BAND; We will be
MARCHING in the Holiday Lights Parade (downtown) on Saturday, Dec. 15.
Parade is at 6:30. We will need to arrive no later than 4:30....Judging is
BEFORE the parade.
PRACTICE YOUR INSTRUMENTS SO WE SOUND
FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Our "UNIFORM" for this night is; Plain, Red Sweatshirt,
Blue jeans, comfortable gym shoes (any color), fingerless gloves - if you would
like (can usually find them in the dollar section), and a Santa Hat.
I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A BANNER FOR OUR MUSIC
PROGRAM - to be used in the Parade and the Zoo. LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN
HELP!
Parents; Would any of you, that play a band instrument, like to play with the band
in this parade? Let me know!!! We are playing 2 songs - Jingle Bells and O Come,
Little Children.Older brothers and sisters are also welcome to
play!
CHIMES; We will be playing at
Reid Park Zoo's ZooLights on Thursday night, December 13. We must arrive at
the Zoo by 5:45 and play from 6-8. We will wear our black pants, comfortable
shoes (we will be standing for 2 hours), PLAIN, RED SWEATSHIRTS, Santa Hats
would be great, and gloves might be needed. We need EVERYONE to be there so we
can sound great and be great ambassadors of our
school!
Steel Drums, Chimes, Band and Orchestra - We have been practicing our music for the Winter Concert in school. Please make sure your child is practicing at least 15 minutes EVERY day at home!!!We will
be performing in the WINTER CONCERT on December
11, Tuesday at Rincon Mountain Church. The High School groups will also
be performing at this concert. Concert begins at 7 and all performers MUST be wearing Dress Black Pants, black socks, Dress black
shoes, and a Solid White, Colared shirt. (can be long or short
sleeves.)
DRAMA
- Performing "Ebony Scrooge" at the Jr. Civitan/Drama Dinner Theater on Friday,
December 14. Tell your friends to save the date! Tickets will be $7.00 for Adults and $5.00 for children K-8. Tickets will be available beginning November 9 at the Book Fair!! Only 100 tickets will be sold, so grab yours quickly!! Dinner will be spaghetti!!
Grade 5 - Working on new song for Recorder (for the concert) and continuing with concert songs. Homework on MOnday - due Wednesday. Friday is singing day!
Grade 6 - Continuing with Razamajazz songs fro Recorder. Homework on Monday - due on Wednesday. Friday is singing day!
Grades 7/8 - Periods 1,5,7. Thank you to all the parents who attended our concert last week!!
Tuesday - Listening to "March" from the Love for 3 Oranges by Prokofiev and a narrative about Prokofiev.
Thursday - In class assignment.
Grades 7/8 - Periods 2,4,6.
Tuesday - Watching a film, "From Sousa to Satchmo" (Sousa is John Philip Sousa, and Satchmo is Louis Armstrong's nickname). In class assignment - Writing 20 facts learned in the film.
Thursday - Reading a story about Ella Fitzgerald and listening to her big hit, "A Tisket, A Tasket".
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Week of October 22
BAND;
We will be MARCHING in the Holiday Lights Parade (downtown) on Saturday, Dec.
15. Parade is at 6:30. We will need to arrive no later than 4:30....Judging is
BEFORE the parade.
PRACTICE YOUR INSTRUMENTS SO WE SOUND FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Our "UNIFORM" for this night is; Plain, Red Sweatshirt, Blue jeans, comfortable gym shoes (any color), fingerless gloves - if you would like (can usually find them in the dollar section), and a Santa Hat.
I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A BANNER FOR OUR MUSIC PROGRAM - to be used in the Parade and the Zoo. LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!
Parents; Would any of you, that play a band instrument, like to play with the band in this parade? Let me know!!! We are playing 2 songs - Jingle Bells and O Come, Little Children.Older brothers and sisters are also welcome to play!
CHIMES; We will be playing at Reid Park Zoo's ZooLights on Thursday night, December 13. We must arrive at the Zoo by 5:45 and play from 6-8. We will wear our black pants, comfortable shoes (we will be standing for 2 hours), PLAIN, RED SWEATSHIRTS, Santa Hats would be great, and gloves might be needed. We need EVERYONE to be there so we can sound great and be great ambassadors of our school!
