The 8th grade performed “The Little Prince.” The two main roles were split between three girls each. The staging was very creative and the girls did a great job. Thanks go to our theater teacher, Cynthia Leal, for leading both our 7th grade and 8th grade girls on their terrific plays.
Our class is wrote plays about social change. Each group took a fairytale and changed something about it. One group took “The Little Red Hen,” and changed it to “The Little Red Head.” Their play was about a class that you get to see grow up from kindergarten to college. Another group used the fairy tale “The Three Princes.” They changed the story so that it examined stereotypes (”hot” guys, nerds, etc.). The third group did the fairytale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” They changed the genders of Snow White and the handsome Prince to show that you can do anything, no matter what your gender. Overall, the plays were exciting, fun, and very creative! –Grace Bostic, 7th Grade
This week, our dance teacher was busy teaching in New York City. In her place, two instructors from the Blue Ridge Irish Music School taught the 7th and 8th graders. The girls had a great time learning a new style of dance.
Click on top picture to watch a video of the 8th graders dancing and the bottom picture to see photos of both the 7th and 8th graders dancing.
The girls created skits about important historical figures and events regarding the history of flight. These included Daedalus and Icarus, the Montgolfier brothers, the Hindenburg disaster, the Wright brothers, landing on the moon, Charles Lindbergh, and Amelia Earhart.
Click on the top picture to watch excerpts from the skits. Click on the bottom picture to see more photos from the skit.
Our class is writing plays about social change. Each group took a fairytale and changed something about it. One group took “The Little Red Hen,” and changed it to “The Little Red Head.” Their play is about a class that you get to see grow up from kindergarten to college. Another group is using the fairy tale “The Three Princes.” They changed the story so that it examines stereotypes (”hot” guys, nerds, etc.). The third group is doing the fairytale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” They changed the genders of Snow White and the handsome Prince to show that you can do anything, no matter what your gender. Overall, the plays are exciting, fun, and very creative! –Grace Bostic, 7th Grade
Click on the picture above to see more pictures from play rehearsal.
On Saturday, December 5, the sixth graders sponsored the 9th Annual Village School Holiday Craft Fair. Girls from all grades sold sweets, bags, scarves, jewelry, dolls, and all sorts of other hand-crafted items. Twenty percent of the proceeds from the 5th, 7th, and 8th grade sales was donated to Operation Smile, a charity that is dedicated to healing cleft lip, cleft palate, and other facial deformities. The gift totaled $700. Twenty percent (about $160) of the 6th grade proceeds went toward their class fund. What an enjoyable day of crafts and community.
Click on the picture above to see more photos from the craft fair.
The trip to Staunton was really fun, and everyone had a good time. We all had first period class, and then we all got ready to leave. When we got there, it was pouring rain. Some kids and parents took a shortcut through the Stonewall Jackson Hotel. It was really nice. The play was really good. They sang and danced to some modern songs, such as “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun,” by Cyndi Lauper. After the show, we went to the Mockingbird Café. It was a very nice restaurant, and we even met some of the actors from the show there. One of the actors did a little dance for some passing eighth graders. –Marta Rampini, 6th Grade
Click on the picture above to see more photos from the trip to the American Shakespeare Center.
This week the eighth grade gave a fashion show. They studied different textiles in science class and created gorgeous outfits from materials such as duct tape and magazines. The eighth graders worked very hard on their projects and were glad to show them to the school. If you weren’t lucky enough to be at the show, you can watch the movie on the Village School website!
–Jayme Kusyk
Click on the picture above to watch a video of the 8th Grade fashion show.
With such beautiful weather on Monday, the Bluegrass Club had an impromptu jam session on the front patio of the school. What fun to walk by and hear such lively music on such a great day!
Click in the above picture to view photos of the band.
Over the past two weeks the girls visited the University of Virginia Art Museum for the Writer’s Eye competition. Each girl will now write a story based upon one of the pieces of art she saw. The applicants to the competition are divided by age group and winners will be announced in January.
Click on the picture above to see photos from the visit.