It is never easy when you are different. The story of Alice, always the wrong size to be accepted, mirrors our lifelong learning about community, respect for one another and celebrating differences.

A very big congratulations to all Grade 5 students who were part of this musical. Alice in Wonderland Jr. was a delightful, fun-filled show! After five months of learning songs in our regularly scheduled music classes, combined with cast rehearsals at recess, students put everything together in their CCA time. And the result was a spectacular performance! Students travelled on their own wonderland journey, developing their own characters through music and choreography, and uniting as a single team to learn all the songs for the whole musical. Indeed, not only did students learn the song lyrics, they all had speaking parts to learn too!

There were so many people who made this production possible and it was a joy to work with them all. The music team: Mrs Little, Mr Choi, Ms Kennedy and Ms Pozzuoli; the grade 5 team: Ms Bourdeau, Mr McKibbon, Ms Fisher, Ms Tremblay, Ms Smith, Mr Hansen, Ms Eddy, Mr Derosa, Ms Mable and Ms Tiansu; our grade 7 student helpers: Anusha, Shunsho, Annie, Evie, Romi, Johnny, Thais, Ezra and an amazing parent team. Parents - kudos to you for all your work with makeup and helping our grade students shine.