November 6, 2023

SCHOOL MEMORANDUM
No. ____ ,s. 2023

ENGLISH OLYMPICS: CELEBRATION OF 2023 NATIONAL READING MONTH

TO: Head Teachers

Department Coordinators
Club and Class Advisers
Subject Teachers
All Others Concerned

In celebration of the 2023 National Reading Month, Carlos F. Gonzales High School, through the
initiative of the CFGHS English Club, announces the conduct of the CFGHS Celebration of 2023
National Reading Month on November 6 to December 1, 2023, with the theme: “PAGBASA: Pag-asa
sa MATATAG na Kinabukasan”.

DATE ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION PERSONS

INVOLVED
 School-level Kick  After the flag-raising ceremony, a  Junior High
November off Program reading ambassador will deliver a brief School Students
7, 2023 talk on the value of reading. and Teachers

November  Spelling Bee 2023  Students show their knowledge of the  Grade 10
13-17, lexicon and spelling skills Learners
2023
 Pandayan Book  Booksellers display and offer books and  Pandayan Book
November
Fair 2023 other school-related items to stimulate Shop, (Cruz na
15-17,
interest in reading among students. Daan Branch)
2023
 Nationwide  All learners, teachers, and school  All members of
November Synchronized officials will do the nationwide CFGHS
28, 2022 Reading synchronized reading at exactly 9:00
a.m. Philippine Standard Time.
December 2023 ENGLISH OLYMPICS
1, 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND AND AWARDING CEREMONY
  Story Telling  Individual students tell a story aloud  Grade 7 Students
Contest while demonstrating fluency in speaking
the English language and
comprehension of English-based text.
 Grade 8 Students
 Book Character  Students portray a famous fictional
Contest character by dressing up like famous
fictional characters.  Grade 9 Students

 Jazz Chants  Groups of students showcase their

listening and speaking skills while  Grade 10
applying stress and rhythm Students

 Speech Choir  Groups of students recite a verse in

unison which helps bring the text alive.
 Word of the Week  Every after Flag Raising Ceremony,  English Cub
 Bookworms’ English Club Officers shares English Officers
Every Recommendation Word of the Week, student’s book
Monday of  Tips on How to recommendation, and tips on how to
the Month Improve Reading improve reading skills
Skills

1. The conduct of the activities aims to:

a. Help students develop and/or improve their essential skills in reading;
b. Make students think critically and creatively in presenting literary works;
c. Develop confidence, cooperation, and independence in students as they produce
an output; and
d. Encourage every member of the school to read and inspire others to find their own love of reading.

2. The aforementioned activities will take place on each of the assigned weeks/dates.

3. All student participants shall be excused from their classes on the scheduled date of elimination for
the particular contest(s) they will be joining and on the day of the contest proper itself.

4. The said contests shall conduct their elimination rounds within November 23-28, 2023 (weekdays
only) to be held in a classroom/school library per grade level to be arranged by the English
teacher(s) concerned in the particular grade level(s) and to be judged by the assigned English
teachers.

5. The final list of entries must be submitted to English Club advisers (Mae Angeline C. Milan –
Morning Shift and Marife D. De Jesus – Afternoon Shift) on or before November 29, 2023.

6. Only four (4) entries per category shall be allowed to present on stage during the contest proper on
December 1, 2023. The judges will choose the winner/s that will be awarded as Champion, 1st
Placer, 2nd Placer, and 3rd Placer.

