April 12th, 2012
Oh my word - this was SUCH an ambitious program! Roland-Story has had a tradition of putting on a patriotic show in 2nd grade. Matthew, Amy and I all got to do it, and it was one of our favorite memories! Over the last 10 or so years, though, the show didn't happen for a variety of reasons...so this year we thought we should bring it back! WHOA.
There were many contributing factors to this being an ambitious undertaking. First, they had usually done the show with only half of the grade, which makes management much easier. Second, it used to be put on by only the classroom teachers - but this year I organized it and the teachers supported the practice by working on the songs and speaking parts in their home rooms. Third, EVERY student had a speaking part! I was so glad this worked out, but it definitely made logistics more difficult. And fourth, this grade is generally crazy. :) Enough said!
The last practice in the music room was REALLY rough. The run-through in the high school auditorium took twice as long as it should have. And the performance was AWESOME!! They totally pulled it together and were absolute angels during the performance. I was so impressed, and kind of on cloud nine after the show!
Here's the show...
Oh my word - this was SUCH an ambitious program! Roland-Story has had a tradition of putting on a patriotic show in 2nd grade. Matthew, Amy and I all got to do it, and it was one of our favorite memories! Over the last 10 or so years, though, the show didn't happen for a variety of reasons...so this year we thought we should bring it back! WHOA.
There were many contributing factors to this being an ambitious undertaking. First, they had usually done the show with only half of the grade, which makes management much easier. Second, it used to be put on by only the classroom teachers - but this year I organized it and the teachers supported the practice by working on the songs and speaking parts in their home rooms. Third, EVERY student had a speaking part! I was so glad this worked out, but it definitely made logistics more difficult. And fourth, this grade is generally crazy. :) Enough said!
The last practice in the music room was REALLY rough. The run-through in the high school auditorium took twice as long as it should have. And the performance was AWESOME!! They totally pulled it together and were absolute angels during the performance. I was so impressed, and kind of on cloud nine after the show!
Here's the show...
"Christopher Columbus Song"
"Canoe Song"
"Yankee Doodle Dandy"
"The Star Spangled Banner"
"I've Been Workin' On the Railroad"
"Get on Board"
"I Have a Dream" Speech
"Statue of Liberty" Poem
"My Country 'Tis of Thee"
"Stars and Stripes Forever"
"You're a Grand Old Flag"
"What Did Delaware?"
"Alabama Gal"
"Hukilau"
"This Land is Your Land"
"America the Beautiful"
"Pledge of Allegiance"
"God Bless America"
SO MANY SONGS!!!
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| Playing xylophones on "Christopher Columbus Song" |
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| Some narrators... |
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| Aren't they cute in their red white and blue?! |
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| A pilgrim! |
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| Betsy Ross right there in the middle... |
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| The 2nd grade pledging allegiance. :) |
WAY TO GO 2nd GRADERS!!
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