The VSO Presents “Peter and the Wolf” at the Orpheum

ENTERTAINMENT SECTION:  SHOW REVIEWS OF “PETER AND THE WOLF” SYMPHONY FOR KIDS

The Junior Staff of THE BEGBIE BUZZ were excited to go into the city core to listen to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s rendition of “PETER AND THE WOLF.”  The children were in AWE of the beauty of the Orpheum Theatre.  Honest reactions to the stunning venue included:

  • “Wow……..” (mesmerized by the chandeliers, with mouths gaping)
  • “Are we going into a castle?”
  • “This feels like a mansion!”
  • “It looks like Elsa’s (of FROZEN infamy) house!”
  • “This is where rich people live!!!!”

The students then watched the live show that included many talented musicians, a wonderful conductor, and a lively narrator.

Upon our return to school, the Junior Staff of THE BEGBIE BUZZ were split into several teams.  The students took on different duties for our digital newspaper…

TEAM #1:

MARKETING:  the kids created print ads for the sole purpose of promoting the live show

TEAM #2

RESEARCH:  the children researched the back story of “Peter and the Wolf” so that our newspaper audience could have a better understanding and appreciation of the musical rendition

TEAM #3

COMMUNITY ALERTS AND CRIME STOPPERS:  this group was responsible for creating “WANTED” posters to alert the general public of the terrible crime the villain from “Peter and the Wolf” had committed

TEAM #4:

Entertainment News:  the show critics gave their honest reviews of the live performance, sharing their thoughts with the public whether or not the show was worth the cost of a ticket

The Begbie Buzz – What is an Ad?

PAID ADVERTISEMENT

Our class continued with our newspaper inquiry during our first week back after Winter Break.

The children looked at different types of print ads from newspapers.

The students were quick to realize that the pictures they were looking at were not just ordinary photos accompanying an article.  Rather, they figured out that these images – which often included photos, bold colours, big fonts – had one purpose, and one purpose only.

These images were meant to try to sell readers something, whether it was a piece of fancy jewelry, a big pick-up truck, or even the Evening News program on CBC!

The kids had an especially big “A-ha!” moment when it dawned on them that even on newspapers, there were ads that specifically promoted readers to get the news from a particular source!  Wow…how “meta!”

The children learned this:

Ads, or advertisements, are created by marketing companies for people or businesses to promote their services or products.

Now that the kids understood what advertisements can look like and what their purposes are, they were grouped into small marketing teams.  Each group was responsible for creating an ad for something we had been studying in Math class…

…3D shapes!  

Things each team had to consider for their ad:

  • a catchy slogan
  • clear communication of what shape they were trying to promote
  • interesting features of their assigned shape:  what makes their shape more special than the others?
  • design and visual elements that catch the readers’ attention

The students worked in teams of 2-3, and did I ever see cooperation and collaboration during the entire process!  They were absolutely engaged during the entire time!

Check out the ads the marketing teams made for THE BEGBIE BUZZ.