Elementary Holiday Concert 2010

This evening Jeremy, Annah, and I attended the K-3 Holiday Concert at school.  Annah's grade wasn't performing in it, so she got to sit with us and enjoy watching for a change. 

Of course the kindergartners were first.  We knew Caeden had been asked to have a special part as a reindeer.  I couldn't contain my mommy's "Awwwwwwwwe!" when he walked into the gym in his costume; he was so adorable!

All the kids are filing in, and Caeden is getting cross-eyed looking at the black make-up on his nose...

Caeden assumed we'd be in the front row, and we could see him frantically scanning the huge crowd looking for us.  We were waaaay up in the bleachers, almost to the top, where he could never find us.  Obviously, he did see someone he knew...and waved at them...

They sang, "I'm Gonna Mail Myself to You," and I cracked up laughing every time they said, "stick some stamps on top of my head," and knocked themselves in the forehead as they did it.  It was hilarious and adorable at the same time.

Kindergarten is in the center here, 1st grade on the left, 3rd grade on the right, and 2nd grade waiting on the floor in front of the kindergarteners.  The gym was full for this great performance!

When it was time for the kindergarteners to recite the poem "Reindeer Have Antlers," Caeden came forward in his costume and stood there, smiling sweetly.

Caeden was so excited to play the part of the reindeer!
We got very excited when we saw him reach up his sleeve...

"Reindeer have antlers on their head.

At Christmastime they pull a sled.

They live in the North Pole where it snows the most,

But their brown fur coats keep them warm as toast!!!"

...and throw 3 pieces of toast into the audience!  I didn't catch a picture of the actual toss, but he and all the kids grinned and laughed with their mouths wide open when the toast went flying!

(Sylvia's friend Ella happened to get one of them!)

"Ten little angels in the band..."

S-A-N-T-A!

S-A-N-T-Ho!

S-A-N-Ho-Ho!

S-A-Ho-Ho-Ho!

S-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho!

Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho!

The 1st graders sang about their gingerbread cookies.  The art teacher worked with the music teacher, and helped the kids make gingerbread cookies just for this song!  Total cuteness!

Here is Sylvia's grade, singing "Don't Eat a Poinsettia!"  They had lots of fun with this song, and did a great job with their choreography!  "Aye, aye, aye, aye!"

"DON'T!"

Great job 2nd grade!

Sylvia even smiled and enjoyed herself during the performance!  We talked about thinking about having fun and smiling while on stage, and even practiced her songs in the mirror with a smile while I was doing her hair for the concert.  She has a tendency to look really mad or scared when on stage, but was at ease and having fun tonight!  Yay!

Each of the 1st through 3rd grades performed a round in 2 to 4 parts!  They did a great job keeping them together!

And the 3rd graders ALL played instruments together--boomwhackers, handbells, and Orff instruments. It was a lovely arrangement of Carol of the Bells, and so neat to see every student in the 3rd grade playing music together!

We thoroughly enjoyed the concert!