[HMS News] for parents of second graders

[William Carozza]

Dear Second Grade  
Parents,                                                             
May 20, 2006

All second graders will be participating in the play Character  
Matters directed by the children’s music teacher Mrs. Griffin. The  
first show for families will be on Monday, June 5th at 6:30PM in the  
multipurpose room at Harold Martin School.  Please have your child  
arrive by 6:15PM and report to their classroom.  The next show will  
be during the day on June 6th for Harold Martin students and staff.   
Your child should know what character they are playing.  Please  
contact Mrs. Griffin if you are uncertain of their role.  Please see  
below how your child should dress on the show dates.  I will include  
what costume accessories will already be supplied.

Please dress your children as follows (keeping it simple is fine and  
encouraged):

Princesses:  Wear a skirt or dress (a princess dress is fine if you  
already have one).  Pretty princess hats will be provided.
Mama Bear, Papa Bear and Baby Bear:  Wear brown, khaki, bear-like  
colors (shirt and pants).  Fuzzy bear hats will be provided.  An  
apron for Mama Bear will also be provided.
Little Pigs:  Wear jeans or blue pants.  T-shirts, pig noses and pig  
ear hats will all be provided.
Humpty Dumpties:  Wear white, yellow, neutral colors (shirts and  
pants).  Broken egg costumes will be provided.
Magic Mirrors:  Wear neutral colors (shirts and pants).  Mirror  
costumes will be provided.
Woodland friends:  Students who chose be a fox should wear red or  
brown and students who chose to be a rabbit should wear white, khaki  
or brown (shirts and pants).  Animal hats will be provided.  The fox  
hats are red and the rabbit hats are white and pink.
Mice: Wear gray, khaki, neutral colors (shirts and pants).  Mice hats  
will be provided.

Parents of the following characters will have to dress their child to  
fit their character.  Remember keeping it simple is fine.

Rapunzel
Prince:  A crown will be provided.
Witch
Little Red Riding Hood
Wolf :  Wear brown or khaki colors (shirt and pants); a brown wolf  
hat will be provided.
Goldilocks
Cinderella
Jack
The Giant

If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Griffin at  
egriffin at hopkintonschools.org or Michelle Bickford at  
bmbick at comcast.net.

Thank you for all of your help making this show a wonderful success.

Michelle Bickford
Second Grade Play Volunteer Coordinator

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Bill Carozza  | Principal
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Harold Martin School
271 Main St.
Hopkinton, NH 03229
p. 603 .746 .3473
w. www.hopkintonschools.org/hms/principal