JK's
The children are really beginning to understand that we are going to be performing for parents and friends on stage. There are several surprises in store. We still need to work on our positions for our production pieces, but the singing is coming along.
Parents - please remember to dress your children in something for summer.
The following will need additional props:
Anastasia - will need a small swaddled doll (male looking) and please dress in blue
Krythia - will need a straw hat and sunglasses
SK's
We are practising and rehearsing for our Christmas concert. We managed to get up on stage again and sing with actions.
Parents - please wrap a small empty box and bring it to school. It is needed for the concert. Thank you to the parent who has already done this.
Thank you to our parent volunteer S.L.
Grades 1 and 2
We were up on stage singing and reciting. The size of the auditorium is overwhelming us a little. We need to focus on speaking loudly, clearly, and slowly, taking breaths.
Parents please go over the Christmas carol and the parts of the poem your children need to memorize.
Reindeer antlers are on sale at Party Packagers for $0.74 - please acquire a pair for your child.
The following children DO NOT NEED ANTLERS:
Abel - a Santa Claus outfit will be needed. Please check with Mrs. Nelson or me if you are having trouble finding a costume.
Klara - mouse ears and a tail will be required
Grades 3 and 4
We practised and performed our short production for Mrs. Haag. It was tough to do as we are still slightly overwhelmed by the stage. We learned about the importance of taking our cue without prompting, standing still, speaking loudly, projecting our voices, and learning our lines and what they are to convey.
Tests will be returned shortly.
Next class we will begin working on our Christmas production. We have a short time in which to learn more lines and find our positions. No time to rest!
Grades 5, 6, and 7
We practised the play, discussed costumes, and promised to memorize our lines for next Wednesday. Let's hope!
Thank you to Mrs. K for your help with line reading.
TSofRandJ Cast Members
I am getting worried. We are only just starting to know where to go - please pay more attention to your cues. I will not be directing when you are performing. You have just over a week left to get this right.
Costumes will be discussed below the blog posting, below the props.
Unfortunately our Friday extra rehearsal was cancelled.
The dance has been completed and we must now make sure the Grade 4's will learn it quickly.
There will be a special meeting of Ninjas next Wednesday during class.
Ninjas you are: Paul, Adil, Rory, and Jude, who is in charge. Your costume will be to dress in black - forget the jeans (unless they're black) and forget the coloured T-shirts. All black please! If you have a cap, baseball or other, please bring that to next class.
See below this blog for props and costumes!
Best Regards,
Mrs. Deras
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Ninth Class - Wednesday, November 10th, 2010
JKs
We are moving along with our Christmas song and dance. Finally, the boys and girls were able to get to their spots ON CUE! It was wonderful to see the songs coming together. Our singing is also improving. There will be extra practise when ever we can squeeze it in - it helped us tremendously this week.
There are some strong singers, and our Christmas Carol sounds better and better. Please remember JK's, that when you sing, you use your musical voice and do not yell - that will only hurt your throats. So, let's keep it QUIET when we can, to conserve our voices for singing.
SKs
Today we were able to practise four verses of our Christmas song.
We had access to the stage today, and finally the SK's were able to practise assembling on it. It was a very scary experience for some. The more exposure we get to the stage before the Christmas production, the better we will perform!
We are trying very hard to line up so that we may look good on stage. Some stage directions have been given - no talking, no fidgeting, hands must be OUT of our pockets and by our sides, no leaning or stepping back, and no leaning on anyone else.
Letters have gone home with the words to our special song. Practising at home is strongly encouraged. PARENTS - if you would like your child to hear the song, please go to http://www.songdrops.com/ and click on the song title that was sent home with your child. (It appears in the middle of the left hand column - blue letters.) We are trying to keep this a surprise for the rest of the school and other parents. Shhh!
A huge thank you to our parent volunteer!!! Three cheers for S.L. It was wonderful to have you there and we hope you come back often.
Grades 1 and 2
Today we focused on our Christmas poem. Things are really coming together as the students are very eager to present well. We are also reinforcing our positions on stage so that we can give an exciting presentation rather than a dry delivery. Next week every student will bring home their one or two verses to learn by heart. Parents please help your children with the difficult words and encourage them to share with you the coaching they recieved on their presentation.
We will also need reindeer antlers/hairbands for everyone except Santa and the mouse. Please check the dollar stores for this item.
Last week the words to their Christmas carol were sent home. Latin pronunciation is extremely phonetic. Each letter is pronounced distinctly and all vowels are short. The only exception for the purposes of this carol are the vowels AE together. They make a sound that is similar to a LONG i, or the English sound "aye". The "g's" are either soft or hard as in English. "Regem" = hard g. "Angelorum" = soft g. And it is very important to note that the "i" is pronounced like "ee" not as a SHORT "i".
Grades 3 and 4
The boys and girls wrote their make-up tests for our study of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I think that the studying, practise play, the trip to the theatre, and taking up our answers last week in class, all helped everyone to better remember what is involved in this tragic love story. Tests will be returned on Friday.
