Agenda's for PK-8th

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Agenda 12/3-12/7

If you need anything, please give me a call or email me...I am here for your child and you!!
352-1243
Mrs. Angela Simms

For students in grades 3-5, please have costumes in labled bags in their classrooms by Friday Dec. 7th!  See costume suggestions below!  If anyone has island props to add to the stage, I need the area in front of the stage to look like a beach...ideas....please let me know!  Thank you!

Kindergarten:
Johnny Works with one Hammer, Stars and Stripes forever, Washing machine, Hickety Tickety Bumblebee, Old MacDonald, Hush Little Baby, If You're Happy and you know it, Symphony No. 9, Discussion over places music is heard in our world, Reasons we listen to music, and how we listen to music

 
1st grade
Hand Jive with Drums, 4 beat rhythm cards, students reading and playing music on barred instruments

2nd Grade:
Improvise questions and answer with body percussion, found items, and instruments.  Students will be paired to together to answer questions their partners create.

3rd Grade:  
These kids are the island kids.  They are vacationing for Christmas... shorts, tank tops, flip flops, sandals, swim shirts, visors, sun hats, ect.  Please no swim suits on girls.  If there is any parent who has ideas on props for the stage to set the sandy beach theme, any help would be wonderful! Practice lines please.....practice makes permenant! 
Dec. 13th, 1:30 and 7:00 in the gym
Pirates Christmas!
Island Christmas
Jesus is the Reason
Jesus Means Christmas To Me

 
4th Grade: 
These kids are elves and reindeer.  Most of them know what they are, Mrs. Glenn's class will decide on Wednesday. I have the ears and hats for the two characters.  Elves should wear some combination of green and red pants and shirts.  Shoes are up to you.  Tights are acceptable, but must be worn with shorts or skirts over them.  Reindeer wear brown shirts and pants, with black shoes for hooves.  Practice lines please.....practice makes permenant! 
Dec. 13th, 7:00 in the gym
Pirates Christmas!
Cool to be Cool
Blimey Carols
Christmas Joy

5th grade:
Start thinking about Costumes, they are pirates.  So anything pirate is fine.  You do not have to purchase an expensive costume.  Any help with ideas please let me know.  I will talk with the kids about details for example- beards, hooks, eye patches, peg legs.  I do not want to all look the same so variety is critical.  Practice lines please.....practice makes permenant! 
Dec. 13th, 7:00 in the gym
Pirates Christmas!
Pirates All Are We
Give and Take
White Beard


Jubilance Choir:
 
Any 8th graders wanting to do an 8th grade showcase at the concert needs to meet with me.  Please check in with them! 
 
Nursing Home and Arts Garden Field Trip Forms have gone out! Please check with the kids, deadline for permission slips is Dec. 10th

Breakfast with Santa- the Middle School Jubilance Choir has been asked to perform their Christmas show at the Breakfast with Santa this year.  Students are asked to be present from 9:00am to 10:00 to sing. If they wish to volunteer and help, please plan on doing so after the singing is over.  Students should wear choir shirt and black pants and be in the music room at 8:30.

Program Dec. 11th, 7:00 P.M.
Mass Work
"Holiday of Music"
"Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child"- Parts!
"Just One Candle"
"Christmas Jubilation"- Choreography
Sunday Masses are the fourth Sunday of the following months: November, January, February, and March- students should wear uniforms at these Masses.  Meet in the West Vestibule with Mrs. Newhart at 11:30, for the 12:00 Masses.  If Middle School Choir Members are not attending the Sunday Masses, grades will be lowered, if I am not contacted.  Please communicate, I know things come up. 

6th Grade General Music:
Working on Solfege reading, notation, and notes on the musical staff

7th Grade General Music:
Improvising as a class in music, they will be doing call and response activities which requires them to improvise.  We will create instrumental accompaniments for songs, and they will create instrument stories.

8th Grade General Music
Warm ups- expanding vocal range
Note Review- names and values
Scat Singing
Chords- I, IV, and V

Thursday, November 15, 2012

Agenda 11/19-11/20 and 11/26-11/30

Agenda 11/19-11/20
If you need anything, please give me a call or email me...I am here for your child and you! !
352-1243
Mrs. Angela Simms
Sunday Mass on Novmeber 25th (the Sunday after Thanksgiving)  Please let me know if your child cannot attend!  Thank you!

Breakfast with Santa- the Middle School Jubilance Choir has been asked to perform their Christmas show at the Breakfast with Santa this year.  Students are asked to be present from 9:00am to 10:00 to sing. If they wish to volunteer and help, please plan on doing so after the singing is over.  Students should wear choir shirt and black pants and be in the music room at 8:30.