Steel Drums, Chimes, Band and Orchestra - Will be performing in the WINTER CONCERT on December 11, Tuesday at Rincon Mountain Church. The High School groups will also be performing at this concert. Concert begins at 7 and all performers MUST be wearing Dress Black Pants, black socks, Dress black shoes, and a Solid White, Colared shirt. (can be long or short sleeves.)
DRAMA - Performing "Ebony Scrooge" at the Jr. Civitan/Drama Dinner Theater on Friday, December 14. Tell your friends to save the date!
Music concert this Thursday at 2 p.m. in the MPR. This concert will involve those students in Periods 1,5,7 on Tuesday and Thursday (mostly 7th grade - period 7 has some 8th grade)
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Rehearsals this week;
Monday - Beginning Band 2:45 - 3:15
Advanced Orchestra 3:20 - 3:55
Tuesday - Steel Drums 7:30 - 8:00
Drama 2:45 - 3:15
Beginning Orchestra 3:20 - 3:55
Wednesday - Drama 2:45 - 3:15
Thursday - Chimes 7:30 - 8:00
Beginning Band 2:45 - 3:15
Friday - Advanced Band 2:45 - 3:15
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5th Grade Beginning work on concert songs (5th grade concert will be in December) No homework this week.
6th Grade - working on Razamajazz Recorder Songs (G,A,B)
No homework this week.
7/8 Periods 1,5,7 - Working on concert songs for Thursday.
No homework this week.
7/8 Periods 2,4,6- Beginning History of Jazz.
Tuesday - Listening to examples of Ragtime, Dixieland, Swing, Big Band, Cool Jazz, Jazz Fusion from our Music Magazines.
Going over Jazz definitions. NO homework.
Thursday - In class assignment on Jazz. Will be due at the end of class. Listening to some more examples of Jazz greats.
PRACTICE YOUR INSTRUMENTS SO WE SOUND FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Our "UNIFORM" for this night is; Plain, Red Sweatshirt, Blue jeans, comfortable gym shoes (any color), fingerless gloves - if you would like (can usually find them in the dollar section), and a Santa Hat.
I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A BANNER FOR OUR MUSIC PROGRAM - to be used in the Parade and the Zoo. LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!
Parents; Would any of you, that play a band instrument, like to play with the band in this parade? Let me know!!! We are playing 2 songs - Jingle Bells and O Come, Little Children.Older brothers and sisters are also welcome to play!
CHIMES; We will be playing at Reid Park Zoo's ZooLights on Thursday night, December 13. We must arrive at the Zoo by 5:45 and play from 6-8. We will wear our black pants, comfortable shoes (we will be standing for 2 hours), PLAIN, RED SWEATSHIRTS, Santa Hats would be great, and gloves might be needed. We need EVERYONE to be there so we can sound great and be great ambassadors of our school!
Steel Drums, Chimes, Band and Orchestra - Will be performing in the WINTER CONCERT on December 11, Tuesday at Rincon Mountain Church. The High School groups will also be performing at this concert. Concert begins at 7 and all performers MUST be wearing Dress Black Pants, black socks, Dress black shoes, and a Solid White, Colared shirt. (can be long or short sleeves.)
DRAMA - Performing "Ebony Scrooge" at the Jr. Civitan/Drama Dinner Theater on Friday, December 14. Tell your friends to save the date!
Music concert this Thursday at 2 p.m. in the MPR. This concert will involve those students in Periods 1,5,7 on Tuesday and Thursday (mostly 7th grade - period 7 has some 8th grade)
******************************************************
Rehearsals this week;
Monday - Beginning Band 2:45 - 3:15
Advanced Orchestra 3:20 - 3:55
Tuesday - Steel Drums 7:30 - 8:00
Drama 2:45 - 3:15
Beginning Orchestra 3:20 - 3:55
Wednesday - Drama 2:45 - 3:15
Thursday - Chimes 7:30 - 8:00
Beginning Band 2:45 - 3:15
Friday - Advanced Band 2:45 - 3:15
****************************************************
5th Grade Beginning work on concert songs (5th grade concert will be in December) No homework this week.
6th Grade - working on Razamajazz Recorder Songs (G,A,B)
No homework this week.
7/8 Periods 1,5,7 - Working on concert songs for Thursday.
No homework this week.
7/8 Periods 2,4,6- Beginning History of Jazz.
Tuesday - Listening to examples of Ragtime, Dixieland, Swing, Big Band, Cool Jazz, Jazz Fusion from our Music Magazines.
Going over Jazz definitions. NO homework.
