Indian Trail Musical Notes
Sing, Say, Move, Play…
Attention all cat lovers!
May 8th
Although this has nothing to do with music, it is simply the cutest thing ever and I just had to share it with all my fellow cat lovers! Enjoy!!!
(In case they are sleeping, rewind to a more “active” scene!)
Nature’s Flashlight
Apr 30th
Please enjoy the video footage from last Friday’s original* 5th grade musical performance, “Nature’s Flashlight.” (If the clips do not appear on your screen, try refreshing your browser….)
*Original = written by a small group of our very own 5th grade students!
Third Grade Recorder Lesson
Apr 25th
Third graders were given the assignment of teaching someone older than them how to play Hot Cross Buns on recorder. Upon completion of the recorder lesson, both recorder “teacher” (the 3rd grader!) and the “student” should fill out the reflection sheet on the back of the lesson plan or using the Google form below. All lessons and reflections need to be completed by Wednesday, May 2.
If you fill out the online form you don’t need to bring anything back to school–if you fill out the hard copy, please return to Mrs. Lucci by May 2. Also, if the form is not showing up below, try refreshing your page…
Happy playing! This is meant to be an enjoyable and eye-opening experience for both third grader and whomever they select to teach! Feel free to leave a comment using the comment box at the very bottom of the blog to share your experiences with other teacher/student pairs! (When you submit your Google form it will only be visible for Mrs. Lucci so she can track who has completed the assignment. But if you write a comment, others can read about your experience too!)
5th Grade Performance–next Friday 4/27
Apr 17th
The fifth grade original musical, Nature’s Flashlight, will be performed in the small gym on Friday, April 27 at 2:30pm. If you are unable to attend the afternoon performance, you are welcome at the morning dress rehearsal for the school at 9:00am. (If you plan to attend the morning rehearsal please contact Mrs. Lucci–celucci@nssd112.org–ahead of time so we can plan accordingly with the correct number of chairs.)
Hope to see everyone there for their final performance at Indian Trail!
Also, all fifth grade students need to remember to wear solid black on the day of the performance!
St. Louis Performance–FAQs
Apr 3rd
Thank you so much to those 4th grade families who have already committed to this incredibly exciting performance opportunity next fall!
For those families still unsure or who want more information, please see the attached document with FAQs from this afternoon’s informational meeting. STL_FAQ
Please discuss these details as a family and notify me by next Monday, April 9 if your child would like to be involved. Thank you!!!
Exciting Opportunity for 4th Grade Students!
Mar 19th
Families of 4th grade students, please check out the letter linked below for a really exciting opportunity + big honor for our school! Please contact me with any questions or to express interest in participating in the Tiger Tales Ensemble! TT_ParentLetter
2nd Grade Performance
Feb 21st
Congratulations to the second grade students for a fabulous performance last week! If you weren’t able to be a part of our audience, please check out the video clips below. (This was recorded during our dress rehearsal on Friday morning, so we appreciate your patience as we tweaked a few things for the afternoon show!)
*If the videos do not appear, try refreshing your screen–that should make them pop up. Also, these videos are housed on YouTube, but are hidden–you can only access them from this blog; they are not posted for general viewing.
2nd Grade Performance Attire
Feb 15th
All second grade students should wear dark, solid-colored bottoms and a solid (or almost solid!)) colored shirt in a shade of one of following colors:
Blue
Green
White
Black
Brown
or Red
for the music performance THIS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17.
Please no logos, images, or colors that are not a shade of one listed above.
Questions–please contact me: celucci@nssd112.org
Thanks! Looking forward to seeing you in our audience this Friday at either 9:00am for the dress rehearsal (if you’ve notified me that you’ll be coming at this time) or at 2:30pm in the small gym.
Zomo the Rabbit
Jan 22nd
Last week the 4th grade students performed a West African trickster tale called Zomo the Rabbit. The performance came as a cultural connection to this year’s Kids Who Care fundraiser, Generosity Water. In just 4 days during our Giving to Give spirit week, we raised $4,700 to build a well in Ghana, Africa! Now the children of a village will be able to go to school instead of having to walk miles and miles each day to bring water to their families.
Almost all the music in the show comes from Africa, and it reminds us that while our lives may be different from others around the world, music and dance are important parts of all cultures. The opening song is called “Sansa Kroma” and is a very popular childrens song in Ghana. Sansa is a hawk, and the meaning of this song reminds children that if something were to happen to their parents and they died, the children would not be orphans, but instead would be cared for by others in the village. We sing “Eh Soom Boo“–a Nigerian boating song–while Zomo visits the sea. During scene 4 while Zomo is tricking Leopard into slipping down the hill so he hits the rock and his tooth will pop out, the fourth graders sing a rock passing game from Ghana called “Obwasimisa“–the translation means, “the rock has crushed my hand, Grandma.” The reason kids play rock passing games in Ghana is because sticks and rocks are easily found in their villages–quite a different pastime from those we’re used to here in the United States. Then our final piece is a Swahili blessing called “Bwana Awabariki“.
Also, as you watch, it’s fun to note that the narrators of the performance worked to adapt Gerald McDermott’s version of this traditional story and wrote their own script. And because our school was celebrating “Ghana Build a Well Day” everyone was wearing the colors of the Ghana flag.
Please enjoy! You are in for a real treat. 
(And if the videos don’t show up immediately below, try refreshing your page…)
