The Nanny Poppins

The musical production this year at Pima was "The Nanny Poppins", their version of "Mary Poppins". Not sure why the name change. Anyways...I am always amazed at these productions. They are put on by the Pima Singers, a group of 4th, 5th and 6th graders who choose to spend several afternoons a week to practice for these performances. It is a large group of kids, about 60 or so, boys and girls, who practice their little hearts out for months. The music teacher, I have decided, is a saint. In my thank you note to her this year, I said that I am so burnt out at the end of the year that simply getting my students say the Pledge is an exercise in self control. Yet, this woman teaches first through sixth graders all day long then puts on a musical after school hours. I sincerely hope she is in Rocky Point right now, sipping a margarita. The coolest thing about watching these productions is watching how much fun the kids are having. They all love being up on stage, performing. And their teacher has helped them discover that joy. So very cool.


Here are some not so great video clips of Kellan, performing. Being the poorly prepared mom, my camera ran out of batteries before her solo.


Kellan is on the left hand side on the end...

Kellan is right in the middle...

Kellan is on the left, in the back...

These little snippets do not do the production justice. It was elaborate, with several scene changes and several costume changes. The kids were responsible for getting their own costumes together, and each one put hours of thought into what their custumes should be. The picture at the top is Kellan in her nanny costume - all items found by her in a thrift store.