We were also able to do a dry run of our mini-production of Romeo and Juliet. We have some students who have memorized their lines and are now able to add some emotion and action. Others - please read over your sheets and learn what you are to say and when. The 10 minute production is next week towards the end of class. You may memorize but that is not essential. It is more important to be able to say or read your lines with the appropriate expression discussed in class.
You may bring a costume if you wish, but they are NOT necessary. You are to wear you full uniforms to school.
GRADE 4's only - also read the blog information in PINK below. The information above is for your class WITH the grade three's. The information below is for the big PLAY - The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet. Don't get things mixed up please. You are in both!
Grades 5,6, and 7
In light of the fact that this week we will mark Remembrance Day, we took a little break from blocking our production and focused on the words and emotions associated with poems. We discussed "In Flanders Fields" as well as "Remember Remember the Fifth of November".
Students learned about the poppy and how it came to grow in Flanders fields. Have then tell you how the germination of poppy seeds was enabled by the bombings. They learned the meaning behind the words of the poem written by John McCrae. The also learned that poems were one method used to communicate facts and emotions during times when there were few electronic gadgets connected to satellites providing instant information.
We also looked at the way in which punctuation within a poem, shows us when to take a pause and how long to make that pause. Our delivery of poetry or our portrayal of character will vary from person to person. The more we know about our subject or our character, the better we can make our delivery.
TSofR&J - Cast Members
WE HAD ACCESS TO THE STAGE!!! This was in fact a magnanimous moment as we were able to see how we will be positioned for our difficult dance number. Some were overwhelmed by the height and depth of the stage while others thought it an "opportunity to run from UR to DL". Let's stick to where we are supposed to be positioned next time, shall we?
Remember, sometimes it may feel boring to you to just stand and do silent actions; but this way you add to the scenery and make the production lively. Even though you are not speaking, the audience will still be watching YOU!
* CONTINUE MEMORIZING LINES.
* YOU MUST ALL SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE YOUR VOLUME.
* DON'T EAT YOUR WORDS.
* BE CLEAR. BE FLUID. BE FLUENT.
* AND REMEMBER YOUR BLOCKING.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Deras
We are moving along with our Christmas song and dance. Finally, the boys and girls were able to get to their spots ON CUE! It was wonderful to see the songs coming together. Our singing is also improving. There will be extra practise when ever we can squeeze it in - it helped us tremendously this week.
There are some strong singers, and our Christmas Carol sounds better and better. Please remember JK's, that when you sing, you use your musical voice and do not yell - that will only hurt your throats. So, let's keep it QUIET when we can, to conserve our voices for singing.
SKs
Today we were able to practise four verses of our Christmas song.
We had access to the stage today, and finally the SK's were able to practise assembling on it. It was a very scary experience for some. The more exposure we get to the stage before the Christmas production, the better we will perform!
We are trying very hard to line up so that we may look good on stage. Some stage directions have been given - no talking, no fidgeting, hands must be OUT of our pockets and by our sides, no leaning or stepping back, and no leaning on anyone else.
Letters have gone home with the words to our special song. Practising at home is strongly encouraged. PARENTS - if you would like your child to hear the song, please go to http://www.songdrops.com/ and click on the song title that was sent home with your child. (It appears in the middle of the left hand column - blue letters.) We are trying to keep this a surprise for the rest of the school and other parents. Shhh!
A huge thank you to our parent volunteer!!! Three cheers for S.L. It was wonderful to have you there and we hope you come back often.
Grades 1 and 2
Today we focused on our Christmas poem. Things are really coming together as the students are very eager to present well. We are also reinforcing our positions on stage so that we can give an exciting presentation rather than a dry delivery. Next week every student will bring home their one or two verses to learn by heart. Parents please help your children with the difficult words and encourage them to share with you the coaching they recieved on their presentation.
We will also need reindeer antlers/hairbands for everyone except Santa and the mouse. Please check the dollar stores for this item.
Last week the words to their Christmas carol were sent home. Latin pronunciation is extremely phonetic. Each letter is pronounced distinctly and all vowels are short. The only exception for the purposes of this carol are the vowels AE together. They make a sound that is similar to a LONG i, or the English sound "aye". The "g's" are either soft or hard as in English. "Regem" = hard g. "Angelorum" = soft g. And it is very important to note that the "i" is pronounced like "ee" not as a SHORT "i".
Grades 3 and 4
The boys and girls wrote their make-up tests for our study of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. I think that the studying, practise play, the trip to the theatre, and taking up our answers last week in class, all helped everyone to better remember what is involved in this tragic love story. Tests will be returned on Friday.
We were also able to do a dry run of our mini-production of Romeo and Juliet. We have some students who have memorized their lines and are now able to add some emotion and action. Others - please read over your sheets and learn what you are to say and when. The 10 minute production is next week towards the end of class. You may memorize but that is not essential. It is more important to be able to say or read your lines with the appropriate expression discussed in class.
You may bring a costume if you wish, but they are NOT necessary. You are to wear you full uniforms to school.
