GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL

LYRICS

CHRISTMAS CAROL 2012

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OBRA DE TEATRO

Estimados Padres de Familia:

La obra de teatro tendrá lugar en el auditorio de la Secc. 32 de la SNTE.
Calle Saltillo esq. Aguascalientes, Col. Progreso Macuiltepetl. C.P. 91130. Xalapa, Veracruz

Atentamente

Ms Verastegui

THE APOSTLES CREED

The Apostles Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of Heaven and earth;
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son Our Lord,
Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into Hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into Heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
 I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.
Amen.

CHRISTMAS CAROLS

The Instituto Cientifico Motolinia, through the Language Department, invites all the groups to participate in the 2012 Christmas Festival by preparing a Carol presentation. Our Christmas Festival will take place on December 18^th in the Auditorio de la Benemérita Escuela Normal Veracruzana.

This year’s Christmas Festival will have a general theme:  Musical Genres. Therefore, each group will choose a GENRE as the main topic for their presentation.

An outside jury (formed by a group of experts in different fields) will evaluate the following aspects to select the winner carol/ group:

1.         Correct English Diction, Good Intonation and an Audible Tone of voice

2.         Choreography related to the Festival’s theme

3.         Costumes’ originality, elaboration and punctuality

I.              About the Christmas Carol

The most important aspects of the Carol presentation are: the speaking, singing and  performance.

a.      The Christmas Carols will be raffled to avoid having the same Carol used by more than one group. The raffle will take place on Monday, October 29 in the Coordination Office. Therefore, a member of each group will  participate in the raffle.

b.       Each group can prepare their own re-mix. The chosen lyrics must be respectful and in English.

c.      The whole song must not be longer than 5 minutes. All the carols need to have the same number of verses and chorus lines (four and four).

d.      A copy of the lyrics of the remix) needs to be delivered during the recess on Friday, November 16^th to the Coordination Office. No changes to the songs will be allowed after that date.

e.      The copy of CD (no MP3 format) only WNA containing the recorder Christmas Carol remix of each level must be handed in by Monday, November 26 at the Coordination Office as well during the recess time.

II.        About the Costume

Students should design and TOTALLY elaborate the costumes with ENVIROMENTAL-FRIENDLY MATERIALS. This means not using toxic or polluting substances, such as spray, plastic, foam, etc. The costumes will be made ONLY during the English classes. If a group sends their costumes to the tailor/seamstress or having outside help, it will be banned from participating in the contest. If any student is working in the Christmas Carols’ material at different times from the already established, he/she will have his/her material taken away by a teacher or prefecto.

From November 12^th to 16^th students will present their ideas for the costumes in the form of a drawing to their classmates and teacher. Each teacher will carry out an inside-classroom contest to choose the best idea. The winning costume will be handed in a handmade drawing, by putting material labels that will be used for the students’ outfits. This “example-costume” has to be handed in by Tuesday, November 20^th.  in the Coordination Office (from 9:00 o’clock to 12:00 o’clock).

All the costumes have to be made from November 20^th  to the 30^th  By Monday December 3^rd all the costumes will be evaluated. The costumes will be compared to the “example-costume” given to the Coordination. Points will be awarded for creativity, similarity to the original idea, group-work/hand-made and punctuality.

III.      About the Choreography and Scenery

The points awarded to the choreography depend on the creativity and originality of the dance, as well as the general coordination and appropriateness to the chosen music. For no reason, there could be external help in the setting of the steps. In addition, all the students must actively participate in the dance.

The Scenery DOES NOT award any points for the contest. However, it is fine if the group chooses to make one. But any scenery used in the Christmas Festival ought to be made with carton board or tetra packs.

IV.      About the Rehearsals

The rehearsals outside the classroom will start on Tuesday, December 4 untilL Friday, December 14 according to the schedule programmed by the English teachers, the Lenguages Department, and the Junior and Senior High School Directions. There will be a general rehearsal on December 17^th at 12:00 o’clock.

V.       Others

Once the lyrics and costumes have been registered there will be NO modifications.

The Junior High School students do not compete against the Senior High Students. In other words, each level competes with itself. Thus, repeating or singing the same carol in Junior and Senior high school does not represent any problem as long as the steps and the choreography are not the same. In the event of a tie, the two tied groups will perform again to obtain the winner and the runner-up.

Every student in each group must take part in the Festival. Active participation is expected. Collaboration, helpful and positive attitude is necessary.  If a student does not participate, s/he will not receive the 20% of their grade, equivalent to the oral exam for the final partial or third bimestrial. The first-place will obtain an additional point for the January-February term, while the rest of the participating groups will only get .5. The prizes will be awarded to the First, Second and Third place of each department in February.

 God bless you all!