how are you spending Christmas

My Christmas was Wednesday, and this is Friday (we're 13 hours ahead of EST)
I spent my Christmas at work in a school-wide Christmas party. My 6th grade put on the Christmas story play..amazing acting job for having 2 days notice and their being Buddhist, non-English-speakers, and UNMOTIVATED.

I appointed two of the loudest students as co-directors, walked them through the scenes, lines, and acting instructions (voice projection-"HOW NOW, BROWN COW!"-etc.) then I took off to teach more classes and download music for the final scene..made it back just in time to cue the music (Aretha Franklin's "Joy to the World")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQE9_fwCOUk"]Aretha Franklin -Joy To The World - YouTube

as Joseph held up the baby Jesus like the Lion King movie and declared the Messiah was born!

The littlest Thai students were so adorable!


6th graders working out 1rst scene of play


youngest students


Cute 2nd graders playing freeze dance





Santa (British fellow teacher) giving me a present

 

My Christmas was most excellent.