GRADE 4's only - also read the blog information in PINK below. The information above is for your class WITH the grade three's. The information below is for the big PLAY - The Seussification of Romeo and Juliet. Don't get things mixed up please. You are in both!
Grades 5,6, and 7
In light of the fact that this week we will mark Remembrance Day, we took a little break from blocking our production and focused on the words and emotions associated with poems. We discussed "In Flanders Fields" as well as "Remember Remember the Fifth of November".
Students learned about the poppy and how it came to grow in Flanders fields. Have then tell you how the germination of poppy seeds was enabled by the bombings. They learned the meaning behind the words of the poem written by John McCrae. The also learned that poems were one method used to communicate facts and emotions during times when there were few electronic gadgets connected to satellites providing instant information.
We also looked at the way in which punctuation within a poem, shows us when to take a pause and how long to make that pause. Our delivery of poetry or our portrayal of character will vary from person to person. The more we know about our subject or our character, the better we can make our delivery.
TSofR&J - Cast Members
WE HAD ACCESS TO THE STAGE!!! This was in fact a magnanimous moment as we were able to see how we will be positioned for our difficult dance number. Some were overwhelmed by the height and depth of the stage while others thought it an "opportunity to run from UR to DL". Let's stick to where we are supposed to be positioned next time, shall we?
Remember, sometimes it may feel boring to you to just stand and do silent actions; but this way you add to the scenery and make the production lively. Even though you are not speaking, the audience will still be watching YOU!
* CONTINUE MEMORIZING LINES.
* YOU MUST ALL SLOW DOWN AND INCREASE YOUR VOLUME.
* DON'T EAT YOUR WORDS.
* BE CLEAR. BE FLUID. BE FLUENT.
* AND REMEMBER YOUR BLOCKING.
Best Regards,
Mrs. Deras
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Eighth Class - Wednesday, November 3, 2010
JKs
We are trying to learn our positions for the Christmas performance. Certain parts and props have been assigned. The Christmas carol is still in need of work and we will be practising more in our regular class as well as drama class.
SKs
The senior kindergarten class reviewed the chorus, first and second verse of their Christmas song. We then practised going on stage and coming off stage. It is important to remind the children that they cannot stand where they choose out of concerns for their safety, and because they will not be seen if they choose to hide behind their friends.
Grades 1 and 2
We continued with our Christmas carol and our presentation. The children will be receiving the words to their carol to practise at home.
Grades 3 and 4
Today we discussed the required answers to the test for Romeo and Juliet that was written two weeks ago. It is marked and will be returned shortly. Please review your answers, think about the proper answers discussed in class, read your handouts, study your short play, and prepare for the make-up test next week.
Grades, 5,6, and 7
We are using the time for this class to rehearse for the play. We are oh so close to finishing blocking. It is important that you remember where you stand and when to come in. Remember: there will be no one to tell you what to do or where to go on the night of the performance. You must learn and memorize your part; when to say your part; where to stand; how to move; how to speak; where to add emotion; how to emphasize the words; when and how to dance......etc. This involves paying attention in class.
TSofR&J - Cast Members
We are almost finished blocking. Please check the bottom of this blog for required props. Please memorize your lines. You must first learn HOW TO SAY THEM PROPERLY WHILE EMPHASIZING THE CORRECT WORDS - if you need it, ask for help. To truly learn your lines, you need to practise while hearing someone say the other words. Ask your parents, family, or friends for help - PLEASE.
Thank you so much to our parent volunteer for your time and for your assistance in helping us to learn our lines.
We are trying to learn our positions for the Christmas performance. Certain parts and props have been assigned. The Christmas carol is still in need of work and we will be practising more in our regular class as well as drama class.
SKs
The senior kindergarten class reviewed the chorus, first and second verse of their Christmas song. We then practised going on stage and coming off stage. It is important to remind the children that they cannot stand where they choose out of concerns for their safety, and because they will not be seen if they choose to hide behind their friends.
Grades 1 and 2
We continued with our Christmas carol and our presentation. The children will be receiving the words to their carol to practise at home.
Grades 3 and 4
Today we discussed the required answers to the test for Romeo and Juliet that was written two weeks ago. It is marked and will be returned shortly. Please review your answers, think about the proper answers discussed in class, read your handouts, study your short play, and prepare for the make-up test next week.
Grades, 5,6, and 7
We are using the time for this class to rehearse for the play. We are oh so close to finishing blocking. It is important that you remember where you stand and when to come in. Remember: there will be no one to tell you what to do or where to go on the night of the performance. You must learn and memorize your part; when to say your part; where to stand; how to move; how to speak; where to add emotion; how to emphasize the words; when and how to dance......etc. This involves paying attention in class.
TSofR&J - Cast Members
We are almost finished blocking. Please check the bottom of this blog for required props. Please memorize your lines. You must first learn HOW TO SAY THEM PROPERLY WHILE EMPHASIZING THE CORRECT WORDS - if you need it, ask for help. To truly learn your lines, you need to practise while hearing someone say the other words. Ask your parents, family, or friends for help - PLEASE.
Thank you so much to our parent volunteer for your time and for your assistance in helping us to learn our lines.
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