Megan's Preschool Presentation

Each semester at ECDC, the teachers plan a program/party. Today was Megan's party where she sang four songs (Two Blackbirds, Shaking the Apple Tree, Victor Vito and Jingle Bells). The parents brought muffins, juice, and fruit and lots of cameras. There were lots of smiles to go around.

Miranda had fun "playing" in Megan's classroom. Although, she was a little nervous about all the people.

Veronica was satiated and happy to be around so many people. I wonder if she'll be shy in a large group like her sisters... or if she'll embrace crowds. If she does, she'll be nothing like the rest of her family!

I'm including some videos, but I'm not claiming any musical proteges. It's your typical preschool singing- lots of voices, lots of change in tambre, volume (some soft some stacatto FORTE), and many miss-sung words. But, you can see the kids had fun! That's the best party anyway, seeing their happy faces.*

On a end note, as the party was beginning to wrap up, a pipe burst in the classroom's radiator. The whole room was quickly flooded with brown water that crept across floor. Some of the children were a little freaked out by this encroaching monster. Everybody was evacuated as some tried to get things off the floor and out of the way. Thankfully, a couple of the fathers were able to get the radiator opened and the water shut off. (I couldn't get the door off). It was such a mess! They split the kids and moved them to the other classrooms. I feel sorry for the teachers who will have a huge mess to clean up (the books, toys, blocks, tables, etc. that got wet...)


*I don't know why I can't translate this into the Primary Program. If any of you have ever talked with me, you'll know that I love kids, and I love singing, but I do NOT enjoy the yearly Primary Program at church. It is too painful for me. And, no, even having my own children in it has not helped much- not as a teacher, a parent, or even the person who wrote the program. Yes, I can appreciate, and I do, all the hard work that goes into the program. I appreciate those children who learn their parts. I love the primary songs. I just don't really enjoy hearing them sung. Maybe it's because they don't know them well enough? Because I do love it when a child can sing a whole song properly- even if they aren't singing exactly the right notes (although that is MUCH preferred!). Oh, and I so do not mind people making mistakes when playing instruments in church. I notice it, but it doesn't bother me like the singing can... weird, eh?