Friday, February 19, 2016

3rd & 6th Assignments

3rd grade recorder assignment:
All students should have their recorders and cases labeled. A sticker or nail polish works well. Also, please put a pencil in your folder.
Practice #3 on your worksheet and fill in the answers at the bottom of the hand out.

6th Grade Artist Research Assignment

Objective: To find specific information about an approved singer/group

Worth 20 points for 1 page report (typed or handwritten). Students are expected to use complete sentences and proper grammar and spelling!

Requested information:

1. Birthday (death-date if it applies)
2. How did person/group get into music?
3. Hit songs (may include up to 5 songs)
4. Awards (Grammy, nominations, or no awards at this time)
5. Entertainment (acting, movies, T.V. show interviews, etc.)
6. Style of music
7. Personal information/interesting information
8. Why do you like this person/group?


Due date: Hysock- 2nd Day 2 in March
David & Bound- 2nd Day 3 in March
Ney- 2nd Day 5 in March

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

February 3rd- 9th

Kindergarten: "One Hundred Days" What activities have we done in 100 days of school?"

First Grade: "Going Over the Sea" Numbers, rhyming words, & choreography

Second Grade: "There Will Be Peace" Discuss peace, sing, create motions, perform ostinato patterns created by students

Third Grade: Recorder homework- put a pencil in your folder, label your recorder using, tape/sticker/nail polish etc., practice song # 1

Fourth Grade: Bon Jovi Unit, week 1- discuss lyric meaning, 80s rock, band members, sing, talk-box

Fifth Grade: Evolution of Music Technology- talk box through Dubstep!

Sixth Grade: all classes will finish jingle writing performance. Introduction to Artist Research Assignment (artist due in class pending Mrs. Schwartz's approval!)