Valley View Brings You Roald Dahl’s… Willy Wonka!
Hello, and we’re your reporters here today, Rebecca, Chelsea and Catie. Today we are going to tell you about the wonderful event that happened just before Spring-Break! Our class got on their white costumes that looked very over-sized, and made us look like big, fat… MARSHMELLOWS! We looked incredibly silly, but it was definitely worth the laughs!
It turned out to be a brilliant performance for the night, and a large success for our VVOPPA (Valley View Organization to Prevent Poverty in Africa) cookie fundraiser! The goal of VVOPPA was to raise $1 000.00 in total, and we raised $1 050.00! Now, back to the performance, our class didn’t get to see all of the show, because we were back in the classroom getting ready, and of course, goofing off! We occupied ourselves playing… LOOMPA TWISTER! Mrs. Snowden brought in a wolf documentary as well. Right before our performance, we played silent ball.
Several students from the class were actors in the performance including: Michael G, Daniel C, Rebecca, Haley, and Michael T. We were all very proud of their performances and hard work, they all did a great job!
Show Time!
As we entered the dark gym full of actors and audience members, and we started to sweat because of the hot lights beaming down on our faces and all of the body heat in the room. (It was VERY hot in there!) One of the actors had just finished there song, and then our music cued. The first people walked on to the stage, and followed by them was the rest of our excited classmates. The choreography was full of movements that took lots of teamwork to perfect. After the song was finished, we marched our way to the risers awaiting our next song.
We had to wait for the next scene to be over, before we could perform our next song. It wasn’t long before our song started, and by then, we were all full of energy and excitement… again! After that song was finished, we were all very excited because next up was the finale! The song was very upbeat so all the oompa loompas finally got to smile and not be so serious for once! All the grade fours and sevens joined in too, and made the song so great with all the effort and energy they put into it! After that was over there was a roar of applause and all the actors took a bow, and left the stage. Willy Wonka was over and we all got to celebrate our hard work, we could finally get out of those sweaty costumes too! Everybody had a great time and the hard work was definitely worth it!
I agree! Everyone worked so hard, and were committed to putting on an amazing show! It was everything I thought it would be! A wonderful play that showcased wonderful talent, and was a fun experience from start to finish. I am so glad to hear you had a good timeI I know I did! I cannot think of anything more rewarding for a teacher than to watch students achieve greatness while having a great time! Thank-you girls for this wonderful article that captured the spirit of the play!