Fourth Grade Talent Show - Another Star-Studded Event

Last Friday our fourth graders performed for a packed gymnasium of parents and adoring elementary school fans. I love this event! It reminds me of the lazy summer days of childhood when my friends and I would dress up in our parents’ clothes, hang a bedspread over the clothesline and perform for each other.

Our philosophy here at DLES has been that our children need to be the ones to prepare for this performance, provide their props and costumes, and rehearse until they are ready to show their “stuff.” Ms. Collins and Ms. Harris audition the acts and choose those best-prepared. They provide some structure to the presentation, a program, and the piano. They let the children have one rehearsal in the gym. They choose the acts that are ready to go. The results are always surprising. We find children who have lovely singing voices, talents in dance, acting, and even drawing.

Childhood is about discovery, about finding out what talents lie within. Sometimes the students who may struggle with an academic subject far outshine the others in performing talent. God’s gifts to us are many and varied. Celebrate the successes of your children.  They want you to delight in them. 
 
Sharon Farmer, DLES Principal