Grades 2-8 Participate in Grade-Level Scripps National Spelling Bee

As we did last year, Grades 2-8 students will will participate in the Scripps National Spelling Bee! 

Lower School grade-level spelling bees will take place in classrooms, while the grade-level spelling bee in the Middle School will take place during English class. The spelling bee performance will not impact student grades. 

Students have been provided with a grade-level study list to prepare for the class spelling bee. This list consists of the words students will be tested on during the class spelling bee. Please note, however, that the teachers may need to incorporate additional words. The winner of each grade-level spelling bee will advance to a Lower/Middle School-Wide Bee. 

The Lower/Middle School-Wide Bee will be held on Thurs 21 Nov 2024. More information will be sent in the upcoming weeks. 

The students who take first and second place will advance to the Regional Qualifier Online Test via the Scripps Online Testing Platform. Please note, however, that only students in Grades 4-8 may advance to the Regional Qualifier. Top scorers on the Regional Qualifier Online Test will advance to the New York City Spelling Bee, which will take place in person in mid-March 2025. 

We are very excited about this opportunity, as it will help our students improve their spelling and vocabulary acquisition. 

Should you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Bernstein or Ms. Vessio.