You see, tomorrow is the first of two concert days. Meaning, all day I will be rehearsing my second graders on the concert they have been working on and then after a short break, the concerts in front of their parents. I would not trade these days from the world.
I first have to thank my teaching partner for doing this with me and keeping me grounded.
I gotta say, having a good friend who does your job with you has been the greatest gift of my job.
For those who don't know how planning for a second grade concert works, this is how we do it.
1. Beginning of the school year: fill out all paperwork needed for the performance space (gym) to make sure no one else uses it when you need it.
2. A few month before: come up with a theme and find songs to fit.
3. Tell the art teachers the theme and ask them if they would be able to come up with a project for the kids to create gym beautification.
4. 2 months before: start the kids on their songs. Any earlier and they get bored, any later is not quite enough time. Set up tons of crazy poems and saying so kids will remember stuff. Be super organized and a bit of a drill sergeant.
(Notice the stars on the buckets. They have numbers on them and the kids sit on the matching colored tape)
5. 1 month before: send out lost of notes to parents and all the other necessary people
6. Day before rehearsals: Spend the entire day setting up the performance space. Get volunteers, custodians, and art teachers to help you.
7. The week before: pull classes for practicing on risers and explaining how everything works
8. Morning of: Dress rehearsal in front of other classes and school staff
10. Concert night number 2!
11. Clean up and collapse
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