at Faith Baptist Church, 3755 North Germantown Road, Bartlett.
This year's MHEA Spelling Bee will be held upstairs at Faith Baptist Church, 3755 North Germantown Parkway, Bartlett, TN, on Friday, December 9, from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm for students in grades 1-8. Postmark registration deadline is Saturday, November 20. Students MUST be pre-registered to participate.There will be NO LATE REGISTRATIONS allowed and registrations
by phone cannot be accepted! To register, please mail one registration form per student to MHEA, P.O. Box 2196, Cordova, TN 38088.
All participants will receive a certificate. All winners and runners-up will receive very nice ribbons. The winner of the 6th-8th grade competition must be willing to represent MHEA in The Commercial Appeal's city-wide spelling bee on Saturday, February 5, 2011, and must be a resident of Shelby County (please do not compete in this portion of the bee if you cannot or will not attend the city-wide bee). Only Shelby County residents will be allowed to participate in this bee. Words for grades 1-5 will come from a general spelling book. No practice lists are provided by MHEA. You may go to www.spellingbee.com for resources for grades 6-8 (click on the "students/parents" tab then "study tips" then follow the instructions to link to Spellit). The Commercial Appeal no longer provides study materials. The words asked in the spelling bee will NOT be limited to the words found in the online resources.
Each grade will compete consecutively. The schedule for the spelling bee times are approximate, of course. Be sure to arrive and check in at least 15-30 minutes before your child's grade is scheduled to begin in case the time ahead of you is shorter than expected.
1st grade 9:00 - 9:45 am
2nd grade 9:45 - 10:30 am
3rd grade 10:30 - 11:15 am
4th grade 11:15 - 12:00 pm
Lunch Break
5th grade 1:00 - 1:45 pm
6th - 8th grade 1:45 - 4:00 pm
For questions, contact Susan Ragle at SpellingBee@MemphisHomeschool.org. Please do not call the church. Once your registration form and fee have been received at the MHEA office, you will be emailed a confirmation.