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candylandI meant to post this yesterday, but I kinda got side-tracked, what with going to meet my other coop and then Kingdom Hearts night--SQUEE!!
Kingdom Hearts: WE FINALLY FREAKIN' BEAT URSULA!!! I swear to God, we must have tried at least thirty times, possibly more, over the last two weeks! But when those little levely-up boxes appeared on the screen, we all started SCREAMING. Literally.![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
msbbt and I were screaming and jumping up and down and running around my downstairs family room. Meanwhile, bishonen_girl (who had been fighting Ursula for all this time) stood up, took two steps forward, and just flopped down, face-down, on the floor. We later realized she was crying because she was so happy :D
Then we went and finished up Winnie the Pooh. TOTAL. FANGIRLGASM! It made for a few very happy girls :Dmsbbt was actually getting teary about that, too--I wasn't teary, but I did have lots and lots of these warm, fuzzy, happy feelings :D After they left, I promptly went and washed the good cheer off my hands. Then we went and duked it out with Captain Hook--that only took a few tries, I think, and we beat him and finished up Neverland. Which means that we're ready to go tackle the ending battles!
...and thenmsbbt was trying to find out if there were any Dalmation puppies that we hadn't gotten yet, so she looked ahead in the guidebook...and got a massive, massive spoiler for the end of the game. I already knew it because I read the manga, and bishonen_girl has already beat the game. But yeah...way to go, hon ^^;; *luffs*
All in all, not bad for a night's play :D Hopefully, we'll finish it up really really soon (and I've been told we'll need tissues for the ending), and then we can get back on Kingdom Hearts II!
And now...the program stuff :)
There are two performances: a matinée (where the whole school comes to watch, along with a few older folk from the community) and the evening performance (for the parents). The matinée went really well--only had one teeny tiny little mishap. But the kids sang out and danced their little hearts out.
That was my last day at the elementary school--technically my last day was Wednesday, but there was no way I was going to miss that program! Plus, I missed a day for Grandma's funeral, so we called it my make-up day ^_^ Well, Elementary Teacher made an announcement to the students during the matinée that this was my last day...and they all went "Awww..." And she gave me a present :D I got to say thank you for having me and wish them well--and I heard a "You're welcome!" and a "Thank you for being our teacher!" and then I got hugged by the entire third grade. All at once. I nearly fell over, but ZOMG I nearly started to cry.
Fast-forward to the evening performance. We're all there in our poodle skirty finest, ready to rock and roll. I was amazed at how many of the boys had their hair slicked back--and I privately wondered how many of them did it under parental insistence. They looked GREAT. So they marched in to the sound of "Louie Louie." The fourth graders took their seats in the auditorium, and the third graders headed on up to the stage.
It went so beautifully. First we had a few fourth graders speak: "Hey, cut the gas. In case you don't understand the fifties dialect, 'cut the gas' means 'please be quiet, the show is about to begin.' What's the tale, nightingale? A fifties and sixties program presented by the third and fourth graders of [district] Elementary School. Before we get this gig underway, we'd like to remind you to please keep your combs in your pockets." All the boy stood up and pulled out combs and slicked their hair back before sitting back down. "If your poodle is not sewn onto your skirt, you need to escort it outside." One girl actually had a toy poodle, and she brought it on-stage with her; at this point, she walked it out to her mother. "They did not have cell phones in the fifties and sixties. Therefore, we don't want to hear them. Anyone with such a device will be dragged out kicking and screaming. Like crazy, like wow!"
Here's a quick summary of the music, starting with the third graders and the sixties:
Rockin' Robin: Kids on recorders and kids in bird hats. Doesn't get much cuter than those :D And they had fun with it. I have pictures!
Yellow Submarine: There's a girl who makes all the props for us, and she made us this big yellow submarine out of cardboard. So we had five boys sneak down there while everyone else started singing and get behind it. And when we got to the chorus, the submarine suddenly comes to life! The kids picked it up and started moving it across the stage and dancing with it and stuff--it was hilarious!
It's My Party: We wheeled a bed out on stage, and three girls sat on it. One was "crying" while the other two comforted her. The best part was where "Judy" and "Johnny" walked in, and this girl's jaw just DROPPED. Through the floor. The audience laughed their heads off--we were kind of surprised that the kids liked that song as much as they did. We thought the whole "romance" thing might freak a few of them out. But nope, when we told them they were doing that song, they were thrilled!
The Locomotion: This was just singing and dancing :D I think most of them enjoyed it, especially because the choreography involved punching. NO, not punching your NEIGHBOR.
