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THE LOCAL

April 11th, 2010 by ksix

Having Fun!

Having Fun!

Your turn!

Your turn!

The Winners 6th-7th!

The Winners 6th-7th!

The Winners 4th-5th!

The Winners 4th-5th!

What fun we had at our local. The high stakes for this event included trophies for first through third place. The teams were divided by grade with 4th and 5th competing and 6th and 7th competing. The final outcome…(4th-5th)3-Damion Glover, 2- Zac Laham, 1- Chloe Kolberg and (6th-7th) 3- Shane Lucas, 2- Conner Addicott, 1- Keideesha Gordon.

Keep your eyes open for an upcoming party to celebrate a fun year.

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District Success

March 28th, 2010 by ksix

A relaxing moment.

A relaxing moment.

Keideesha did a spectacular job at Districts. She was surrounded by an entourage of supporters from the SpellMasters who cheered both quietly and loudly in claps when appropriate. Of 22 students narrowed from a field of 30,000 students, she managed to stay in the competition until there were a mere 5 contestants. In fact, this field of contestants was so skilled, they actually ran out of Spell It words and moved to dictionary words. Keideesha received the last Spell It level word.

 

She did amazingly well and we’re very proud of her hard work. Congratualtions Keideesha. Of course, we have other competitors in the wings vying for next year’s Districts spot too. Keideesha has another year to compete and she will be fighting hard against other 7th graders and even our up and coming 5th and 6th graders in our group. Our SpellMasters are prepared and hard working. We expect to give Nationals one of Fruitport’s finest next year.

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NEWS

March 28th, 2010 by ksix

Hope you have been studying for the finals. We will be competing Monday at 5:30 (previously 5:00) so meet at the Middle School at 5:00. Fourth and fifth will compete first followed by 6th and 7th.   Trophies are waiting for you!

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Upcoming Dates

March 9th, 2010 by ksix

Okay spellers, here’s the schedule. This Monday, March 15th at 4:00 we’ll be hosting the Lakes 8 bee. Grade levels go against grade levels in 6th, 7th and 8th. Meet at the auditorium at 4:00. SpellMasters not in the Lakes 8 may come and watch as long as they have a parent or guardian with them since we will be divided amongst 3 spelling bees.

 

Tuesday, March 23rd is our field trip to watch Districts in Grand Rapids. If you haven’t got your permission slip in, please do so quickly since there is only a certain number of seats. Remember some money for McDonald’s and to meet at the middle school at 5:00 sharp.

 

Monday, March 29th is our final local. This one is for trophies. Fourth and fifth will compete against each other and 6th and 7th will compete against each other. There are 3 places per bee. Time is not set yet but tentatively it will begin at 5:00 for 4th and 5th. Keep studying!

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March 2nd, 2010 by ksix

If the number of rounds is an indication of the skill of our regional contestants this year, then we had some mighty skilled spellers. It took 1 and 1/2 hours into 33 rounds to finally declare Keideesha Gordon (Fruitport) our winner. She went 6 rounds with Alexandria from Orchard View before Keideesha won on cachet.

Our winner stands victorious with her family.

Our winner stands victorious with her family.

Everyone gets a turn at the microphone.

Everyone gets a turn at the microphone.

Our regional contestants pose for a picture.

Our regional contestants pose for a picture.

 

We are very proud of all of our spellers for making this such an exciting event. Even our audience could be audibly heard responding with soft “oohs” and “ahhhs” while spellers spelled successfully. Coming in a close third was Conner Addicott of Fruitport middle school.

Our favorite highlight…”Stibble?” (Hailey), “no Stipple”(pronouncer), “Stibble?” (Hailey), “no, Stipple” (pronouncer), “Stipple? Like with a P?” (Hailey), (crowd erupts in laughter), “I wish I could tell you that, but I can’t” (pronouncer) (more audience laughter), “ohhhh, stipple?” (Hailey), “yes, Stipple” (pronouncer).

In spite of the fact that Hailey went down on Stipple, she did spell androcentric correctly and of course, we can’t forget that Conner it seemed, got the entire Spanish selection of words and they were all food. It was a great deal of fun, even though we were a whole lot hungrier after.

Next meeting, Monday, March 8th. Don’t forget permission slips if you plan to got to Districts to watch Keideesha. Our next bee is the Lakes 8 on the 15th. Our final local bee date and time will be announced later. That’s a trophy earning bee, so be there. :)

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Try This!

February 3rd, 2010 by ksix

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Click on the nk above. Then click the over button (bottom right arrow) to get to the second picture. You will see a picture of a plant. Listen to the voice and see if you can spell the Latin plant name based on the tips. Good luck!

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The Winners

January 28th, 2010 by ksix

Hear about our bee from this link!

Top Eight Qualifiers for Regionals

Top Eight Qualifiers for Regionals

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THE LOCAL BEE

January 26th, 2010 by ksix

The bee was fabulous! We had so many participants and such good spellers, we went into triple overtime! So let’s congratulate our winners remembering that everyone who participated was a winner.

Keideesha Gordon 1st for middle school

Conner Addicott 2nd for middle school

Hailey Homoly 1st for fifth grade

Jonah Kruger 2nd for fifth grade

Aaron Simot 3rd for fifth grade

Leo Findley qualifier fifth grade

Taylor Rubleski qualifier fifth grade

Sydney Cradlebaugh qualifier fifth grade

 

Our next meeting is Monday, February 8th at 4:00. You can still earn popcorn and pop with the spelling tests so study, study, study.  Our next focus language is German.  What’s the hint that applies to the word Backstein?

 

Pictures of bee to come so check back later. :)

Listen by clicking on the link and check your spelling skills.

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Welcome Back

January 7th, 2010 by ksix

Welcome back to school. We are looking forward to a busy and fun 2010. Students should be studying French, Latin, Asian, and Spanish words so far. Our next meeting is Monday the 11th. We will go over the rest of Latin tips, Spanish tips and of course, practice.

Many students will be getting their new T-shirts. Make sure you wear them to the local on the 25th. Hopefully students studied to earn their popcorn and pop.

Please look for a parent note coming home after Monday’s meeting. If your child cannot attend, please e-mail Mrs. Miller or Mrs. Six to get a copy. See you Monday.

Skill: Can you tell what language crescent is? What rules apply?

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Coming Soon

December 1st, 2009 by ksix

That's us! Don't we look great?

That's us! Don't we look great?

Our next meeting is December 14th. Don’t forget we have a 3 week break this time instead of 2 due to the holidays. You should come ready with Latin spelling words (easy ones first, then learn harder as you go) and read over the tips. Some are going to earn popcorn this time! See you all there.

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