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Indrani Maiti and Anaya Santhosh in fifth grade play the
soprano metallophones while Tanvi Mavuri performs a
Nutcracker ballet performance behind them.

1. Emily
Stracke plays the
hand bell while singing
to “Ten Little Angels.” She
enjoyed playing the handbell for
the students in her grade. 2. Riker
Pownall plays the drums to the song “Little
Drummer Boy.” He was the only drummer during the
performance while the rest of his classmates sang along.
3. Erin Kim, Xingzi Li, Kai Ying, and Debbie Jeon dance and sing
along to “Where Do We Fit In?” The girls were part of the Littlest Angel
Choir, which consisted of the second graders who sang about their desire to
find parts in the play. 4. Tanvi Mavuri dances ballet to The Nutcracker with the
nutcracker doll. Every year, she made ballet performances for the elementary winter
concert. 5. First grader Erin Kim sings and makes gestures during her solo in the song “Silent
Night,” one her favorite songs from the concert. In the song, each student sang a line and collaboratively told the story about the birth of Jesus. 6. Rein Gugol and Ashley Nam sing the “The First Noel”
while playing together on the xylophones. Prior to the performance, Rein Gugol set up the scene that conveyed
the message that God is always on our side, even in times of hardship. 7. Ihor Vasyltsov, Ayano Kimura, Aashi Jain,
and Sodai Kishimoto play on their recorders. The four students and their classmates practiced diligently during music class
to give a well-rehearsed performance. 8. As fourth-grader Joshua Laroche plays the flute, fifth-graders Joel Varghese, Harry Kim
and Philip Cho sing and play the cello. Moreover, third, fourth, and fifth-graders came together for the songs “We Sing Gloria” and “Joy
to the World,” which made a successful repertoire for the performance. 9. Fourth-graders Ivy Kim, Nischay Mahesh, Mathapelo Mabunda,
and Bowen Song dance and sing along to “Dreidel Spin.” The fourth-graders’ strong teamwork made this performance possible. 10. Second-grader Thomas Hughes was one of the Emcees during the elementary Christmas concert. He was already delighted to be performing in the concert, but he
became even more elated to be an emcee as well in front his parents and siblings. 11. Sofia Hwang, Joshua Laroche, and Arnav Despande dance to the song
“Mr. Frosty Winter.” Grooving to the rhythmic movements, the fourth-graders had fun with “Mr. Frosty Winter.” 12. Aashi Jain, Sodai Kishimoto, Stephanie Ahn, and
Amore Watanabe play music with their recorders to “Joy to the World.” They tried to infuse joy into their performance, for the song has a bright mood.

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