Cock-A-Doodle-Doo, Barnyard Hullabaloo!

The big day of our concert finally arrived on Tuesday, April 19th! The kids have been practicing for weeks, and they were very excited to get to perform their songs for an audience. We walked to the high school in the morning for one last rehearsal on the stage in the auditorium. The rest of the day went by pretty slowly, but at last, it was 6:45.

We met in the cafeteria,

and put on the chick and rooster headbands.
Look at those excited smiles!


Ashlyn even got a new haircut for the occasion!


Is it 7:00 yet?

Finally, it was time to line up,

walk backstage,

and line up on the risers. Then...

the curtains opened!

It was so much fun to sing for a full house!
Whew! Before we knew it, it was all over! The kids waved and bowed at the very end when the audience clapped. The whole show was very fun, and everyone did an awesome job! I'm afraid I couldn't get pictures during the actual performance since I was a little busy playing the piano. However, a DVD was made and if you would like to purchase a recording of the whole concert, you can order one for $8.00. Get your orders in as soon as possible. Forms were sent home last week, or contact me at school and I will send you one.Thanks for coming to the show!

Concert Rehearsals

The big night will be here soon! The 1st and 2nd grade concert, "Cock-a-doodle Doo, Barnyard Hullabaloo," is Tuesday night, and the kids have been practicing very hard for weeks, learning songs, practicing dances, playing instruments, and making headbands. Last week, we had an all-1st grade rehearsal in Mrs. Zillgitt's room on Thursday, and then a 1st and 2nd grade rehearsal at the High School on Friday. We'll practice one more time on Tuesday, and then...SHOWTIME!!

We all lined up on the risers in Mrs. Z's room.

We had to wear our headbands, too. The boys are roosters and the girls are chicks. The speakers practiced speaking into a fake microphone. We'll have a real one at the HS!

We have to speak slowly,

and clearly!

Some of the boys are "lonesome cowboys."

Yeehaw!

Here we are on the HS risers. It was fun!

Please plan to come to the performance on Tuesday, April 19th, at 7:00 pm. The kids need to meet in the HS cafeteria at 6:45. Hope to see you all there!

Signs of Spring!

Wow! March whipped right by, and we are finally into spring time! Signs of spring are everywhere in the elementary school, and teachers are especially happy that kids no longer need boots, snowpants, mittens, hats, scarves, heavy jackets, etc. Our get-ready time at the end of the day has been cut in half! Those boots were getting pretty raunchy at the end of the season, and I dreaded when a kid would ask me to help with a boot-liner. There's nothing worse than having to stick a hand into a wet, soggy boot! Please continue to send a jacket or sweat shirt every day because it is still cool at 8:00 am when the kids are outside before school.

We're into bunnies, eggs, and flowers now -how refreshing after a LONG season of snowmen and snowflakes!

The kids made these bunnies by cutting out 5 eggs, one big and four small. The big egg became the body, one small egg became the head, and the remaining three were cut in half lengthwise to make ears, arms, and legs.

Then the decorating began.

They added faces, clothes, bows, carrots, and baskets filled with eggs. Pretty cute, huh?

Since we hung them from the ceiling and they spin around, the back sides had to be decorated, too,

and a fluffy cotton tail was the finishing touch.

One of the Center projects for the last few weeks has been using markers to color several different egg patterns. The kids have worked very hard at using bright colors, staying in the lines, and NOT getting marker all over the table! They look great in our giant Easter basket on the bulletin board!

Some other signs of spring:

Shorts and t-shirts!!

And Twins gear!

Lots of kids wore their Twins t-shirts on Friday for the home opener!

They were also very excited for foot long hotdogs for lunch, in honor of the big game. We just completed a measurement unit in Math, so before lunch, we checked with a ruler to see how long a foot is.

Yep - it's really 12 inches long!

The cooks were also dressed in Twins gear.

And so was Phyllis, our ticket-scanner.

Looks good!

Tastes better with some catsup!

And some mustard. Time to dig in.

They were kind of hard to pick up.

We had lots of clean plates on Friday!

Coming soon: concert rehearsals at the High School Auditorium!