we're ready to begin good afternoon and welcome to the foundation for the not education's eighteenth annual spelling bee i'm more of a fun oh this is barbara buffon and where you're co chairs for today's event for joining us this afternoon as the f b i continues to celebrate twenty five years of making a difference in the belmont public school this event would not be possible without countless volunteer hours and we would especially like to media center volunteers are with us all day providing live broadcast of the be on their website and recording for future broadcast thank you and of course we are continually grateful for the tremendous support of our f p investors and sponsors throughout the day today you will meet a very special group of celebrity volunteers our hosts and panelists hosted our noncompetitive k two swarms today is mr ted tron p e teacher at the butler and your first team of panelists we have susan burgess cox from the belmont school committee trodden we are ready to begin the two thousand and eighteen f b s spelling bee all right well thank you for being here everybody kindergartners are you ready for the spelling bee all right i'm going to come up here on stage and i'm going to come by each one of the teams i'm going to tell the group what your team name is then you're going to say your name into the microphone so here we go group number one from swarm one we have america's best spellers the spellers are america's best spell what is the name of the people on the team america's best sellers what is your name right great job we have group number three b star oh way us all right we have group number four beautiful spellers ok we have group number five buzz bees what i forgot one i'm very sorry i won't do that again i thank you very much all right group number five buzz bees right we have group number six the beagles when you look very familiar do i know you already have the who'll be number seven right we have group number eight marvelous right these are spellers now our spellers i'm going to tell you now what's going to happen next there is a pronouncer the pronouncer will read the word aloud to you and use it in a sentence then you will have twenty seconds to write down the word how you think it is spelled it's important that the spellers write very big letters and th all look over here please when you're finished and we tell you to hold up your board so that everybody can see it and keep it up until we tell you boards down each group should have one person to write one person to a race and one person to hold up the board are we ready here we go the first word is all right guys you already you know the instructions right mr dutton gave you make sure that you write nice and big because those of us back here were a little bit older and we have a hard time seeing so right nice impaired so we can see it ok you ready that's not very enthusiastic are you ready excellent ok the first word cat my cat likes to sit in the front window in the sun right the kindergartners now we want you to hold up your board as high as you can so everybody can  kindergartners i have a helpful hint for you when you are talking to your teammates about how you're going to spell it whisper to each other and and time is up kindergartners hold up your boards and let's see those big  keep it up keep holding it up showing off right hold up those boards let's see them nice and high letters thank you jump jump i like to jump on my trampoline j all right the next word is good i like to get a good night's sleep good hold up those boards let's see what you have swarm to should now be in the hallway swarm to should be lining up in the hallway pleasing girls this is your last word the word is red i love the color red red the right way to spell it is r e d good job kindergartners put down your boards put down your marker put down the eraser turn and face this door and we're going to walk right offstage great job everybody families you can meet your spellers in the hallway one number two i'm going to announce the name of your team and then you're going to tell us your name so first team number one the cool b who do we have that make up the cool be say your name into the microphone nice and lo i like the way you speak very nice all right group number two ninja  all right i knew we had big lungs there have we have the sparkly unicorns who's on the sparkly unicorn ok we have the group for spider man are we in order here are these the spider man ok let's see where we're going to go right here all right let's hear it for the spider man and then we have the super reader you man all right we have group number seven perfect speller but instead of better myself all right let's give a big hand press one number two everybody hates spellers and swarm number two the pronouncer is going to say your word after the pronouncer says your word you will have twenty seconds to talk quietly with your teammates then you're going to write down the word in big big letters so that everybody can see it and then when i tell you to you're going to hold your board up really high until they tell you to put it down spellers are you ready i don't believe you are you ready all right here is your first word ok your first word for this competition in but i don't like to go to school but i also like to sleep a lot but it is now time to hold up your board show everybody big letters what you spell kindergartners get ready for your next word here comes ok boys and girls you ready the next word is fun today is so much fun fun right hold up your board is how you spell fine we just had a whole line kindergartners put your boards down and erase the letters