for the past few years, 2 of the 5th grade teachers have put on a "thriller spectacular" right before halloween. they work with their two classes and teach them a dance routine set to a medley of michael jackson songs. sarah's teachers is one of those teachers, so she got to participate in it this year. be forewarned. these are your typical, not-so-great school gym photos. i did the best i could. edited to add: for some reason, i feel the need to clarify this. only because i read this post again, and thought that last comment wasn't even true. i did NOT try my best with these photos. lol! i literally just took out my camera and snapped a few photos. didn't even check settings or use my external flash. that might have helped. just sayin ;)
they practiced this routine for 6 weeks together. sarah would come home from school and be dancing around the house, practicing. never to music though. i kept telling her to find the music. but she would just do it all in her head. for their preformance, they all wore black jeans, white tshirts, and their teachers had one black glove for each of them. they performed this quite a few times that day. they did the lower grades in the morning. sarah said that they were doing them first, so that if they messed up, no one would really notice. lol!
the parents came for the last performance of the day. we were in there with the junior high kids, so it was really crazy in there. the kids did such a great job, and the crowd loved it. times like these when i wish i had a video camera. but we're able to get DVD copies from the school, so i'm doing that.
sarah and her two BFF's, natalia and tawny. on another note, the 5th graders went to science camp last week. sarah opted to stay here and not go. i was kind of bummed, because i know how much alyssa LOVED science camp. but i also know my girl. and she's not one to leave mom and dad quite as easily as some kids. if it had been a night or two, i might have pushed her more. but it was 4 nights and 5 days. and i knew my girl couldn't handle that. so she stayed, and still went to school. and she missed her two BFF's more than anything. i felt so bad for her. it was the longest week not having them at school with her. so i know she was so excited to go to school yesterday, and see them again!
awww...I can relate to Sarah not wanting to be away that long -- I was the same way at her age. How cute is that photo of her with her BFF's!!! They could be sisters tho, they look very similar.
Glad I'm not the only one who can't figure out the perfect camera settings for gym photos!! Yours at least are bright -- mine are not only blurry but soooo dark too!
Posted by: Lisa | November 10, 2009 at 09:44 AM
How fun is that?!?! Sarah must've loved the dance!! I wouldn't worry about her not going to camp, that's a long trip for her age in my opinion, or maybe I'm just over protective & would be a wreck without them that long! Either way--she'll have more experiences to enjoy.
Posted by: Sara Rossi | November 10, 2009 at 09:59 AM
I struggle with gym photos all the time! Yours are bright, and mine always come out dark, yellow looking! LOL You know my daughter also has an upcoming science trip. She wants to go! LOL However, I do not want her too! It is a struggle. It is okay that your daughter did not want to go. There will be many other opportunities!(:
Posted by: Suzanne | November 10, 2009 at 10:26 AM
Laura
Fun share!!! She is lucky to learn this dance.
Sandi N.
Posted by: Sandi N. | November 10, 2009 at 11:14 AM
okay how cool is that!! :)
Posted by: Rhonda Steed | November 10, 2009 at 11:19 AM
looks like fun Laura!! Love the little shows kids put on! And gym photos are a pain to get...especially when they're moving around!
Posted by: Carla | November 10, 2009 at 02:07 PM
awesome! I want to see the video!
Posted by: alicia.king | November 10, 2009 at 04:02 PM
That looks like a blast!
Posted by: Kelly Silva | November 10, 2009 at 08:17 PM
So ccol. I watched "13 turning 30" (don't judge me ;) ) the other night and they did that in the movie. I had a big smile on my face.
Posted by: jen | November 11, 2009 at 01:03 AM
Not to sound snarky here, but how do those teachers fit in those practices with the demanding curriculum??? I barely have time to teach art!!! (this is me being jealous that other schools have fun!) My kid isn't going to Science Camp...as a teacher, I have heard of too many horror stories! I am still looking for Slice infomercials, no luck!!!
Posted by: Marissa | November 11, 2009 at 04:44 AM