Hello my fellow rockers!
I was so proud and inspired by all of your kiddos at Exhibition! Each and every one of them worked hard to contribute to the creation of the LA Transportation Rock Opera. I loved listening to them over the last few months as they wrote and practiced the lyrics to the songs. It was a learning experience for all of us to figure out how to create a backdrop and props. They worked hard in small groups to write several drafts of the narration, and to figure out what was going to happen on stage during the songs. I love working with your kids, and the creation of this project was especially close to my heart! Thank you for all of your support at home, and your lovely audience presence on Monday and Tuesday- it was truly a blast! We have been working hard during this project to write individual transportation reports. Due to our focus on the performance over the last few weeks, we still have a bit of work to do. We will be working hard over the next few class days to finish them up. We also have been keeping a “Rock Opera Reflection Journal” where each student has a chance to reflect on their experience after important events like, “playing with a drummer for the first time,” and “creating artwork for the backdrop.” Both the report and the reflection journal will be coming home in the week or two after Spring Break. Please make sure to celebrate these accomplishments with kiddos, as they did not get a chance to share them during Exhibition. (I will send out an email the day that I send them home). I will have more information about our next project after Spring Break. I hope that you and your family have a wonderful break! Robin We have had an incredibly fun and productive couple of weeks! We have been working hard to finish all 5 (!!!) songs for our Rock Opera, along with making sets and writing narration. I am so inspired by all of the kids’ perseverance and creativity and I cannot wait to share with you the Rock Opera that they have written! Exhibition Night(s) is coming up, and I wanted to make sure that everyone understands what the plan is for our class. It is different than usual, so please read the following carefully:
Exhibition Night Schedule: Each cohort will be performing the Transportation Rock Opera on their Exhibition night (Monday/ Thursday cohort is performing the Rock Opera at Monday’s Exhibition, March 21st and Tuesday/ Friday cohort is performing the Rock Opera at Tuesday’s Exhibition, March 22nd). We are going to be performing out on the field from 6:00-6:30 pm. All of my students will have the same Exhibition Night Schedule: 5:00-5:30 Arrive in costume, walk around and experience other classrooms! 5:30- meet in Robin’s classroom to get organized before performance 6:00-6:30 perform Rock Opera out on the field! Costumes! Students will need to dress in a “rock and roll” costume for the Rock Opera on Exhibition night. I have talked to Michelle and she understands that my students will be in rock and roll costume rather than Exhibition attire. I would appreciate your assistance in helping your student put together an awesome rock and roll costume. Ideas for rock and roll costumes- jeans, leather/ denim jackets/ band shirts/ mohawks/ crazy hair/ temporary tattoos. Any era of rock and roll works (you could go for 50’s jeans and slicked back hair/ 80’s neon and big hair/ 90’s grunge.) Please feel free to use what you have around the house, but the more rock and roll the better J Upcoming dates/ announcements:
Please be at Saint Rocke (142 PCH, Hermosa Beach) at 2:00pm sharp! It is a bit up in the air as to exactly when we will be performing, but it could be as early as 2:00pm, so please be at the venue by 2:00 pm in order to not miss it! We will be performing sometime between 2:00- 3:00pm. Sorry for the lack of a firm timeline, we are tagging on to a different concert that my husband is putting on for his work, so we have to be flexible J
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This month our Spirit Day will be Green Day! We can't wait to see the fun and creative ways that students show their spirit this month! Please note: we are going back to old system of paying for pizza on Pizza Day (bring money on the day of). Pricing reminder: 1 slice for $3 or 2 slices for $5. $1 for drinks.
Hi Core 2 families,
I wanted to update you on a few important Core 2 items of business. We will be performing our complete LA Transportation Rock Opera at Exhibition on March 21st and 22nd. We will be performing out on the field from 6:00-6:30. If you have siblings in other classes, please make note of the fact that your student in my class will be performing from 6:00-6:30 and do not sign up your other students for a conflicting time slot. If you haven’t filled out the sign up genius for the optional performance at Saint Rocke on March 20th, please do so today: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d48a8a729abfe3-rock We are in need of some large pieces of cardboard to make props. If anyone has any large/ flat pieces of cardboard, they would be put to good use in our class Please drop off in class by Friday, March 11th. Thanks! Students will need to dress in a “rock and roll” costume for the Rock Opera on Exhibition night. I have talked to Michelle and she understands that my students will be in rock and roll costume rather than Exhibition attire. I would appreciate your assistance in helping your student put together an awesome rock and roll costume. Ideas for rock and roll costumes- jeans, leather/ denim jackets/ band shirts/ mohawks/ crazy hair/ temporary tattoos. Any era of rock and roll works (you could go for 50’s jeans and slicked back hair/ 80’s neon and big hair/ 90’s grunge.) Please feel free to use what you have around the house, but the more rock and roll the better Thanks for all of your help, and please reach out if you have any questions! Robin We have an opportunity to perform part of our Transportation Rock Opera on a real stage at a real venue! We will be performing the entire Rock Opera on campus at Exhibition, but for those families that wish to participate, students will also get a chance to sing 2-3 of the songs from the Rock Opera at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, Sunday March 20th. We will go on between 2- 2:30 (it depends when the act before us is finished) and we will sing 2-3 songs, which will take 10- 15 minutes total.This is just a fun opportunity for our class, and is not at all mandatory. Performing students will get in for free, but the venue requires that any audience members (ie parents/ friends) pay $10 to get in. Also, this is a venue that serves alcohol, so if that makes you uncomfortable, please wait and enjoy the performance at Exhibition. Both cohorts will be performing together at Saint Rocke, although they will be performing separately at Exhibition.
Please let me know whether you will be attending, as I need to make sure that we have enough performers to participate. http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d48a8a729abfe3-rock Thanks! |
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