for the word fun  kindergartners we're going to ready for our third word ok are you already have to that excitement ok all right the next word monte i like to sit in my chair and look out the window m ten more seconds high those boards up hold them up so my is spelled m  all right to gardeners erase your board get ready for your next word ok boys and girls everybody else said make sure you're listening here we go the next word is get on the way home i'm going to get pizza  you gardeners hold up those boards or everybody can see your letters nice and high job is the right way to spell get right city gardens or raise your boards get ready for your next word swarm three should be in the hallway at this time lining up outside of the hallway are you guys ready alright the next word is one i only have one brother one hold up those boards  race your board get ready for the next word that's a great way to end the round you spell it i ask job boys and girls all right kindergartners you did a fantastic job everybody in the audience let's hear it first warm number two kindergartners use one to put down your marker put down your racer in the board we're going to turn and walk off the stage this way follow the leader let's hear it again press one number two everybody all right everybody please welcome swarm number three to th hello swarm number three everybody ready ok swarm through is on stage the kindergarten spellers i'm going to come by i'm going to tell everybody what the name of your team is after i tell everybody the name of your team i'm going to put the microphone in front of you and you're going to say your name into the microphone nice and loud going to start over here with team one from swarm that's our purple cats group number two the spelling pumpkin spelling pumpkins and what are the names of the people on this team what is your name yeah group number six we have the buzz were who do we have here and group number seven the dragons of burke who do we have on this team and group number eight ninja bees who do we have on the ninja these today all right down the kindergartners and swarm number three these are the rules who are spelling bees so you know what to do these are what we expect to do in order a pronouns are is going to read a word to you after the pronounce or read the word they're going to use it in a sentence after you hear the words you have twenty seconds to write down on your board in the biggest letters possible what you think the spelling of the word is at the end of twenty seconds i'm going to tell you to hold up your board really high in the air so that everybody can see it come like a movie screen and then when we're done we'll tell you to put the board down and you will erase it and get ready for the next word we are missing one dry erase pen fourteen four does anybody have an extra one out there in the audience here you didn't bring on listening for your first word here it is ok your first word is did they did you do your homework last night and study for this telling me i did time hold up your board as high as you can to show everybody what's on your board nice  bigger next time just so that these old guys over here can read it please erase your board get ready for the next word listening very carefully for your word ok boys and girls here we go the next word is eat did you eat a lot of your hello in candy  hi hold on a great job the right way to spell it is the eighty very nice bring your boards down a race all the letters get ready for your next word ok you guys ready all right the next word is like i like chocolate chip cookies  ok team two i think you have the wrong side of your board up now ok so like is spelled l i the right way to spell it is f o x excellent good job all right put those boards down and raise them ready for your next word ok the next word is put i had to put up my umbrella when it started to rain up those boards nice and high let's see what your words are and how you spell them ok all set here we go last word of this round and your last word is dog i have to go home and walk my dog dog ten seconds three put down your markers on the table leave your race are on the table you're going to turn this side of the stage and you can walk right off that way thank you very much great job everybody door number four in a moment we're going to be coming down the row we're going to introduce the name of your team and then we want you to say your name into the microphone  you what your name is make sure you have a good answer all right starting over here in the corner group number one the word busters the names of the spellers on the word busters are great job group number one group number two we have the b b tolls and what's in the names of players on this team now well i am how many great job group number three please welcome  glitter bands number four the super speller group number six the speed the speed boys they are right group number seven the worker bees group number nine we have the super black panther kids group number ten super number eleven the dark night supercalifragilistic that how you say it all right i got it right here we go all right those are spell these are the expectations for you as you're playing in the spelling bee a pronouncer will read aloud the word then they'll use that word in a sentence you will talk quietly with your teammates you have twenty seconds to write down your word on your board in the biggest letters possible we want to show off to everybody what you put down on the board after twenty seconds you're going to hear about and then i'm going to ask you to hold up your board nice and high so everybody could see it spellers