GSIS 10 Year Anniversary Yearbook: Memories | Page 39

Artwork hangs on the
auditorium walls. Bright lights
illuminate the stage. Christmas
music permeates throughout
the crowd. Reveling in this
dynamic atmosphere, students
play on their instruments and
sing.

The elementary students
danced, sang, and played Christmas carols on their instruments.
The music created by the cellos,
bells, xylophones, recorders,
and drums fused the auditorium
with a more dynam ic, energetic
mood. The audience reacted
positively to the performances, encouraging

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Little

and applauding the performers.

Riker Pownall, a kindergartener, explained that he “took

three weeks to practice
playing [The Little Drummer
Boy] on the drums at home
by himself.”

Apart from song, dance,
and instrumental performances,
the first and second-graders also
enacted a one-act play depicting
the birth of Jesus. Yuliia Korkishko, a second-grade student who
played Mary, said that the play
expanded her knowledge of the
Bible. For instance, she “learned
that Mary gave birth to Jesus.”

Fifth-grader Jinju Hughes
said that her favorite part about
performing at the concert
was getting to be with her
friends and playing
instruments.
“We

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Do

Angels’ (PK)

? ’ (2)

‘Little

Drummer
Boy’ (KG)

‘ Chime
In ’ (1P)
' Twinkle
Twinkle

Christmas Star'
(1W)

‘ Silent Night ’
(2)

‘
’ (3-5)

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played the xylophones and on
the xylophones we played ‘The
Fifth Noel’ and on the bells we
played ‘Away In A Manger,’”
Jinju remarked.

Moreover, the fourth-graders in Mrs. Anderson’s class
played the recorders and drums
to “Coventry Carol.” They also
sang and danced to “Dreidel
Spin.” They stood in two lines,
holding hands and moving from
side to side. Nischay Mahesh
said that he liked the recorder
piece because he likes “moving
his fingers” when he plays the
recorder. Nischay considers this
concert a victory in his musical career. “I am proud of

everything I’ve performed,”
added Nischay.

The concert took place on
Dec. 3. They held a pre-kindergarten through second grade
performance at 6 p.m., and a
grade three through five performance at 7 p.m.

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Spin ’

(4A)

Frosty

‘Mr.
Winter’ (4R)

‘ The First
Noel ’ (5A)
‘We

’ (3-5)

‘Hark!
The Herald

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Angels Sing ’
(5F)

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