2018 Christmas Concert: A drumming, singing and dancing extravaganza!

On Wednesday 13th December 2018, the Beanstalk students, teachers and mothers took part in our annual Christmas concert. As with our previous events this was spectacular, exciting and amazingly well performed by all . 

After setting the stage the children started to arrive and we wasted no time in getting a rehearsal in.

Christmas Concert 2018

The children were so excited, it really showed on their faces. They were all ready for the parents to come in and show off their hard work.

Christmas Concert 2018

We split the DeeDee Deer class up into two groups this year. The first performance of the day was done by  DeeDee Deer group 1. They did a  drum performances of The Nutcracker. All of them performed so well!

Christmas Concert 2018

The DeeDee Deer group 2 performed Ruslan and Lyudmila. Both acts were done brilliantly and the children really enjoyed being on stage. 

Christmas Concert 2018

The Robby Rabbits came on stage next, performing two acts: Carman and Minuet. The children had been practicing so hard for this and it really showed.

Christmas Concert 2018

They came off the stage with big grins on their faces. All of them had a lot of fun drumming in front of their parents.

Christmas Concert 2018

Meanwhile backstage the DeeDee Deer class were getting changed into their costumes.

They had been practicing so much for this performance and were very eager to get on stage.

The lights went dark and the concert hall was filled with little batmen and batgirls rushing to the stage. For everyone who was there I’m sure you’ll agree it was an amazing performance!

Christmas Concert 2018

After a short break the Christmas concert continued with the second act of singing performances.

Christmas Concert 2018

The Missy Mouse class came on stage to perform two acts: Feliz Navidad and Holly Jolly Christmas. They were all so good, nobody cried and they were so happy performing on stage.

Christmas Concert 2018

A popular performance from the previous years has been the boys and girls songs. We continued this trend into this years Christmas concert. 

First up was all the boys singing Twist and Shout. 

Christmas Concert 2018

Next on the stage was all the girls and they sang Winter Fun. 

Both groups sang and danced really well.

Christmas Concert 2018

The Robby Rabbits took to the stage once again singing Santa’s on his Way. 

Christmas Concert 2018

They sang and danced really well and it was a great performance.

Christmas Concert 2018

The DeeDee Deer class came on stage next to perform You’re a Mean One Mr. Grinch. 

Christmas Concert 2018

They all told that Grinch on stage how mean he really was!

Christmas Concert 2018

During summer we had two French interns come and help out at Beanstalk. They taught the children some French songs. As all of them sang it really well we decided to add a French song to this years Christmas concert. They sang J’ai Perdu Le Do De Ma Clarinette and did a great job with their French accents. 

Christmas Concert 2018

The children gathered into the concert hall and sat together ready to watch the teachers and their mothers on stage.

Christmas Concert 2018

The teachers got on stage first and danced to Christmas (Baby Please Come Home). Although we were very nervous, we were happy to perform in front of everybody.

Christmas Concert 2018

The Beanstalk mothers came on next singing two songs: Arrival and Happy Christmas. The children really got excited seeing their mothers on stage.

Christmas Concert 2018

The finale to the Christmas concert had all the children on stage singing several Japanese songs: Awatenbo no Santa Claus, Oshougatsu and Yuki ya Konko. 

Christmas Concert 2018

They sang beautifully.

Christmas Concert 2018

The final performance was with all the children and teachers here at Beanstalk singing We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

Christmas Concert 2018

We’d like to thank all the families for attending and we wish you all a very Merry Christmas.

Christmas Concert 2018

Little Santas visit Kotobuki-Sou 2018

A tradition at Beanstalk is to visit the elderly residents at Kotobuki-Sou. The children put on a performance of songs and dances.

In preparation for the visit to Kotobuki-Sou they began making a present for each of the residents. 

Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018

We were really excited to see the residents at Kotobuki-Sou. They all got changed into their Santa costumes and got ready for a few photos .

Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018

Outside Beanstalk they were all set for some group photos. They all look great with the Christmas decorations outside of the school.   

Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018

When we arrived at Kotobuki-Sou we were really happy to see all the Christmas decorations.

Kotobuki Christmas 2018

They have a really big Christmas Tree!

Kotobuki Christmas 2018

And we had to get some more photos of the children next to it.

Kotobuki Christmas 2018

We were welcomed with warm smiles and we were happy to see them.

Kotobuki Christmas 2018

This year we sang 4 Japanese songs and 1 English song.

We practiced dancing `actions with the residents, getting them to follow along with us.

Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018

We enjoyed the singing and dancing.

For the English song we practiced how to pronounce naturally with our British teacher. Everybody tried many times and we finally got it.

Kotobuki Christmas 2018

We handed out the presents to the residents at the end of the day.

Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018
Kotobuki Christmas 2018

Everybody had a great time and the children really enjoyed performing.

This is the last winter of the Heisei era. We wish the residents of Kotobuki-Sou a healthy and happy future for the new era.

Kokuren Eiken Jr 2018

This past month the children took Kokuren Eiken Jr.

Eiken Jr 2018

We had students in each level from E to A and they all did great.

Eiken Jr 2018

This was the first time that the Robby Rabbits had taken the Kokuren Eiken Jr.

Eiken Jr 2018

Although some of them were a little nervous they all listened and performed really well.