Spring Concert Information
We are working hard to get ready for our Spring Concert this year! The feature of the concert is our Musical Play about Space called Interplanetary Odyssey, and each music class will perform a piece during the play! The children have been busy preparing their musical number(s) and making sets and props for the play!
The dates and times of the concert are as follows:
Divisions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 11, 13, 15 and 17 (odd divisions) will perform on Wednesday, April 15th at 1:30pm, and at 6:30pm. Doors will open for the evening performance at 6:00pm.
Divisions 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 (even divisions) will perform on Thursday, April 16th at 1:30pm, and at 6:30pm. Doors will open for the evening performance at 6:00pm.
Please also let Ms. Karlson and/or your child’s classroom teacher know if your child will not be able to attend his or her performance date.
The expectation is that every child in the school participates in our school-wide concert. Preparations are being made to accommodate the actual number of children in each class including numbers of costume pieces, partnering of children in dances, considerations around instruments, set pieces, props, spacing on stage, sound quality, etc. Of course, a few children will likely be absent due to sickness, and you cannot know that ahead of time. But if there are circumstances that prevent your child from participating in the concert that you know of now, please let your child’s classroom teacher know immediately so we can adjust our plans accordingly. This will lesson the staff and other students’ stress levels in planning and practicing for the concert.
We need some supplies for the sets and props for the play as well. We need switches, buttons, toggles, old computer equipment that you are not using, even if it is broken or unworking, to create space-themed props for our play. Items that resemble toggles, switches, dials, joysticks, levers, etc are useful too. For example, lids from containers look like dials on computer equipment. Please do not donate precious equipment as we cannot guarantee that it will return to you in the same condition. If you do want your item returned after the concert, please label it with your child’s name and division. Please drop off any items with Ms. Karlson in the music room the Monday after Spring Break.
Costumes for classes will be as follows:
Divisions 1, 2, 5, 6 – all black clothes – no large logos, pictures or printing visible to the audience.
Divisions 3 & 4 – either a button-down shirt and dress pants or the same colour head-to-toe to look like an astronaut – as decided by an upcoming drama activity – TBA
Div. 7, 8, 11, 12, 13 – Kids wear the same colour head to toe, so it looks like they have on a pair of coveralls, like an astronaut wears. Long sleeves with no writing, pictures or logos on the shirts. Pants of same/very similar colour. Colours could be:
- Blue
- Green
- Orange
- Red
- White
- Grey
- Beige
- Pink
Div. 9 & 10 – Robot costumes made in class – classroom teachers will have more details
Div. 14 & 15 – Warm colours like orange, brown, beige, red – to match Jupiter. Flowy clothes encouraged
Div. 16 – Children will make part of their costumes during class time. Animal accessories like cat, dog or bunny ears, tails, etc. should be added to make them look like pets of a cast character
Div. 17 & 18 – Alien costumes – classroom teachers will have more details and parts of these costumes will be made in class
Some of the students in grades 3-7 are working in a “Set-Design Crew” to create the sets for our play. Our sessions have been held at lunch recess on Fridays. After Spring Break, the Set-Design Crew will be working on their projects after school. This is a drop-in group. If your child can only make 1-2 sessions, that is just fine. There will be 3 sessions in total – March 31, April 7 and April 9 or 10. Alternately, some of these students will create their art pieces at home.
Congratulations to the winner of our art contest to create a logo for our school play – Pedro Arevalo! His logo will be featured in our production, and the logo of our École Inman Elementary Space Program!
We will need some parent volunteers for the concert as well. If you can help supervise the children in the Set-Design Crew, or help with stage set-up, please click on this link and add your name to the date and time you are able to volunteer. https://sd41-my.sharepoint.com/:x:/g/personal/e14592_burnabyschools_ca/IQDqzPmUDvwcR4VfJU7W2hu1AW2F7u6yUa1cHFq5DU5z39Y?e=sDhtVH
Other parent volunteer jobs include cast make-up (make up for one student) and help with the technical equipment. Our tech rehearsal will be on Monday, April 13th from 3-5pm. Please let Ms. Karlson know via email if you can help with tech or make-up at Sonja.karlson@burnabyschools.ca