Kids LOVE Musicals!

     Horace Mann (and McKinley before it) has a long, rich tradition of emphasizing the arts in students' educational experience. Over many years, our PTA has been very supportive of this priority.  This year, PTA again generously funded the Kids Love Musicals! residencies through The Musical Theater Project (http://www.musicaltheaterproject.org/).

     Prior to the residencies (sounds so official, doesn't it?) students prepared by watching videos of the musicals they would perform and had lessons in music class related to the experience.  A special note of thanks goes to our music teacher, Mr. Aaron Waryk, for his essential role in facilitating the Kids Love Musicals! experience.

     Over the past two weeks, Horace Mann students in grades K, 1, 2, and 3 each participated in a two-day residency with a professional performer. The shows they did in class were as follows:

Kindergarten:  Peter Pan

1st Grade:  The Wizard of Oz

2nd Grade; Cinderella

3rd Grade:  The Jungle Book

     The students had a blast, but also were good listeners. I think you can see evidence of both in the pictures below!

     We hope this experience fosters a love of music and the arts in our students.  If you have any feedback about the residencies and/or your child's experience, please share them via a blog comment or email to merritt.waters@lakewoodcityschools.org.