Wisconsin School for the Deaf - The Wisconsin Times Vol. 134 No. 2 Winter 2012-2013 | Page 4

A Fairy Tale Christmas
Everyone worked hard in daily rehearsals to prepare
for the annual holiday play. Students had great fun
performing in their adorable costumes and seeing
the smiles and laughter from the audience. The play,
A Fairy Tale Christmas, by Craig Sodaro, was a
unique combination of fairy tales with a modern twist
that included the use of technology. An adorable
addition to the creative set design was a collection
of personalized dolls. The dolls were made in Susan
Dupor’s art class and featured the costume of the
character and a real photo of the students’ own faces!
Due to hazardous weather, the play was postponed
until the morning of January 10, 2013. A number of
families were unable to attend the play due to the
change of date, thus, it was videotaped, voice-over
added and uploaded to the WSD Channel - found on
the left column of WSD’s website:
www.wsd.k12.wi.us.

Queen and her cronies discuss their plans in the
play, A Fairy Tale Christmas, by Craig Sodaro.

The Joys of the Season
The Lower Elementary students were squirming in
their seats as we counted down the days until Christmas! Students celebrated the holidays with a number
of festive classroom activities, signed Christmas
classic stories such as Polar Express, The Grinch
Who Stole Christmas, and The Night Before Christmas. However, their favorite activity was the gift
exchange. Each student drew the name of a lower
elementary classmate. They learned about keeping a
secret and not telling anyone the name of their secret
pal. Each student purchased a special gift, wrapped
it up and brought it in to put under our little Christmas tree. The pure delight on students’ faces as they
opened their special gifts was priceless!
To Owen from Tyler

Calvin is SHOCKED!

Daniel
shows off
his gi s
from Lily.

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