Arcola School hosted its annual Christmas concert on Thursday, Dec. 17, at both 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Audiences at both times were thoroughly entertained by the students who had put a lot of hard work and effort into their performances.
The program started off with the singing of “O Canada,” with the grade four and five class singing the national anthem, while also signing the anthem.
Pre-Kindergarten kids were the next up to perform in front of the amassed crowd. Singing and completing choreographed actions along with the song were done wonderfully as they sang “Little Rabbit FooFoo” and “Shoo Fly.”
The Kindergarten class were the next on stage. They performed “S-A-N-T-A” and “Jingle Bells,” and despite technical troubles during the afternoon performance they sang wonderfully for the crowd.
The grade one class was welcomed to the stage as they performed “Christmas POEM” and “Blitzen Boogie,” which had everyone dancing in their seats.
Next up was “The Little Christmas Carollers” and “Christmas” by the grade two class who did a fantastic job in front of the crowd.
Grades three and four brought with them a costume change as they sang “Shine a Light for Peace” with a light inside of a mason jar, which was followed by “Baking Christmas Cookies” where students donned a chef’s hat and apron.
The grade four class then took to the stage with “Just Dance Santa Clones Crazy Christmas.” Beginning with ballerina Santa’s, complete with tutus and beards, led to beach Santa’s dancing and rock and roll Santa’s.
“Old Toy Trains” and “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas” rounded out the performance as the grade five class took to the stage. “Old Toy Trains” was sang, accompanied by teacher Kierden Marshall on the guitar.
“We hope that our Christmas concert brightened your holidays and brought cheer to you and your families,” the Arcola School students and staff said. “Thanks to our amazing parents for the costumes and the time you have spent helping learn lines for the play and words for the songs. We appreciate you! May your holidays be filled with love, happiness, and cheer!”