Middle School Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!  Permission slips due by the 28th!
This is a short week this week (2 Days), so below are the classes I will see this week!
KHacker and KCatton-"We Give Thanks", Spanish Music for Mass
1 Ahonen-"Five Fat Turkey's", "I'm Thankful", Spanish Music for Mass
2 Porter-"Over the River and Through the Woods", Spanish Music for Mass and "Que Canten"
Grades 3-5, all classes accept Ms. Glenn's- Christmas Program Practice.  Kids need to have their lines memorized, we will work on dancing and singing.
7 general Music- Spanish Music for Mass,
Jubilance- Sunday Mass Practice

 Agenda 11/26-11/30
Kindergarten:
Johnny Works with one Hammer, Stars and Stripes forever, Washing machine, Hickety Tickety Bumblebee, Old MacDonald, Hush Little Baby, If You're Happy and you know it, Symphony No. 9, singing Spanish Mass songs

1st grade
Hand Jive with Drums, 4 beat rhythm cards, singing Spanish Mass songs

2nd Grade:
Improvise questions for others to answer, Students will respond to teachers played phrases, Using boom whackers, improvise with given phrases. Students will use the piano to improvise phrases. singing Spanish Mass songs, "Hand Jive" with drums. 


3rd Grade:  
Please start thinking about costumes for the kids.  These kids are the island kids.  They are vacationing for Christmas... shorts, tank tops, flip flops, sandals, swim shirts, visors, sun hats, ect.  Please no swim suits on girls.  If there is any parent who has ideas on props for the stage to set the sandy beach theme, any help would be wonderful! Speaking Lines are going out for all classes, ask if your child has their line memorized.
Dec. 13th, 1:30 and 7:00 in the gym
Pirates Christmas!
Island Christmas
Jesus is the Reason
Jesus Means Christmas To Me

 
4th Grade: 
Please start thinking about costumes for the kids. These kids are elves and reindeer.  They have not been divided yet, but I have the ears and hats for the two characters.  Elves should wear some combination of green and red pants and shirts.  Shoes are up to you.  Tights are acceptable, but must be worn with shorts or skirts over them.  Reindeer wear brown shirts and pants, with black shoes for hooves.  If there is any parent who has ideas on props for the stage to set the sandy beach theme, any help would be wonderful! Speaking Lines are going out for all classes, ask if your child has their line memorized.
Dec. 13th, 7:00 in the gym
Pirates Christmas!
Cool to be Cool
Blimey Carols
Christmas Joy

5th grade:
Start thinking about Costumes, they are pirates.  So anything pirate is fine.  You do not have to purchase an expensive costume.  Any help with ideas please let me know.  I will talk with the kids about details for example- beards, hooks, eye patches, peg legs.  I do not want to all look the same so variety is critical.  If there is any parent who can create a pirate ship for me, let me know if you are artistic and interested! Any help would be wonderful! Speaking Lines will be going out next week, so have students practiceSpeaking Lines are going out for all classes, ask if your child has their line memorized. Dec. 13th, 7:00 in the gym
Pirates Christmas!
Pirates All Are We
Give and Take
White Beard


Jubilance Choir:
Nursing Home and Arts Garden Field Trip Forms have gone out!  I am still in need of 3 chaperones!
Dec. 12th all day!

Breakfast with Santa- the Middle School Jubilance Choir has been asked to perform their Christmas show at the Breakfast with Santa this year.  Students are asked to be present from 9:00am to 10:00 to sing. If they wish to volunteer and help, please plan on doing so after the singing is over.  Students should wear choir shirt and black pants and be in the music room at 8:30.
Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!

Spanish Masses on November 30th and December 12th during the school day at 8:30

Program Dec. 11th, 7:00 P.M.
Mass Work
"Holiday of Music"
"Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child"- Parts!
"Just One Candle"
"Christmas Jubilation"- Choreography
Sunday Masses are the fourth Sunday of the following months: November, January, February, and March- students should wear uniforms at these Masses.  Meet in the West Vestibule with Mrs. Newhart at 11:30, for the 12:00 Masses.  If Middle School Choir Members are not attending the Sunday Masses, grades will be lowered, if I am not contacted.  Please communicate, I know things come up. 

6th Grade General Music:
Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!  Permission slips due by the 28th!

Spanish Music Focus!  We are learning some Spanish Pieces to sing at Mass for when some people from our Twining Parish in Honduras will be joining us. We will review some vocal terms related to music.  We will focus on how music is affected by the changes in our society.

7th Grade General Music:
 
Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!  Permission slips due by the 28th!

Spanish Music Focus!  We are learning some Spanish Pieces to sing at Mass for when some people from our Twining Parish in Honduras will be joining us.  Improvising as a class in music, they will be doing call and response activities which requires them to improvise.  We will create instrumental accompaniments for Yonder Come Day, and they will create instrument stories.

8th Grade General Music
 
Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!  Permission slips due by the 28th!

