Quarter 2, Week 7 (12/4-12/8)

Summary

Great job on the concerts last week! Two weeks until the Winter Break!

Table of Contents

Mrs. Balmer

Miss Hibler

Mrs. Keller

Dr. Lee

Sra. Puopolo

Miss Schosek

Coach Walsh

Mrs. Welch

Coach Woods

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Mrs. Balmer (Music: 3-5)

Thank you to everyone for your amazing work at the Winter Concert! It was a roaring success! I am so proud of you and your beautiful singing. This week we will get to review our performance and think about our Glows and Grows from the event. We want the Spring Concert to be even better! We will finish up this semester review and reinforcing music reading skills and reviewing all the songs we have learned throughout the first semester and getting a preview of our Spring Concert repertoire. We will also spend time with our Composers of the Month. 

Viva la Musica!

Winter Concert Rehearsal Tracks

Composer Playlists

3rd Grade (Composer of the Month: Ludwig van Beethoven)

4th Grade (Composer of the Month: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

5th Grade (Composer of the Month: Aaron Copland)

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Miss Hibler (Art: K-2, 3A&B)

Kindergarten

Kindergarteners will continue studying values as we view artwork by Henri Rousseau. Replicate a jungle scene from Rousseau. 

First

First grade will continue exploring watercolors as they mix colors and create areas of interest by adding materials such as salt. What happened when salt was added to watercolor?

Second

Artists are exploring values and contrast as they create sketches on black paper.

Third

 Third grade is completing their Art Show project, The Goldfish by Henri Matisse.

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Mrs. Keller (Drama: 6)

Midsummer rehearsals this week. There is a mandatory late rehearsal on December 11 (6D) or December 12 (6C). If there is an unavoidable time conflict with this rehearsal, please let Mrs. Keller know as soon as possible. Performances are the evenings of December 13 (6D) and December 14 (6C).

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Dr. Lee (Latin: 3-6)

3rd and 4th

This week we finish chapter four of Minimus, learning about school in the Roman world, and reading the stories of Echo and Narcissus. On Wednesday and Thursday we will compete in Conjugation Wars! Practice logs are due 12/6 or 12/7.

• 3rd grade Latin Practice Log
• 4th grade Latin Practice Log

Songs of the week: Amo La Bamba and Tim's Parents.

5th

Test over chapter 3 on Wednesday (B&D) and Thursday (A&C). Practice logs are due 12/6 or 12/7. Vocab review crossword puzzles are also due on 12/6 or 12/7.

Remember:

• The Accusative case is used to indicate the direct object of a sentence;
• Accusative singular almost always ends with "m".

Song of the week: The Pontifex Song and Tim's Parents.

6th

Test over chapters 3 and 4 on Wednesday (B&D) and Thursday (A&C). Practice logs are due 12/6 or 12/7. Vocab review crossword puzzles are also due on 12/6 or 12/7.

Remember:

• The Accusative case is used to indicate the direct object of a sentence;
• Accusative singular almost always ends with "m";
• The Vocative case is used for direct address;
• The Imperative verb mood gives a command.

Song of the week: The Pontifex Song and Tim's Parents.

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Sra. Puopolo (Spanish: K-2)

Kinder

The students will be able to identify locations using singular and plural nouns, describe a place, and recognize the “I” vowel sound.

First

The students will be able to describe people and events and identify people and things using the verb “SER”.

Second

The students will be able to describe people’s personality using SER (to be) and describe people, places, and things.

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Miss Schosek (Music: K-2 & 6)

Thank you so much for an AMAZING performance at the Winter Concert! 

Listed below is a summary of what your K-2, 6th grade scholars will learn for Quarter 2, Week 7: 

Kindergarten: 

-Label sounds as fast and slow.      

-Learn facts and musical compositions about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

1st Grade: 

-Create a visual representation of a quarter rest.  

-Practice staccato and legato in known classroom songs. 

-Improvise melodies using so and mi.    

-Learn facts and musical compositions of Felix Mendelssohn. 

2nd Grade: 

-Internalize four sounds on a beat through kinesthetic activities.  

-Practice reading melodies containing do, re, mi, so and la.

- Concert Songs #1, #2, and #3.

6th Grade: 

-Practice forming minor scales.

-Learn the elements of an Opera Seria.

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Coach Walsh (P.E.: K-2, 3C&D)

K-3 scholars will begin working on soccer skills. Scholars will practice how to properly dribble a soccer ball and execute controlled passes.

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Mrs. Welch (Art: 3C&D, 4-6)

3rd grade

The students will continue their replication of Matisse’s painting, Goldfish.

4th grade

The students will continue their replication of a Gaugin’s still life painting.

5th grade

The students will continue to work on their replicate of Albrecht Durer’s rhino.

6th grade

The students will continue study of value by drawing and shading a vase using graphite pencils.

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Coach Woods (P.E.: 3A&B, 4-6)

6th grade is beginning to learn dances (specifically "Mari's Wedding") for the Fezziwig party in January. All other grades are learning about soccer.