Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee

The Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee is a national on-line competition designed to expose students to unfamiliar words, providing them with definitions and word origins to help expand their vocabulary and encourage them to use knowledge of strategies to spell each word.  This year, 9 students from Stage 2 and 14 students from Stage 3 participated in the competition.  These students are spelling above their age level. Well done to the following students who challenged themselves: Henry M, William F, Alyssa E, Hannah B, Jenna P, Charlotte W, Max M, Asher M, Dylan M, Lachlan B, Lee K, Vida B, Nate B, Jesse B, Sadie W, Mattia W, Amelia R, Mollyrose M, Evie A, Isabelle R, Amos L, Elise P, Indiana S.

The top 200 ranked students from the competition school round will progress to the State finals based on accuracy and time.  Students will be notified if they are successful in September. 

“I liked it.  It was fun. I liked it because it was challenging”. - William F

“I enjoyed it.  There was a mix of different words. Some words were easy and some words I didn’t know”. - Charlotte W

“It was challenging.  It started off with words I was familiar with and then the words became harder as I didn’t know the words or recognise them.  Overall, I had fun.” - Lachlan B

“It was fun. I practised some words at home. The words were challenging and it was hard because it was timed and you only had 25 seconds.”  - Isabelle R