Apr

23

Updates on Fabulous students at Sunset Ridge

April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

A lot of cool things have been happening concerning Sunset Ridge students. First, a seventh grader’s article concerning technology will be published in the Illinois Computing Educators magazine this summer. They only selected five students STATEWIDE. She also maintains a website. Congrats to Leah!
Additionally, a sixth grade student just recently created a widget for WWDC […]

Apr

22

HONK! great rehearsal

April 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

We had a terrific rehearsal in the lunchroom today after school. The gym was used for the band concert, so we rehearsed off the stage. Not a problem. The students all knew the chorus songs and showed incredible acting when singing. Next week is MANDATORY rehearsals, no notes, just show up for rehearsal. I am […]

Apr

15

MENC Presenting and Golden Apple visit

April 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Boy, what a wild five days I have had. It started out on Milwaukee on Thursday. I was a presenter at the Bi-annual convention of music educators. (MENC) My presentation was at 8:00am on Friday morning. My expectations were low, since many musicians are not morning people. Well, to my surprise, the room was standing […]

Apr

10

Busy, Busy, Busy

April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Life is so busy around Sunset Ridge School these days, getting ready for the show. I love this time of year, when the students are so motivated to create a character on stage. To see the transformation, really is the story of HONK! It is the story of The Ugly Duckling. I cannot say […]

Apr

1

First full rehearsal with all cast - ON STAGE

April 1, 2008 | 1 Comment

Today was the first rehearsal with the fourth graders attending with the rest of the cast. The rehearsal was incredible, with 131 students in the cast, we managed to:
Introduce everyone
Rehearse three songs
Get in “Family” groups
Great job everyone! Rehearsal was a blast:)

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