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah: This was easily one of my favorite songs in the whole program. We pulled out the bed again and sat a boy on it with a scroll (that I made out of a couple paper towel tubes, some butcher paper, and a marker) and a comically large pen. And he "wrote" and acted in accordance with the lyrics. We had fun with it, he had fun with it, and the audience loved it. It's a cute, fun song, and he played it up "Like crazy, like wow!" (If you've never heard the song, I insist that you give it a listen right here!)
Surfin' USA: We got some snowboards, and had six boys come out with them during the chorus and start surfing on stage :D
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini: The art teacher took a T-shirt and fixed it up for us so the little girl playing the part would be wearing the title garment. She had a towel wrapped around her, and she sort of snuck out on stage, winding up tossing her towel off and jumping into a little plastic wading pool and shivering there until the last part of the song, where she got out and let everyone actually see the bikini painted on her T-shirt. It was hilarious :D She actually danced the last song in their program section in that costume, too, because she didn't want to have to change and miss the song.
The Twist: Singing and dancing--we had some fun with this one. At the end, they bowed and curtsied.
After "The Twist," we had the fourth graders stand up, and we started up "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" for them to march out to. It's from the sixties, after all! So the third graders filed down to take their seats while we got the stage reset for the fourth graders. In short order, everyone was in place for the fifties portion!
Purple People Eater: The art teacher also made us a giant Purple People Eater mask. We put the kids under a purple sheet, and put the mask on the kid in front, and had them start walking in during the first chorus. You could hear the response as people noticed it--it looked so cool! They danced around the stage in their snazzy slippers :D
Splish Splash: Singing and dancing, no extra props. They really had this one down, though--and they sang in parts! Girls went first, boys did the echo ^_^
Doo-Wah-Diddy: Four girls stood down and watched as the boy (wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses) strutted around the stage. It was really funny in rehearsal to watch the fourth grade teachers teaching him how to strut! He eventually took one girl's hand and they walked off together :)
At the Hop: We danced! Oh boy did we dance! Everybody hand jive! During the dance break, some kids came down and boogied their way across the stage--I think the boy who was doing the Funky Chicken back and forth sort of stole the show :3 And four boys doing the "Oh baby" part = love ♥
The Lion Sleeps Tonight: Singing, swaying, solos, and a washing machine turn :3
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu: EVERYBODY AIR-GUITAR!! They really seemed to enjoy this song, as did we. During the matinée, I knew it was a hit because after that song was over, I heard a little voice behind me repeating the chorus. But during the chorus, the choreography called for air-guitaring, and a lot of them got really into it.
Yakety Yak: Another one we had fun with. There were solos on the "Don't talk back!" part (we try to give every kid a part, unless they expressly don't want one), and then dancers on the instrumental section. Kids doing breakdance spins, the Worm, cartwheels...it's amazing how creative kids are!
We Go Together: The closer...this was actually the first song they learned, so it was by far their strongest. Plus, they had the choreography for it down pat. The part in the middle that goes "ram-a-lam-a-lam-a-ka-dinga-da-dinga-dong" and so forth? That's actually a LOT of words for a fourth grader to learn, but they had it. And they danced and sang the HELL out of that song. During the last section, they even started walking out, so when they hit the last "A-womp-bam-boo!" and struck their pose, half of them were out in the audience.
When they hit the last pose, the audience erupted into applause. Now here's the thing: I'd been told by many people that they've never had a standing ovation at a program--which baffles me. If they were as good as this one, they should all be on their feet! Well, I had a few people in the house--my parents, my sister, and PK, my supervisor from BV.
I looked over, and saw my dad. And he looked like he really wanted to stand up, but wasn't sure if he should. I caught his eye and kinda gave him a nod. So he stood up--and that was all it took. Everyone was on their feet :D
One of the girls who was standing near me gave me a hug and said, "The one program where we get a standing ovation, you're here! You made [teacher]'s dream come true!" And the kids were all so happy :D And I got flowers! The arrangement looked like an old-fashioned ice cream soda--I'll post a piccie later.
It was a while later before we managed to leave--lots of pictures and congratulations and goodbyes :3 It was amazing--and I got "We'll Miss You" cards from some of the kids. I almost cried. I tell ya--that is the way to end a student teaching experience.
