Friday, February 16, 2018

PE - Mrs. Jendrusch - K - 2nd

We are finishing up baseball just in time for spring.  We have been working a lot on catching and throwing the ball.  To avoid injury we have been using wiffle balls and soft colorful balls.  Next week we will begin jump roping and hula hoops.

Music - Mrs. Trujillo - 3rd - 4th

3rd Grade Music
Week of  February 19

This week we will explore:
       * Composer Claude Debussy
       *Treble Clef Note Names
       *Concert Piece #1


Where words fail, music speaks.

                                              Hans Christian Andersen
4th  Grade Music
Week of  February 19

This week we will explore:
       *Composer Igor Stravinsky
       *Dotted Quarter Note Followed by an Eighth Note
       *Concert Piece #1 - Harmonies
      


Where words fail, music speaks.
                                              Hans Christian Andersen

Music - Mr. Austin - 5th - 6th

5th Grade
In music this week 5th grade will be extending our understanding of minor scale relationships and drawing correlations to their relative major key signatures. In music history we will continue to survey the works of Amy Marcy Beach and discuss her influence in the American Romantic Era and the early 20th century. We will also continue working on our spring concert repertoire.

6th Grade
In music this week 6th grade will be reviewing rhythmic subdivisions to the level of a sixteenth note and we will also extend our knowledge of major scale construction. In music history we will begin to examine the differences between opera serials and opera buffs as we examine the work of Pergolesi’s La Serva Padrona. We will also continue working on our spring concert repertoire.

Music - Ms. Caranto - K-2nd

This week in Music with Miss Caranto -
·      Kinder will be:
o   Learning about the musical staff and where the notes “live” (lines or spaces)
o   Practicing identifying how many beats in a phrase of a known song
o   Learning a concert song  
·      1st Grade will be:
o   Reinforcing knowledge about the musical staff and notes on lines and spaces
o   Continuing to learn about musical instruments through a classical music story “Peter and the Wolf”
o   Learning a concert song
·      2nd Grade will be:
o   Practicing identifying note names on a staff with treble clef 
o   Learning a new folksong to practice new rhythmic element takadimi
o   Learning a concert song