Blog by Thyaga Nandagopal, FHES Parent and Bee Coordinator:

Dear FHES families,

We are bringing two National Competitions to Freedom Hill ES students this November:

1. The National Spelling Bee, sponsored by the Scripps National Spelling Bee, is open to all kids in grades 1 and above. At Freedom Hill, we plan to select the top two spellers in each grade classroom after the first week of November. See this flyer 2016-SPELLING-BEE-LETTER for details.  The recommended word list for this initial qualifying round can be found here 2016 School_Spelling_Bee_List_2-pager-annotated Winners go on to the school-wide Bee in February.

2. The National Geography Bee is hosted by the National Geographic Society, and is open to kids in grades 4 and above.  At Freedom Hill, we plan to select the top 10 quizzers across all classrooms in grades 4-6 after the first week of November. See this flyer 2016-Geo-BEE-LETTER for details.  The top 10 finishers go on to the school-wide finals in January.