Spelling Bee FUN!!!

Jaden made it to the SPELLING BEE!!!!

30 students from Explorer made it to the spelling bee

2 students from each class

1st grade through 4th grade

There were not many smiles from J-Man while he waited (I'm guessing nervously) his turn!

Numbers were drawn to determine the order in which the kids went

What are the odds that our neighbor HALLIE would get the number in front of Jaden....

which meant they sat next to each other!

Hallie did a great job of talking to Jaden in the back row and helping him not be nervous!

What a BLESSING to be by her!!

I did not know that the students would walk from their seat, to the front of the stage, stand in front of the ENTIRE SCHOOL and families, to spell their words in a microphone!

OH MY!!!! 

Here's Jaden....making his way to the front. 

He looks a bit nervous!!!

(This was the practice round---we didn't take pictures during the "Real" spelling bee!)

PROUD PARENTS!!

How'd he do?

Practice round--- Rooster--- he missed it---but it was just practice!

Round 1-- JACKET--- spelled correctly

Round 2 -- UMPIRE-- spelled correctly!!!

Round 3 -- SUSPICIOUS -- missed it! 

He finished 7th out of 30 kids and was the last 1st grader left in

YEA JADEN!!!

Balloons, cards, a stuffed BEE, money, candy, ...

That was worth all the extra time he spent studying those hard words!!

FINALLY a SMILE!!!

Great Job Jaden!  We are so proud of you!  You are doing so well in school! 

You worked hard on those extra hard spelling words the past few months and spending extra time practicing those super hard words---that mom couldn't even spell!

love ya buddy!