Students are being introduced to Microsoft Word. They will be able to open, change font size to 20, space words, go to new lines and type their abc’s and small words.
The annual OLPH Speech Contest is approaching. All students must participate in this annual event. Four grade level winners will compete in the finals. These winners will be invited to an evening performance on Thursday, March 4th, 2010. Titles of selections and a copy of the work are due to the teacher by January 15th, 2010. See guidelines below.
Poetry (No Nursery Rhymes) – Selection must be at or above grade level in difficulty. Second grade level must have more difficulty than Kindergarten or First Grade.
Students are to commit to memory ONE poem selection of:
- 6-10 lines Kindergarten
- 8-10 lines 1st Grade
- 11-15 lines 2nd Grade at Grade level
Students may not use the same selection from previous years. The homeroom teacher must approve all selections no later than January 15th, 2010
The following categories are considered when judging each student’s selection:
- Memorization
- Volume (Voice Projection)
- Enunciation, Articulation, Pitch
- Pronunciation of all words correctly
- Pace (Speed of delivery-too fast, too slow)
- Eye contact
- Artistic Impression/Use of gesture/ expression
- Ability to convey the author’s message
- Difficulty of Selection Chosen
- Timing – There will be a ¼ point deducted for every 15 seconds under time.
Any selection that does not meet the time requirement will not qualify for prizes. The selections are scored as follows:
- Excellent – 5 Points
- Very Good – 4 Points
- Good – 3 Points
- Fair – 2 Points
- Poor – 1 Point
Participation
Participation is mandatory for all students in Grades K-8. Classroom presentations of their speeches will be an important part of the third trimester English / language grade.
Classroom Competition
Students will present their selections on February 18th, 19th, 22nd and 23rd in their classrooms.
Four students in each grade with the highest score will compete with the other winners within their category on Thursday, February 25th, 2010.
Awards
Within each category, the following awards will be given:
- First Place Medallion Second Place Medallion
- Third Place Medallion Fourth Place Ribbon
- Honorable Mention Ribbon will be given to those not chosen for the above categories.
These winners will be invited to an evening performance on Thursday, March 4th, 2010.
Hope that all had a nice Thanksgiving.
In kindergarten this week, we’ll be making our own Advent wreaths from our Religion book. Nothing fancy but children will be able to take them home.
We have our Family Mass this coming Saturday so we’ll be making some decorations for the tables. Should be fun!
Just a reminder that we’re now into our second trimester so homework will be 2 pages of work each homework day.
Lasly, if anyone would like to help, I have some books that need to be wrapped for Christmas. These are for the K class. Please let me know if you would need the wrapping paper or prefer to use your own.
November 17 -Moises Ramirez