Silver Oak Spelling Bee 2020

It is time to start studying for the 2020 Silver Oak Spelling Bee! This spelling bee contest offers all students in grades 4-6 the chance to showcase their spelling prowess in a classic Spelling Bee contest in January. All grade 4-6 students will take the written spelling bee test in their respective classes on Wednesday, January 8th, 2020. Top finalists from the written bee will advance to the oral spelling bee on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020. Permission slips will be sent home to those students who qualify for the oral spelling bee.

The Bay Area Regional Spelling Bee, traditionally held in the February-March timeframe, is currently looking for a sponsor and is not confirmed at this time. More information will follow for the winner of the school spelling bee, and where they will compete next!

A big thank you to Silver Oak PTO for sponsoring this event.

Important Dates:

• Written Spelling Bee: January 8th, 2020 during regular school hours.
• Oral Spelling Bee: January 15th, 2020 @ 6pm in Multi Purpose Room

Words used in the Silver Oak Written Spelling Bee event will be selected from the following:

• In preparation for the written spelling bee, visit www.myspellit.com for free word lists. (Click on a language of origin to see the word lists)
• Visit spellingbee.com/word-club if you wish to purchase National Spelling Bee Club preparation kits.

Words used in the Silver Oak Oral Spelling Bee event may be selected from the following:

• 2020 Spelling Bee study list
• Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged, Copyright 2002, Merriam Webster Inc., and its Addenda Section
• 2020 Great Words, Great Works Book lists can be found here, which is the source for all the spelling words https://spellingbee.com/book-list

Please contact PTO Parent Coordinator, Deepti Pattamatta if you have any questions.