The Waukazoo 5th grade spelling bee will soon take place. (I won't have an exact date for a couple weeks yet.) All 5th graders are encouraged to practice for participation in the classroom spelling bee. Classroom winners (typically 2 students) will move on to compete in the Waukazoo 5th grade spelling bee.
Just to remind everyone...last year's Waukazoo spelling bee winner (and 6th place overall in the county) was the Montessori program's own Elaine Chau! When students move on to the county bee they are competing against students in grades 5-8 from schools within Ottawa County.
5th graders should begin practicing now at home! Students and parents are encouraged to visit http://www.myspellit.com/index.html for a list of "Words You Need to Know," and links to definitions and pronunciations of words on the Spell It! study lists. These study lists will come home in January, but by visiting this website students will be able to study lists from several different languages.
One final note: students are only allowed to spell words orally in a spelling bee. Have students practice orally spelling words from the Spell It website and their own classroom spelling lists. Spelling words orally is very different from writing them down!
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