March 4, 2010
Dear Parents,
We are very pleased to announce that Second Grade will hold a classroom and
grade level spelling bee. This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to
practice and enhance their vocabulary and even become more proficient
writers. All students will participate in the classroom spelling bee.
The attached is a copy of this year’s Second Grade Spelling Bee words. There
will be two parts to the spelling bee. The first one will be a classroom
spelling bee on April 26, 2010, administered by the classroom teacher. It
will continue until there are two students left and one alternate. The final
two students will represent their classroom in a grade wide spelling bee on
May 7, 2010. The alternate will need to continue to practice and should be
available in case one of the finalists is unable to participate in the grade
level spelling bee.
The classroom spelling bee on April 26th will be a closed event. However,
parents of the two finalists or alternate will be invited to the grade wide
spelling bee on May 7th. It will be held in the library, beginning
approximately at 9:00 a.m. More specific details will follow.
There is a specific format which students will need to follow. Failure to
follow the rules will result in disqualification.
Please practice the words with your child in the following format:
Say the word to your child, they will then need to;
1. Repeat the word
2. Spell the word*
3. Say the word again
*They will have 1 minute to spell the word; they are not allowed to write the
word before they spell it.
However, there are several things a child may ask only once before they say
the word for a final time. Once the word is said for the final time, what
ever they have said is final.
1. They may ask for the word to be repeated.
2. They may ask for the word to be used in a sentence.
3. They may ask to start over – in which they would say the word again
and then spell it and say it again.
4. They may ask for a definition of the word.
Students will be disqualified from the Spelling Bee if;
1. They do not follow the above format
2. They misspell a word
We know this will be a wonderful experience for your child and want to say in
advance how much we appreciate your support. It will be a fun and
educational experience for all. Thank you very much!
The Second Grade Team
Union Hill Elementary
Second Grade Spelling Bee
Word List
The following words will be used in the first round in the classroom until we
have our top three winners. First and second place classroom winners will
move onto the grade level competition and the runner up will act as an
alternate if for some reason one of the classroom winners is unable to
participate.
able about ace actual advice advise
afraid already alter amazing angel another
anywhere argue arrow athlete atlas attach
attack award baseball because believe blossom
bounce brake broadcast brought bully burrow
cabin calm capital captain cardigan career
catcher certain champion chatter climate collar
compete convict control country county couple
court crooked crumb crunch curtain custom
damage daughter deaf debt decide defeat
defy describe despair different dismal doubt
drawer drapes dwarf empire empress empty
enormous enough except exclaim exile explode
family fever fireworks fizzy flee flour
foul fountain frantic fraud frequent fringe
fruit further galley garbage garment ghost
glasses glue gnome govern grammar greasy
grief gym hazard helmet holiday include
injure instead instruct jewelry journey judge
judo kiosk kitten kneel ladder laundry
lazy leather lesson liar listen loyal
magic mansion margin mattress memory missile
model mountain mystery nation niece noodles
nothing nowhere numb obey office onion
opinion orchard original oven packet painful
palm pane panic parcel patient pattern
peace peanut people perhaps petal piece
pillow pitch pizza plate pleasant pleasure
police pour predict piano primary prize
probably promise professor proudly prove pursue
python question receive relay relief remember
repeat replay reptile require rough route
rudder rural safari sail sailor sandal
sandwich scared scene scent serious service
several shear shadow shield shoulder shovel
shriek siesta sign situation skipper squirrel
sleeve smuggle sneer sneeze speaker sore
source spice spinach splinter sponge sprain
squash squirt stare station steady streak
steel strange suddenly sugar suggest supermarket
surfboard surname surprise swallow sweaty sympathy
tackle tennis temporary thief though thought
tickle tight tomato tough toothpaste tractor
trainer triumph trouble twirl umpire urgent
utility vain vessel victory village vision
waist want wealth weapon welcome wharf
wheel write whine whiskers whole wicker
wizard wonder would wrap wrist yawn
If the above words are exhausted before we have a winner, then we will begin
using the challenging words below. Students should practice all lists to be
prepared. Good luck!
accident amphibian beautiful caterpillar denominator
dinosaur disease emergency enormous faucet
finalist foreign fatigue fragrance friendlier
guarantee gymnasium hamburger imaginary inexpensive
intelligent knowledge laughter marvelous mechanic
misplace misfortune mosquito mystery neighborhood
octopus opossum pajamas quarrel rehearsal
reindeer scissors scientist strength thyme
tortoise torpedo valuable vegetable warrior
whether wonderful wrestle wristwatch whistle
If the above words are exhausted before we have a winner, then we will begin
using the super challenging words below. Students should practice all lists
to be prepared. Good luck!
accomplishment achieve amateur breathe beneath
chemistry congratulations companion conscience coincidence
disguise engineer endeavor familiar generosity
graduate headache interior inferior jealous
legible molecular nervous obedient priority
picturesque repetition scholar tournament unique
vehicle vacuum wreathe width zoologist