Calling all Fourthies! Play Information

Hi Everyone,
 Your daughters should have given you the hard copy yesterday, but just in case.....

Happy Spring Break!  Remember that pick-up today is 12:00!



March 3, 2016

Dear Parents,

There is currently a lot of excitement and energy in Grade 4 music and dance classes as we

are working hard to prepare for our upcoming performances of the Grade 4 musical, The

Jungle Book! We will present our performance for parents and family members on

Wednesday, April 6 at 2:30 p.m. and our performance for lower school and the senior class

on Thursday, April 7 at 9:45 a.m. With performance dates fast approaching, we are working

to assemble props, set pieces and costumes for our production. I am requesting that parents

please assist with this effort by providing the basic pieces of your daughter’s costume.

Please see the reverse side of this letter for a list of costume requirements by character. All

costume pieces should come in to school no later than Wednesday, March 30. Thank you!

At school, students are busy rehearsing for the production in their music and dance classes,

with full cast rehearsals in McVey beginning on March 29. I hope that your daughter is

working on memorizing her lines and practicing the songs at home as well! To support and

facilitate the home rehearsal process, there is a link dedicated to The Jungle Book on the

Fourthies web site. Your daughter will find information relevant to our production, including

music and song lyrics, on the web site under “Everything Else.” The direct link is

http://mcfourthies.weebly.com/jungle-book.html. Please visit this page on the website with

your daughter and encourage her to use it as a rehearsal tool.

I would like to send out a big thank-you to Mandy Jernigan and the other parent volunteers

who have already donated their time and talents to assist with our production! That said,

volunteer opportunities are still available. If you can help with props, costumes, or with make-

up application on the afternoon of April 6 and/or the morning of April 7 please let me or

Mandy know. Alternately, if you would like to assist with hanging the set for the production,

please contact Claire Berry, long-term substitute teacher in Lower School Art. Her email

address is cberry@st.catherines.org.

Thank you for your support of your daughter’s participation in this very special St. Catherine’s

tradition. If you have questions about costume requirements or any other aspect of the

production, please do not hesitate to get in touch with me. I look forward to seeing you and

your family in the audience on the afternoon of April 6!

Sincerely,

Rebecca Merrick

LS Music Teacher

rmerrick@st.catherines.org

 

Costume requirements for each of the characters are the following:

Please note that accessories may be sewn, painted, or glued onto costumes; we ask that you

please only send in articles of clothing that may be altered/embellished. Thank you!

Jungle Chorus

 Prickly Pears & Flowers: Solid green long-sleeved T-shirt (kelly or hunter green preferred),

matching green leggings.

 Trees: Solid brown long-sleeved T-shirt, brown leggings.

 Rocks: Solid gray T-shirt, gray leggings.

 Wolves: Solid gray T-shirt, gray leggings/pants, white gloves.

 Bees: Solid yellow T-shirt (bright, not pastel), black leggings.

 Vultures: Gray, tan or beige long-sleeved T-shirt, matching leggings/pants.

Coconut Tree: Solid brown long-sleeved T-shirt, brown leggings.

Kaa the Snake: Solid green long-sleeved T-shirt (kelly or hunter green preferred), matching

green leggings.

Colonel Hathi & Elephants: Solid gray long-sleeved T-shirt, gray leggings or pants.

Mowgli: Khaki shorts, white tank top.

Baloo: Oversized blue-gray long-sleeved T-shirt or sweatshirt, gray or navy/blue-gray leggings.

Bagheera: Dark gray long-sleeved T-shirt, gray leggings (ideally in a matching shade of gray).

Shere Kahn: Bright orange T-shirt, black leggings, white gloves.

King Louie & Monkeys: Brown long-sleeved T-shirt and brown leggings/pants.

All Characters

Required footwear: Jazz or ballet shoes (if you own a pair) OR lightweight thin-soled flats (such

as TOMS). We have dance shoes in various sizes available for those girls who need shoes. If

your daughter will need to borrow a pair please let me know and include her shoe size.