Denna bloggsida är en anslagstavla för aktiviteter etc. som rör studenter och föräldrar med skandinavisk anknytning vid AAS.

tisdag 18 december 2012

LUCIA Wednesday 19 Dec!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, we meet in the student lounge at 8:30. We will use the PTO room to change in and leave our stuff during the day. 

The performance times are:

9:20- Elementary School

11:50- Middle School

12:25- High School

Each show will last about 15 minutes.

Students will miss class all morning up until about 1 o'clock.

We will have lunch between the first and second performance, so please either pack a lunch for your child or send money so he/she can buy something in the cafeteria.

See you tomorrow,
Frida 

måndag 17 december 2012

Today Tuesday 18 dec, at 3.30 in the Bolshoi


Today, Tuesday, we only have the Bolshoi between 3:30 and 4:00, so please be on time. If you (or your child) could even leave a few minutes early from class to begin practicing that would be great! We are mostly going to practice the lineup and the walking, so it is important that everyone who will perform tomorrow Wednesday the 19th will come today Today is not a dress rehearsal, just please make sure that all clothes are clean and not wrinkly for the performance.

For Wednesday we have a very tight schedule, and we will not have a lot of time to eat. Since it is important that everyone has energy and is hydrated, it would be great if the moms could either pack a home lunch for their child, or buy something in the cafeteria (the children will not be eating during their usual lunch break). 

The practices have been going great lately, and we are very excited to show everyone on Wednesday. Thank you all for your support so far!

/Frida 

torsdag 13 december 2012

Inspiration from Sweden..

Picture SVT Play
Watch today's official Swedish LUCIA celebration in the Uppsala Cathedral on SVT Play. 

http://www.svtplay.se/video/907512/lucia

onsdag 12 december 2012

With costumes Monday!

Everyone is asked to please bring and wear their Lucia costumes for the training on Monday at 15.45 in the Bolshoi Theatre - we'r getting closer!....

tisdag 11 december 2012

NEW SCHEDULE!

The Bolshoi bookings have been moved around and so our practices have been moved to Wednesday December 12th, Monday December 17th and Tuesday December 18th at 15:45.
The children that have Swedish lessons on Mondays and Wednesdays have been excused from class until 4:30.
We will be practicing the lineup and the walking, so please try to show up!

Sorry for any inconveniences caused by this. See you tomorrow,

Frida

lördag 1 december 2012

Revised schedule as of 30 November

Santa Lucia

Date
Location and Information
Tuesday 4 December
Drama Room, room A202 (where we had the information meeting)
Friday 7 December
Ms. Burn’s room (room 2106, near the choir room)
Tuesday 11 December
Bolshoi
Thursday 13 December
Bolshoi
Tuesday 18 December
Dress rehearsal in the Bolshoi. We have the Bolshoi from 3:30-4 so be on time! Thereafter we will go to the drama room so if you come late (after 4) just go there. This rehearsal is mandatory!
Wednesday 19 December
Performance in the Bolshoi, the performance starts at 9:20 sharp, so be at school at 8:40. We will start lining up at 9:10 so if you need more time to get dressed come earlier

We expect that everyone make an effort to come to these rehearsals. The dress rehearsal on Tuesday 18 December is mandatory

·        The performance is Wednesday 19 December
o   9:20-9:40 - elementary
o   11:50-12:20 - middle school
o   12:25-12:55 - high school
 
 
Hi,

I understand that some of you have difficulty understanding Swedish, so I will write all emails in English to avoid confusion.
I apologize for the long wait and the changes in the schedule. December is a busy month, as there is a choir concert, a  band concert, a drama production and several music related after school activities, and it has been hard to book a music room to hold the practices. Many of the teachers have been unsure of their schedules so it has been difficult to create a proper schedule for the lucia practices. We have changed the dates so they do not interfere with any of the Swedish classes, and now we have finally made a permanent schedule for up until the performance.

Like I said before, it is important that you all make an effort to come to practice, because we need to practice the songs as a big group as well as practice the line up and the walk towards the stage. We have cut down one practice to make it easier for everyone to prioritize. 
If you happen to miss a practice it is important that you practice singing at home, because the lyrics must be memorized by the 19th.

Also, if you need to borrow a gown/dress for the performance, please contact me because we have a few extra. 

Again, I apologize for the confusion regarding the schedule. Now everything is set, and all practices in the future will hopefully run smoothly.
I have attached a word document with the schedule.

If anybody has any further  questions, feel free to email me.

/ Frida Nordstrom
  Elina Oldhoff
  Kristine Jensen

tisdag 27 november 2012

Nytt schema kommer i morgon

Frida skickar ut ett nytt schema i morgon och det ar bara torsdagens ovning den har veckan dvs 29/11 som ar installd. Frida vill koncentrera ovningarna till ett fatal ganger da de flesta verkligen kan komma. 

Mer info om schemat

Eftersom jag vet att alla är väldigt upptagna nu inför termin-slutet, och eftersom det var så få som kom på måndags-träningen så har vi bestämt att ställa in torsdagens träning. Anledningen till att tränings-dagarna ändras och att schemat inte är fast är att vi vill göra det möjligt för high school och middle school att komma även om dom deltar i sporterna efter skolan. Middle school har träningar tisdag och torsdag, medan high school har måndag, onsdag och fredag. Vi förstår att elementary barnen också har aktiviteter efter skolan.

Därför har vi lagt träningarna på olika dagar, och nu drar vi ner på antalet träningar. Därför ber vi er att träna på sångerna hemma. Ett tips är att söka sångerna på youtube och sjunga med för att få rätt melodi. Jag har bifogat sångtexterna och ordningen på sångerna. 

Vi kommer bara att träna fyra gånger till, så det skulle vara bra om alla kunde göra sitt bästa för att vara med i alla dessa.

Om någon behöver lucia-klänning så har Hulya några att låna ut. Om ni skulle vilja låna ett, kontakta mig (jag har dom).

Imorgon skickar jag ut ett nytt schema som gäller för framtiden.


mvh
Frida Nordström

måndag 19 november 2012

LUCIA 2012 pa AAS

Nu är det dags att börja träna på Lucia! Informationsmöte och första träningstilfället blir på tisdag den 20:e november. Vi möts i student lounge (dom blå sofforna utanför kafeterian) kl 15:45.
Vi kommer att informera om tränings- platser och datum, vilka sånger som ska vara med och andra praktiska detaljer.  Föräldrar och barn är välkommna.

Om ni känner någon som vill vara med, men inte fanns med på sändlistan, snälla vidarebefordra denna information.

Hoppas att alla har möjlighet att komma på tisdag.

mvh

Frida Nordström, frida_nordstrom@yahoo.se
Kristine Jensen, 
Elina Oldhoff