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South Windsor Community Foundation Spelling Bee 2012

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 F un Competitive Spelling Bee Involve Parents and Children Together Send a Student and a Parent to

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South Windsor Community Foundation Spelling Bee 2012

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  1. South WindsorCommunity FoundationSpelling Bee 2012 Let’s Ready Time to Create a Buzz

  2. 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 South Windsor Public Education Fund

  3. 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

  4. How the Bee Works Orchard Hill Eli Terry Pleasant Valley P.R. Smith Timothy Edwards Each School Oct –Nov 2010 Wapping 2 Bees in Each ElementarySchools 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) 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place From Each TE Grade (9 finalists) Winner goes to National Spelling Bee Washington DC Finals are among the 15 Elementary and 9 Middle School Students in March 2012 District Finals National Spelling Bee May 2012

  5. 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!!

  6. 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

  7. What Does it Cost? • FREEfor Students to Enter. • $109 /school • $1,000 for South Windsor to Participate • $2,500 (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 Signature Sponsor:

  8. What are the Prizes • A Medal for Each Participant • A Bee-Yootiful Trophy for Winners1st, 2nd, and 3rd in Each School • Plaques for 3 Finalists • An All Expense Paid Trip to the National Spelling Bee in May 2012 in Washington DC for the winner and one parent/guardian

  9. The Competitors Dinners • Thursday Night – October 6th – 5:30pm • Held for Competitors and Families at TE • Great Affordable Dinner for Families • Breadsticks, and Pasta from the Pulled Chicken and Pork from • $10/adults $5 children 5-16 Free under 5 • Entertainment: A Spelling Bee Families Can Participate and Win $50

  10. Fun-Raising Ideas • $10 Official Spelling Bee T-Shirt • $5 Official Stress Bee • Bee the Bee Headgear • $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.

  11. Important Dates • June 2011 – Planned Press Releases • Meeting with Schools and PTO’s • Soliciting Corporate Sponsors • June 2011 – August 2011 • Attend Summer Events with Booth for Publicity • September 2011 – Publicity and Registration • October 6, 2011 Dinner and a Family Feud Bee • October - November 2011 School Competitions • March 2012 – Finals • May 2012 – National Spelling Bee

  12. How Do Competitors Register? • www.swspellingbee.org • Register On-Line • Register • Purchase T-Shirt, Stress Bees, Spelling Bee B-u-z-z Soda, • Family Sponsored Words • Download Samples Word List • Register through Brochure

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Contact Information • www.swspellingbee.orgOn-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

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