Weathersfield Weekly

December 6, 2024

Nutcracker Performance at Weathersfield School

Today students at Weathersfield School received a special sneak preview of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker. Thank you to The Dance Factory for bringing your amazing holiday classic to our school. The students and staff thoroughly enjoyed it.

Auditions for Peter Pan Jr.

Audition Link

Based on J.M. Barrie's classic tale and featuring an unforgettable score by Morris "Moose" Charlap and Jule Styne the Tony-Award winning musical Peter Pan is one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favorites of all time. The Junior version is a little shorter and perfect for middle school performers! Our performance dates at Weathersfield School are April 4 and 5.

Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, the fierce Brave Girls, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook.

Auditions will be held for 5th - 8th graders in the music room on January 8 & 9 after school until 4:30 pm.

Prepare a short selection (16 bars) of a Broadway or Disney song to show off your voice. You will be asked to read from the script and participate in a group dance audition. If you need help picking a song to sing, see Ms. Towne, or Mrs. Yuengling for suggestions.

AUDITION TECHNIQUES TO HELP YOU HAVE A GREAT AUDITION
Directors respond positively when you do the following:
BE PREPARED: memorize the lyrics and melody of your song.
SMILE AND ENJOY THE AUDITION PROCESS: the director and the audition team want you to do well.
SHOW GOOD BEHAVIOR: directors are often more concerned with how you behave than how well you sing, act, or dance. Be kind, courteous, and listen to directions.
TRUST THE DIRECTOR’S CHOICES: do your best at whatever you are asked to do, even if you are reading for a role that you find challenging or awkward. Casting the play depends on many factors such as reliability, prior experience, behavior, and talent.

Audition scenes can be previewed here. Click on Audition Central on the right hand drop down, and click on a character. You can see character breakdowns, scripted scenes, and songs. You are not required to learn these prior to the audition.

No Winter Activities This Year

We have decided that we will not be doing winter activities this year. Please stay tuned for a different opportunity for students to be involved.

8th Grade Opportunity

Parents of 8th grade students:

On Wednesday December 17th your child has the opportunity to visit the River Valley Technical Center (RVTC) in Springfield Vermont. Even if your child is not planning to attend Springfield School, RVTC accepts students from all schools all over the area and the tour provides students knowledge about what a technical school experience looks like in high school. Students will be transported by school bus to RVTC and spend the morning touring the program and learning about the different career paths. Student went home on 12/6/24 with a permission slip that can be accessed here. Please turn that back into Ms. Cole by no later than 12/16/24.

Underground Spirit Week

The staff at Weathersfield participated in an Underground Spirit Week. You maybe asking what is an underground spirit week? It is a team building activity that is fun for the staff and students. The staff has a theme for each day and the students notice that something is different about the staff. If the student goes up to a staff member and is able to guess what the day is, they get a ticket. The tickets go into a drawing for some prizes. We had lots of staff and students that participated. Here were the themes for each day.

Monday- Dress like a ninja (Wear all black)

Tuesday- Wear a Hawaiian Shirt

Wednesday- Socks with Sandals Day

Thursday- Anything but a cup (It is important to drink water throughout the day, but staff could not use a cup)

Friday- Flannel Friday

The staff and the students had lots of fun with this activity. Students will be on the lookout to see if it happens again.

Amazing Opportunity

Do you want to work with an amazing team of people? Come join our kitchen team! We offer an amazing work environment, fantastic schedule (great for parents), paid holidays, great health coverage options, and the opportunity to help feed our students every day. This is a great opportunity to work with an awesome team of culinary professionals.

Follow the link below or send us a message to learn more about our open positions.

WSESU Kitchen Team Application