THE ALL STAR DRAMA CLUB PROGRAM WILL BEGIN AFTER SCHOOL ON MONDAY, JANUARY 11TH FOR FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS.  THE DRAMA CLUB FOR SIXTH, SEVENTH AND EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS WILL BEGIN ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13TH.  THE SPRING MUSICAL THAT WE WILL BE REHEARSING IS THE WIZARD OF OZ.  EVERYONE IS WELCOME AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A PERMISSION SLIP SIGNED BY A PARENT OR GUARDIAN.

THE KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS HAVE BEEN IMPROVING THEIR LISTENING SKILLS ND EXHIBIT MORE SELF CONTROL.  THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN NEW SEASONAL AND HOLIDAY SONGS, AS WELL AS SONGS THAT RELATE TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND THEMSELVES.  THEY WILL EXPRESS USING THEIR VOICES IN DIFFERENT WAYS;SINGING, SPEAKING AND WHISPERING.  THEY WILL REVIEW THE WHOLE NOTE AND WILL LEARN ABOUT THE QUARTER NOTE.  THEY WILL LEARN TO KEEP A STEADY BEAT TO A SONG USING A PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT.  THEY WILL CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY AND PLAY SOME PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS AS WELL AS SOME INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA.

FIRST GRADE STUDENTS WILL BE SINGING HOLIDAY AND SEASONAL SONGS, AS WELL AS FAMILIAR SONGS THEY HAVE LEARNED.  THEY WILL SING A SOLO FOR A SINGING ASSESSMENT IN FRONT OF THE CLASS.THEY WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND PLAY MANY PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS.  THEY WILL WORK ON HIGH AND LOW PITCHES  AS WELL AS SOFT AND LOUD DYNAMICS OF A SONG.THEY WILL CONTINUE TO TAP OUT HARDER RHYTHM PATTERNS ON RHYTHM STICKS BY ECHOING,

SECOND GRADE STUDENTS WILL SING HOLIDAY AND SEASONAL SONGS AS WELL AS SONGS IN DIFFERENTS LANGUAGES.  THEY WILL LEARN MORE ABOUT THE MUSIC STAFF; LINE AND SPACE NOTE NAMES.  THEY WILL LEARN TO RECOGNIZE 24  INSTRUMENTS OF THE ORCHESTRA AND KNOW SOME SOUNDS OF INSTRUMENTS ,  THEY WILL BE ABLE TO READ MUSIC NOTATION; UPWARD AND REPEATED NOTES. THEY WILL SING A SOLO SONG FOR A SINGING ASSESSMENT IN FRONT OF THE CLASS.  THEY WILL BEGIN    TO WORK ON THEIR SPRING MUSICAL, TIKKI TIKKI TEMBO.

THIRD GRADE STUDENTS WILL LEARN HOLIDAY AND SEASONAL SONGS, AS WELL AS ROUNDS.  THEY WILL LEARN TO IDENTIFY 24 ORCHESTRA INSTRUMENTS ON A BINGO AND PLAY THE GAME.  THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT NOTE DURATION AS WELL AS RESTS ON A MUSICAL STAFF.  THEY WILL LEARN TO DO MUSIC MATH; ADDING MUSICAL NOTE DURATIONS AND SUBTRACT THEM.  THEY WILL BEGIN WORKING ON THEUIR SPRING MUSICAL, THE THREE BILLY GOAT’S GRUFF.

FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE MUSICAL,  THE WIZARD OF OZ AND BE TESTED ON THE CHARACTERS AS WELL AS THE SUMMARY OF THE STORY.  THEY WILL CONTINUE TO LEARN TREBLE CLEF NOTE NAMES.  THEY WILL WORK ON BAG NOTES ON THE RECORDER AND USE CD ACCOMPANIMENTS TO THE SONGS.  THEY WILL READ  A PLAY ABOUT MARTIN LUTHER KING ORALLY.  THEY WILL HAVE A SOLO SINGING ASSESSMENT AS WELL AS A RECORDER ASSESSMENT.THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT THE COMPOSER, BEETHOVEN, AND THE 5TH SYMPHANY.

FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS WILL SING HOLIDAY AND SEASONAL SONGS.  THEY WILL STUDY THE MUSIC STYLES JAZZ AND THE BLUES, AND LEARN A RECORDER SONG FROM THAT STYLE.  THEY WILL USE RIGHT HAND AND LEFT HAND NOTES. THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON TREBLE CLEF NOTE NAMES.  THEY WILL HAVE A SINGING AND RECORDER ASSESSMENT

SISTHE GRADE STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE MUSICAL, THE WIZARD OF OZ.  THEY WILL BE TESTED ON THE CHARACTERS AS WELL AS THE SUMMARY OF THE STORY.  THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT INSTRUMENTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, AND THE MOST POPULAR INSTRUMENT OF EACH COUNTRY.THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT BASS CLEF NOTE NAMES.  THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE KEYBOARD USING A 5 FINGER POSITION WITH 2 LEFT HAND CHORDS.

SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT TH MUSICAL, THE WIZARD OF OZ.  THEY WILL LEARN ABOUT THE CHARACTERS AND SUMMARY AND BE TESTED ON THIS INFORMATION.  THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THE MUSICAL, TALL TALL ABE, TO BE PERFORMED AS AN ASSEMBLY IN MARCH.

EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE MUSICAL, THE WIZARD OF OZ.  THEY WILL BE TESTED ON THE CHARACTERS AND SUMMARY OF THE STORY.  THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON BASS CLEF NOTE NAMES.  THEY WILL BEGIN A PERFORMANCE GROUP PROJECT INVOLVING THE COMPUTER AND SINGING, DANCING RAPPING OR PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT FOR AN ASSESSMENT GRADE

MORE INFORMATION WILL BE MADE KNOWN CONCERNING THE DATES AND TIMES OF THE UPCOMING ASSEMBLIES. 

FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE CONCERNING DRAMA CLUB AND ASSEMBLIES.

THIS WILL BE A GREAT YEAR.

SINCERELY, MRS. COX