May 2010
Dear  5th Grade Parents:”
We are looking forward to seeing you at our presentation of “IT’S A SMAL L WORLD,” our cultural arts presentation, on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at 2 p.m.  Please review the following to see what costumes are required for your child’s presentation.  We will need these items for our dress rehearsal on Wednesday, May 26 and for the performance on Thursday, May 27.   Please have your child wear this clothing or send these items in a bag labeled with your child’s name on Wednesday May 26 and again on Thursday, May 27, so that we have everything we need for the dress rehearsal and the performance.  Thank you so much for your cooperation.  We look forward to seeing you at the presentation.
Regards,
Melissa Jacobson, Drama Department
Meri Cohen, Music Department
 Adrienne Turk, Art Department5th Grade:
Storytellers/Musicians:  Liat Feldman, Steven Felker, Jacob Solkoff, Sawyer Handin, Brooke Taylor, Coralle Dagan, Emilia Jacobson, Lauren Gerstner, Tali Green, Nicole Schneider, Ryan Engelsberg, Ellie Schrier, Seth Guritsky, Alex Zane, Dani Mendelsohn, Josh Hart, Marissa Roosth,  Steven Ginsberg, Brandon Herman, Noah Wells:
 Long dark pants, asian kimonos, bathrobes, or karate uniforms
Puppeteers:  Eadan Pritz, Shayna Benardo, Roni Kapiltulnik, Natalia Civin, Mayya Fishman, Alex Ebrahimi, Adam Shalloway, Marina Kelley, Stone Magness, Josh Hart, Michael Goldman, Talia Kottler, Rylee Kigner, Ethan Jetter, Paige Lee Garris, Erica Benamoz, Jacob Goodwin,  Maya Rosenberg, Leo Gottenger, Julie Rosenberg, Carly Routman, Ari Wells, Maxi Maravankin, Tom Kapiltulnik, Zachary Platt, Leah Phillips, Jenna Enten, Rachel Gendusa, Jonah Kline
Long sleeve black shirt, long black pants

Remind your parents about your performance on June 3 at  1 p.m.

Go over your lines

Work on ideas for your costumes, start gathering materials

May 2010
Dear  3rd Grade Parents,
We are looking forward to seeing you at our presentation of  “IT’S A SMALL WORLD,” our cultural arts presentation, on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 2 p.m.  Please review the following to see what costumes are required for your child’s presentation.  We will need these items for our dress rehearsal that same morning.   Please have your child wear this clothing or send these items in a bag labeled with your child’s name on Tuesday, May 25, so that we have everything we need for that day.  Thank you so much for your cooperation.  We look forward to seeing you at the presentation.
Regards,
Melissa Jacobson, Drama Department     Meri Cohen, Music Department
 Adrienne Turk, Art Department


3RD GRADE

3C  (THE BALLAD OF DON GATO):  DON GATO (ELI REITMAN):  WHITE BUTTON DOWN SHIRT, BLACK PANTS, CLOSED SHOES
LADY CAT (ZOE CRAMER):  WHITE BLOUSE, LONG FLOWING SKIRT, CLOSED SHOES
DOCTORS (NICOLE BERMAN, SHANE FRIEDMAN, ARIELA LAURIA, JACOB MEEKS, EVAN JOSZA, ALLISON BERKNER):  WHITE LAB COAT OR LONG BUTTON DOWN WHITE SHIRT
PALLBEARERS (ELISABETH STAHL, SYDNEY BOROWSKI, JENNA TUCKER, JACOB GREEN):  BLACK TOPS AND LONG BLACK PANTS, CLOSED SHOES
FISH SELLER (NOAH SHULMAN):  WHITE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT, BLACK PANTS, WHITE APRON (WE WILL PROVIDE APRON), CLOSED SHOES
SLATE HOLDER (ALEX BLANCHARD): WHITE LONG SLEEVE SHIRT, BLACK PANTS, CLOSED SHOES

3B (THE MEXICAN HAT DANCE):
BOYS AND GIRLS:  MEXICAN SOMBREROS, SARAPES (FRINGED SCARVES), GREEN TOPS, LONG DARK PANTS OR SKIRTS

