, 2009, 7:00 p.m.  The winner of the next bee will have the opportunity to advance further.  This is a part of the Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee….. happy spelling!