are you ready not good enough are you that's very good all right here we go first word ok here we go everybody all set pen in hand the first word is horse the horse galloped across the farm horse it is time to hold up your board show everybody what you have written down on your board a skill a big hand everybody good job the correct spelling is a own our ass e all right spellers a race your board get ready for your next word ok everybody ready all those boards are raced ok the next word is boxes i have boxes of hollowing costumes that i like to put on boxes ok here we go your word now is ness the bird was feathering its nest nes hold up those board great the right way to spell it is an easy s t all right great job spellers a racer board get ready for the next word ok the next word is each i can tell you each study these words before you came here to each erase your boards here comes the next word ok the next word is school all i can tell you all like to go to school school hold up those boards nice to see the ok here is your last word for this morning we've all done a really great job and the last word is found i found my cat up in the tree we will be welcoming to the stage swarmed by this want to give a shout out to the belmont media center who is promoting this and videoing our spelling bee live today on hand video all spellers in a moment i'm going to be coming down the table i will announce all the team names and then you have a chance to tell everybody your name i'm going to put the microphone right in front of you and you're going to tell him what your name is the first team to be number one from swarm five is starlight the spellers on starlight are group number five i was for i just made a mistake that was a spelling aces are you correct this one here you know what you deserve to say your name again his spelling a says who is on spelling ace group number six electrical dragons group number ten he leave who do we have here group number eleven big brain who is on big brain today now for the spellers i'm going to tell you the order of spelling the expectations when you're spelling here today a pronouncer will announce the word nice and loud for you have to be listening then the word will be used in a sen at that time you will have twenty seconds to talk with your team mates quietly of course and then write down the way you think the word is spelled out when you hear the bell it will be time for you to hold up your bo and you're going to show everybody how you spell the word spellers are you ready for your first word are you sure you already i'm not so sure let me ask again are you ready for your first word i think they're ready all right here's your first word hello everybody your first word is book i love to read a good book before i go to bed look a great start b o o k s the correct spelling boys and girls on the panel can you please write your words quite a bit bigger on your board fill it up spellers erase your word get ready for word number two here it comes ok your second word is spelled do you know how to spell every single word on this list i think so  it's time hold up that board sure everybody ok here we go next word is basket please put your papers in the basket basket hold up those boards  good job b a s k e t is the right way to spell basket erase your board get ready for the next word ok folks ready all right at the next word in animal all my favorite animal is a snake animal ok everybody else said the next word jelly i love a sandwich with peanut butter and jelly jelly raised those boards and here is your next word and that is last this is your last word to spell last ten seconds hold up those board can i ask this one of six parents to have a seat please and i wanted to welcome all of you on behalf of the whole foundation for education board of directors i'm the president this year this is my second year my seventh year is being part of the organization and we're very excited this is the end of our twenty fifth year we have worked very hard in partnership with the school administration over the last twenty five years we have sponsored programs and initiatives totaling three point seven million dollars back to all six of the schools so we're very proud and excited for that and the spelling bee is one of our largest endeavors and we just love the event so i wanted to thank our amazing co chairs i see one of them over there  to thank you again to all of our investors in education our beekeepers all of our business sponsors and thank you to all of you parents for being a part of this event with your children today swarm number six i just had a very very important meeting with some t v people the belmont media center is here and they are broadcasting on t v the spelling bee in one of the things that we were talking about was that when the spellers are finished spelling your word you hear the bell and it's time to lift up your board there is a t v camera in the back of the auditorium the t v camera want to capture the image of all of your board and you want to make the letters nice and big so that they could see it on t v at home so that's something we're going to try to make sure the holding up nice and high now so one number six i'm going to come down the row next to you i'm going to announce to everybody the name of your team and then you're going to tell us your name so we're going to start with group number one and this spelling group today is that group number two this group name is square the group new members are number three the gummy bear group number for the charges are these members are number five the queen bees group seven that jellybeans group number eight group