2010- 2011Competition Information

Note: Singing, Story Telling, Bible Reading and Elocution competitions will be held at church on Saturday,February 5th, 2011 at 9:30 a.m. This is in order to make sure that the Sunday School classes will not be disrupted due to the competitions.

Singing

When:Saturday, February 5th, 2011

For all students.

Songs:

  • English
  • There shall be showers of blessings(Beginners to 3rd grade)
  • All to Jesus I surrender, All to Him I freely give (4th grade to 7th grade)
  • Jesus the very thought of Thee (8th to 11th)
  • Malayalam
  • Ellam ellaam daanamallei, ithonnum entethalla (Beginners to 3rd grade)
  • Shuddha ! Shuddha ! Shuddha ! Sarva Shakta Deva (4th grade to 7th grade)
  • Yeshu Ennil Thirusnaham(8th grade to 11th grade)

Rules:

  • Microphone will be provided
  • Sing only the first stanza and chorus
  • This will be strictly enforced
  • Will be evaluated on
  • Pitch and melody
  • Voice power and projection
  • Clarity
  • Rhythm

Story Telling

When: Saturday, February 5th, 2011

For students:Beginners to 4th Grade only

Rules:

  • Time: 5 minutes
  • Microphone will be provided
  • Only Stories from the Bible
  • Will be evaluated
  • Adherence to Bible passage
  • Application of story to today’s world
  • Clarity
  • Audience contact
  • Voice power and projection
  • Some action while telling the story

Bible Reading

When: Saturday, February 5th, 2011

For students:5th grade and up only. Students will be in two groups

  • 5th to 7th grade
  • 8th to 11th grade

Rules

  • Microphone will be provided
  • Reading portions will be assigned by drawing lots
  • Will be given the NIV Bible
  • 4th to 7th grades
  • Passage from only New Testament
  • 8th to 11th grades
  • Passage from Old and New Testament
  • Will be evaluated on clarity of reading
  • Time to find the portion
  • Clarity
  • Audience contact
  • Voice power and projection

Elocution

When: Saturday, February 5th, 2011

For students:5th Grade to 11th Grade

Rules:

  • Time: 5 minutes
  • Microphone will be provided
  • No reading from papers/card allowed
  • Only permitted 1 3x4 card with points
  • Card can have points only
  • Topics will be announced one week prior to the competition
  • Grades 5th to 7th
  • What Jesus has taught us about love.
  • Grades 8th to 10th
  • The importance of communication in the family
  • Will be evaluated on
  • Adherence to Bible passages
  • Application of story to today’s world
  • Clarity
  • Audience contact
  • Voice power and projection
  • Some action

MemoryVerse

When: Sunday, February 13th, 2011

For all students.

Rules

  • Use NIV Bible only.
  • Oral for Nursery to 4th Grade
  • Written for 5th Grade and above.

Memory Verse Portions:

  • Psalms 23 (All grades)
  • Mathew 6: 9-13 (All grades)
  • Psalms 63 (Beginners to 4th)
  • Psalms103 (5th and above)