Whole School Public Speaking Competition

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School will be holding a whole school public speaking competition in Week 6 on Monday 13^th November at 9am in the School Hall. Year 6 will be required to write ONE 2-3 minute speech on a chosen topic from the list below. You must present a NEW topic (not one you have presented in Term 3).  A finalist will be selected from each class to compete in the finals. 

The children who are finalists will be presenting their prepared speech and those from Years 3 – 6 will also be participating in an impromptu speech. The impromptu speech will have a preparation time of ten minutes. Topics will be drawn out of a hat and provided on the day.

You are required to participate in this competition as part of the Curriculum Board of Studies focus on Speaking and Listening. Prepare your speech for homework during Weeks 1-3.  All speeches will be presented in Week 4. 

The topics to choose from are as follows:

Senior (Year 3-6)

"People with disabilities want to be recognised for what they can do, not what they can't do." Paralympic swimmer Karni Liddell.

Pope Francis calls us to care for our common home in Laudato Si…

Plastic

Space

My vote for Australian of the Year…

Endings and beginnings

The future we want…