Last week of December updates and thank you

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.

December assembly

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’en va, sifflant soufflant 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, oui oui!

Pendant que nous jouons les bougies brûlent doucement.

Une pour chaque nuit elles allument un lumière

Pour nous rappeler des jour anciens.

Une pour chaque nuit elles allument 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

Oh Christmas Tree

Oh Christmas tree, Oh Christmas Tree,

How lovely are your branches