Pete participated in his first Spelling Bee on Saturday. It is a local event that was held this year for the first time, for kids who are too young to be in the National Spelling Bee. There was a $25 entrance fee, so the contest was for serious spellers. There were also no restrictions on location - any child (4th grade or younger) could participate.
There were 125 entrants in the contest. They started with a written test, and 55 qualified for the oral finals on stage. Pete won first place on the written test for Second Grade (which is the trophy he is receiving in the picture above). He also finshed 12th in the overall bee. We believe he was the highest finisher younger than age 8, but haven't confirmed this yet.
In rounds 1-5 of the competition on stage, Pete correctly spelled the words another, oyster, tone, message, and grammar. He was eliminated in round 6 by the word fathom.
Sam has also started spelling words around the house, throughout the day. Next year he will be a good candidate for the Kindergarten division, even though he will be a little younger than the other participants.
Click here to see several additional phots from the event.
3 comments:
Way to go Pete!! We are very proud of your accomplishment--Keep practicing for next year. Your too Sam so you can compete very soon. Love, Nana
Congaratulations on the spelling bee Pete! and nice hair too.
You, go, Pete! Maybe we can do a spelling bee with all the kids when we come down in June. Love ya!
Auntie C
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