Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Wonderful! Good job, ! ette mom to Faith (11)Ds -------------- Original message from "Kathy" : -------------- The spelling bee was last night. I got my wish, made it through the first round, correctly spelling "police" and behaved perfectly. There were 45 kids and about 5 sat down on the first round - I really felt sorry for them. She then got the hardest word in all of round 2 (and it wasn't just me, several people came up afterwards and said) "miniature" - she of course left out one of the middle vowels (forget which one). She could have gotten many of the words in rounds 4 or 5 but that's the way it goes - although the words were supposed to increase in difficulty as it went on, there was really so much variability in how hard they were. But it was more fun than I would have predicted even after she was out and we were so proud of her! Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 That is so totally awesome! A huge accomplishment to simply make it to the Bee, and to make it to the second round. WTG ! , Mom to 15, DS, Southern California"People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it!"-------Chas Diagnosis Down Syndrome: A Site of Hope for New Parents or Parents with a Prenatal Diagnosishttp://www.leeworks.net/DDS/What to Say to Parents of a Child with a Diagnosishttp://www.leeworks.net/DDS/speech.html [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Spelling Bee Report The spelling bee was last night. I got my wish, made it through the first round, correctly spelling "police" and behaved perfectly. There were 45 kids and about 5 sat down on the first round - I really felt sorry for them. She then got the hardest word in all of round 2 (and it wasn't just me, several people came up afterwards and said) "miniature" - she of course left out one of the middle vowels (forget which one). She could have gotten many of the words in rounds 4 or 5 but that's the way it goes - although the words were supposed to increase in difficulty as it went on, there was really so much variability in how hard they were. But it was more fun than I would have predicted even after she was out and we were so proud of her! Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Kathy!!CONGRATULATIONS!!! Were you able to be calm enough to enjoy the moment?Thank you for sharing with us, I was wondering about it. Carol in ILMom to , 8 DS My problem is not how I look. It's how you see me.Join our Down Syndrome information group - http://health. groups.yahoo. com/group/ DownSyndromeInfo Exchange/ http://downsyndromeinfoexchange.blogspot.com/Listen to oldest dd's music http://www.myspace.com/vennamusicFrom: Kathy To: DS Info <downsyndromeinfoexchange >; DSTNI <DSTNI >; Einstein ; DS NUT Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 5:50:47 AMSubject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Spelling Bee Report The spelling bee was last night. I got my wish, made it through the first round, correctly spelling "police" and behaved perfectly. There were 45 kids and about 5 sat down on the first round - I really felt sorry for them. She then got the hardest word in all of round 2 (and it wasn't just me, several people came up afterwards and said) "miniature" - she of course left out one of the middle vowels (forget which one). She could have gotten many of the words in rounds 4 or 5 but that's the way it goes - although the words were supposed to increase in difficulty as it went on, there was really so much variability in how hard they were. But it was more fun than I would have predicted even after she was out and we were so proud of her! Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Wow! That is very impressive! Congratulations, ! Too bad about the hard word in the 2nd round! Boo!! Shari The spelling bee was last night. I got my wish, made it through the first round, correctly spelling " police " and behaved perfectly. There were 45 kids and about 5 sat down on the first round - I really felt sorry for them. She then got the hardest word in all of round 2 (and it wasn't just me, several people came up afterwards and said) " miniature " - she of course left out one of the middle vowels (forget which one). She could have gotten many of the words in rounds 4 or 5 but that's the way it goes - although the words were supposed to increase in difficulty as it went on, there was really so much variability in how hard they were. But it was more fun than I would have predicted even after she was out and we were so proud of her! Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I was calmer than at the practice bee because I knew she was able to follow the (strict!) procedure. But I was still a wreck - I SO wanted her to get through at least one round to show anyone who may have been doubting her abilities that she could do it! Kathy [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] Spelling Bee Report The spelling bee was last night. I got my wish, made it through the first round, correctly spelling "police" and behaved perfectly. There were 45 kids and about 5 sat down on the first round - I really felt sorry for them. She then got the hardest word in all of round 2 (and it wasn't just me, several people came up afterwards and said) "miniature" - she of course left out one of the middle vowels (forget which one). She could have gotten many of the words in rounds 4 or 5 but that's the way it goes - although the words were supposed to increase in difficulty as it went on, there was really so much variability in how hard they were. But it was more fun than I would have predicted even after she was out and we were so proud of her! Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Wow!! Good for her! You ought to send this story with a picture to NDSC to put in their newsletter. What an accomplishment! The spelling bee was last night. I got my wish, made it through the first round, correctly spelling " police " and behaved perfectly. There were 45 kids and about 5 sat down on the first round - I really felt sorry for them. She then got the hardest word in all of round 2 (and it wasn't just me, several people came up afterwards and said) " miniature " - she of course left out one of the middle vowels (forget which one). She could have gotten many of the words in rounds 4 or 5 but that's the way it goes - although the words were supposed to increase in difficulty as it went on, there was really so much variability in how hard they were. But it was more fun than I would have predicted even after she was out and we were so proud of her! Kathy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.