Ansonia third graders' performance shines

Third graders at John C. Mead Elementary School in Ansonia Thursday presented “The Great Kapok Tree.”
Here Kaylee Hayes speaks her lines as her classmates, from left, Nathan Tynan, Hannah Vu and Gabe Dokla wait their turn at the microphone.

The play is based on a children's book of the same name about the Amazon rain forest by Lynne Cherry.

Another group of third graders taking turns at the microphone.

 The kids show their enthusiasm as they perform a dance finale to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight."

Applause goes out to all 95 students in the play. They did a great job!