3A (COYOTE AND THE LAUGHING BUTTERFLIES)
COYOTE (ABRAHAM LITWIN-LOGAN):  BROWN TOP/LONG BROWN PANTS
MRS.  COYOTE (ALANA RUDINSKY):  BROWN TOP/LONG BROWN PANTS OR SKIRT
CACTUS (MICHAEL SEDLACK): GREEN TOP, DARK PANTS
LIZARDS (BEN LESSERSON/ALEX DOW):  DARK GREEN TOPS, LONG DARK PANTS
BEAVERS (AMANDA FRANK, SARAH ACKERMAN, LUKE WEISBERG):  BROWN TOPS/LONG DARK PANTS
BUTTERFLIES (JOSIE LESSER (1ST BUTTERFLY), DEBORAH GOTTENGER, ELI FENTON, HAYLEY HUBER, ETHAN BLATT, SAPIR FRIDMAN, ADAM  HEROLD):  BRIGHT COLOR TOP, LONG DARK PANTS

May 2010
Dear 2nd Grade Parents,
We are looking forward to seeing you at our presentation of  “IT’S A SMALL WORLD,” our cultural arts presentation, on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 2 p.m.  Please review the following to see what costumes are required for your child’s presentation.  We will need these items for our dress rehearsal that same morning.   Please have your child wear this clothing or send these items in a bag labeled with your child’s name on Tuesday, May 25, so that we have everything we need for that day.  Thank you so much for your cooperation.  We look forward to seeing you at the presentation.
Regards,
Melissa Jacobson, Drama Department     Meri Cohen, Music Department
 Adrienne Turk, Art Department

“IT’S A SMALL WORLD” PRESENTATION COSTUMES
2ND GRADE (MEYER UNIFORM SHIRTS IN APPROPRIATE COLORS ARE ACCEPTABLE)

2A:  PLAIN RED, ORANGE OR YELLOW TOP, LONG DARK (PREFERABLY BLACK) PANTS, CLOSED SHOES

2B:  PLAIN GREEN OR BLUE  TOP, LONG DARK (PREFERABLY BLACK) PANTS, CLOSED SHOES   

2C:  PLAIN PURPLE OR RED TOP, LONG DARK (PREFERABLY BLACK) PANTS, CLOSED SHOES

Please bring in any butterfly wings that you have for rehearsal.

Please review these lyrics at home and practice your dance moves.  Don't forget to tell your parents about the It's A Small World Cultural Festival performance on May 25 at 2 p.m.

In America we dance on a dance floor
and in Spain they will dance on a table,
And in Russia they dance with a saber
and in Mexico they dance with a hat!
Oh they dance on hot coals in Calcutta
in Wisconsin they dance on fresh butta
Which they squeeze from one cow or an udda.
and in Mexico they dance with their hats

In Mexico they dance with a derby
or sometimes they dance with a cap
They will throw a fedora
wherever the floor is
and start doing horas and taps!

In America we dance on a dance floor
and in Spain they will dance on a table,
And in Russia they dance with a saber
and in Mexico they dance with a hat!
Oh they dance on hot coals in Calcutta
in Wisconsin they dance on fresh butta
Which they squeeze from one cow or an udda.
and in Mexico they dance with their hats

Dear 4th Grade Parents, After speaking with several parents, I realize that my costume requirements list for the It’s A Small World performance needed some clarification. What I should have made more clear is that the costumes are the student actors’ responsibility to obtain, and that they should use only items that are available to them. Please show the pictures included in my previous email to your children. It is actually their job to come up with their costumes for their characters, not the parents (we have enough to do, right?). Let them go through their closet and drawers (or yours) to come up with items to use for their costume. If they can’t find what they need, markers and an old white t-shirt work great (especially for Arlecchino’s patchwork diamond shirt), and they can enjoy the process of making their own costume. The characters they are portraying were originally performed by street theater performers, who also had to improvise when it came to costuming, so the costumes need not be fancy. By the way, if they are in need of a black cape, I have several in a box in my room. Feel free to contact me (via email is best) about any questions you may have, or if your child needs assistance with a particular costume piece. Thanks for your patience and support! Melissa Jacobson

Since we have a long weekend coming up, and will miss rehearsal Monday and Tuesday, please look over ALL your lines and staging and be ready to rehearse off book on Thursday and Friday.  Mrs. Jacobson and Mrs. Cohen will both be there for rehearsal.
Have a great weekend!

Please put your script in a three ring one inch binder and bring it and a sharpened pencil to every class. Please read through your new script. For a trip to the treasure box (contains chocolate!!), solve the following problem: How to divide the parts so that seven people can play 14 parts! Hint: Remember, an actor cannot play two characters that are in the same scene. See you on Friday! Have a great long weekend!