Thursday - In class assignment on Jazz. Will be due at the end of class. Listening to some more examples of Jazz greats.
Sunday, October 14, 2012
Week of October 15
BAND;
We will be MARCHING in the Holiday Lights Parade (downtown) on Saturday, Dec.
15. Parade is at 6:30. We will need to arrive no later than 4:30....Judging is
BEFORE the parade.
PRACTICE YOUR INSTRUMENTS SO WE SOUND FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Our "UNIFORM" for this night is; Plain, Red Sweatshirt, Blue jeans, comfortable gym shoes (any color), fingerless gloves - if you would like (can usually find them in the dollar section), and a Santa Hat.
I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A BANNER FOR OUR MUSIC PROGRAM - to be used in the Parade and the Zoo. LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!
Parents; Would any of you, that play a band instrument, like to play with the band in this parade? Let me know!!! We are playing 2 songs - Jingle Bells and O Come, Little Children.Older brothers and sisters are also welcome to play!
CHIMES; We will be playing at Reid Park Zoo's ZooLights on Thursday night, December 13. We must arrive at the Zoo by 5:45 and play from 6-8. We will wear our black pants, comfortable shoes (we will be standing for 2 hours), PLAIN, RED SWEATSHIRTS, Santa Hats would be great, and gloves might be needed. We need EVERYONE to be there so we can sound great and be great ambassadors of our school!
DRAMA - Performing "Ebony Scrooge" at the Jr. Civitan/Drama Dinner Theater on Friday, December 14. Tell your friends to save the date!
REHEARSALS THIS WEEK;
Tuesday - Steel Drums at 7:30
Thursday - Chimes at 7:30
EARLY OUT ALL WEEK. NO 8TH PERIOD BAND OR DRAMA. NO AFTER SCHOOL REHEARSALS.
Practice up on the new Christmas music!!!
No 5th and 6th grade music this week due to early outs. (I'm at the Elementary school)
7/8 Periods 1,5,7
NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK. We will be spending all out time this week rehearsing for our concert next week (25th) at 2 p.m. in the MPR. Please let me know if you will be coming (and how many) so week can set up enough chairs!
7/8 Periods 2,4,6
The composer this week is Henry Mancini. We are listening to "The Pink Panther" theme music. We are drawing (and coloring) a picture that might be on the cover of a CD case. Then 8 sentences will be written to describe the music. Sentences should contain 6 or more words, in good structure, and using correct spelling.
MATH
LANGUAGE
HISTORY
READING
SCIENCE
PRACTICE YOUR INSTRUMENTS SO WE SOUND FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Our "UNIFORM" for this night is; Plain, Red Sweatshirt, Blue jeans, comfortable gym shoes (any color), fingerless gloves - if you would like (can usually find them in the dollar section), and a Santa Hat.
I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A BANNER FOR OUR MUSIC PROGRAM - to be used in the Parade and the Zoo. LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!
Parents; Would any of you, that play a band instrument, like to play with the band in this parade? Let me know!!! We are playing 2 songs - Jingle Bells and O Come, Little Children.Older brothers and sisters are also welcome to play!
CHIMES; We will be playing at Reid Park Zoo's ZooLights on Thursday night, December 13. We must arrive at the Zoo by 5:45 and play from 6-8. We will wear our black pants, comfortable shoes (we will be standing for 2 hours), PLAIN, RED SWEATSHIRTS, Santa Hats would be great, and gloves might be needed. We need EVERYONE to be there so we can sound great and be great ambassadors of our school!
DRAMA - Performing "Ebony Scrooge" at the Jr. Civitan/Drama Dinner Theater on Friday, December 14. Tell your friends to save the date!
REHEARSALS THIS WEEK;
Tuesday - Steel Drums at 7:30
Thursday - Chimes at 7:30
EARLY OUT ALL WEEK. NO 8TH PERIOD BAND OR DRAMA. NO AFTER SCHOOL REHEARSALS.
Practice up on the new Christmas music!!!
No 5th and 6th grade music this week due to early outs. (I'm at the Elementary school)
7/8 Periods 1,5,7
NO HOMEWORK THIS WEEK. We will be spending all out time this week rehearsing for our concert next week (25th) at 2 p.m. in the MPR. Please let me know if you will be coming (and how many) so week can set up enough chairs!
7/8 Periods 2,4,6
The composer this week is Henry Mancini. We are listening to "The Pink Panther" theme music. We are drawing (and coloring) a picture that might be on the cover of a CD case. Then 8 sentences will be written to describe the music. Sentences should contain 6 or more words, in good structure, and using correct spelling.
