Quarter 1, Week 8 (9/30/24-10/4/24)

Art

Hibler: Art K-3

• Kinder will practice painting skills and fill a paper with two primary colors. Trace then cut out painted papers to create organic shapes.  
• 1st grade will be introduced to Pablo Picasso's artworks and recreate the Dove of Peace.
• 2nd grade will practice drawing using basic shapes and lines, studying flowers. 
• 3rd grade will be drawing birds by using basic shapes to sketch. Read about the artist John James Audubon. Practice tracing a bird.  

Welch: Art 3-6

• 3rd Grade will be finishing their drawing of John Audubon's Troupial bird.  Then they will learn some coloring pencil techniques.
• 4th Grade will continue to draw and paint their mini-mushroom house painting.
• 5th Grade will continue learning about and practicing drawing textures and patterns.
• 6th Grade will continue to work on their John Audubon Great Eagle paintings.

Drama

Lucero: Drama 6

• Students will continue auditions and working on their As You Like It study guide.

Languages

Puopolo: Spanish K-2

Kinder 

The students will learn the difference between Senor y senora by looking at the pictures from page 18 of the textbook. They will notice that senora is used for woman and senor is used for men. 

First Grade 

The students will identify classes and subjects in Chile and in their own school by visualizing and interpreting pages 104-105 in the textbook through participation during question time. 

Second Grade 

The students will compare the activities that children do on certain days of the week in their communities and in El Salvador.

Lee: Latin 3-6

• 3rd and 4th grade students will:
• Practice vocabulary by playing "Euge!" (Latin Bingo)
• Receive an optional extra credit wordsearch - due 10/2 or 10/3
• Learn Greco-Roman myths on Wednesday/Thursday
• 5th and 6th grade students will:
• Practice vocabulary by playing "Euge!" (Latin Bingo)
• Receive an optional extra credit crossword puzzle (for extra credit on the test) - due 10/2 or 10/3
• Take Q1 test on Wednesday/Thursday
• Begin making Chapter 2 flashcards

Music

Abrego: Music K-2

• Kindergarten 
• The students will label the beat, introduce the beat icon, and present the word “beat.”
• Students will identify the musical era, musical themes, and biography of George Frideric Handel.  
• Learn concert song 3
• First Grade
• The students will prepare to analyze repertoire that contains so-mi. The students will practice writing musical patterns that contain quarter and eighth notes.  
• Students will identify the musical era, musical themes, and biography of George Frideric Handel
• learn concert song 3
• Second Grade
• The students will be able to create a visual representation of a sound that lasts two beats.   
• The students will learn the history of composer Muzio Clementi. 
• Learn concert song 3

Balmer: Music 3-6

• Third grade scholars will
• perform rhythm patterns including dotted half and dotted quarter notes
• continue working on Winter Concert pieces
• Winter Concert is November 22, 2024 at 7:15 PM
• Fourth grade scholars will
• identify notes on the ledger lines of treble and bass clef
• continue working on Winter Concert pieces
• Winter Concert is November 22, 2024 at 7:15 PM
• Fifth grade scholars will
• begin work on hand chime selection for Winter Concert
• continue working on Winter Concert pieces
• Winter Concert is November 22, 2024 at 7:15 PM
• Sixth grade scholars will
• will identify sharps, flats, and naturals on the keyboard and staff
• continue working on Winter Concert pieces
• Winter Concert is November 22, 2024 at 5:30 PM

Physical Education

Walsh: PE K-3

Kinder through Third Grade Scholars will learn:

• how to work together as a team and how to demonstrate good sportsmanship.
• how to communicate and cheer on their classmates as they prepare for Field Day! 
• Athletic Field Day (Grades 1st & 2nd) will be November 6th!
• Athletic Field Day (3-4 in the morning) and Kinder (in the afternoon) will be November 7th! 

Woods: PE 3-6

The students will learn: the proper time to move on the snap count. It serves as the starting point for each play and is where the ball is placed to begin the down. The offense must snap the ball from behind this line to start their play.

