![]() ![]() There are a couple of songs where we have the opportunity for special lighting, little finger lights for the fireflies for the grades 1s and 2s. "It is the music the kids really get into. As well, said Cummins, the Grade 4s put their name in a draw to get one of the acting parts, which could have been lines for a termite, bumblebee or butterfly. They also each had to decorate a bug that was represented in the show. With the generous donated help from Red Deer's On The Mark Productions, which included lighting, sound, setup and teardown, the musical dazzled with visually creative sets.Ĭummins said each class had its own lines and songs. ![]() "They decide they need to involve everybody and that no one should be left out of Christmas and it has a happy ending and the kids are really excited about it."Įach show, which featured both singing and acting, ran between 30 and 40 minutes in length, depending on whether the French immersion component was added. "So the fireflies come and light up the tree and save the day," she added. "All the little bugs are sad that they're not going to have any lights," said Cummins, the concert's organizer who began producing the musical with the children at the beginning of November. However, a crisis unfolds when the termites chew up the Christmas tree decorations and eat the lights, leaving the tree dark. The much-loved musical has been enjoyed by the young and adults across North America, with the premise that it is a playful infestation of sorts, with carpenter bees building the sets and silkworms making the costumes. The musical was originally composed by American writers John Jacobson and John Higgins, and adapted locally by Jill Cummins, the school's kindergarten to Grade 4 music teacher. 18 and 19 - one in the afternoon and the other in the evening - students from grades 1 to 4 performed the musical A Bugz Christmas for the community. This year they did it through bugs, or rather bugz.įor two shows each on Dec. ![]() INNISFAIL - Every year the young students at École John Wilson Elementary School create their own holiday season magic with a song. ![]()
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