Fourth grade meant taking choir, and while one of the girls (ahem...Kate) wasn't super excited about it to begin with, by the end of the year it was a favorite class. Their teacher is also their piano teacher, and she is wonderful---so good at helping the students learn to sing, and to love music. The annual concert was held a couple of weeks ago, and it was SO good!
We did have a little bit of drama though. Earlier in the day, they had performed at school for the student body. Emma got really warm, and fainted! She was scooped up by her teacher, Mr. Hardick, and he rushed her to the nurse's office. (Does this sound familiar? It JUST happened to Jack at his play!!) She recovered quickly, and by that evening, she insisted she wanted to sing in the performance. So...I let her.
During the very last song, her teacher stopped the music and brought her down the stairs, announcing that she needed her mom. She was so close to passing out again--swaying, closing her eyes--and thanks to a fellow mom and nurse, she was spotted in time to prevent her from actually fainting. I took her out, got her some water and fresh air, then ice cream. It was all good in the end, but now we're known as the fainting family! I told Kate and Henry that they were NOT to follow suit.
All in all, it was a wonderful choir year, and they are both looking forward to next year!
