Jr. Dance Team: Arts Night 2015!

On Thursday, May 21st, we celebrated our 2nd annual Arts Night at Gatestone :) Mrs. Schmidt, Mrs. Nighswander and I organized the event and it was a total blast :) We had some amazing performances from our students.

I am so very proud of my Junior Dance team. They were so committed all year to these routines and it really showed. They came to countless rehearsals during nutrition breaks and after school to work together as a team to create these awesome numbers :) Thanks for all of your hard work and patience with me! You all shined on stage :) And those accessories looked amazing!! I can't wait to take some of these dances to Dancefest 2016 :)

 Love you girls! You all did so amazing :)

 Here are some videos from the performance :) We didn't capture our lyrical routine, so if anyone has a copy they could share, that'd be awesome! :)

I am already so excited for next year! All we need is some team jackets and we will be set! :)

Special Events: Guest Speaker!

On Friday, Lara's mom joined us and taught us what being an architect involves! We learned that she works on the computer a lot using a special designing software, but she also has the chance to go on site as well! She has to take a lot of things into consideration like the height of windows and the width of doors! Thanks for sharing your career with us!

Jr. Dance Team: Arts Night Important Info!

Arts Night is almost here!! We're only two days away from the biggest performance of the year :) We've put countless hours into creating a night that is fun for all! Please be reminded of the following:

• Label all costumes, bags, shoes, etc. Masking tape with initials is just fine. Stay organized!
• Performers must arrive no later than 6:30 and meet in Room 112 (Mrs. Nighswander's Room)
• This year we will have a red carpet and photo backdrop set up, so bring your cameras to get some pictures of your performers!
• Unlike last year, we are asking that all parents wait until the final performance to pick up their children. It is very distracting to performers to have parents in and out of the gym throughout the entire show. Your children will be supervised the entire time and you can pick them up at the end (signs will be up!)
• All students will have had a chance to watch the show during the day, so they know that they are not allowed to come in and out of the gym to watch the performance, as it is also distracting.

Thank you for your co-operation!

General Happenings: Spring Walk!

Today we got outside for our Spring walk. It was such a beautiful day outside, we spent the entire period walking around the neighbourhood! We saw many different things that we didn't see on our winter walk, including birds, butterflies, grass, dandelions, tulips, leaves on the trees, and more! We hope to get outside again soon to visit the park :)

General Happenings: Picture Post!

Here are some photos we captured this week! :)

Lara reading her "Get Well" card. We're glad you're back and feeling better :)

Cute!

General Happenings: Fun in the Gym!

Miss Smith took some pictures of our friends in the gym yesterday. Looks like a lot of fun!