All the students have had a lovely week this week.
The primary students worked on their Omani dances and started listening to the end of year show music to which they will be performing. The Omani dances, which are performed by the students from K3 to Grade Five are scheduled for May 7th. We are sharing the assembly with Mr. Mohammed’s grade four children.
We ask that all boys wear a dishdasha for the performance. Kumars and Musars (head wear) are optional. For the girls, the school has invested in Al Batinah region traditional wear (they are expensive!). We would like families to contact either myself or Miss Khadija if they have their own Al Batinah dress and can wear it on that day. Then we can fit the school owned dresses to the remaining children. Please let us know as soon as possible so we can appropriately plan.
We have much in our Omani host culture to celebrate – the good health of the Sultan, the coming Ramadan and the fact that we are privileged to live in such a beautiful country and have access to the customs and culture.
Grade six students are working on the final parts of their Exhibition and so they are excused from the Omani performance. They have wonderful plans for Exhibition and I am looking forward to seeing what they do!
The Secondary students have been working on some Hip hop numbers. They will soon commence work on their end of year dances at which point they will be working in both dances for a while. The Hip hop numbers may appear at a primary assembly or in front of their peers; stay tuned for further details.
The IGCSE students (and a couple more) are working on a few things: there is a choreography competition at the British School of Muscat on June 17th to which our students have been invited to participate and they are also working on IGCSE compositions. Claire Willis was filmed for her dance exam this week, which featured her own choreographed solo and then a reprise of the Cabaret dance Cell Block Tango to feature her in a group situation. She has worked very hard on her pieces and can be pleased with her efforts.
IGCSE students are also working on the choreography competition and there are tentative plans in the works to have them spend a little time one weekend with BSM dance students to share ideas. If not this semester, then in all likelihood next year.
The grades nine and ten students had a fun day this week – after all their work, and with the IGCSE exams looming, it seemed appropriate to give them space to let their hair down. We had a “requests” day, which not only featured dances like the Macarena, the Azonto and some Jumpsptyle, but also included a request for relaxation at the end.
Coming important dates between now and the end of the school year:
May 7 – Omani dances at Primary Assembly
June 10 – End of Year Show
June 17 – BSM Choreography Competition
Enjoy your weekend!