The 4th Japan Times Bee – The Japan Times Bee

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chifuri — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:55:19 +0000

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chifuri — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 07:52:46 +0000

Congratulations!

chifuri — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 08:49:15 +0000

The winner of the 4th Japan Times Bee is

Mr. Daichi Hayakawa,

Katoh Elementary School.

4th Japan Times Bee

chifuri — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:50:19 +0000

Champion
Mr. Daichi Hayakawa / Katoh Elementary School
The Japan Times Website: Shizuoka boy, 12, bags spelling bee

Registered schools 44 schools

Axis International School
Bechtel Elementary
Canadian Academy
Canadian International Elementary School
Canadian International Middle School
Columbia International School
Doshisha International School, Kyoto
Fukuoka International School
Global Indian International School
Gyosei International Junior High School
Gyosei International Primary School
Hiroo Gakuen
Hiroshima International School
Horizon Japan International School
International School of the Sacred Heart
International Secondary School
Jack N. Darby Elementary
Joan K Mendel Elementary School
K. International School Tokyo
Kadena Middle School
KAIS International School
Kaiyo Academy
Kakegawa International Christian School
Katoh Elementary School
Kyoto International University Academy
Makuhari International School
Marist Brother’s International School
Matthew C. Perry
Nagoya International School
OCHEA
Okinawa Christian School International Elementary
Okinawa Christian School International Middle School
Osaka YMCA International School
R.E. Byrd Elementary School
Shirley Lanham Elem. School
Stearley Heights Elementary School
Sollars Elementary School
Tathva International Middle School
Tathva International School
The Montessori School of Tokyo
Tokyo YMCA International School
Tsukuba International School
Yokota Middle School
Yokota West Elementary School

Japan Times Bee – March 23 –

chifuri — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 04:25:05 +0000

Dear schools,

Please see the schedule below and also refer to our web page

for more information.

Location:　Japan Times Nifco Hall

11:00 Japan Times Cafe will open

*We will provide light refreshments.

11:20 Registration at the reception desk

11:50 The Japan Times Bee starts

16:00 Awards ceremony

16:30 Estimated End

*There will be one 20 minute break during the contest

Smoking is not permitted in the building.
The smoking area is located outside of the building.

The 4th Japan Times Bee Team

Dear Bee school,

chifuri — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 07:30:10 +0000

Dear Bee school,

We deeply appreciate your keeping in touch with us over our various requests for information etc…Thank you.

As part of The Japan Times record keeping of our Bee events and also for possible publication in the JT we would like to ask you to please send us
a) a good representative photo of your school bee.
b) a brief caption to fit the photo.
Please send a)+b) no later than March 5th. (Tuesday)

Thank you for your attention to this request and we look forward to receiving your photo and brief text.

Best regards,

Important announcement

chifuri — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:40:49 +0000

Dear Schools,
We wish you all a happy festive season. Please note the information below. Thank you.
Using the approved materials supplied by the Scripps National Spelling Bee, each school is required to hold a school spelling bee contest between Jan 14th and Feb 10th 2013.
The winner of your school’s Spelling Bee can attend the 4th Japan Times Bee.
a )Please report the date and time of your local school bee to us as soon as you know it and no later than Jan 15th. This is very important. Thank you in advance.
In addition, each school needs to report the following information to The Japan Times via this link: (http://spelling-bee.japantimes.co.jp/winners-information/) by Feb. 13th.
1) Winner’s full name
2) Winner’s age
3) Winner’s date of birth
4) Brief comment from the winner. (E.g. “I’ll do my best from here” etc…)
Please limit these comments to a maximum of 20 words.
Please send item no 5 below directly to spellingbee@japantimes.co.jp by Feb 15th.
5) Individual digital Photo of your winner (Color, JPEG format, Passport size with face and shoulders)
Thank you.

The 4th Japan Times Bee Team

The Benefits of Enrollment

chifuri — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 01:34:04 +0000

By enrolling, schools receive the following benefits:

Exclusive online access to the teachers-only section of spellingbee.com
Official study lists for their students, organized by grade level
Official pronouncer guides for classroom and school spelling bees
For each school champion, a free powerspeaK¹² online language course from Middlebury Interactive (valued at $100 to $165)
From Encyclopædia Britannica, a free one-year subscription to Britannica Online for Kids that may be awarded to a participant in the school’s bee program (valued at $69.95)

Schools that enroll by September 30 receive TWO free one-year subscriptions to Britannica Online for Kids. Enrollment also fulfills one of the eligibility requirements for the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
for more information >> http://spellingbee.com/enrollment

Enrollment begins

chifuri — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:51:30 +0000

The Japan Times is pleased to announce that it will be holding its 4th spelling bee in March 2013. This is based on the success of the first three bees, which saw participation from Japanese and International schools from all over Japan. We are now accepting registrations for our 4th Bee in 2013. This Bee is again endorsed by Scripps, the official Spelling Bee organization in the U.S.
How to apply? >>