number eleven the win brooks ninja bees ideas are spellers of human hand everybody six spellers we have some directions for you the expectations of the spellers during the spelling bee you'll be listening very carefully because a pronouncer will tell us all what the word is and then the word will be used in a sentence after that you will have twenty seconds to talk quietly with your teammates and decide how you're going to spell the word then you write the words down on your dry erase board big big big letters when you hear the bell you're going to hold up the board for everybody to see and everybody at home to see do not put the board down until we tell you to good luck may the force be with you ok boys and girls here we go your first word today is rock rock the rock was really hard to move r ten seconds and girls wait till you hear the bell to hang up your board please keep it down it is time to hold up that board nice and high are you all ready all right the next word is like each i pad macaroni and cheese for lunch lunch ten seconds it's time hold up those boards keep them still nice and  about writing nice and big not only for the camera back there but for those of us resitting here who are a lot older than you are we're trying to read your nice and writing so nice  next word swimming i know a lot of you went swimming over the summer ok hold up those boards nice and high but see those letters they listening for your next word everybody of your race your board and you know what you guys you are all doing a really really good job it is hard to stand up there on the stage listen to us speaking trying to hear overt parents who are all chatting in the background so it gets really hard you are all doing a really really good job so thank you very much ok the next word is foot i dropped the rock on my foot and hurt foot hold up those boards nice ok boys and girls here we go next word the word is think i think you are all amazing students think let's see them i said hi think boards down to raise your boards listening for your next word oh ok guys so this is your last word and that is please please write nice and big letters so we can read it please ten seconds pleases excellent job everybody writes one sect spellers please leave the eraser the marker in the board where it is six everybody great job you're not able to see what you're doing on t v but you can see it on the cable channel on saturdays and sundays at noon you can go home and watch yoursel as we prepare for our next warm to come to the stage i want to inform everybody some of our sponsors of today's event a big thank you goes out to belmont orthodontics and belmont pediatric dentistry the belmont savings bank foundation belmont smiles and pediatric dental arts bennett family eye care city side subaru international realty century twenty one adams lawndale and orthodontics of cambridge eleven alexander av monday through thursday during the weeks of november fifth  children may choose to have the entire buyback amount donated designate the up the is your charity and your donation will support the work of the s c and the belmont public schools swarm number seven one make sure i'm in the right spot i am going to announce your team name i'm going to walk down and tell everybody what your team name is then you are going to announce your own name into the microphone so think real hard so you have a good answer when i ask what your name is all right we have a group number one the world whirl of lego ninja the members of this team are group number two american in just spellers the members of this team  group number three team green team five creative cats  group number six fast lightning seven freedom spellers group number ten and group number ten the cheetah squad right spellers the expectations for you during the spelling bee for swarm number seven a announcer or word pronouncer is going to say the word for you you have to listen very carefully then the announcer will use the word in a sentence after that you have twenty seconds to talk quietly with your teammates wri down the word and then when you hear a bell you will hold up your board and you're going to hold it up there for almost a whole ten seconds not only does our panel need to see what you wrote the audience needs to see it but there's a t v camera here and people at home want to see what you wrote so we're going to keep it up until we tell you to put it down right spellers are you ready are you sure you're ready i think you're ready all right your first word is first word mother my mother makes the best cookies mother please wait for the bell there you go hold up your boards nice and hi good job the correct spelling is am oh t h e r spellers good job all spellers right here we need your letters to take up almost the whole board use the entire board so that everybody could see make your letters larger this time all right do your research board yet all right listening carefully for your next word here comes ok since you did so well with mother the next word is father my father is going to be ninety three years old pretty soon father ten seconds all right spellers erase your word listening carefully for the pronouncer for your next word ok everybody else said next word is dinner i hope my family's home thinking about making dinner dinner hold up those signs keep them up so everybody can see nice and great the correct spelling is d i n an e r all right great job erase your word get ready for the next one ok if you're already the next word is fuzzy i have pink fuzzy slippers that i put on when it's under the shed trapped all right guys and gals the next word and this is your last one