South Windsor
Community Foundation
Spelling Bee 2012
Let’s
Ready
Time to Create a Buzz
The Goals of the South Windsor
Community Foundation Spelling Bee
• Conduct a Fun Competitive Spelling Bee
• Involve Parents and Children Together
• Send a Student and a Parent to
the Scripps National Spelling Bee
• Raise Money for the South Windsor Community Foundation and
Public
Education Funds
Why a Spelling Bee?
• Spelling Bees Have Been Around
Since the 1800’s
• Spelling Bees Have Been Popular Recently
– Several Movies
– A Broadway Play
– National Competition
How the Bee Works
Each
School
Oct –Nov
2010
Orchard
Hill
Eli
Terry
Pleasant
Valley
Wapping
2 Bees in Each Elementary Schools
Grades 3 and 4 Combined Bee produces three winners.
Second Bee includes 5th graders and 3 winners from the
Grade 3 and 4 Bee. This produces 3 school winners in each
Elementary School (15 Finalists)
Finals are among the
15 Elementary and
9 Middle School Students in
February 2012 District Finals
P.R.
Smith
Timothy
Edwards
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place
From Each TE Grade
(9 finalists)
Winner goes to
National Spelling Bee
Washington DC
National Spelling Bee
May/June 2012
Who is Eligible?
• Any South Windsor Student in Grades 3-8
• South Windsor Elementary Schools and
Timothy Edwards Middle Schools
• South Windsor Students in Grade 3-8 in Private, Parochial, Magnet, or
Charter Schools are Eligible
• Home Schooled Children are also Eligible
• Age Restrictions to compete in National Bee
Students Must Compete in the
School they are Districted for
No Exceptions!!
How Many Will Compete?
• Local school competitions in 2010-2011
had 10-30 children per grade
• Total of 300 children competed last year
Expected Enrollment 2011-2012
Grade
OH
ET
PV
Wap
PRS
TE
3
81
64
72
60
67
X
4
90
63
78
42
45
X
5
97
62
93
63
79
X
6
X
X
X
X
X
337
7
X
X
X
X
X
339
8
X
X
X
X
X
373
What Does it Cost?
• FREE for Students to Enter. Optional $10 Donation.
• $109 /school
• $1,000 for South Windsor to Participate
• $2,800 (sponsored) to send the winner to the
the National Spelling Bee in Washington DC
Money will be Raised Through Corporate and Personal Donations
and Some Fun-Raising
What are the Prizes
• A Bee-Yootiful Trophy for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd
Winners in Each School
• Plaques for 3 Finalists
• An All Expense Paid Trip to the
National Spelling Bee in June 2012
in Washington DC for the winner
and one parent/guardian
Fun-Raising Ideas
• $15 Official Spelling Bee T-Shirt
• $10 Official Plush Spelling Bee
• $2/ea $10/6-pack Spelling Bee B-u-z-z Soda
• $10 ea. 3/ $25 Family Sponsored Words
Before a randomly chosen word is read, the judge will say:
The next word is sponsored by the Jones Family.
Important Dates
• June 2011 – Planned Press Releases
– Meeting with Schools and PTO’s
– Soliciting Corporate Sponsors
• June 2011 – August 2011
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– Attend Summer Events with Booth for Publicity
September 2011 – Publicity and Registration
October 2011 Dinner and a Practice Bee
October - November 2011 School Competitions
February or March 2012 – Finals
May-June 2012 – National Spelling Bee
How Do Competitors Register?
• www.swspellingbee.org
• Register On-Line
– Register
– Purchase T-Shirt, Spelling Bee B-u-z-z Soda, Family Sponsored Words
– Download Samples Word List
• Register through Brochure
How We Will Publicize the Bee
• Tents at Major South Windsor Events,
Concerts , Public Events, Sports
• Signs, Banners, Posters, Sponsors
• Schools - Backpack Express
Open House, Gatherings
• E-mailings, Web Site, Facebook
How Can You Help ?
• We Need Volunteers / Teams for Each Competition
– Registration, Line Control, Readers, Judges
• Help with Planned Special Events
– Dinner and a Practice Bee
• Publicity to Parents and Children
• Collecting Fun-Raising Money and Distributing Incentive Prizes
Contact Information
• www.swspellingbee.org On-line Information 24/7
• South Windsor Community Foundation
www.swfoundation.org
Cary Prague (860) 985-5180 caryprague@gmail.com
Jan Snyder (860) 916-6845 janice.snyder@cox.net
• South Windsor Public Education Fund
Liza Love (860) 289-8502 catemben@aol.com