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Kindergarten students dressed as snowflakes for the St. Nicholas Concert |
On Thursday, December 6th, the students and staff of IHMS gathered in the gym for a short musical performance celebrating the feast day of St. Nicholas (or Sviaty Mykolaj). This is an annual tradition – IHMS has been celebrating the feast day of St. Nicholas for years with music and goody bags for the kids.
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The St. Nicholas concert began after students and staff assembled in the gym and Mr. Picklyk welcomed everyone with a brief introduction. The program began with the Kindergarten class and eventually everyone singing a song entitled “O xto? xto?”.
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Students, teachers, and parents gathered in the IHMS gym on Thursday, December 6th for the school’s annual St. Nicholas Concert |
During the singing, St. Nicholas entered the gym and moved to the wall where the students were assembled. He was accompanied by two grade 7 “angel helpers” who remained by his side during the entire performance. Four grade 6 students narrated the concert with a short description before each song.
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The four grade 6 students who narrated the concert in English and Ukrainian |
St. Nicholas greeted the students before sitting down with his angel helpers to listen to a musical performance conducted by Mrs. Stanowych.
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St. Nicholas with his two grade 7 “angel helpers” |
Each of the grades from K-6 sang a song during the concert. One of the highlights was a song sung by the Kindergarten class. While singing about snow, they wore a snowflake headpiece which made them look even cuter!
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K-6 students singing at the St. Nicholas Concert |
At the end of the concert, St. Nicholas spoke to the kids for a few minutes. He then handed out goody bags to the kindergarten to grade 3 students. The grade 4-8 students found a similar goody bag on their desk when they got back to class.
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St. Nicholas talking to the students (top photos) and giving goody bags to the kindergarten students (bottom photos) |
The short concert for St. Nicholas was organized by Mrs. Stanowych, the school’s Music/Ukrainian teacher. In addition to the St. Nicholas concert, Mrs. Stanowych is also busy preparing for the school’s two Christmas concerts, both only 2 weeks away. Check back in a few weeks for two more spectacular performances!