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Kindergarten - Grade 9 in Southborough, MA
Kindergarten - Grade 9 in Southborough, MA
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After a two-year hiatus, first and second grade students were thrilled to take the stage in Harris Theater and perform their class plays for family and friends on April 15. In the spring term, both classes perform an adaptation of a storybook complete with speaking parts for every student and choreographed songs that complement the play's theme. The first graders performed an adaptation of Andrea Beaty's book Ada Twist, Scientist, about a girl whose curiosity and need for discovery frustrates her parents. The play included a rendition of Try Everything by Sia. Second graders performed A Sick Day for Amos McGee, adapted from the book by Philip Stead, about the restorative power of friendship, and sang the Bill Withers' classic Lean on Me.
At turns adorable, funny, and poignant, these performances represent so much more than the culmination of a few weeks of rehearsal. The plays demonstrate developing literacy and communication skills that have been months and years in the making. The plays are also a foundational step in Fay's public speaking curriculum since, for some students, the class play is the first time they have to get up on stage and speak in front of an audience. It is an opportunity to practice fluency skills as students practice their lines over and over again and recognize the value of that work when they can smoothly deliver a complicated piece of text. With their developing literacy skills, students are focused on reading with expression, and the play provides a perfect vehicle for emphasizing the importance of that skill. The play is where the daily classroom lessons about fluency and expression fall into place for some kids. Students connect reading with expression and the power of telling a story as they discover the joy of getting a reaction from the audience!
The plays were adapted by first grade teachers Jill Gibbons and Kelly Porter and the second grade teachers Jessica Nichols and Theresa Berkery. The play program showcased student artwork as each student drew a portrait of themselves in character for the inside of the "FayBill." Congratulations to all the first and second grade students on their hard work and wonderful performances!
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48 MAIN STREET
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA 01772
main number 508-490-8250
admission 508-490-8201
SOUTHBOROUGH, MA 01772
main number 508-490-8250
admission 508-490-8201