is feeling i know that you are off feeling very proud of yourselves for all the hard work you've done feeling spelling in their swarm seven that was your last word you did outstanding spelling today we're going to give you another applause in about ten seconds but i want to make sure you leave your race or leave your please spellers we're going to turn faces direction you know walk right off the stage or into the hallway families you can meet your spellers out in the hallway over here welcome to the stage swarm number eight i want to tell you something that there is a place in this town of belmont that will give you money if you donate your hollowing candy to belmont orthodontic and belmont pediatric dentist free at eleven alexander av in belmont where  to pay you two dollars for every pound of donated candy they will then match that two dollars per pound donation to a charity additionally the children may choose to have the entire buy back amount donated if you wish and if you want to designate the foundation for belmont education they will donate that money to the foundation so we can continue supporting belmont education does anyone have any candy l hold on how i'm going to ask just one of you how many pieces you know how many pieces of candy you have that anybody count nobody counted how much candy you tell me about how many what one hundred in two pieces left that meant a lot of exercise wednesday night going around trick or treating but if you take them to get candy and you put it together with somebody else and you can make one pound you get two dollars for that pound of candy if you don't eat it pretty cool huh all right now that the swarm number eight we want to welcome you here tonight we're going to give you a big round of applause in two seconds one to applaus not only did all of these people come here today to watch you up on that stage but there is a t v camera in the back of the auditorium that television camera is broadcasting on t v from the belmont media center you could actually go home and watch this tonight if on the belmont media center channel now when you spell your word it's very important that you use big big letters and when it's time to hold up your word you hold the sign up and you keep it up there until we tell you to put it down because the t v camera wants to get a picture of everybody's word now swarm number eight i'm going to be walking down near you up on stage i'm going to announce the name of your team after i announce the name of your team each person on the team is going to tell us who they are so you're going to announce your own name number one from swarm eight is the rainbow sparkles the rainbow sparkles have these team members on it group to spell caster group number seven pay close attention the b f s one group number nine the spelling starlight sister group number ten the hi great group number eleven awesome dolphins number twelve spelling wrangler all right spellers i'm going to explain ok they want to cheer you on here we go i'm going to explain to you the expectations while you're in the spelling bee first you're going to listen very carefully because the pronouns are will read the word that you're going to spell then they're going to use the word in a sentence and then you will have twenty seconds to talk quietly with your teammates decide which way you're going to spell the word use big letters and then you'll hear a bell when you hear that bell that is a signal for you to stop writing and hold up your board as high as you can and keep it still so we can check out the spelling and everybody at home watching on t v can check your spelling and see what a great time you're having is everybody ready all right i know this group is ready i could tell that they're eager and they're great listeners so here comes your first word there is your bell hold it up nice and high keep it up keep the board up hold it up  that's a great start everybody got it right d r i an ok all right it is time to a race your board all right your board is a racist here comes your next word big big letters when you're spelling please ok your next word is yellow i can tell there are a lot ten seconds a y e l l o w keep those up so that the camera can get a picture on it but you all did a great job you log on it right o and prepare for your next spelling word here it comes you next word is and sir please write the answer really big answer it is time to hold up those boards nice and hard keep them up try to keep them everybody's finished racing ok the next word is clean now i hope when i get home i will find a nice clean kitchen clean all right listening for your next word the next word is grabbed i grabbed my raincoat before i left the house grab great just the way you spell it is g r a b b e d well let's give a real big hand everybody that's a good job ok you guys ready there's one last word you got to spell everybody said ok your last word we the queen of waved to the crowd and she drove through the streets we one and excellent job though guys ok you're all kings and queens of the spelling bee now swarm eight your job is done but before you go i just wanted to share with everybody and give a hand to our pronouncers and time keeper we have two pronouncers we have miss lori graham who's a big supporter of belmont education and we have ms calling cox kindergarten teacher burbank school in our time keeper or miss susan burgess cox who is on the school committee let's have a big hand for the spellers give me a hand for coming here today swarm number eight you did a terrific job you're about to get another big round of applause but before you do i want to remind you leave the