{"id":13323,"date":"2018-12-14T19:32:20","date_gmt":"2018-12-15T00:32:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/?p=13323"},"modified":"2020-10-15T17:52:25","modified_gmt":"2020-10-16T00:52:25","slug":"putting-the-wonder-in-winter-performances-at-qms-everyones-in-on-the-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newwestschools.ca\/archive_241212\/putting-the-wonder-in-winter-performances-at-qms-everyones-in-on-the-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting the wonder in winter performances: At QMS, everyone’s in on the Act!"},"content":{"rendered":"

A big tradition at Queensborough Middle School…<\/h3>\n

Dec.14, 2018 – Students from kindergarten to grade 12 across the district are putting their hearts into winter performances of song, dance, music and drama.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>At Queensborough Middle School, the collaboration, learning, passion and excitement was on display this week – as students put the ‘wonder’ in Disney’s Alice In Wonderland musical performance.<\/p>\n

And at QMS, everyone was in on the act.<\/p>\n

From behind-the-scenes sound support to makeup artistry, and from costumes and stunning sets to scene changes and choirs –\u00a0 every student in the school had a part to play.<\/p>\n

“Our annual winter production is a big tradition,” said Principal Lisa Nasato.<\/p>\n

Each year, the play that will be performed is announced at the school’s first assembly of the school year.<\/p>\n

“Pretty quickly after that, everyone gets involved to make it happen,” she said.<\/p>\n

Students in this year’s performance included a range of actors for the Queen of Hearts, the Dodo Bird, the caterpillar, a doorknob, and Tweedle Dum and Tweedle Dee.<\/p>\n

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Eye-popping scenery is a highlight of Queensborough Middle School’s annual productions.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Student-inspired learning…<\/h3>\n

Students, with the guidance and longstanding dedication of teacher Sukh Rai, are the artistic geniuses behind the eye-popping stage sets.<\/p>\n

And this year, sets clearly captured the local scenery. One depicted Ryall Park near the school. Another incorporated a psychedelic, wildly colourful First Peoples’ canoe paddling through a river of tears shed by Alice as she shrinks to a height of three inches.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>“These plays are part of our school culture,” said Nasato.<\/p>\n

She noted that every staff member gets involved for a performance that is the culmination of learning that fits into the curriculum as well as the development of what’s known as students’ core competencies.<\/p>\n

That means students are gaining skills in arts education, hands-on design skills (applied design skills and technology), and technology – as well as building their competencies in communication, in collaboration and more.<\/p>\n

“The school performance also fits into our school’s ‘growth mindset’ goals,” said Nasato.<\/p>\n

At Queensborough Middle School, this key approach supports the understanding that students can master skills – in mathematics or in acting for instance – through an\u00a0 understanding that effort, perseverance, and strategies can lead to success more than innate ability.<\/p>\n

The school-wide dedication to the annual performance allows some students to shine in ways that they might not in the traditional classroom.<\/p>\n

“It gives us an opportunity to see our students’ potential when we see them through a different window,” Nasato said<\/p>\n

This year’s production involved parents who contributed items for costumes and Christmas Food Hampers as well as the QMS Parent Advisory Council, which organized a ‘Basket Fundraiser’ to support the students and the production.<\/p>\n

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Musicals and Drama productions are a longstanding annual tradition at Queensborough Middle School.\u00a0 The last time Alice in Wonderland was performed was in 2009.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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