I'll post the pictures later, after I get them uploaded. I need to email them to my coop, too :3 But that was the program. What a wonderful evening it was... :)
Kingdom Hearts: WE FINALLY FREAKIN' BEAT URSULA!!! I swear to God, we must have tried at least thirty times, possibly more, over the last two weeks! But when those little levely-up boxes appeared on the screen, we all started SCREAMING. Literally.
msbbt and I were screaming and jumping up and down and running around my downstairs family room. Meanwhile, bishonen_girl (who had been fighting Ursula for all this time) stood up, took two steps forward, and just flopped down, face-down, on the floor. We later realized she was crying because she was so happy :DThen we went and finished up Winnie the Pooh. TOTAL. FANGIRLGASM! It made for a few very happy girls :D
msbbt was actually getting teary about that, too--I wasn't teary, but I did have lots and lots of these warm, fuzzy, happy feelings :D After they left, I promptly went and washed the good cheer off my hands. Then we went and duked it out with Captain Hook--that only took a few tries, I think, and we beat him and finished up Neverland. Which means that we're ready to go tackle the ending battles!...and then
msbbt was trying to find out if there were any Dalmation puppies that we hadn't gotten yet, so she looked ahead in the guidebook...and got a massive, massive spoiler for the end of the game. I already knew it because I read the manga, and bishonen_girl has already beat the game. But yeah...way to go, hon ^^;; *luffs*All in all, not bad for a night's play :D Hopefully, we'll finish it up really really soon (and I've been told we'll need tissues for the ending), and then we can get back on Kingdom Hearts II!
And now...the program stuff :)
There are two performances: a matinée (where the whole school comes to watch, along with a few older folk from the community) and the evening performance (for the parents). The matinée went really well--only had one teeny tiny little mishap. But the kids sang out and danced their little hearts out.
That was my last day at the elementary school--technically my last day was Wednesday, but there was no way I was going to miss that program! Plus, I missed a day for Grandma's funeral, so we called it my make-up day ^_^ Well, Elementary Teacher made an announcement to the students during the matinée that this was my last day...and they all went "Awww..." And she gave me a present :D I got to say thank you for having me and wish them well--and I heard a "You're welcome!" and a "Thank you for being our teacher!" and then I got hugged by the entire third grade. All at once. I nearly fell over, but ZOMG I nearly started to cry.
Fast-forward to the evening performance. We're all there in our poodle skirty finest, ready to rock and roll. I was amazed at how many of the boys had their hair slicked back--and I privately wondered how many of them did it under parental insistence. They looked GREAT. So they marched in to the sound of "Louie Louie." The fourth graders took their seats in the auditorium, and the third graders headed on up to the stage.
It went so beautifully. First we had a few fourth graders speak: "Hey, cut the gas. In case you don't understand the fifties dialect, 'cut the gas' means 'please be quiet, the show is about to begin.' What's the tale, nightingale? A fifties and sixties program presented by the third and fourth graders of [district] Elementary School. Before we get this gig underway, we'd like to remind you to please keep your combs in your pockets." All the boy stood up and pulled out combs and slicked their hair back before sitting back down. "If your poodle is not sewn onto your skirt, you need to escort it outside." One girl actually had a toy poodle, and she brought it on-stage with her; at this point, she walked it out to her mother. "They did not have cell phones in the fifties and sixties. Therefore, we don't want to hear them. Anyone with such a device will be dragged out kicking and screaming. Like crazy, like wow!"
Here's a quick summary of the music, starting with the third graders and the sixties:
Rockin' Robin: Kids on recorders and kids in bird hats. Doesn't get much cuter than those :D And they had fun with it. I have pictures!
Yellow Submarine: There's a girl who makes all the props for us, and she made us this big yellow submarine out of cardboard. So we had five boys sneak down there while everyone else started singing and get behind it. And when we got to the chorus, the submarine suddenly comes to life! The kids picked it up and started moving it across the stage and dancing with it and stuff--it was hilarious!
It's My Party: We wheeled a bed out on stage, and three girls sat on it. One was "crying" while the other two comforted her. The best part was where "Judy" and "Johnny" walked in, and this girl's jaw just DROPPED. Through the floor. The audience laughed their heads off--we were kind of surprised that the kids liked that song as much as they did. We thought the whole "romance" thing might freak a few of them out. But nope, when we told them they were doing that song, they were thrilled!
The Locomotion: This was just singing and dancing :D I think most of them enjoyed it, especially because the choreography involved punching. NO, not punching your NEIGHBOR.
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah: This was easily one of my favorite songs in the whole program. We pulled out the bed again and sat a boy on it with a scroll (that I made out of a couple paper towel tubes, some butcher paper, and a marker) and a comically large pen. And he "wrote" and acted in accordance with the lyrics. We had fun with it, he had fun with it, and the audience loved it. It's a cute, fun song, and he played it up "Like crazy, like wow!" (If you've never heard the song, I insist that you give it a listen right here!)
