Elementary School Open Stage: A Warm and Joyful Farewell to Class 4

The “Elementary School Open Stage” event is a new addition to the Steinmühlen calendar and served as a final—but wonderful—opportunity for the 4th-grade class to say goodbye to elementary school. Parents even made time during their lunch break to come see their children perform on stage. They were truly amazed at how much dedication the boys and girls had shown in memorizing the passages from *The Sorcerer’s Apprentice* and at how skillfully the musicians played their instruments. The singing was also powerful and cheerful, and it was wonderful to see that the joy was able to overshadow the sadness. It was especially touching that the third-grade students gave each and every fourth-grader a flower as a farewell gift. That came from the heart! The event ended with a farewell song from everyone to everyone and with a huge thank you to teachers Lisa Smit and Maria Gloerfeld.