JUBILEE+SONGS

Final JUBILEE SCRIPT - SATURDAY 17 SEPT ( AS A WORD DOC AND BELOW)


 * 50 YEAR SINGALONG ASSEMBLY **

50 years song

Now it’s time for celebration luri allie lei A birthday party for St Matthew’s luri allie lei I can’t wait to eat the cake luri allie lei I can’t wait to see old photos luri allie lei We can’t wait to hear you singing luri allie Catching up with all your school friends luri allie lei Bringing back old memories luri allie lei Seeing faces from my school days luri allie lei


 * Introduction by Mr Smith
 * Speech by Sr Kathleen (First principal)
 * Speech by Mr Smith
 * // Warm up – hands in the air from side to side //

Joshua and Patick
 * Ella –‘Come on everyone hands in the air, It’s party time ! **
 * Matthew’s, Matthew’s **
 * Matthew’s, Matthew’s **

Clap, clap, **Fifty** //(point to ground left)// Clap, clap, **Fifty** //(point to ground right)// // Repeat x 4 //

__ Xavier __ Are you ready ?
 * Yes we’re ready **

Are you ready ?
 * Yes we’re ready **


 * For the celebration **
 * For the celebration **

1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4

Francesda, Chiara and Marcus
 * Go and tell your Mamma **
 * Go and tell your Papa **
 * Sisters and your brothers **


 * St Matthew’s **
 * Happy Birthday **


 * Can you here the singing x2 **
 * Ch ch ch ch cheering x2 **
 * Hear the bell a ringing x2 **


 * Ding a ding a ling **
 * Happy birthday **
 * Hip hip hooray **

Chorus
 * Fifty years **
 * Hear the cheers **
 * Hip, hip **
 * Happy **
 * Happy birthday… **
 * X2 **

// Drum roll – slapping knees – speed change //

// ( clap 4x ) //
 * Tanto tempo fa x2 **
 * Quando eravamo giovani x2 **
 * Ti ricordi? x2 **
 * Quando eravamo giovani x2 **


 * A long time ago x2 **
 * When we were young x2 **
 * Do you remember? x2 **
 * When we were young x2 **


 * Cinquant` anni fa x2 **
 * 50 years ago x2 **


 * San Matteo x2 **
 * St Matthew x2 **
 * Happy Birthday St Matthew’s ! **


 * Who are the children ? **
 * We are the children ! **
 * Who are the parents ? **
 * We are the parents **
 * Who are the teachers ? **
 * We are the teachers **
 * Who are the community **
 * We are the community **
 * Who are St Matthew’s ? **
 * We are St Matthew’s! **


 * La communita`x2 **
 * Insieme preghera`x2 **
 * Insieme crescera`x2 **
 * La Famiglia crescera` x2 **
 * Tutta la famiglia x2 **
 * Sempre sempre crescera x2 **


 * Cinquant’ anni fa x2 **
 * 50 years ago x2 **
 * San Matteo x2 **
 * St Matthew’s x2 **
 * La la la la la x2 **
 * Cinquant’ anni fa x2 **
 * 50 years ago x2 **
 * San Matteo x2 **
 * St Matthew x2 **
 * Happy Birthday St Matthew’s ! **

‘Over the years many people have come from all over the world to live in and around Fawkner and to come to St Matthew’s School. We always welcome them as we sing’……….


 * Welcome, welcome **
 * To our community **
 * St Matthew’s family x2 **

People came from .. Italy, Malta, Greece, Ireland, Iraq, Samoa, Phillipines, India, Lebanon, Spain, Vietnam, China, Scotland, England, Sri Lanka, and many many more

We would always welcome them as we sing..

( add more countries and repeat)
 * Welcome, welcome **
 * To our community **
 * St Matthew’s family **

We built a great, strong community and we follow the path of St Matthew, Step by step


 * __ Step By Step __**


 * Step by step we follow You **
 * We walk along with St Matthew **
 * He shines a light to show the way **
 * He guides us all through everyday **
 * Shine your light **
 * We follow you **

// Repeat whole song //
 * St Matthew’s x2 **
 * We will follow x2 **

‘For fifty years St Matthew’s has been growing. We now celebrate our past and look forward with hope. We would like to thank all the people who have helped us on our journey and now we have wishes, hopes for our future.

We would now like to try singing in different groups These are men’s voices, women’s voices and children’s voices

Mr Travers ‘Thank you everyone, here is the men’s part it goes like this….. etc.


 * __ Chant while bringing plants __**__ (with narration) __


 * Growing together **
 * For fifty years **
 * St Matthew’s been growing **
 * For fifty years x2 **


 * Sing Ah…. **
 * Sing Oooh **

// As children are bringing up pots //
 * Chiara – ** St Matthew’s keeps on growing through the years, just like our jubilee flowers

We will now bring ribbons which have wishes, hopes and thank yous for St Matthew’s school 8 wishes (maybe a parent wish as well ?) ‘I hope …………..
 * Chiara **


 * Chiara – ** Our last wish is from Sr Kathleen who helped to start our school

Sr Kathleen ‘I wish…..

Here is a first idea We are trying to make it sound like a crazy opera- a bit like Bohemian Rhapsody by Queen !


 * Here are some lyrics that parents and children have already started **


 * Tanto tempo fa **
 * Quando era giovane’ **
 * Ti ricordi? **
 * Quando era giovane’ **


 * A long time ago **
 * When we were young **
 * Do you remember? **
 * When we were young **


 * Cinquanti anni fa **
 * 50 years ago x2 **


 * St Matthew’s **
 * Santa Matteo **