Here is a “sneak peek” of songs that will be featured in our school concert in April.
The children will be a part of the musical theatre performance that involves acting, singing, dancing and instrument playing, as well as kid-made sets and costume pieces. All of the performing arts will be in play in this one!
The theme of the concert is Space.
The play is an original script by me, Ms. S. Karlson. It is called Interplanetary Odyssey.
Other songs that will be included and are not in this YouTube playlist are:
In January we will beginning rehearsals for the school play. The rehearsals will be on Mondays and Wednesdays after school, and actors will be recruited from grade 6 and 7s at Inman school.
Any kids interested in acting in the school play need to fill out this form before attending rehearsals.
If you are not sure if you want to commit or not, please fill in the form anyway before attending. We will read through the script in the first two rehearsals and you can decide if you want to commit after that.
First rehearsal and 1/2 read-through will be on Wednesday, January 7th from 3pm until 4pm in the music room.
The second rehearsal and 1/2 read-through will be on Monday, January 12th from 3pm until 4pm in the music room.
Students will be asked to commit by Friday, January 9th to be given a role in the play.
I just want to start by extending a sincere thank you to all of the Inman parents of choir members who brought and/or picked up their children from Metrotown Mall on Friday after school. Without you we would not have been able to do that lovely performance.
The children were thrilled to be able to perform in such a public setting. The mall personnel were delighted to have us there. What a lovely show of community that was!
The Inman school choir sang a 20 minute set, 2 times at the mall. One time in the Grand court (upper level) and one time in the Atrium court (upper level) to onlookers, family and shoppers. The children did an amazing job and brought such joy to so many people! They are to be congratulated!
As for our entry into the CBC Music Class Challenge, we did not make it into the top 10 in our category. However, two Burnaby schools did make it into the top 10! Congratulations to Second Street! They had 2 entries that made it into the top 10 in Junior Instrumental and Intermediate Instrumental! Capitol Hill elementary also made it into the top 10!
And an update for our events this coming week:
There will be a spirit day on Friday, December 19th. Festive Sweater Day! Wear your colourful, gaudy and winter/holiday themed sweaters to school on Friday!
And for our assembly on Thursday, not only are we learning about Hanukkah and Christmas and singing songs of those holidays, but we are also going to focus on Kwanzaa this week!
Here is the Kwanzaa song we will sing at the assembly. We will learn about Kwanzaa, Umoja, Nia and Imani.
These are Swahili words that mean: Harvest festival, Unity, Purpose and Faith respectively.
There will be a school-wide assembly on December 18th at 1:10pm in the gymnasium.
It will mostly be a sing-along assembly, featuring our school choir and leadership students.
The songs we will sing together are:
Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Jingle Bells (with the choir singing Winter Fantasy)
Vive le vent
O Hanukkah – in English and French
Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree
Kwanzaa Song
O Christmas Tree (featuring students from leadership)
We hope you can join us for this festive sing-along!
Vive le vent, vive le vent, vive le vent d’hiver Qui s’enva, sifflantsoufflant dans les grands sapins verts, oh ! Vive le vent, vive le temps, vive le temps d’hiver Boule de neige et jour de l’an et bonne année grand-mère
O Hanukkah, O hanukkah, come light the Menorah!
Let’s have a party, we’ll all dance the hora.
Gather ‘round the table, we’ll give you a treat,
S’vivonim to play with, levivot to eat.
And while we are playing the candles are burning low.
One for each night, they shed a sweet light
To remind us of days long ago.
One for each night, they shed a sweet light
To remind us of days long ago.
Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah, allumons la Menorah.
Faisons la fête et dansons la hora.
Autour de la table on mange des sucreries.
Un dreidel pour jouer et des latkas, ouioui!
Pendant que nous jouons les bougies brûlentdoucement.
Une pour chaque nuit ellesallument un lumière
Pour nous rappeler des jour anciens.
Une pour chaque nuit ellesallument un lumière
Pour nous rappeler des jour anciens.
Rockin‘ around the Christmas tree At the Christmas party hop Mistletoe hung where you can see Every couple tries to stop Rockin‘ around the Christmas tree Let the Christmas spirit ring Later we’ll have some pumpkin pie And we’ll do some caroling
You will get a sentimental feeling when you hear Voices singing, let’s be jolly Deck the halls with boughs of holly Rockin‘ around the Christmas tree Have a happy holiday Everyone dancin‘ merrily In the new old-fashioned way
I am getting to know the kids of Inman school, and so many of them have made me feel really welcome. Thank you to everyone for your support and patience as I learn the names of the students, assess where they are in the performing arts, learn about the previous routines and implement my own routines. Most of the kids are really kind and patient while this change happens!
September was a busy month with 4 assemblies and setting up schedules and routines.
Thank you to the kids of Division 6 who hosted the Terry Fox assembly. Thank you go Gabe and Dominic who hosted the Truth and Reconciliation assembly.
A notice will go out soon to students in the upper intermediate grades who are interested in these kinds of leadership opportunities around our school. We are definitely looking for assembly hosts, and we welcome their other ideas as to what their leadership role can look like and what they can offer at Inman school. Please feel free to email me with any further questions about leadership.
Feel free to visit my pages for current activities for the Inman kiddos. You can see that the tabs are divided by grade. These will also explain the focus, outcomes and expectations for your child in music class each month.
I am new to Inman school this year. Please visit my biography page to learn more about me and my philosophy for teaching.
I will be posting important events here in the Inman performing arts world.
Not only will I be teaching music to Inman students, but we will be doing activities in drama, dance, and very occasionally in the visual arts. I believe that all of the arts are interconnected and important to each other. Music relies on expression to come alive, therefore, drama is important to help us create and convey those stories and emotions. Music makes us move – dance and music go hand-in-hand – especially for children, who just want to move! And we will draw, colour, create props, costumes, sets, stories, that go with the music we listen to.
I hope to learn as much about the Inman children in September to find out where best to start their arts learning with me this school year. I am looking forward getting to know them in only a few days. 🙂
