Prime Minister's Spelling Bee

Prime Minister's Spelling Bee

Students in year 3-6 at Weeden Heights have the opportunity to take part in the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee 2022.

The Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee, which had almost 21,000 students signed up last year, is a free online competition open to children in Years 3-8.  It is run by Kids News and News Corp Australia.

The Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee has three competition levels: Green for Years 3-4; Orange for Years 5-6; and Red for Years 7-8.

Students will be given 30 random words from their competition level word list and have 25 seconds to spell each word.

The competition will be held in three rounds, with the School Round from August 15-26, the State/Territory Finals on September 1-2 and the National Final on September 8.

The national champion in each age group will win a trip to Canberra to meet the Prime Minister, an iPad and a HarperCollins book pack. Each national winner’s school will also get a $1000 voucher to spend on books, technology or other equipment.

In order to enter your child in the event please complete the consent form by 15 August 2022. Consent form is attached and also available at the office.

For more information see the website https://www.spelling-bee.com.au/ or chat with your classroom teacher.