Sounds like Music

Not adoption related, but yesterday my very dramatic daughter Anna found out
She has gotten the part of Gretl in The Sound of Music!

Performances will not be until April and will be held at St. Norberts College, however she will also be singing in the choir for the Holiday Pops concert at the Weidner Center on December 8th. What an awesome opportunity!

When I asked her how her first rehearsal for the Sound of Music went, she said it was "Just perfect because her place is right out in front".

I grew up in public schools and worried that she might miss out out on things like drama, choir, and other activities. So far, homeschooling seems to present far more of these opportunities! She is only six years old and acting in her second play on a real stage and will be singing in a huge choir on stage at the type of prestigious venue many people have not even visited as a spectator!

The Sound of Music is being put on by "Performers Workshop" where Anna belongs to a home school drama group. She is learning singing, acting, stage direction as well as what goes on back stage.

So far this is my favorite part about home schooling. Aside from the obvious math, science, reading type stuff we are doing a unit study on Haiti to prepare for the Geography Fair, Anna loves Fridays because our home school group has PE and she gets to play soccer for a full 2 hours! Melissa is doing gymnastics and proving that while speech may be a challenge her tiny size allows her to run and jump and climb and roll with amazing skill and confidence. I love that they are learning in such creative ways and building confidence in who they are.