MATH
LANGUAGE
HISTORY
READING
SCIENCE
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Week of October 8
BAND; We will be MARCHING in the Holiday Lights
Parade (downtown) on Saturday, Dec. 15. Parade is at 6:30. We will need to
arrive no later than 4:30....Judging is BEFORE the parade.
PRACTICE YOUR INSTRUMENTS SO WE SOUND FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Our "UNIFORM" for this night is; Plain, Red Sweatshirt, Blue jeans, comfortable gym shoes (any color), fingerless gloves - if you would like (can usually find them in the dollar section), and a Santa Hat.
I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A BANNER FOR OUR MUSIC PROGRAM - to be used in the Parade and the Zoo. LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!
Parents; Would any of you, that play a band instrument, like to play with the band in this parade? Let me know!!! We are playing 2 songs - Jingle Bells and O Come, Little Children.Older brothers and sisters are also welcome to play!
CHIMES; We will be playing at Reid Park Zoo's ZooLights on Thursday night, December 13. We must arrive at the Zoo by 5:45 and play from 6-8. We will wear our black pants, comfortable shoes (we will be standing for 2 hours), PLAIN, RED SWEATSHIRTS, Santa Hats would be great, and gloves might be needed. We need EVERYONE to be there so we can sound great and be great ambassadors of our school!
DRAMA - Performing "Ebony Scrooge" at the Jr. Civitan/Drama Dinner Theater on Friday, December 14. Tell your friends to save the date!
REHEARSALS THIS WEEK:
Monday; Beginning Band, Advanced Orchestra. BOTH groups are getting new Concert Music!! BE there!
Tuesday; Steel Drums,
Drama, Beginning Orchestra. Orchestra is getting new Concert Music! Be There!
NO School Thursday and Friday.
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5/6 Grades
Monday; Singing from Song Binders. NO HOMEWORK this week.
Wednesday; No Class.
7/8 - Periods 1,5,7
Practicing songs for upcoming concert on October 25 in the MPR.
Listening to "The Pink Panther" by Henry Mancini. Designing and coloring a "CD Jacket" for this piece. Writing a description of the music.
NO HOMEWORK.
7/8 - Periods 2,4,6
Performance of the group Rhythm Compositions. Scores will be collected.
PRACTICE YOUR INSTRUMENTS SO WE SOUND FANTASTIC!!!!!!!! Our "UNIFORM" for this night is; Plain, Red Sweatshirt, Blue jeans, comfortable gym shoes (any color), fingerless gloves - if you would like (can usually find them in the dollar section), and a Santa Hat.
I AM LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO MAKE A BANNER FOR OUR MUSIC PROGRAM - to be used in the Parade and the Zoo. LET ME KNOW IF YOU CAN HELP!
Parents; Would any of you, that play a band instrument, like to play with the band in this parade? Let me know!!! We are playing 2 songs - Jingle Bells and O Come, Little Children.Older brothers and sisters are also welcome to play!
CHIMES; We will be playing at Reid Park Zoo's ZooLights on Thursday night, December 13. We must arrive at the Zoo by 5:45 and play from 6-8. We will wear our black pants, comfortable shoes (we will be standing for 2 hours), PLAIN, RED SWEATSHIRTS, Santa Hats would be great, and gloves might be needed. We need EVERYONE to be there so we can sound great and be great ambassadors of our school!
DRAMA - Performing "Ebony Scrooge" at the Jr. Civitan/Drama Dinner Theater on Friday, December 14. Tell your friends to save the date!
REHEARSALS THIS WEEK:
Monday; Beginning Band, Advanced Orchestra. BOTH groups are getting new Concert Music!! BE there!
Tuesday; Steel Drums,
Drama, Beginning Orchestra. Orchestra is getting new Concert Music! Be There!
NO School Thursday and Friday.
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5/6 Grades
Monday; Singing from Song Binders. NO HOMEWORK this week.
Wednesday; No Class.
7/8 - Periods 1,5,7
Practicing songs for upcoming concert on October 25 in the MPR.
Listening to "The Pink Panther" by Henry Mancini. Designing and coloring a "CD Jacket" for this piece. Writing a description of the music.
NO HOMEWORK.
7/8 - Periods 2,4,6
Performance of the group Rhythm Compositions. Scores will be collected.
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