Middle School Spelling Bee

Spelling Bees cultivate a love for language and vocabulary, helping students improve their spelling skills, broaden their vocabularies, understand essential concepts, and strengthen their command of English beyond casual use. Additionally, Spelling Bees promote critical thinking, enhance memory retention, encourage healthy competition, and build students' confidence in public speaking and performing under pressure.

The Solano County Office of Education is excited to expand the Spelling Bee Competition to all public and private school serving seventh and eighth grade students within the county. This will be the first time Solano County will host a Middle School Spelling Bee Competition.

During the county competition, students will be eliminated after misspelling two words. The top two finalists will then advance to the state championship.

2024-25 Timeline of Important Spelling Bee Dates

Tuesday, November 12, 2024	New School Orientation Meeting (optional) 3:30 PM via Zoom The virtual meeting will provide new Spelling Bee Advisors and/or School Administrators with information about this year's Spelling Bee and allow participants to ask questions. Zoom Link provided in email.
Friday, December 6, 2024	Deadline: School Registration Register Here School principal or assigned Spelling Bee Advisor must register the school before the deadline. No extensions will be granted.
Friday, January 31, 2025	Deadline: School Spelling Bee All participating schools must complete their Spelling Bee by the deadline to remain eligible for the Solano County Spelling Bee
Monday, February 3, 2025	Deadline: Participant Registration Register Here The Spelling Bee Advisor must register their schoo's top two spellers by the deadline to remain eligible for the Solano County Spelling Bee.
Friday, February 14, 2025	Deadline: Participant Release Form A Parent/Guardian of each participant must complete the Participant Release Form by the deadline to remain eligible for the Solano County Spelling Bee. All Release Forms will be sent to the Parent/Guardian using the email provided by the Spelling Bee Advisor on the Participant Registration. Forms will be sent through AdobeSign.
Saturday, March 1, 2025	Solano County Middle School Spelling Bee Competition Solano County Community College 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM Speller Check-in Begins at 12:30 PM
Saturday, April 26, 2025	California State Spelling Bee Great Wolf Lodge Water Park/Northern California 2500 Daniels St., Manteca, CA 95337

Resources

Spelling Apps for Students:

https://www.commonsense.org/education/lists/spelling-apps-for-students

Watch: Why is Spelling Important?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjVcR83nAYk

Competition Information

Spelling Bee Competition Rules

Spellign Bee Competition Rules (Spanish) - PENDING

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions (Spanish) - PENDING

Helping Students Prepare for a Spelling Bee

Helping students prepare for a spelling bee is an exercise in purpose, dedication, and tenacity. Being your student's partner in education will model a foundation built for a lifelong love of language, a buzz for achievement, and the confidence to "bee-lieve".

And remember - Keep it fun! Find the joy in spelling.

Not sure how to guide your students? helping prepare for a spelling bee can be as easy as 1, 2, 3...or A, B, C!

Read. Read. Read. Reading helps move the practice along. Read all the books and news articles within arm's reach!
Practice. Practice. Practice. It is important that spelling is addressed every single day. There are countless online and readily available word lists.
Student the rules. Knowing spelling rules like "i before e except after c" helps when learning words. And don't forget the "building blocks: or the English Language. Prefixes and suffixes, and Greek and Latin root words come in handy when constructing language. They help to understand a word's meaning and spelling convention.