Last Saturday WIS community was celebrating its annual WIS Winter WOW concert. This year under the title: The Inspirations of Winter. The snowy decorated gymnasium was a scene for young performers. The event hosts were Nayon and Geonu. Each grade prepared one song or dance. So we could listen and see:

• PreKindergarden performing “Little Snowflake” and “Jingle Bells”, arranged by Mr. Radek Tokarz,
• Jingle Bells” performed by Kindergarten on the xylophones, arranged by Mr. Radek Tokarz,
• “La Bastringue” (French Canadian folk dance) danced by PYP 2, taught by Miss. Carmen Santorini,
• “3 Billy Goats Gruff” – performed by PYP 3 on their hand-made instruments, prepared by Mr. Trevor Ryan,
• “New Year’s Day” (Japanese folk song) – performed by PYP 2 and 3 on the recorders, arranged by Mr. Radek Tokarz,
• “Winter Impressions” – compositions made and performed by MYP 1, arranged by Mr. Ricardo Tardáguila Garzón,
• “Little Drummer Boy” – performed by PYP 1–5, arranged by Mr. Radek Tokarz,
• “Zima” (“Winter”) – performed by Kindergarten through PYP 5, arranged by Mrs. Dagmara Muszyńska, Ms. Asia Nadolna and Mr. Radek Tokarz,
• “Shepherds Came to Bethlehem” (“Przybieżeli do Betlejem”) and “Today in Bethlehem” (“Dzisiaj w Betlejem”) – Polish Christmas carols – performed by MYP 2, arranged by Ms. Anna Orłowska,
• “So Much More Than This” by Grace Vander Waal –,performed by Sri and Evangelina from MYP 2,
• “The Nights” by Avicii – performed by MYP 3, arranged by Ms. Anna Orłowska,
• a Dance Presentation – performed by students from the HipHop/House Extra Curricular activities, prepared by Ms. Justyna Warelis,
• “He’s a Pirate” by Klaus Badelt and Hans Zimmer – performed by MYP 5, arranged by Ms. Anna Orłowska,
• “Reach” by S Club 7 – performed by all of the WIS students, arranged by Mrs. Siobhan McKenny Willock, Ms. Anna Orłowska, Mr. Ricardo Tardáguila Garzón and Mr. Radek Tokarz.

Next to the musical performances we could see a Karate presentation by students from the Wolves Karate Club, prepared by Sensei Paweł Kasperkiewicz.

We would like to express our gratitude to all people involved in preparation of this splendid event: to the Coordinator – Mrs. Danusia Kluczyńska, to PTA who took care of the fantastic decoration and much more, to all the teachers, who prepared young musicians, dancers and athlets and finally to all the great performers!

What a pity that the next WIS Winter WOW will be a year!