FREE tickets available for any Willow student to attend New Orleans Opera's production of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly
Wednesday, March 22, 6:30 - 9:30 pm
Mahalia Jackson Theater
New Orleans Opera has engaged a creative team who will tell this story from both a female perspective as well as from the viewpoint of those of Asian heritage living in a white, European culture. Director Aria Umezawa and conductor Judith Yan will permit a fresh interpretation of this story – one that retains all of the grandeur of the original opera while presenting a more thoughtful storytelling practice, rejecting the racial stereotypes inherent in the work. The ending will be startling to those familiar with the classic presentation – one where Butterfly is able to finally determine her own destiny rather than be manipulated again and again by those who have controlled her choices.
Sign up for your free ticket here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1nPb8ZVWFaB5HOab11We9K_89U5GQQX4Snb_S01uZ__g/edit#gid=0
Then have your parent/guardian fill out this permission slip and turn in to Dr. Rota.
Permission slip: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SGR7biZGjYzvpWZomOwAwF7dwRIgrFsW9EexlIi0POs/edit
Any Willow student may sign up for these tickets. You must arrange your own transportation. Meet our school group outside the lobby of Mahalia Jackson no later than 6:30pm (inside if raining). Have your ride pick you up no later than 9:30pm.
Congrats to our middle school softball team as they started their season with a bang! Willow beat Hynes 2-1 in a thrilling game. Come out and support the Lions!
Ms. Maldonado's class focused their Black History Month door around African American musicians. We love it!!!
Lots of dancing at Morning Meeting today!
We had so much fun at our 7th Grade Black History Month Shoebox Float Parade before Mardi Gras break!
Perfect way to start Monday morning-- Line Dancing on the blacktop!
Check out this week’s newsletters:
Lower School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/udP58TlxS7K0z/
Middle School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/JFQxAnyaduuSg/
High School Newsletter: https://express.adobe.com/page/EI1I0pStOxvF2/
Get ready for the 39th Annual Crawfish Boil: Let the Good Times Boil-- Saturday, March 18, from 11-6! There will be music, games, inflatables and great food! Volunteer here: https://signup.com/client/invitation2/1738430ccd016ebac6159c672c7d93ffa659a1b0/126994376766744053/false/#/invitation
Admission is free, but food and game tickets will be pre-sold at all three campuses on 3/16 and 3/17. Buy before the boil and take advantage of our Early Bird pricing (5 free tickets for every 25 purchased). Contact boil@willowschoolnola.org with any questions!
We sincerely appreciate our amazing cafeteria staff. Ms. Crutchfield and her team put a lot of smiles on our students' faces.
Our 6th grade students had a guest speaker in their ELA classes today- Rabbi Todd Silverman. The students are currently reading A Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and Rabbi Silverman shared his knowledge of the historical events in the book.
Students in Mr. Perez's 5th grade Social Studies class practiced on whiteboards for their upcoming assessments. It was a great way to review the questions on their study guides.
Reminder: School starts at 8am this Friday, March 3, at the Middle/High School.
This week, Ms. Svoboda's fifth grade students completed a special game to learn more about food chains. It was exciting the see the different examples of food chains created in the game.
7th graders students in Mr. Hart's band continued to practice this week to play together as a cohesive unit. We are very proud of all of their hard work this year.
This week's weather was perfect for outdoor PE classes. During PE, our 7th graders played kickball and ran the track of the Brees Family Field.
Congratulations to the Willow middle and high school singers who performed with the LPO last weekend. They sang beautifully, presented themselves professionally and had a blast onstage and off!
Today is the deadline to sponsor our annual Crawfish Boil! Sign up here: Purchase your sponsorship here: https://willowspiritshop.square.site/shop/crawfish-sponsorship/11
Congratulations to our Prides of the Week and our Leader of the Pack- Ms. Matherne.
And they are off! Our first group of 7th graders are headed to Sunship III.
Students in Mr. Shuler's 7th grade Pre- Algebra class are working on a special collaborative project. Today, students worked on organizing the projects and determining upcoming tasks.
