We got stung at the Spelling Bee!

Oh well! What we didn't know: Our fourth grader would be competing with students up to the seventh grade, that there would be almost 100 students competing. We made it to round three, and then were **ding**ed with the word embroider. Scotty did a great job in the first two rounds, but we apparently didn't take our studying far enough. By the end of round 2, the announcer had passed by all the words on our study list. So, lesson learned? YES! Get more words to study!! BUT in defense of Scotty & Beacon, of all the words we studied and used Beacon to study for - HE KNEW THOSE WORDS! We had a really great time and are looking forward to next year!

Does this help us on the Spelling Bee?

Well, I am very excited about this test! My son, Scotty, placed 6th in the school spelling bee, so that means we are off to the county wide Spelling Bee. We did not use our Beacon equipment/methods to study for the first one, but have decided to give it a try for this next round. There are about 36 words on the study list that he is having difficulty with. We will be using the Beacon system to study those words. We will work on about 20 words to begin with, and add to that every few days. I will keep you posted on our progress.