HOLIDAY CONCERT INFO

Sunflower typically hosts a holiday concert before the winter break, and this year is no exception. Here's all the info on the event:

1) The concert will be held on Thursday December 19th at 6pm at the Seeds Building. For those who attended previous years' holiday events held at the Elementary school, you know they were cramped affairs without enough seating for all the parents and family members who wanted to attend. The new Seeds building has an actual stage and plenty of room to accommodate all the Sunflower families.

2) EVERYONE is invited and encouraged to attend (Pollen, Seeds and Sprouts - this means you), though only the Sunflowers and Elementary students will be performing.

3) After the kids sing their holiday songs, everyone's favorite fat man in a red suit will "Ho Ho Ho!" his way onstage to surprise the kids with presents.

4) For your child to receive a present from Santa, you must bring a small, wrapped gift in advance to the school to be opened by your child during the event. The gifts will go into Santa's bag, so nothing fragile or valuable, please. Make sure your gift is clearly labeled with your child's name. Katie/Correy will collect these gifts and have them ready for Santa to distribute.

5) Every child will have a chance to talk with Santa and have his/her picture taken.

6) Because the event is occurring during dinnertime, there will be a mac n' cheese (and salad) buffet downstairs, with lots of varieties to sample (gluten-free option provided).

7) "But guys, this event has always been during the school day before - what gives?" Well, in previous years, the event was held on the morning of the last day of school. Parents were required to attend, and school was dismissed for the day after Santa's visit, because it was too difficult to maintain an orderly learning environment after Santa had been by. This required many parents to miss a day of work. By moving the event to the evening, school will be open all day as usual on Friday the 20th.

8) We're looking for a few volunteers to help set up chairs for the audience and do some minimal decorating before the event, and additional helpers to pick up gift wrap, etc after the event. If you're able to help, please let us know. 

Also let me know if I'm leaving any info out that you would find helpful, and I'll add it!

-Brooke