Today is the Spelling Bee!
After weeks and weeks of practice the day has finally arrived. We had to drive up to Bothell (just over an hours drive) where the Bee was being held. After we arrived we were told only 1 parent was allowed in the room with the spellers and Isabel choose to take Daddy with her! I got to sit in the church sanctuary and watch VeggieTales!
Memorabilia from the spelling bee.
Word list, name tag and a program.
We had to wait for the Bee to start.
She’s super excited!… and a little nervous!
Daddy and Isabel left the church sanctuary at around 12:30 pm and at 1:40 pm Gino texted me that she had won first place!!!
After 17 other participants, 20 rounds, 22 words and countless hours of practice she was the winner. If they had gone another round they would have used the unpublished first-grade words.
Her winning words were:
bar
try
west
word
daisy
holy
loss
choking
cobra
crick
fibber
gauze
narrow
ninth
ode
reporter
rift
slavery
strings
surely
washing
(missing one because we can’t remember what it was!)
To win the Bee she had to spell 2 words; rift and strings. She had 4 easy words, 3 average words, and 14 difficult words.
First place was Isabel and she got a trophy.
Second, third and fourth places got a ribbon! Awesome job first-graders!!!
That smile was priceless!
She is so happy!
Teacher Mrs. B (she was a judge – in another room) was there as well and she was excited to hear and see Isabel win!
12 students (1st-6th grade) from our school attended the Bee.
In the car on the way home she kept her hands on her trophy and a smile on her face the whole way!
At home with her trophy!
Her trophy.