Surfin' USA: We got some snowboards, and had six boys come out with them during the chorus and start surfing on stage :D
Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini: The art teacher took a T-shirt and fixed it up for us so the little girl playing the part would be wearing the title garment. She had a towel wrapped around her, and she sort of snuck out on stage, winding up tossing her towel off and jumping into a little plastic wading pool and shivering there until the last part of the song, where she got out and let everyone actually see the bikini painted on her T-shirt. It was hilarious :D She actually danced the last song in their program section in that costume, too, because she didn't want to have to change and miss the song.
The Twist: Singing and dancing--we had some fun with this one. At the end, they bowed and curtsied.
After "The Twist," we had the fourth graders stand up, and we started up "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" for them to march out to. It's from the sixties, after all! So the third graders filed down to take their seats while we got the stage reset for the fourth graders. In short order, everyone was in place for the fifties portion!
Purple People Eater: The art teacher also made us a giant Purple People Eater mask. We put the kids under a purple sheet, and put the mask on the kid in front, and had them start walking in during the first chorus. You could hear the response as people noticed it--it looked so cool! They danced around the stage in their snazzy slippers :D
Splish Splash: Singing and dancing, no extra props. They really had this one down, though--and they sang in parts! Girls went first, boys did the echo ^_^
Doo-Wah-Diddy: Four girls stood down and watched as the boy (wearing a leather jacket and sunglasses) strutted around the stage. It was really funny in rehearsal to watch the fourth grade teachers teaching him how to strut! He eventually took one girl's hand and they walked off together :)
At the Hop: We danced! Oh boy did we dance! Everybody hand jive! During the dance break, some kids came down and boogied their way across the stage--I think the boy who was doing the Funky Chicken back and forth sort of stole the show :3 And four boys doing the "Oh baby" part = love ♥
The Lion Sleeps Tonight: Singing, swaying, solos, and a washing machine turn :3
Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu: EVERYBODY AIR-GUITAR!! They really seemed to enjoy this song, as did we. During the matinée, I knew it was a hit because after that song was over, I heard a little voice behind me repeating the chorus. But during the chorus, the choreography called for air-guitaring, and a lot of them got really into it.
Yakety Yak: Another one we had fun with. There were solos on the "Don't talk back!" part (we try to give every kid a part, unless they expressly don't want one), and then dancers on the instrumental section. Kids doing breakdance spins, the Worm, cartwheels...it's amazing how creative kids are!
We Go Together: The closer...this was actually the first song they learned, so it was by far their strongest. Plus, they had the choreography for it down pat. The part in the middle that goes "ram-a-lam-a-lam-a-ka-dinga-da-dinga-dong" and so forth? That's actually a LOT of words for a fourth grader to learn, but they had it. And they danced and sang the HELL out of that song. During the last section, they even started walking out, so when they hit the last "A-womp-bam-boo!" and struck their pose, half of them were out in the audience.
When they hit the last pose, the audience erupted into applause. Now here's the thing: I'd been told by many people that they've never had a standing ovation at a program--which baffles me. If they were as good as this one, they should all be on their feet! Well, I had a few people in the house--my parents, my sister, and PK, my supervisor from BV.
I looked over, and saw my dad. And he looked like he really wanted to stand up, but wasn't sure if he should. I caught his eye and kinda gave him a nod. So he stood up--and that was all it took. Everyone was on their feet :D
One of the girls who was standing near me gave me a hug and said, "The one program where we get a standing ovation, you're here! You made [teacher]'s dream come true!" And the kids were all so happy :D And I got flowers! The arrangement looked like an old-fashioned ice cream soda--I'll post a piccie later.
It was a while later before we managed to leave--lots of pictures and congratulations and goodbyes :3 It was amazing--and I got "We'll Miss You" cards from some of the kids. I almost cried. I tell ya--that is the way to end a student teaching experience.
I'll post the pictures later, after I get them uploaded. I need to email them to my coop, too :3 But that was the program. What a wonderful evening it was... :)
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Date: 2007-04-01 03:07 am (UTC)*___* Your descriptions of the program make me wish I could have seen it! **goes into a big nostalgia trip.** I know just about every one of those songs, except I'm not sure about the last one.
Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah is a true classic. XD
I actually thought The Lion Sleeps Tonight was sixties. Hmm. Interesting.
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Date: 2007-04-01 04:35 pm (UTC)It was soooooo awesome! The last one is actually from Grease, it's the one they sing at the very end of the movie. I can't wait to get my DVD of it... :D And I didn't actually know Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah before this program ^^;;
...I think it was in our Book o' Fifties Music >.> *not really sure*