marker that dry erase or race are in the board right behind your numbers so the next group can find it everybody how we think what they did today let's you're going to exit the stage to your right follow the leader going this way families you may meet your spellers in the hallway right outside welcome welcome everybody to the spelling bee swarm number nine welcome to the stage we're going to introduce the name of your team so i'll be walking down i'm going to say number one c nature then you are going to announce the names of the people who are on the team after we do that we're going to give you all the rules and expectations for the spelling bee so i'm going to make my way up right now swarm number nine group number one your team name a b c nature what are the names of the people on your team we're going to have each person is going to introduce their own name are you ready here we go first player the next group number two the bear b ok group number three we have the happy group number five spelling now group number six burbank zombies group number seven girl power number eight world cup winners number nine first one today fortnight master group number ten justice  group number eleven magic spellers  spellers on your table you should have a dry areas marker an eraser and a dry erase board a pronouncer from this table in front will announce one of the words then they will use the word in a sentence that's when you have to be listening at your best after they use the word in a sentence you will have twenty seconds to talk quietly to your teammate and then  writing your word when you hear the bell you will stop writing and then hold up your board as high as you can because not only of these people come in the audience to see you today there's people at home watching your on t v there's a t v camera all the way in the back from the belmont media center and they want to be able to see the word that's on your board so you have to hold it up and hold it still all right spellers big letters when you spell talk quietly when you're discussing your word and listening when the pronouncers are reading the words are you ready ok here we go your first word is here we go the first word is center we are so lucky we have an incredible belmont center hold up your board keep it up try not to move it great job you spell it c e a n c e r center all spellers erase your board completely once your board is a race turn your attention back to the pronouncers table listening for your next word and here is your next word and that is about i like reading about famous people about ten seconds everybody else said yeah ok next word chick there is nothing nothing cuter than a new baby chick chick those boards up you all did a fantastic job c h i c k alright spellers the race you're bored ok everybody ready ok the next word is because i know the reason you are all doing so well is because you study it because listening very carefully for your next word the next word is flower my favorite flower is a tulip full hour hold up those boards nice and hard keep them  word no i know that you all have worked really really hard on th hold those boards up nice and keep them up so we can see them swarm number nine you have finished your spelling bee today you are about to get a very large round of applause directed towards you but before you do please make sure you leave your magic marker leave your dry erase board and the eraser on the table now the audience is going to give you a big round of applause and then you're going to file off stage this direction where your families will meet you everybody what do you think how group nine  swarm number nine remember to leave your mark are you going to turn you're going to follow this way off the stage single file just like you came on great job everybody welcome everybody to the spelling bee come on in find a spot to sit down we're still waiting for a few scholars to show up for swarm ten are refreshments in the cafeteria there's also some of our vendors and sponsors have tables you can go and you can visit them in the cafeteria as well swarm number ten welcome to the spelling bee i want to share something with you not only did these people come to watch you today spell while you're in the be up on the stage but there are also people at home watching this spelling bee is being broadcast on television right now there's a t v camera way in the back of the auditorium and it's being broadcast on the belmont media center to be on cable channels and you can actually go home tonight and possibly watch yourself or could be at a later time watching yourself on t v now and the spellers are up on stage today you're going to talk quietly with your team mates so we have a pronouncers of the words they're going to read you the word you could talk quietly to each other at the end of the time for spelling we're going to ask you to hold up your board up into the air all the way pointing towards the backs of the t v camera can see you and your board and we want you to hold it up there as long as you possibly can so that the camera can get each and every board on t v and i have a list in my hand of the names of all of your teams i'm going to come up on the stage announce the name of your team and then you are going to announce yourself you're going to tell us your name so make sure you get it correct group number one from swarm group number three zombie group number six the go getters group number seven super speller group number eight they shoot they score they spell number nine the wind wildcat group number ten the spelling ma swarm ten these are the expectations of you during the spelling bee first listen