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On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:28:12 -0000, �uropa
<islandechoes@googlemail.com> wrote:

>I was wondering whether any of you think that I would be any good at
>holding a spellind bee tournament at my school.
>I am a hedteacher and have not yet done such.
>
>Pleez tell me what are the benefits?

Sorry this is so late.  Our second grade held their first ever
spelling bee.  Students practiced at school during recess for weeks
before.  Coach Ben had a microphone, they lined up and got to spell
into the microphone.  Not everyone participated, but it was fun for
those who did.

Anyway, my special education students also participated in the
spelling bee.  We chose our 4 or 5 best spellers after a spell of in
our classrooms and held the bee in the gym.  A few parents showed up,
not many.  Long story short... one of my students came in third!  They
were going to give him a do over because the mistress of ceremonies
forgot to put it into a sentence.  He's not only special education but
he's a language learner too and probably heard the wrong word because
what he spelled was a sound alike... he spelled crossed instead of
crust.  Anyway, by the time they'd decided on a do over, he had
already grabbed the third place trophy and his friends were admiring
it.  I told them to let it go, he's HAPPY!  I'm telling you that kid
had a grin on his face he couldn't wipe off.

He was so nervous the first round he wanted to quit without even
trying, but after he heard all of the words other kids were given he
gained confidence.  Every round, he had a huge smile - he kept
touching his face, because be couldn't believe how much he was
smiling.  Everyone was sooo happy for him, adults and students!  This
kid was a "wall hugger" as a kindergartener and has slowly come out of
his shell to the point where I could encourage him to face an audience
and succeed.

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