ST. GREGORIOS INDIAN ORTHODOX SUNDAY SCHOOL- KUWAIT TALENTS SCAN 2008

Dear Parents,

The annual Talents Scan will be held on 25th April 2008 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm at the United Indian School, Abbassia. If you wish your child to participate in any of the events, please complete the attached form and return it to the Sunday School latest by 13th March 08.  Events that cannot be completed on 25th will be conducted on 30 Sep or 01 Oct 2008.

CATAGORY---->

KG

INFANTS

SUB-

JUNIORS

INTER-

SENIORS

 

 

JUNIORS

 

MEDIATE

 

NO.

E V E N T S

CLASS

CLASS

CLASS

CLASS

CLASS

CLASS

 

 

LKG/UKG

1

&

2

3

&

4

5

&

6

7,8

9,10,11

1

Song - Single (Malayalam)- Boys

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

2

Song - Single (Malayalam)- Girls

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

3

Song - Single (English) - Boys

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

4

Song - Single (English) - Girls

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

5

Song - Single (Malayalam)

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

Song - Single (English)

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

Song - Group (Boys/Girls mixed

x

 

x

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

8

Verses - Oral

x

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9

Verses - Writing

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

10

Story Telling

x

 

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

11

Coloring

x

 

x

 

 

x

 

 

 

 

 

 

12

Drawing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

13

Verses - Quick Find

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

14

Essay

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

15

Elocution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

16

Memory test

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

 

x

 

x

x

17

Extempore Speech

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

x

18

General knowledge

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

x

 

x

x

 

 

 

 

Maximum no. of events a student

could participate

 

 

5

 

5

 

 

6

 

 

9

 

10

 

10

 

Notes:

Minimum three participants or groups are required for each event in each category. Incase of insufficient participants for any event, that event will be cancelled.

 

Single Song: A student can only participate in either Malayalam or English song; Any Christian song in Malayalam or English is allowed; No musical instruments are allowed; Duration: 4 minutes. Can refer to songs in book or paper. Prompting by parents (action, guidance etc.) will result in disqualification. Total 10 points (Rhythm 3, Tune 3, Clarity & Correctness of words 4).  Sound system will not be available.

 

Group Song: Minimum 4 and Maximum 7 students (including keyboard player) in a group; 3 songs are provided for each age group and they may select any one of them for presentation. No other songs are allowed. Keyboard is required for Juniors, Intermediate & Seniors which should be played by a student of the same age group studying in the Sunday School. KG, Infants and Sub-Juniors do not require any instrument. Group Leader should write the registration number and name of his/her team members on the back of his/her enrollment form. Duration: 5 minutes Can refer to songs in book or paper; should not exceed the number of lines given; must finish within time, but not repeat lines unnecessarily to fill the time. Prompting by parents (action, guidance etc.) will result in disqualification. Total 10 points (13 points with instruments) Rhythm 3, Tune 3, Clarity & Correctness of words 4, use of instrument 3.

 

Verses - Oral: References are not required for Verses-oral; Verses oral is open to KG and Infants only. Verses are to be studied from the Verses book only. Verses must be clear, legible and every verse must be clearly distinguishable to the judges; verses will be tape recorded for re-verification. Duration: 3 minutes. Verses cannot be condensed, modified or taken from another version of the bible than what is given in the verses book.

 

Verses - Writing: Verses from the Verses Book only. References are required; Duration: 30 minutes.  Special answer papers will be provided from Sunday School. Writing on any other paper will disqualify. Illegible handwriting by children to gain speed will not be accepted! Verses cannot be modified, condensed or taken from another version of the bible and should match exactly to the verses provided in the Verses Book. Verses must be numbered and sufficient space must be left between verses.

 

Story Telling: In English or Malayalam; Religious story only; Duration: 5 minutes. Prompting by parents (action, guidance etc.) are not allowed. Total 10 points (Introduction 2, Style of Delivery 2, Content 4, Conclusion & Moral 2).

