Merry Christmas to all and Happy New Year!!

We hope that you are all enjoying your Christmas Break this year!  Thankfully the snow arrived just in time for a white Christmas and to get in some sliding in with the little ones, I know my girls were very excited to finally get some snow and they have been outside everyday since!

Christmas Recitals

The 2011 school session ended with three fabulous Christmas recitals, organized and directed by our wonderful teachers, Michelle H., Michelle G., Katie and Pamela.

The Senior and Mixed afternoon classes performed “Crocodile Beat”.  The story goes like this:  There is a party going on down by the river! All the animals are there–ducks and elephants, monkeys and birds, even bears and a snake. They’re all dancing, singing, and stomping their feet, with King Lion himself leading the song!  But they’d better watch out. Old croc’s waking up and he’s hungry! Luckily, King Lion is very brave. He’ll save his friends without missing a beat!  Lying in wait in the water, Crocodile hears a multitude of animal sounds and plans on having a tasty dinner, but he is bested by Lion.

Each child worked on the background scenery, their masks and even their bells for the singing of the Christmas songs following the plan.  They were nervous, excited and ready to perform.  And they all did such a wonderful job!  Thank you Michelle H. and Michelle G. for all your planning and hard work with the kids!

The Junior class did a fantastic job for their very first Christmas recital. They were focused as they sang their songs holding the beautiful art work they had done in class. And they all took a bow like professionals at the end. Everybody enjoyed the snack the parents had provided and as soon as the sugar kicked in, children became themselves again. It was nice to see all the new friendships that were born this fall. Thank you Katie and Pamela for all your hard work.

We all hope that the new year brings heath, happiness and joy!  We look forward to the remainder of the year with CCNS and all the fun and adventure to come!