very carefully to the pronounce or the pronouncers read the word to you and then use it in a sen after the word is read in a sentence you have twenty seconds talk quietly with your teammates decide how you're going to spell the word when you hear the bell  your time is over you're going to hold up your board nice and high like we talked about earlier with very very big letters so that everybody can read it and i want you to hold it up as long as you can until i say boards down and then you'll race it so first listening and then writing then holding it up and then a racing spellers are you ready i'm not convinced are you ready i'm convinced here comes your first word hi everybody your first word is bright we can all tell your futures are bright bright that is a great way to start b r i g h t is the proper spelling all right great job you may race your boards or race them completely spellers prepare for your next word you're listening to the pronouncer here it comes ok your next word is fight i used to fight with my younger sister but now we're best friends fight all spellers listening carefully for your next word the next word is laugh a good joke will always make you laugh laugh longer you keep those boards up the more paws you get the correct spelling l a u g h ok are you all done with your racing no stray letters left on your board this nice and clean slate are you ready for your next word ok this next word is eight and octopus has eight let those boards in the air as high as you can keep them up there so we can reach them great job spellers there ready for your next word erase that board your next word catch i get nervous when i need to catch the ball cat and the correct spelling is c a t c h right excellent ok everybody got that right once again we all have nice clean boards ok so now this is your last word and that is again i hope that i can come and help out at the spelling bee again again small number ten a few things you have to leave the marker eraser and the driver board on your table just behind your number plate and then the spellers are going to turn to your right and you're going to exit the stage right out that door following single file as you get another nice round we now would like to welcome our new hosts mary carter the community outreach librarian from the public library and your new team of panelists we have kate bowen belmont school committee thank you laurie good afternoon everyone my name is john sale of the very proud of the belmont public schools thank you for coming out today to support these fantastic spellers i believe we have over seven hundred thirty six are great is the best grade i ever had in my whole life i'm so jealous of these guys get to be in third grade this ship i would like to thank laurie in barbara for leading this spelling bee event for the f b and then christa chair of the f b do a fabulous job the belmont public schools benefit greatly every day in every classroom in every school with the work of the foundation for belmont education the dollars go directly to the classroom and the teachers in the students so your support of your children here today in this wonderful event will end up being something great in the classroom in the spring when they give out their generous grants to the belmont schools so thank you a big round of applause for the foundation  and if i was in third grade and i could vote i would go out tuesday and vote but send some not in their grade and you can take the day off on wednesday if we have a good vote on tuesday we are really asking you to get involved in think about the hard work of the town is put forward over the last few years regarding the the project that we have being voted on on tuesday in respect to the schools bill of all over a tremendously hard along with our school committee and our board of selectmen in a lot of town departments so we appreciate your vote in your going out and exercising your right to vote on tuesday on behalf of the town we thank you will be half of the belmont public schools all the teachers and all the staff that were here today they work hard for your children every day and they are here to saturday working for you as well we appreciate every staff member and thank you for mentioning folks like rich preston brian our cafeteria historian who's here today all good folks that support the students support the foundation in the schools thank you have a great weekend have a great day and spell spell spell thanks one i love and thank you very much is we've got a great panel here we've got lori and me and catherine lori and amy are going to pronounce a word for you then you can have twenty seconds to talk amongst your group and put the word down on that white board so make sure you write very clearly as big as you can maybe select the person who's the best writer who has the best  we're going to give you a warning and then you're going to hear a just like that that's the end of your time at the end of your time hold your whiteboards up as high as you can let's do a practice round designate someone and hold them up let's see how how we do yep yep that's the way perfect and keep them up until we tell you to put them down ok are you ready all right all right so you heard all the instructions you know what you're supposed to do are you ready now you all probably have sore throats but at least you don't have to say the word you just have to write it ok so the first word is hungry i have been here a long time and i am hungry e hungry nice job big round of applause everyone first word over good job so just a reminder everyone don't put the board down in a race and  groundhog day happens every year