Quarter 1, Week 7 (9/23/24-9/27/24)

Art

Hibler: Art K-3

• Kinder will practice cutting out different types of lines. Cut out organic shapes, and trace them. 
• 1st grade will begin drawing their house in a garden after studying how artists used gardens as a subject throughout the centuries. 
• 2nd grade will practice shading skills and apply them to their symmetrical beetles.
• 3rd grade will be drawing birds by using basic shapes to sketch. Read about the artist John James Audubon. 

Welch: Art 3-6

• 3rd grade: Students will begin drawing The Troupial Bird by John James Audubon.
• 4th grade: Students will be learning how to use watercolor pencils by drawing and painting a mini-mushroom house.
• 5th grade: Students will be learning about textures and patterning.
• 6th Grade:  Students will be working on their watercolor pencil techniques by coloring and painting John James Audubon's Great American Eagle.

Drama

Lucero: Drama 6

• Interested scholars will take part in auditions for As You Like It and all students will begin work on their study guide for the unit test.

Languages

Puopolo: Spanish K-2

Kinder

• Students will identify places in their school and provide information about how they are used by visualizing and interpreting pages 88-89 in the textbook through participation during question time. 

First 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. Lesson bullet points here

Second Grade

• The students will learn about the days of the week by visualizing and interpreting pages 98-99 in the textbook through participation during question time. 

Lee: Latin 3-6

Practice logs are due 9/25 (for B & D classes) and 9/26 (for A & C classes). Make sure parents sign at the top!

Third Grade will:

• understand and respond correctly to simple imperative verbs
• articulate the difference between huc and hic
• make flashcards for new words

Fourth Grade will:

• understand and respond correctly to simple imperative verbs
• master Latin letter names, writing words on the board from called out spellings
• demonstrate the difference between lente and celeriter (slow and fast)
• demonstrate the difference between laevus and dexter

Fifth and Sixth Grades will:

• form grammatically correct Latin sentences
• accurately translate English into Latin
• understand the form and content of next week's Latin test

Music

Abrego: Music K-2

• Kindergarten Students will 
• prepare aural awareness of beat. The students will practice writing loud and soft.
• learn the history of composer George Fredric Handel.     
• begin learning concert song 2.
• First grade students will
• learn the presentation of notation of one and two sounds on a beat.  
• learn the history of composer Franz Schubert.
• begin learning concert song 2.
• Second grade will
• notate do using rhythmic and staff notation. 
• practice singing and reading melodies with the solfege syllables la, so, mi, and do. 
• learn the history of composer Muzio Clementi.
• learn concert song 2.

Balmer: Music 3-6

• Third grade students will
• understand and demonstrate the function of a dotted half note.
• understand and demonstrate the function of and name notes of the Treble Clef.
• explore opera history and production.
• continue preparations for the Fall Concert.
• Fourth grade students will
• name, identify, and draw notes on the Grand Staff.
• explore the history of music from the Classical Era.
• continue preparations for the Fall Concert.
• Fifth grade students will
• identify, define, write, and perform whole steps and half steps.
• perform rhythm patterns including dotted notes and syncopation.
• explore how operas incorporate the Elements of a Story.
• continue preparations for the Fall Concert.
• Sixth grade students will
• identity and notate whole steps and half steps as diatonic or chromatic.
• practice melodic dictation.
• explore the life and music of Francesca Caccini.
• continue preparations for the Fall Concert.

Physical Education

Walsh: PE K-3

Kinder through Third Grade Scholars will learn:

• To properly execute the rules of an organized activity
• To work strategically with others on a team
• To demonstrate how to apply the proper underhand, overhand, and catching techniques for some exciting throwing games

Woods: PE 3-6

• Students will be performing an underhand serve and a set pass. 
• Set pass- a redefined overhand pass.  With elbows out, the hands should be raised to a position above the head.  Palms should be out with finger spread and thumbs down.  The arms should extend to meet the balls with
• Underhand serve- a type of serve in which the player holds the ball in one hand, swings the other hand in an arc motion below the waist and strikes the ball from the bottom with a fist to put in play. 

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Summary

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Summary

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Summary

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