The students danced for the Christmas Program and the Spring Program. For Christmas they danced to Christmas in Black and White and for the spring they danced to A Beautiful Day.
Ms. Rosario
Spiritual Emphasis week was by far the best we have ever seen here at Evangel. We thank God for the Spiritual guidance of our staff who helped prepare and speak for this chapel but it was the moving of the spirit of God through our kids that made this one so unique. The students took to heart the things that were spoken of in chapel and ran with it. They stayed late, past their school day and continued to pray and worship in the altar. It was an amazing site. Many times, when a movement takes place like this, students go back to their normal lives but our students have gone the extra mile. They have begun their own facebook and twitter page called “be the spark.” On this page, students encourage one another with scripture and more ideas of how to grow in the Lord. They have also begun morning prayer and lunch time bible study. They recently ordered bracelets with “be the spark” on them and are now selling them to the entire student body. God is continuing to do great things through our students as the spark was lit during Spiritual Emphasis week.
Elementary Spiritual Emphasis Week was a great time as we learned that with God ANYTHING is possible. Through bible stories of faith and purpose, our students learned:
- NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, TRUST GOD!
- NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL, TRUST GOD!
- NO MATTER WHAT PEOPLE DO…TRUST GOD!
- NO MATTER WHAT HAPPENS… TRUST GOD!
- NO MATTER WHEREYOU ARE… TRUST GOD!
Why it Matters:
Adults may feel like kids have it easy- and by comparison, maybe they do. But every child has faced, or is facing something that seems impossible. For some, it’s falling asleep in a dark room while they imagine monsters under the bed. Other kids are dealing with intense peer pressure or unstable homes. Some kids might just need the courage to stand up for their faith or to obey God’s word. Those seemingly impossible tasks can seem overwhelming to kids…until they discover that EVERYTHING is possible with God!
Spring Celebration
The students practiced on their two songs for the spring celebration. They also worked with the flags and streamers. They took time to go in the sanctuary to work on their routine so they could get the feel of how it would be on stage.
Mrs. Rosario
Hip Hop
The students wanted to do a second dance to a hip hop song. These children had fun and worked well. They did a great job learning the steps.
Mrs. Rosario
Spring Celebration
For Elementary we were working on a dance routine for the spring celebration. We learned how to work in groups. The song we worked on was Trading my sorrows. We learned sign language and working in pairs and stretching lines. It was very interesting. I left the streamers and flags for last because I wanted them to learn the dance steps first. Then at the end of the song, they learned together how to move the flags and stemmers together. Lastly we did the intro of the song and put the whole dance routine together. They did a great job.
Mrs. Rosario
He Reigns
The students in 3rd-5th grade Dance Elective only had 30 minutes each rehearsal to practice their steps to the song they danced to for the Christmas program. They worked on sign language and dance steps, and then worked on how to move the flags and streamers and then put it all together. The song the students danced to was, He Reigns.
Mrs. Rosario
Elementary Electives
Junior Praise Dance
The course is designed to teach elementary school students the basic skills and techniques necessary to be a dancer. Students will learn ballet, modern and hip-hop through out the semester. They will perform at our Christmas and Spring Shows.
Drama
This course instructs elementary students in the fundamentals of theater arts. The course is designed to teach basic skills at beginner level. Students will work on movement, voice and diction and stage presence through out the semester and perform at the Christmas and Spring programs.
Junior Chorus
This course is designed for singers of all vocal ranges. The students are taught basic pitch and rhythmic notation as well as harmonization. The course also provides a practical study of various styles music. The chorus is compromised of sopranos, altos and tenors. They will perform at the Christmas and Spring Programs.
Elementary Specials
Art
Students learn and experience different genres of Art.
Gym
Students work on stretching, and fine and large motor skills.
Computer
Students work on various Educational Programs for Reading, Math and Typing Skills. They also learn Microsoft Word Pad and Microsoft Office.
Music
Students experience music at differnet levels according to their age. Students learn to play the recorder, move to music, sing and enjoy many types of musical genres.
Elementary students danced to two songs for the spring celebration,” Holy Spirit Rain Down” and “A Firm Foundation”. They worked very hard by practicing and learning how to warm up their body by stretching, isolation, and working out their stomach and leg muscles. The students did a wonderful job!
Mrs. Rosario
Our Elementary Spring Celebration took place on Sunday, May 3rd. What a wonderful celebration it was; singing, dancing, drama, testimonies, and Scripture verses were all part of this fantastic event. Pre-K3, Pre-K4 and Kindergarten sang, “Clap your hands all you people” and a Jewish song that means we bring you peace. First and Second Grades sang “Lord, I Lift Your Name on High.” The Junior Dance Team danced to “Holy Spirit, Reign Down” dressed in white and purple with purple and silver streamers. “The Eighth Dwarf” is the adorable play that the Junior Drama Team performed at the celebration. Through this drama we learned that God made us and loves us all, despite our shortcomings. At the end of the play the dwarfs asked Snow White and the eighth dwarf, forgetful, to dance with them to a fantastic song entitled, “I am not Forgotten.” To finish the celebration our Junior Chorus sang “He Knows My Name” and the Junior Dance Team danced to a song about God being our Strong Tower. A big thank you to all students and staff for making this celebration so spectacular and glorifying God in song, dance and drama.
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