Space- Where No 2nd Grader Has Gone Before

Avery with her class before the show

Silly pose! The kids had planets and stars painted on their shirts with glow paint and the teachers were dressed up as aliens.

Near the end of January the 2nd graders put on a musical called, "Space- Where No 2nd Grader Has Gone Before."  They sang all sorts of songs about space with clever lyrics that were also very informative.  Their music teachers do a great job of putting together programs that are cute and fun to watch, but that the kids also learn something from along the way.  As part of their program this year the kids had to make their own instrument from recycled materials to play during one of the songs.  Scott helped Avery make a guitar using glove boxes, plastic candy tubes, paper towel and toilet paper rolls, and rubber bands.  At the end of the program they auctioned off some of the instruments and donated money to the landphilharmonic, which makes instruments for kids in other countries using recycled materials.  As usual, Avery did a great job performing.  She was very expressive, sang all the words, and did all the motions/dances.

Avery with her guitar that she and Scott made for the show

Avery playing her guitar in the show.  When it was time to play the instruments the kids passed them up to the right person and the one girl who passed Avery's broke it by grabbing it at the neck.  She was able to put it back together well enough to play it, but she was not very happy!

all the kids playing their instruments

This particular song was about solids, liquids, and gasses.  This was the motion for gas.  It was a pretty clever and funny little song.

All the 2nd graders

Avery and I after the show

sisters after the show