December 2014

Congratulations to Parkside students on two fabulous concerts last week! Your hard work certainly paid off.

This week, students in grades K-6 are learning about the story & music of "The Nutcracker" in various ways. Here are some links to help reinforce this at home:

"The Nutcracker Prince" movie:


The story of the nutcracker in 5 minutes (ballet version):



The story of The Nutcracker for younger children:



The music from "The Nutcracker":


A cover of "Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" from "The Nutcracker" by the singing group, "Pentatonix":


The Trans-Siberian Orchestra's take on "The Nutcracker Suite":

Rehearsal Schedule December 8-12

This is our last week of rehearsals for 2014! The Christmas Concert will be held on Wednesday, December 10. Grades K-2 will perform at 1:00PM and Grades 3-6 will perform at 6:00PM. Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the start of each concert. Guests attending the concert should use the rear gym entrance. Students (grades 3-6) entering the school for the 6PM concert should use the main entrance near the office.

Students have been working very hard, and will definitely shine on stage this Wednesday!

Here is the rehearsal schedule for the week:

Day	10:20AM	12:10PM
Monday, December 8 Day 5	Primary Choir *ON STAGE	Elementary Choir *ON STAGE
Tuesday, December 9 Day 6	Vocal Group *ON STAGE	Show Band *ON STAGE
Wednesday, December 10 Day 1	***CONCERT DAY***
Thursday, December 11 Day 2
Friday, December 12 Day 3