English Festival

Oh my gosh.  English Festival.  What a delightful day.

It started with some English speeches (two from which I posted excerpts).  The first graders were to introduce themselves, but were given instructions to be entirely creative in so doing.  The second graders gave informative speeches about a variety of topics.  I am always surprised at how creative our students prove to be.

Next, there was a singing contest.  Each first and second grade homeroom was somehow represented, either through whole choirs, smaller ensembles or solos.  My absolute favorite performance was an acapella rendition of a Lady Gaga medley.  Oh. My. Wow.  They were awesome.  And, I found out later that they didn't even have music.  They taught themselves (there were six singers and one beat boxer!) each part by watching a YouTube video!

After we watched each of the first grade homerooms perform their winning business plays, the students played a few different English games.  I can't get over how competitive they are - one homeroom kept telling me that another was cheating and I always had company as I was tallying each team's points.  Yikes.

Last, Dionne and I taught (more like reviewed, since we'd already done this with all of our classes...) everyone (including the teachers!!) two line dances: The Macarena and the Cupid Shuffle.  Watching as the entire gym was filled with line dancing students and teachers was so fantastic.

And so, English Festival closed up our school year (for the most part) nicely.