Re: Hello FELLOW TEACHERS   

uummmm, troll as in trolling for someone to take the bait -- hook, line, and
sinker.

P.S.  Gotta love those fictional newsgroups too.


<sf> wrote in message news:vt4e73t0u7f6jpas3dbmshichhnf294u1d@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:28:12 -0000, ?uropa
>  wrote:
>
> >I was wondering whether any of you think that I would be any good at
> >holding a spellind bee tournament at my school.
> >I am a hedteacher and have not yet done such.
> >
> >Pleez tell me what are the benefits?
>
> Sorry this is so late.  Our second grade held their first ever
> spelling bee.  Students practiced at school during recess for weeks
> before.  Coach Ben had a microphone, they lined up and got to spell
> into the microphone.  Not everyone participated, but it was fun for
> those who did.
>
> Anyway, my special education students also participated in the
> spelling bee.  We chose our 4 or 5 best spellers after a spell of in
> our classrooms and held the bee in the gym.  A few parents showed up,
> not many.  Long story short... one of my students came in third!  They
> were going to give him a do over because the mistress of ceremonies
> forgot to put it into a sentence.  He's not only special education but
> he's a language learner too and probably heard the wrong word because
> what he spelled was a sound alike... he spelled crossed instead of
> crust.  Anyway, by the time they'd decided on a do over, he had
> already grabbed the third place trophy and his friends were admiring
> it.  I told them to let it go, he's HAPPY!  I'm telling you that kid
> had a grin on his face he couldn't wipe off.
>
> He was so nervous the first round he wanted to quit without even
> trying, but after he heard all of the words other kids were given he
> gained confidence.  Every round, he had a huge smile - he kept
> touching his face, because be couldn't believe how much he was
> smiling.  Everyone was sooo happy for him, adults and students!  This
> kid was a "wall hugger" as a kindergartener and has slowly come out of
> his shell to the point where I could encourage him to face an audience
> and succeed.
>
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date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 21:29:58 -0500   author:   JDoe