Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Africa Rocks : JIS Style

A couple of weeks ago, the Primary School at JIS presented "Africa Rocks" with years 3,4 and 5 all participating. Iman and Jack had been practicing for weeks in advance and Iman managed to get a role as one of the main characters, with Jack providing backing vocals along with his mates.




Iman's character was "Mr FatCigar" who (ignoring stereotypes) was a profit minded boss of a mining company that were making money from the land but not helping the locals. Her line of 'It's all about Profit, Profit and Profit' was heard all over the school in the days following the show, so she clearly made an impression.



What surprised us as parents, was Iman's stage presence - she loved being centre stage and carried off her part while having a lot of fun. Could this be the start of something ?





A key component of the show was the participation of all the kids in years 3, 4 and 5. They all excelled and the show was entertaining from start to finish. We know the teachers who prepared and managed the show had worked very hard to ensure that these young kids could shine, and to their credit, that's exactly what they did - a big Thank You to the teachers !




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