Homeschool Spelling Bee
Date – Time
January 27, 2025
– 1:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Location
Sabino Road Baptist Church
2710 N Sabino Canyon Rd
Tucson, AZ 85715 US
Additional Information
2025 Pima County Homeschool Spelling Bee, sponsored by CHET-SE! The spelling bee will give your student the opportunity to develop public speaking skills, enhance spelling skills, and learn to prepare for a competition.
When: Monday, January 27th (see schedule below)
Where: Sabino Road Baptist Church, 2710 Sabino Canyon Rd.
NEW THIS YEAR: We’ll be having a Spelling Workshop for registered Spelling Bee participants on Thursday, December 5th, from 3:00 – 4:30. The Workshop will feature fun spelling games and practice! Sign up for this when you are registering your student for the Spelling Bee.
The Pima County Homeschool Spelling Bee is open to all homeschoolers in Pima County who meet eligibility requirements:
*The Speller must NOT have reached his/her 15th birthday on or before August 31, 2024.
*The Speller must NOT pass beyond 8th grade on or before August 31, 2024.
*The Speller must not have repeated any grade for the purpose of extending spelling bee eligibility.
*Additional eligibility requirements are listed in the official spelling bee rules which will be emailed to each Speller upon registration. Please review these rules to ensure that your child is eligible to participate.
*Students who are enrolled in any public, private, or virtual charter school are not eligible for the homeschool spelling bee.
The winner of the Homeschool Spelling Bee will advance to the Pima County Spelling Bee, held in February.
In addition to the Spelling Bee, there will also be a Honey Bee for students in Kindergarten through 4th grade. This is for younger children who would like the experience of participating in a spelling bee, but don't want to compete with the "big kids." The Honey Bee winner may advance to the Official Spelling Bee, if desired. Participants must be in at least Kindergarten.
Here is the schedule for the day:
1:15 Check-in for Honey Bee
1:30 Honey Bee Begins
2:45 Check-in for Spelling Bee
3:00 Spelling Bee begins
There will be refreshments served between the bees (2:30 - 3:00). When you register your child, please indicate if you can bring a snack for the refreshment table (cookies, fruit, or savory snack). Water will be provided.
To REGISTER, click on the calendar link or the link below. If your child is in Kindergarten through 4th grade, you may register for either the Honey Bee or the Spelling Bee. Students in 5th - 8th grades must register for the Spelling Bee. When signing up, please indicate your child's birthdate and grade. When your registration is received, I will email you a list of study words and a copy of the spelling bee rules. I will also send you information about a new Spelling Bee App this year that students can use to study the spelling words.
The DEADLINE for registration is January 20, 2025. The sooner you register, the sooner students can start practicing!
The COST for registration is $5.00 per student, payable at the door or in advance.
Please pass this information along to other Pima County homeschoolers you may know.
Let me know if you have any questions!
Laura Denker
https://www.chetseaz.com/121/?redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Echetseaz%2Ecom%2Fsysfiles%2Fmember%2Fevents%2Fregister%2Ecfm%3Fmemberid%3D121%26eventid%3D3626929%26private%3D1
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