Quarter 3, Week 1 (1/8-1/12)

Summary

New year, new semester, new drama teacher! 6th grade specials change (6C and 6D now have music in the mornings with Ms. Schosek; 6A and 6B now have drama in the afternoons with Mr. Lucero). Otherwise, we're reviewing content, expectations, and procedures, and gearing up for an outstanding second half of the year.

Table of Contents

Mrs. Balmer

Miss Hibler

Mr. Lucero

Dr. Lee

Sra. Puopolo

Miss Schosek

Coach Walsh

Mrs. Welch

Coach Woods

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Mrs. Balmer (Music: 3-5)

Happy New Year and welcome back! I hope everyone had a restful break and enjoyed working on their Independent Study Projects. I have missed making music with my Scholars and am looking forward to an excellent 2nd semester. This week we will take time to review and reinforce classroom expectations and procedures, and we will be introduced to the music for our Spring Concert. The Spring Concert is scheduled for May 1st. We will also begin learning about our new composers of the month. I am so happy to be back and can’t wait to see where our musical journey goes this spring.

Viva la Musica!

Composer Playlists

3rd Grade (Composer of the Month: Robert Schumann)

4th Grade (Composer of the Month: Antonín Dvořák)

5th Grade (Composer of the Month: Camille Saint-Saëns)

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

K: Kindergarteners are being introduced to the idea of 3D forms. They will explore how we can make objects appear 3D and 2D on a piece of paper. 
1: Study of Still Life’s and making their own.. 
2: Notan projects. Positive vs Negative Space. 
3 : Begin drawing Audubon birds. How to created challenging forms out of simple shapes.

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Mr. Lucero (Drama: 6A & 6B)

Mr. Lucero is excited to be taking over Drama for the second semester. 6A and 6B are taking Drama this semester, culminating in performances of a Shakespeare play.

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Dr. Lee (Latin: 3-6)

3rd, 4th

This week we begin reading Minimus chapter 5 ("Romans and Britons") and learn about adverbs. We have a new practice log (due 1/31 for B and D sections, 2/1 for A and C sections) and a new vocabulary list (we'll make flashcards on Wednesday/Thursday).

Q3 Practice Log no 1

Vocab lists

3rd - Minimus chapter 5; Quizlet set

4th - Minimus chapter 5; Quizlet set

5th

This week we begin reading through chapter 4 of Cambridge Latin Course and review how to conjugate verbs in the present tense. We have a new practice log (due 1/31 for B and D sections, 2/1 for A and C sections). For now we're still focusing on chapter 4 vocabulary (lists were given out during Q2), so no new flashcards are necessary.

Q3 Practice Log no 1

CLC chapter 4 vocab; Quizlet set

6th

This week we'll step away from the textbook to review the Latin grammar that we know using graphic organizers and to review how to conjugate verbs in the present tense. We have a new practice log (due 1/31 for B and D sections, 2/1 for A and C sections). There is no new vocabulary list this week.

Q3 Practice Log no 1

Vocabulary (practice all prior vocabulary)

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Sra. Puopolo (Spanish: K-2)

Kinder: Students will be able to: Name clothes and colors, describe what they do when shopping for clothes, Identify vowels at the beginning, in the middle, and at the end of the words.

First: Students will be able to: Identify clothing for daily wear and special events in other cultures and their own, identify articles of clothing and describe articles of clothing using adjectives for color.

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, 6C & 6D)

Kindergarten: 

-Practice creating a visual representation of high and low melodies.

-Practice and improvise fast and slow with classroom songs.

-Learn facts and musical compositions about Franz Joseph Hadyn.

1st Grade: 

-Practice analyzing repertoire that contains the solfege “la.”

-Practice writing musical patterns that contains quarter rests.

-Learn facts and musical compositions of Frederic Francois Chopin. 

2nd Grade: 

-Learn to label four sounds on a beat with the rhythm syllables “ta-ka-di-mi.”

-Notate melodies with four sixteenth notes using standard rhythmic notation.  

6th Grade: 

-Review classroom policies and procedures. 

-Review names of lines and spaces on the grand staff. 

-Perform rhythms containing quarter notes, quarter rests, and whole notes in 4/4 time signature.

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

K-3 scholars will continue 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: The students complete Matisse painting.
4th: The students will learn more about element of value and will make value scales.
5th: The students will begin unit on color theory.
6th:  The students will begin major project of drawing and shading chosen master sketch.

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

This week 3rd-5th will be doing basketball and 6th graders will be practicing Virginia Reel line dance.