聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Wawota School students and playschool youth worked hard for to bring together the annual Christmas Concert, which was hosted on Wednesday, Dec. 16. The gymnasium was filled with friends and family members, all there to support the youth performing.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 This year鈥檚 theme was 鈥淭he Perfect Christmas Photo,鈥� which meant that each skit or series of songs resulted in the students striking a pose as though they were posing for a Christmas photo.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Playschool opened up the evening with song. The three-year-old group performed 鈥�8 Little Reindeer鈥� and 鈥淟ittle Snowflake.鈥� With actions for each lyric, the young group was adorable as they kept up to their teacher and waved to family members in the crowd.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The four-year-old group then performed 鈥淲e Wish You a Merry Christmas鈥� and a rocking version of 鈥淩udolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.鈥� As they shredded on pretend guitars and sang along the crowd very much enjoyed the performance.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Wawota School then began their production of 鈥淭he Perfect Christmas Photo鈥� with the Kindergartens going first. Their picture was titled 鈥淗appy Snowdays鈥� and the youth were dressed like snowmen with a top hat and scarf as they sang 鈥淒o You Want to Build a Snowman?鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The next group to take to the stage was a portion of the grades five and six students. They performed a short skit of a family preparing to take a Christmas photo in their family room, where a fireplace was featured next to a newly decorated tree. After a few shenanigans the family was ready for the photo.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Grades one and two then took to the stage to sing 鈥淥ld Toy Trains,鈥� 鈥淩udolph the Red Nose Reindeer,鈥� and 鈥淎ll I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth.鈥� The latter being one that was quite entertaining to watch and fun for the kids to perform.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The grade sevens and eights then took to the stage for their class photo, 鈥淩edneck Pirates.鈥� This involved two feuding groups: Rednecks and Pirates. They fought onstage and sang a Christmas tune, and for a moment it looked like peace may be in their future, but as insults were slung a fight broke out and the picture was taken.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淏ob the Goofy Reindeer鈥� was the next theme for a picture. Complete with Santa, elves, Bob the Goofy Reindeer, and a choir, the group put on a short but very funny Christmas skit.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The rest of the students in grades five and six then took to the stage with 鈥淩ockin鈥� Jingle Bells Dance.鈥� The girls choreographed a dance, which ended with an artistic pose for the photo until one girl joined the line pushing the others over and drawing laughter from the crowd as she smiled for the photo.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Students from grade 10 and 11 performed 鈥�12 Days of Technology.鈥� Based on the classic 鈥淭he Twelve Days of Christmas鈥� the youth sang about getting phone cases and selfie sticks.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The final performance involved the grade seven and eight students in their photo 鈥淗appy Hockeydays!鈥� A short skit involved two groups of fans, some were cheering for the Calgary Flames while the others were cheering for the Boston Bruins. One actor changed channels on the others which did not go over well, but before the picture was taken the others had got it back to the hockey game. As Calgary scored the final goal, a bowl of popcorn flew in the air as the Flames fans celebrated, while the Bruins fans buried their heads in their hands resulting in their Christmas photo.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Between each scene three narrators 鈥� Mitchell P., Lauren W., and Skylar D. 鈥� set the stage for each themed photo being set up by the students.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 With a lot of work being put into the show the students succeeded in bringing laughter to the crowd. The performance was very much enjoyed by those in the gym.
