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Newtown choir of angels

(David McGlynn)

Some of the smallest survivors of the Sandy Hook massacre performed a touching tribute to their slain classmates yesterday.

A group of the devastated Connecticut school’s first-graders joined other former and current students to record an emotional rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” this week to raise money for their traumatized town — and performed the song yesterday on ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America.’’

“I was a little nervous. But I was really excited,” said one of the singing students, Kayla Verga, 10, whose 6-year-old pal Jessica Rekos, died in the rampage.

“Singing the song makes me feel like [Jessica’s] with me and she’s beside me, singing along with me,” Kayla told “GMA.”

Lisa Toth, whose 8-year-old daughter, Rayna, also sang, added that the project is helping the surviving children heal after the bloodbath that killed 20 first-graders and six educators Dec. 14 in Newtown.

“It was an amazing experience for [Rayna],” said Toth, a nurse’s aide. “It feels great to have been part of this.”

Sandy Hook music-teacher Sabrina Post added, “When [the children] had an opportunity to use their talents, they felt like they were really contributing. It made them feel happy.”

The recording is available on Amazon.com and iTunes.com. All proceeds will benefit the Newtown Youth Academy and the United Way of Western Connecticut.