7. The judges shall come from different academic departments other than English.

8. The decisions of the board of judges shall be considered final and irrevocable

9. All winners and their coaches will receive a Certificate of Recognition.

10. Wide dissemination of and compliance with this memorandum is desired.

CESAR V. VALONDO
School Principal IV
 Enclosure No. 1

GUIDELINES AND MECHANICS FOR THE ENGLISH OLYMPICS ACTIVITIES ON THE

2023 NATIONAL READING MONTH CELEBRATION

CONTEST NAME PARTICIPANTS MECHANICS CRITERIA

Story Telling Grade 7 Students  Four (4) qualified individual  Accuracy (Recalls important
Contest contestants from the Grade points and delivers correct
7 level will be provided with information) – 30%
the same story/piece to be  Fluency (Pace, voice quality,
delivered orally prior to the vocal expression) – 30%
contest proper.  Performance (Confidence,
 The contestants are gesture, facial expression, stage
required to wear proper presence) – 20%
school uniforms during the  Pronunciation (Articulation,
contest. Costumes, props, intonation) – 20%
and sound effects are not  TOTAL – 100%
allowed.
 Time allocated to present
the story is 4-6 minutes.
Book Character Grade 8 Students  Four (4) pairs of Grade 8  Accuracy (appropriate and
Contest learners shall dress up consistent portrayal of the original
(using low-cost/recycled characters in terms of actions,
costumes and props) like a speech, make-up, costume, and
fictional character assigned props)– 40%
to them.  Presentation (confidence, stage
 Fictional characters that will presence, and effectiveness) –
be portrayed by the learners 35%
will be assigned through  Creativity (Creative use of
draw lots. recycled materials for costumes
 Each member of the pair of and props) – 25%
contestants shall prepare a  TOTAL – 100%
brief introduction with the
famous line of the fictional
characters that he/she
portrays.
Jazz Chants Grade 9 Students  Participants shall be  Delivery (Pronunciation,
comprised of fifteen (15) to intonation, expression,
twenty (25) class members. interpretation) – 30%
 Participants shall present the  Stress and Rhythm (Voice
chant within 2-3 minutes projection, volume, emotional
using the piece “Part of connection e.g., facial expression
Speech Poem”. and facial projection) – 30%
 Members of the jazz chant  Mastery (Mastery of the piece,
groups shall wear P.E. certainty, and sureness in delivery)
uniform and may use low- – 20%
cost accessories or props,  Choreography – 15%
and others whenever  Appearance and Props – 5%
appropriate to improve the  TOTAL – 100%
presentation.
 Dangerous stunts shall be
prohibited. The board of
 judges reserves the right to
discontinue presentations
whenever they pose danger
or risks to the members of
the team, the judges, and
the audience
Speech Choir Grade 10 Students  Speech choirs shall be  Overall Interpretation (The
comprised of twenty (20) to speech choir invokes thoughts and
thirty (30) class members. feelings and initiates a shared
 “Peace Not War” by experience with the audience
Patricia Lithuanian shall be through superior dynamics, unique
the piece and be recited with techniques, and expressive
vocal and other effects within interpretations of the lines.) – 30%
5-7 minutes.  Mastery and Delivery (The
 No omitting of words to/from speech choir demonstrates
the original piece. mastery of the piece by
 Members of the speech maintaining vocal unison, stage
choir shall wear P.E. poise, eye contact, and other
uniform/plain white shirt and verbal and nonverbal effects.) –
pants and may use low-cost 30%
accessories or props, and  Tonal Quality (Flexibility of voice,
others whenever appropriate intonation and range) – 20%
to improve the presentation.  Harmony (Blending, balance, and
 Dangerous stunts shall be phrasing) – 15%
prohibited. The board of  Appearance and Props – 5%
judges reserves the right to  TOTAL – 100%
discontinue presentations
whenever posing danger or
risks to the members of the
team, the judges, and the
audience.
CONTEST NAME PARTICIPANTS MECHANICS
2023 Spelling Bee Grade 10 Students  There are three (3) rounds:
1. Preliminary Round – Grade 10 English Teacher per class will
conduct a spelling bee divided into 3 levels: Easy (1pt. each),
Average (3pts. each), and Difficult (5pts. each). The highest
scorer/s should have at least 60% of the total number of points or
a score of 39/65, for him/her to advance to the next round.
2. Semi-Final Round – The qualifiers will compete to move to the
final round. Whiteboard and marker, or illustration board and chalk
will be used by the participants. Those who achieved at least 60%
of the total number of points. Will qualify for the final round.

For Preliminary and Semi-Final rounds, contestants will be given

ten (10) words each to spell in the Easy and Average levels and
five (5) words for the Difficult level.

3. Final Round – Tasks will be divided into 3: Written (20pts.),

Listening (10pts.), and Oral (5pts.).

 In case of tied-up scores, only one average word will be given in the
clincher round to break the tie. In the event that both/all contestants in
the clincher round get the correct answer, another word will be given.
The same procedure will be followed until the tie is broken.

 After three rounds, the scores of each contestant are added together.
The contestant who gets the highest total score becomes the spelling
bee champion; the second highest, the first runner-up, the third
highest, the second runner-up, and the fourth highest will be the 3rd
runner-up winner.

 Dates:

 Preliminary Round – November 14-15, 2023 (Classroom-

based)
 Semi-Final and Final Round – November 16, 2023, @10:30AM
(School Library)
Enclosure No. 2

TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP

Over-all Chairman CESAR V. VALONDO – Principal IV

Chairman JOSEPHINE B. ESPIRITU – HT III, English
Co-Chairmen MAE ANGELINE C. MILAN – English Club Adviser
MARIFE D. DE JESUS – Asst. English Club Adviser
Chairmen of the Board of Judges ROCEL C. DELA CRUZ – Grade 7
LORENA S. COSICO – Grade 8
MA. CECILIA M. DELOS REYES – Grade 9
VILMA D. PAYUMO – Grade 10
Venue Preparation CORAZON V. SAN ROQUE
CLAIRE ANN D.L. IGAYA
ENGLISH CLUB OFFICERS
Program and Certificates SHEILLA O. CUAREZ
PRINCESS JOY R. SANTOS
JOVELLE G. TORRES
Documentation ANGELICA T. SENA
ADONIS T. VILLANUEVA
Technical Assistance ROSE ANN T. MEMPIN
WENDELL O. ZAFRA
Refreshments RACHEL R. MARTINITO
MARY ANN G. SALVADOR
REZEN PAZ A. ZAFRA
Masters of Ceremony JHON GABRIEL C. ABELLA – English Club President
SANDREA NICOLE M. CAPARAS – English Club Secretary

Prepared by: Approved by:

MARIFE D. DE JESUS MAE ANGELINE C. MILAN JOSEPHINE B. ESPIRITU

Asst. English Club Adviser English Club Adviser Head Teacher III-English