on february second february plenty more markers ok the next word is stretched i stretched my legs a before i started to run down the block stretched ok the next word is another i just gave you another word to spell another e r and everyone got it right as a lot of hard work into this right so while we're all settling down i wanted to thank the belmont bank and belmont books that are providing the prize for the competitive portion all right is that a helmet ok so the first order of business i'm going to come up announce your group and then you all are going to say your name into the microphone ok nice and lou super speller so let's all quiet down a bit while i tell you how this is going to go so we have our panel here laurie me and catherine the pronouncers lori and amy are going to give you all a word and then use it in a sentence you will then have twenty seconds to talk amongst your and write down in nice clear letters how you spell the word ok at the end of the twenty second you're going to hear a bell just like that and then you're going to hold your board up nice and high in keep it up do not put the board down until we tell you to ok all right what do you think you already  ok the first word this time an envelope i put a stamp on the envelope before i mailed it and below ok great job there were all right guys just a reminder i know it's exciting when you hear the word spelled and you know you got it right but keep those boards up because we have to still go through one more time right around now i want to put the let them know ok so boards down let's a race them and get ready for the next word ok the next ever when you can erase your ports the next word  thirteen some people think that thirteen is an unlucky number thirteen ok we're going to raise our boards with the boards down and them and the next word we're going to try all the groups are going to try as hard as they can to fill that board up with the word we need it as big as we can get it ok and keep the next one ok the next one is dolphin like to see the dolphins swimming next to the boat dolphin so everybody ready ok your next word is mirror i looked in the mirror and was scared of my own face mirror ok all right if we can get a little more quiet from the ok this is the final word of the round our final word we'll have to give you a hard one is wednesday my least favorite day of the week is wednesday because it's right in the middle of wednesday all right we are going to get started momentarily so spellers loved ones if you want to find a seat while i have your attention i just want to thank a few people who made this possible first is this seven hundred and thirty six spellers that we have here today our panelists for this particular group third and fourth grade is laurie graham me and katherine bowen want to thank our volunteers because we couldn't do it without you guys the spelling bee planning committee the board of directors and jeanne o'brien who's the custodian and his  has everyone doing up here all right are you hungry no not hungry a little nervous i bet you're going to be hungry afterwards if you're hungry afterwards you should take your grown up are you all ready to introduce yourself yeah a i'm going to come up give your group name and then you each are going to get to speak into the mike in say your own name so group number one f nice job which is a big round of applause all right now we've got the fan a group number six is the videogame speller so are you all ready to hear the rules has anyone ever participated in a spelling bee before yeah pretty much ok so the way it's going to work is laurie in me over here are going to pronounce a word for you you will then have to one t second to talk amongst yourselves keep your eyes on your own board and write down the word the way you think it spelled in big big letters as big as you can get try to fill the whole whiteboard ok then at the end of twenty seconds we're going to hear a bell just like that you're to hold up your board and this is the most important thing were if you can remember anything from these rules remember keep your boards up until we tell you to put them down ok and then you can erase them will do th then everyone and everyone here all the way down a group ten ready to just rock this and get all the words the first word caught i caught a cold yesterday when i was out in the cold and rain  very nice guys everyone everybody got it right just asking specially people down at that end if you could right nice and large so we can see it and so that the camera back there can see it all right but you all did a great job  the word yes it's very important that you write as big as you can because guess what you all the words that you spell today are on camera the belmont media center is here and there to keep so people at home can watch it right now and you can watch it later but don't but don't let that scare you act natural all right you ready for your next word ok next pumpkin in the fall it's great to have pumpkin spice coffee pumpkin and so we can all see them and so everyone watching at home can see nice in high and i know i just told the audience to be quiet but let's give everyone a huge round of applause they've been doing amaz all obviously studied ok ready for the next one ok the next word brunch i like to go out and have brunch on sunday afternoon brunch we would like to keep it quiet while the spellers deliberate though you guys ready ok the next word is right it would be great if you could write your answers with large letters right all right job everyone hold up your letter hold up your board seven could you keep it up ok everybody got that right