What To Wear To The Musical

I have received a lot of questions from parents wondering what their child is supposed to wear to our musical "Squirm!"  To be honest, the answer is "clothes"!  Regular school clothes.  Nothing fancy is required.  Students may choose to wear a color that is included in their headpiece they made in Art Class.  Now that may be confusing because students are not necessarily wearing THE headpiece they made in Art Class.  By dress rehearsal, all students should know what their headpiece is and if they want to wear something that goes along with those colors, that is fine.  I am asking all students to PLEASE WEAR SNEAKERS!!!!  Also, no bulky layers as the stage lights get hot...

Our Whole School Musical is in February

It's that time of year when Porters Point School students prepare for their whole-school musical.  This year we will be doing "Squirm!" by John Jacobson and John Higgins.  These two men really know how to write an age-appropriate (and fun) mini musical!  We have done several musicals written by them, including "How Does Your Garden Grow?", "Three of a Kind", "Hats", and "The Cheese Stands Alone", just to name a few.

During music classes, the story and songs have been introduced to students.  We draw on past experiences of performing in a different space from our own building -- Colchester High School.  We are fortunate to have that space, otherwise our school is just too small to take on a project like this.  Students practice and practice at our home school, then take a bus to the High School for a dress rehearsal.  The same evening as the dress rehearsal is when we perform for parents, friends and the community.  It really is an event not to miss!

Click on this link for Squirm-PPSParent Notice #1.

Please stay tuned for more details and look for notes going home with your children from the "Porters Point Music Department".

"Too Much Noise"!" Wednesday and Thursday THIS WEEK!!!

Just a last minute reminder that our performances of "Too Much Noise!" are Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015 and Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 at Colchester High School in the Theater.  Both evenings begin at 6:30 pm and are about 30 minutes in length.  All students should arrive at Colchester High School by 6:15 pm on their performance night and meet their classroom teacher in the Cafeteria.  Parents, please take your child's coat/boots/etc. with you into the Theater.  Do not leave anything in the Cafeteria during the performance!

Wednesday Night Performing Classes are:  Mrs. Reynolds (K), Ms. Donnelly (1), Ms. Warren (2), Mrs. Hooper (2), Mrs. Plunkett (1), Mr. Shepherd (1).

Thursday Night Performing Classes are:  Mr. Allbee (K), Mrs. Hershman (1), Ms. LaRose (2), Mrs. Bissonnette (2), Ms. Silverberg (1), Mrs. Belaski (K).

Students should wear regular school clothing (nothing fancy is needed).  Sneakers are preferred!!  No clogs, heels or boots.  Students need to feel comfortable standing and sitting on stage, and it can get hot, so no bulky layers are needed.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the performances this week!!


"Too Much Noise!" was written by Brian Hiller and Don Dupont

Our Musical Is Next Week!!

Students have been working very hard to learn the songs and prepare for our performances next week of "Too Much Noise!"  Below is the last Parent Letter with the details you probably want to know before coming to Colchester High School...

Final Parent Letter

Looking forward to seeing everyone next week!

"HATS!" Musical Performances THIS WEEK!!!

Porters Point School will perform "HATS!" this Wednesday, April 9 and Thursday, April 10, 6:30 pm in the Colchester High School Theater.  Please check out this link for last minute details:

Parent Notice #3

Hope to see you all at Colchester High School!!!