Friday, September 11, 2026

Q1W6

 

Art

K-3: Hibler
  • Kinder students will read Henri Scissors and learn about organic shapes.
  • 1st grade will begin drawing in horizontal and vertical spaces to create a garden.
  • 2nd grade will use a grid to draw a symmetrical beetle and add color.
  • 3rd grade will practice single line drawings and learn about contour drawings.
3-6: Carlson
  • 3rd grade will begin watercolor painting their Matisse Interior project.
  • 4th grade will discuss the difference between the right and left sides of the brain and draw an image upside down in their sketchbook.
  • 5th grade will continue working on their optical illusion drawing by adding thick and thin lines with sharpie markers.
  • 6th grade will finish up their line drawings and be introduced to the Abstract Expressionism movement.

Music

K-2: Abrego
    • Kindergarten: The students will practice singing loud and soft. The students will learn song repertoire and practice tuneful singing.
  • 1st grade: The students will analyze repertoire that contains one and two sounds on a beat.
    • 2nd grade: The students will prepare to internalize a sound that lasts two beats through kinesthetic activities.
3-6: Massie
  • 3rd grade: Students will review the lines and spaces and known rhythms before being introduced to, demonstrate, and analyze a dotted half note rhythm.
  • 4th grade: Students will be introduced to and demonstrate rhythmic and melodic ostinatos in small musical pieces.
    • 5th grade: Students will identify note and rest values in simple and compound time. Students will correctly identify the notes on the treble clef, especially those with accidentals.
    • 6th grade: Students will practice identifying and demonstrating sharp and flat scales and keys. Students will also dissect and discuss the differences between Opera Seria and Opera Buffa.

Spanish/ Latin

Spanish: Puopolo
  • Kindergarten: Students will learn about the history and significance of El Grito and understand that El Dieciséis de Septiembre is Mexican Independence Day through a teacher presentation and discussion. Students will also identify the colors of the Mexican flag and learn the meaning of each color by completing a Mexican flag coloring activity.
  • 1st grade: Students will learn about the history and significance of El Grito and understand that El Dieciséis de Septiembre is Mexican Independence Day through a teacher presentation and discussion. Students will also identify the colors of the Mexican flag and learn the meaning of each color by completing a Mexican flag coloring activity.
  • 2nd grade: Students will learn about the history and significance of El Grito and understand that El Dieciséis de Septiembre is Mexican Independence Day through a teacher presentation and discussion. Students will also identify the colors of the Mexican flag and learn the meaning of each color by completing a Mexican flag coloring activity.
Latin: Fasenmyer
  • 3rd Grade - We are learning about the Latin nouns avis, canis, mus, feles, puer, puella and the Latin verbs, edit, volat, currit, iacet, dormit and preparing for our Check for Understanding on the first 1/2 of Theme 1 vocabulary and concepts
  • 4th Grade - Review of Chapter 7 of Minimus Story and Begin Chapter 8 of Minimus
  • 5th Grade - Review of Chapter 1 of Lingua Latina before Latin Test on September 30/October 1
  • 6th Grade - Finish Review of Chapter 1-3 Concepts, Finish Chapter 3 text and Begin Chapter 4 Review to be prepared for Review test on

PE

K-3: Walsh
  • Kinder-3rd grade: Students will be working on overhand and underhand throwing techniques. They will work strategically with others on a team.
3-6: Guajardo
  • 3rd grade: Students will be introduced to the form/stance for volleyball and hand placement. We will also discuss on where to hit the ball properly.
  • 4th grade: Students will be introduced to the form/stance for volleyball and hand placement. We will also discuss on where to hit the ball properly.
  • 5th grade: Students will work on bumping and setting for volleyball with complete control of the ball.
  • 6th grade: Students will work on bumping and setting for volleyball with complete control of the ball

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Q1W5

 

Art

K-3: Hibler
  • Kinder students will use basic shapes and lines to draw fish.
  • 1st grade will create a line collage by cutting out different types of lines.
  • 2nd grade will use oil pastels to practice blending techniques and color in their symmetrical butterflies.
  • 3rd grade will use watercolor to paint their Matisse replicas.
3-6: Carlson
  • 3rd grade will continue with their Matisse Interior Project. This week we will be adding color!
  • 4th grade will complete a still life drawing in color of two roses in a jar.
  • 5th grade will begin an optical illusion drawing.
  • 6th grade will continue working on their line drawings and learn how to mat their project.

Music

K-2: Abrego
  • Kindergarten: The students will analyze repertoire sung with a loud or soft voice. The students will practice tuneful singing.
  • 1st grade: The students will learn to analyze repertoire that contains one and two sounds on a beat. Students will practice high and low melodic contour.
  • 2nd grade: The students will learn the visual representation of a musical phrase that contains do.
3-6: Massie
  • 3rd grade: Students will analyze and identify the lines and now spaces of the Treble Clef. Students will also continue to work on their first concert piece.
  • 4th grade: Students will solfege short folksongs, demonstrate sightreading skills, and demonstrate Fa and Ti through two newly learned folk songs. Students will also continue to work on their first concert piece.
  • 5th grade: Students will practice rhythms in compound time signatures, review procedures for hand chimes before playing short pieces. Students will also continue to work on their first concert piece.
  • 6th grade: Students will identify and analyze key signatures and scales and review the concept of Opera Seria's aria/recitative characteristics. Students will also continue to work on their first concert piece.

Spanish/ Latin

Spanish: Puopolo
  • Kindergarten: Students will identify school supplies and provide information about how they are used by visualizing and interpreting pages 96-98 in the textbook through participation during question time.
  • 1st grade: The students will learn about the places in a school and the rules they must follow by visualizing and interpreting pages 80-81 in the textbook through participation during question time.
  • 2nd grade: Students will use the syllables ca, co, and cu to read simple Spanish words and match them to the corresponding image

Latin: Fasenmyer
  • 3rd Grade - Lesson 5 & 6 of Latin Through Stories (topic: animals)
  • 4th Grade - Complete Review of Chapter 6 of Minimus, begin Chapter 7 and review present tense verb conjugation, nouns, verbs and adjectives
  • 5th Grade - Continue Reading Chapter 1 of Lingua Latina - focus on Nominative case, gender and singular and plural
  • 6th Grade - Begin Review of Lingua Latina Chapter 3 Readings, Vocabulary, Concepts

PE

K-3: Walsh
  • Kinder- 3rd: Students will
- work strategically with others on a team
-  demonstrate proper throwing techniques
- demonstrate the virtues of honesty and integrity 

Q1W6

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