Spanish Music Focus!  We are learning some Spanish Pieces to sing at Mass for when some people from our Twining Parish in Honduras will be joining us. Warm ups- expanding vocal range
Note Review- names and values
Scat Singing
Chords- I, IV, and V

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Agenda 11/12-11/16

If you need anything, please give me a call or email me...I am here for your child and you! !
352-1243
Mrs. Angela Simms
asimms@holyspirit-indy.org

Breakfast with Santa- the Middle School Jubilance Choir has been asked to perform their Christmas show at the Breakfast with Santa this year.  Students are asked to be present from 9:00am to 10:00 to sing. If they wish to volunteer and help, please plan on doing so after the singing is over.  Students should wear choir shirt and black pants and be in the music room at 8:30.

Middle School Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!  Permission slips due by the 28th!

  
Kindergarten:
Johnny Works with one Hammer, Stars and Stripes forever, Washing machine, Hickety Tickety Bumblebee, Old MacDonald 

1st grade
Improvise with given phrases with instruments, Create Rhythms to be echoed by classmates

2nd Grade:
Improvise questions for others to answer, Students will respond to teachers played phrases, Using boom whackers, improvise with given phrases.


3rd Grade:  
Please start thinking about costumes for the kids.  These kids are the island kids.  They are vacationing for Christmas....so shorts, tank tops, flip flops, sandals, swim shirts, visors, sun hats, ect.  Please no swim suits on girls.  If there is any parent who has ideas on props for the stage to set the sandy beach theme, any help would be wonderful! Speaking Lines will be going out next week, so have students practice nightly!
Students will start practicing for their Christmas Program
Dec. 13th, 1:30 and 7:00 in the gym
Pirates Christmas!
Island Christmas
Jesus is the Reason
Jesus Means Christmas To Me

 
4th Grade: 
Please start thinking about costumes for the kids. These kids are elves and reindeer.  They have not been divided yet, but I have the ears and hats for the two characters.  Elves should wear some combination of green and red pants and shirts.  Shoes are up to you.  Tights are acceptable, but must be worn with shorts or skirts over them.  Reindeer wear brown shirts and pants, with black shoes for hooves.  If there is any parent who has ideas on props for the stage to set the sandy beach theme, any help would be wonderful! Speaking Lines will be going out next week, so have students practice nightly!  
Students will start practicing for their Christmas Program
Dec. 13th, 7:00 in the gym
Pirates Christmas!
Cool to be Cool
Blimey Carols
Christmas Joy

5th grade:
Start thinking about Costumes, they are pirates.  So anything pirate is fine.  You do not have to purchase an expensive costume.  Any help with ideas please let me know.  I will talk with the kids about details for example- beards, hooks, eye patches, peg legs.  I do not want to all look the same so variety is critical.  If there is any parent who can create a pirate ship for me, let me know if you are artistic and interested! Any help would be wonderful! Speaking Lines will be going out next week, so have students practice nightly!  
Students will start practicing for their Christmas Program
Dec. 13th, 7:00 in the gym
Pirates Christmas!
Pirates All Are We
Give and Take
White Beard


Jubilance Choir:
Nursing Home and Arts Garden Field Trip Forms have gone out!  I am still in need of 3 chaperones!
Dec. 12th all day!

Breakfast with Santa- the Middle School Jubilance Choir has been asked to perform their Christmas show at the Breakfast with Santa this year.  Students are asked to be present from 9:00am to 10:00 to sing. If they wish to volunteer and help, please plan on doing so after the singing is over.  Students should wear choir shirt and black pants and be in the music room at 8:30.
Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!

Spanish Mass on November 30th and December 12th

Program Dec. 11th, 7:00 P.M.
Mass Work
"Holiday of Music"
"Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child"- Parts!
"Just One Candle"
"Christmas Jubilation"- Choreography
Sunday Masses are the fourth Sunday of the following months: November, January, February, and March- students should wear uniforms at these Masses.  Meet in the West Vestibule with Mrs. Newhart at 11:30, for the 12:00 Masses.  If Middle School Choir Members are not attending the Sunday Masses, grades will be lowered, if I am not contacted.  Please communicate, I know things come up. 

6th Grade General Music:
Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!  Permission slips due by the 28th!

Spanish Music Focus!  We are learning some Spanish Pieces to sing at Mass for when some people from our Twining Parish in Honduras will be joining us. We will review some vocal terms related to music.  We will focus on how music is affected by the changes in our society.

7th Grade General Music:
 
Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!  Permission slips due by the 28th!

Spanish Music Focus!  We are learning some Spanish Pieces to sing at Mass for when some people from our Twining Parish in Honduras will be joining us.  Improvising as a class in music, they will be doing call and response activities which requires them to improvise.  We will create instrumental accompaniments for Yonder Come Day, and they will create instrument stories.

8th Grade General Music
 
Purdue Christmas Show Field Trip Forms have gone out!
November 30th, all day!  Permission slips due by the 28th!

Spanish Music Focus!  We are learning some Spanish Pieces to sing at Mass for when some people from our Twining Parish in Honduras will be joining us. Warm ups- expanding vocal range
Note Review- names and values
Scat Singing
Chords- I, IV, and V