This morning, we were out of the house by 730 am. Well, we had to arrive by then, but we ran about a minute late. Peyton and I helped set up for the CC symphony as strings was joining band for their joint performance of Star Wars theme. They played it last night, too, but this was in front of the whole school. It was breezy, which made for an interesting time as the music and music stands were blowing away. After the introduction, each band played one song, then they combined efforts for one last song. The band played out the assembly, but I’d left earlier to help set up the art lesson. We were doing water coloring for the older kids. In theory, it would be easier, as they are older, but there are also more of them. We had three moms, and then one who joined later after coffee with the principal. There are so many things going on in May it’s ridiculous!
The art lesson went well, and we ran right up until recess at 10 am. From there, I went next door to see Peyton’s class perform their drama lessons. The other moms teased me that I was first in line (probably like Peyton, who generally likes to be first in line). I did let them know that I’d been there since 730 am, and it was now 1030 am, so I was rightfully the first in line, since I hadn’t left school all morning. They had rehearsed and memorized poems from Shel Silverstein. Peyton didn’t want to tell me what poem she was reciting, but she did tell me about her classmates’ roles. Peyton was actually starting the show! She did “The Invitation”. Then they did some improv, passing around an object with each child having to “name” it and act it out. Then, they had to do another improv, where they were asked what they are doing, and then given an action from a friend. Then it was an exercise in tableau.
Star Wars from last night:
Here is Let’s Go Band, the final song:
The Invitation:
Here Comes Summer:
Improv, “This is a(n) …”
What ARE you doing?!:
Tableau:
Tableau part 2:
After their performance, I went out for a treat. PHILZ! I haven’t had coffee since before I was sick, so I wanted to make up for lost time. And to enjoy it peacefully. I had about an hour and a half between end of the performance, and going back to pick Peyton up. She has golfland today for earning $225 minimum in pledge money. She did it based on the laps she’d run, since Dave and I sponsored per lap. So we’ll be joining the other kinders through third graders today, so caffeine was in order. It’s almost time to go back to pick her up, but I’m glad I had some alone time to get this blog updated!