 

Coloring: Picture will be provided; coloring with pencils only (crayons, paints, felt-pens etc will not be allowed); Duration: 30 minutes; Participants should bring their coloring materials.

Drawing: A Theme is included in this notice and children should draw accordingly during Talent Scan with HB pencils only; Coloring is not required.  Sketches or sample drawings done at home or taken from books cannot be used as reference during the competition.  Drawing paper will be provided; participants should bring their own HB pencils. Duration: 1 hour.

Verses - Quick Find: Find the called verse from the Holy Bible quickly; first round by class, winners of class round participate in finals; Duration: 30 minutes

Essay: Three subjects are included in this notice; one will be announced 5 minutes before the event. Writing paper will be provided; writing on any other paper will disqualify. Duration: 30 minutes. Total 20 points. (Introduction2, depth of subject knowledge 8, biblical references 4, presentation & language 4, conclusion 2)

Elocution: Three subjects are included in this notice; one will be announced 5 minutes before individual turn for speech; Duration: 3 minutes; Referring to notes or reading from written paper will result in disqualification. Subject selected for Essay will not be included for Elocution. Total 20 points (Introduction 2, Depth of Subject Knowledge 8, Biblical references 4, Presentation & Language 4, conclusion 2). Presentation & Language consists of statements, action, accent etc. Prompting by parents (action, guidance etc.) not allowed.

Memory Test: A list of 100 Biblical names, places, events etc will be provided and after 5 minutes of reading/ memorizing, the children will be required to write as many as they could remember. Duration: 15 minutes for writing

Extempore Speech: Subject will be decided by the judges and given 10 minutes before individual turn for speech; Duration: 3 mts. Referring to notes and preparing speech during the 10 minutes is allowed. However these notes cannot be used during speech which will result in disqualification. Total 20 points (Introduction 2, Depth of Subject Knowledge 8, Biblical References 4, Presentation & Language 4, Conclusion 2)

General Knowledge:                          Juniors                                                  : Acts

 Intermediate                                        : Epistle to Romans + Our Church

  Seniors                                                 : Epistle to Romans + Our Church + Church History

  Duration                                                : 45 minutes

                                                                                    

Students will receive one Prize based on total number of points he/she gets for Talents Scan events, Class Exams and attendance. For class examination all students getting 70% and above marks are awarded points (see below). Children in KG, Class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 who do not get any other prize will get a consolation prize.

Ever-Rolling Trophy & Headmaster's Trophy: These prizes will be awarded based on total points received for the Annual Examinations, Attendance and Talents Scan events. Highest points in the school get Headmaster's trophy and highest points in each group (KG, Infants, Sub-Juniors, Juniors, Intermediate, Seniors) get Ever Rolling Trophy in addition to individual trophies. Second highest point gets the Trophy sponsored by Late Very Rev. Elias Thomas Cor-Episcopa Educational Society.

Sunday School Examination

95% & above marks                                   30 points

90% & above marks                                   25 points

85% & above marks                                   20 points

80% & above marks                               15 points

75% & above marks                               10 points

70% $ above marks                                 5 points

     Attendance

Full or up to 2 day absent with min 50% marks            12 points

3 day absent with min 50% marks                      10 points

 

Group items (no moderation):

                95% & above - 1st Prize 7 points for each student in the group

90% & above - 2nd Prize 5 points for each student in the group

85% & above - 3rd Prize 3 points for each student in the group

 

Single items (no moderation):

95% & above - 1st Prize 10 Points for each student

90% & above - 2nd Prize 7 Points for each student

                85% & above - 3rd Prize 4 Points for each student

Withdrawing from events at the last moment without valid justification will result in forfeiting all points earned.

Students who receive 40 or more points will be given a Trophy.  However Students who do not get minimum 50% marks and 50% attendance will not be eligible for trophy.  All other students will be given a prize based on their total points.

Parents are most welcome to suggest names of judges for the competition based on the event and their expertise in that event. Last date to suggest judges’ names: 27th March 2008.

Incase you need any clarifications, please contact your child's class teacher or me directly.

 

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