4TH & 5TH GRADERS INVITED TO SPELLING BEE

The GFWC Junior Woman’s Club of the Somerset Hills would like to invite all Warren fourth and fifth grade students to participate in their fourteenth annual spelling bee.
The competition will take place Wednesday, January 18th, 2017 at the Bedminster Township School, 234 Somerville Rd, Bedminster. The check-in will begin at 5:30 and the bee will begin at 6:00 p.m. promptly. Snow date is Wednesday, January 25, 2017 and will be used if the schools are closed or have an early dismissal on January 18th due to weather. There will be pizza, snacks and drinks available to purchase.
The top three spellers will win Gift Cards for $50, $25, and $10 consecutively for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place and will be invited to participate in a joint competition between students from Bergen, Morris, Sussex and Somerset counties in a District Spelling Bee in February 4th 2017 snow date February 11th in Rockaway. The top spellers from this District Bee will compete on the State level to be held March 2017 at NJSFWC Headquarters in New Brunswick.
Anyone wishing to participate should complete the registration form below and return it with a $10 registration fee to us no later than January 11, 2017. Rules and practice word lists will be EMAILED to all participants.
Please write email clearly. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE PRACTICE WORD LISTS DO NOT INCLUDE ALL THE WORDS THAT WILL BE USED IN THE COMPETITION. Participation will be limited to the first 50 students registered.
Please return this form and a $10 check made payable to the Junior Woman’s Club of Somerset Hills to: Bridget Ameo, 39 Hillcrest Blvd., Warren, NJ 07059. Registration deadline is January 11th, 2017.
Please include with check: Name of student, name of school, address, grade attending, name of teacher, your telephone number and email address.
No student will be denied participation for financial restrictions. Any profit from the event will be donated to our local school libraries.