Winter Carnival in Newport is quite a big deal. This is the 93rd year of the Winter Carnival and according to people in Newport, it is the longest running winter carnival in New England. There is a full week of events, including snow sculptures, sports, town suppers, the Winter Queen pageant, and a parade. The sculptures in the town common are pretty impressive - on this one people can slide down the back of the alligator.
My students had to play for the parade, but instead of marching in the parade (don't ask - for some reason the previous band director didn't have them march) we set up on the Common and played as the parade marched by. It actually worked out really well - we got to entertain the crowd on the Common before the parade started and everyone was very appreciative. It was incredibly cold (don't let the sunshine fool you) and windy and my kids weren't super impressed to be out there, but they did a good job and were good sports.
The whole event was actually a lot more fun than I expected. I had forgotten how nice it is to be involved in town events - that was something I missed when I taught overseas. It is always good to get out in the community and for people to see the great things the kids do. And spending time with the kids at something like this is fun. A couple of my kids were super sweet and brought me a strawberry and whipped cream covered Belgian waffle - they had met before the parade for breakfast at a local restaurant and when they were telling me about their plans for breakfast earlier this week I told them how much I loved Belgian waffles. It was such a nice surprise to see them bearing this gift for me and they looked so pleased with themselves for their good idea.
Winter Carnival in Newport is quite a big deal. This is the 93rd year of the Winter Carnival and according to people in Newport, it is the longest running winter carnival in New England. There is a full week of events, including snow sculptures, sports, town suppers, the Winter Queen pageant, and a parade. The sculptures in the town common are pretty impressive - on this one people can slide down the back of the alligator. 
My students had to play for the parade, but instead of marching in the parade (don't ask - for some reason the previous band director didn't have them march) we set up on the Common and played as the parade marched by. It actually worked out really well - we got to entertain the crowd on the Common before the parade started and everyone was very appreciative. It was incredibly cold (don't let the sunshine fool you) and windy and my kids weren't super impressed to be out there, but they did a good job and were good sports. 
The whole event was actually a lot more fun than I expected. I had forgotten how nice it is to be involved in town events - that was something I missed when I taught overseas. It is always good to get out in the community and for people to see the great things the kids do. And spending time with the kids at something like this is fun. A couple of my kids were super sweet and brought me a strawberry and whipped cream covered Belgian waffle - they had met before the parade for breakfast at a local restaurant and when they were telling me about their plans for breakfast earlier this week I told them how much I loved Belgian waffles. It was such a nice surprise to see them bearing this gift for me and they looked so pleased with themselves for their good idea.
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Sounds like the kids are excited to have such a great teacher!! You are a true gem Michelle.
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