The Holiday Jamboree is Coming this Saturday!!!

Since the 2020 holiday season is like no other our winter show is like no other as well. This is not your typical holiday story. Please join six very talented seniors from FHS, Chris and myself this Saturday night at 7. This is the story of Christmas at the mall from the point of view of the elves who work there. It is irreverent, fun and funny.

This has certainly been a challenging season for the performing arts teachers and students but we have produced six books as films, three middle school virtual plays and now The Holiday Jamboree will close the fall season.

So please grab a cup of eggnog, cozy up to your computer and join us for some laughs as we close out this crazy year with a crazy play. Thanks as always to Chris for being my partner in this crime. It was fun..but not easy!

Link below and it is FREE!

Please be sure to complete the google form and plan to join us following the show for a brief talk back with the performers who have been working on this since October! It will mean so much to them.

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SAVE THE DATE

The Holiday Jamboree

A Virtual Celebration

Featuring the 2020-2021 Advanced Acting Class

A series of long-form monologues celebrating the spirit of the season

Saturday, December 19th

7:30pm

Ticket Info below

All proceeds from tickets benefit

Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids.

This week we release The Noisy Paintbox. I know many of you have been using Wocket in My Pocket but I encourage you to look at some of these other books.

MUSIC TEACHERS!! This is a perfect book for you as well. Take a few minutes and watch it. What a great treat for this season

This is the fifth in our series. We plan to release the final one next Sunday.

If you plan to use any of our films to accompany these books in your classroom please remember to invite me and I will do my best to bring in a few guest artists.

Thank you for supporting all our kids!

Meanwhile- not to outdone- the Middle School Concert Band directors are planning a DISTRICT virtual concert on January 21.

On January 21, 2021 we will be holding our grade level Winter Band Showcase. It will be held on Zoom and will feature all members of the Cameron, Fuller and Walsh Bands. The Schedule will be as follows:

6:30pm - Grade 6 Band

7:00pm - Grade 7 Band

7:30pm - Grade 8 Band

We are putting together a video for the closing of our Showcase. Please submit by December 18th.

More details on the link as we get closer!

DESE has not commented or updated guidance for us but this is cautiously optimistic. Ellen will be ordering the band PPE. Once I unpack this report I will send you my take-aways. The thing that has not changed is that you will need PPE for the instruments, even recorders, and we will need to maintain 6-10 feet between kids both inside and outside. Additionally this recommendation includes singers, actors and dancers as well. Again- THIS HAS NOT BEEN ADOPTED BY DESE YET. So- as we return, thinking about where you will be meeting with your kiddos is critical. More as I understand it.

Thank you for completing the PD survey. I am pretty excited about what and who I have to offer to you this time! I will release more information as we get closer. I want this PD to be about YOU!

If you haven't completed the form yet- I have attached it below. We only have 2.5 hours together but they will be powerful I promise.

FPS highlighted three remarkable teachers who are rocking remote teaching and one of them is our own Chris Brindley. The MetroWest Daily News featured Chris in the paper yesterday. I will say this, Chris is certainly a master at what he does but I would say he represents the entire FPA department right now. Every class I observe I see dedicated, talented teachers like Chris working with passion to engage our kids in the arts. Thank you all and Bravo Chris!

I wish you a wonderful week. The countdown is literally on! I have many, many formatives on my plate so my "walk thrus" have been limited but I will most certainly get into classes before break.

Please enjoy your Sunday.

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to those who celebrate

Happy Hanukkah!

Best
Donna

Director, Fine and Performing Arts Department

Email: dwresinski@framingham.k12.ma.us
Website: https://www.framingham.k12.ma.us/Domain/74
Phone: 508 782 7770
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FraminghamFPA/

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