On Monday Zoe came out of school and told Grandma that she was going to be Mary in the Christmas program, we needed to make a costume and work on her lines.
In the next breath she said that another girl in class was going to be Mary and that Zoe had to be an angel instead and she didn't want to be an angel! She wasn't going to do the play unless she could be Mary. Imagine her folding her arms across her chest and crying with anger.
As you can tell, we're a little confused. That's quite a bit to absorb with just two breahs. First because nothing came home about costumes or lines or even a skit for the program. The teachers this year are very organized. If there were costumes and lines, we'd have been sent home something by now. Second none of the story Zoe spun involved the teacher.
When questioned about who the director was, she named another student. Ever since VBS, Zoe has become a director. She wants to host a talent show for all the kids in her class and she's even recruited them. A few have asked when it will be. Bless their hearts, they think it's real. Probably because the first month of school was all talk about a talent show Zoe was hosting. Additionally, we also have to reinact all the skits from VBS on a weekly basis. We watch them all the time. It's a little unnerving to be doing laundry and to hear your voice coming from the television.
We get the impression that the skit is the creation of Zoe and her friend, they had a little disagreement and Mary was the coveted role. This other little girl is quite a bit like Zoe, so I can only imagine how heated this disagreement was between them.
By the end of Monday, we had Zoe convinced that whatever part you get in a play is important and you need to be the best at whatever you are chosen for. She was ready to be an angel and was going to apologize to the other girl for yelling at her. I'm so proud of her, the apology portion was completely her thinking. I'm also a little shocked that a fake play can induce a yelling match in Pre-K.
Since it's highly likely neither girl is going to be Mary because we think this play is pretend, we decided to create a role for our Mary. Grandma and I are responsible for the 10 minute, pre-funk at AWANA on Wednesday. We usually sing, play some games and sing more songs. This week we starting doing Christmas songs since it's after Thanksgiving. One of the easiest ones for kids to learn is Away In A Manger. Of course, you need a Mary:
Zoe spent most of the day jumping around, talking in a high-pitched squeal of a voice and telling everyone that today was her day to be Mary...with neon green nail polish. I'm positive if the authors of the Bible would've been able to tear their eyes away from the baby Jesus, they would've seen that Mary indeed wore neon, green nail polish to celebrate the birth of the Savior of the world. In all honesty, nothing says Christ-child like neon green.
At one point, Zoe dropped Jesus. She proclaimed, "he didn't even cry, just like the song says!" She's a character actress.
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