Music Agenda 4/29-5/3

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Mrs. Angela Simms

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REMINDER!!!!! Schedule Changes...Although 8th graders are very busy, we are asking they attend with their peers two specific rehearsals, Fri., 4/26 (return from DC), 3:00.  The May Day practiced has been canceled for Friday 5/3 and changed to Tuesday 4/30 from 3:00-4:00.  We want to make sure all are prepared for the show. Here are a few rehearsals on the schedule currently, but there will be time changes. Mon., 5/6, 3:00-5:00, Tues., 5/7 3:00-5:00, Wednesday., 5/8 Dress Rehearsal 6:00-8:00, The night of AFD students need to be present by 7:30 at the latest.

 Advertising!  This helps you and Holy Spirit!    

 If your company would like to have an Ad in the Annual Fund Dinner program,  please send to Mrs. Simms by Friday May 3rd.  I can create with your informtion or your use your business logo. Also if you would like to put an ad cheering your child on for Annual Fund Dinner that would be great too. The cost is $40, for a whole page ad, $20 for a half a page ad and $10 for quarter of the page.  The ads will be viewed by approximately 400 people from the Holy Spirit Community.  Thank You for your support,

Mrs. Simms

 Kindergarten: Speechercise- Great warm ups to improve the voice and talking, We are doing a series of songs that star Clifford the big red dog, "Kuokburra and Clifford", "Clifford Went over the Mountain", "Do your ears hang low", "Down by the Bay".  Students will be using instruments with Greg and Steve's "Rock and Roll Rhythm Band"

1st grade: Students will be using some literacy and writing skills in music as they answer questions about Gustov's Holst's piece "The Planets".  They will act as detectives to find answers, color and answer questions.  Students will listen to the pieces and watch a short video and write about what they have learned.

2nd Grade: Students will compare and contrast using a Venn diagram the two pieces, one from Mozart and the other is by Miles Davis.  They will learn about characteristics of the different periods of music.

 

3rd Grade: Students will continue with their music writing activity.  They are using percussion instruments and barred instruments to write music.  They are using manuscript paper and working on how to write in 4/4 meter.

4th Grade: Please remind students about bringing recorders to class and practice.  They are working hard!

 5^th grade: Students will be working with barred and percussion instruments; they will read music, learning more complex rhythms and syncopation.

Annual Fund Dinner Class:Next Week: Practice schedule has changed... Mon: 3-4, Tues. 3-4 Thurs. 3-4, no practice Fri.

 

Jubilance Choir As the year is coming to an end; we sometimes get Spring fever, please keep encouraging students of the importance of singing out and responding at Mass. 

 

6th Grade/7th Grade/8th Grade: We will be moving for ISTEP week, they will move with Mr. Glowinski and I during the two forty minute periods.  All grades will attend PE and Art sometime next week.  Monday and Thursday is 8th grade, 7th grade on Tuesday and 6th grade will attend on Wednesday.  Friday is May Day Mass for 8th grade, so we will not have any Unified Arts Classes.

Music Agenda 4/22-4/26

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

REMINDER!!!!! Schedule Changes...Although 8th graders are very busy, we are asking they attend with their peers two specific rehearsals, Fri., 4/26 (return from DC), 3:00 and Fri., 5/3 (May Day), eighth grade return to school at 3:00.  We want to make sure all are prepared for the show. Here are a few rehearsals on the schedule currently, but there will be time changes. Mon., 5/6, 3:00-5:00, Tues., 5/7 3:00-5:00, Wednesday., 5/8 Dress Rehearsal 6:00-8:00, student call time the night of the show will come later.  Any questions, please let me know!  

Advertising!  This helps you and Holy Spirit!    

At Holy Spirit School our goal is always to create the best experience for our students and be up to date on quality education materials and technologies.  We will be starting a program to do just that. Advertising in our programs for our musical performance is one way we can make this possible.

The money we raise through our advertisements in the Annual Fund Dinner program handout will go toward the purchase of new sound equipment or other needs for Holy Spirit School.  Please consider advertising for your business or put in a personal ad to wish a child good luck!  All ads are due to Mrs. Simms by Friday May 3rd**

Middle School students will put on the Annual Fund Dinner On **May 9^th starting at 8:00 P.M.**.  Some middle school students will be performing as an actor/actress or stage crew.  Others will be serving on the dinner side.  The whole school will attend the 10:45 performance on Friday, May 10th- all takes place in the gym

Attached is a sample example for you to see the possibilities for this program- Please make **Checks payable to Holy Spirit School with Advertising  in the memo.  Send your Ads to asimms@holyspirit-indy.org.**  You can either send in a document as the ad or I can design your ad with your words.  Please feel free to send pictures, business cards or any other jpeg files.  As stated, it is a fun way to send love to your kids or advertise for your business or wherever you work.  It is very affordable…$40, for a whole page ad, $20 for a half a page ad and $10 for quarter of the page.  The ads will be viewed by approximately 400 people from the Holy Spirit Community.

Thank You for your support,

Mrs. Simms

Kindergarten: 

"3 Little Rabbits", "Mashed Potatoes", "Shorten Bread", "Popcorn". "Round in a Circle", "Sports Dance"

1st grade:
Students will be planning a song with instruments in groups

2nd Grade:
Voices in music, students will be identifying Male, Female and Children's voices in music.  The second class, we will discuss student’s music preferences with a follow art activity.

3rd Grade:
Barred instruments- Students will be improvising in pairs

4th Grade:
Please remind students about bringing recorders to class and practice.  They are working hard!
 5^th grade:
Students will be working with barred instruments, they will read music, putting their musical reading to the test!

Annual Fund Dinner Class
Encourage kids to work on lines, dances, and singing.  We have had a few scheduling changes.  Please see note above.  Also, if you would like to give a shout out to your child in the program, there is note above about the procedure for that.  If you have a company or work for a company that would be willing to advertise through Holy Spirit all details are above! 

Jubilance Choir As the year is coming to an end; we sometimes get Spring fever, please keep encouraging students of the importance of singing out and responding at Mass. 

6th Grade:
We will look at how Art Terms are also Music terms and how they comparable across the curriculums.

7th Grade:
Students will have an assessment to show their knowledge of the Treble and Bass staff, piano key location and rhythmic knowledge.   Please encourage them to study that test is on Tuesday! 

8th Grade:
Gone to Washington DC, Happy, Safe Trip!

Music Agenda 4/15-4/19

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

AFD Schedule Changes...Next week, we will have be adding practices on Thursdays 4/18 and Friday 4/19 from 3:00-4:00.  Although 8th graders are very busy, we are asking they attend with their peers two specific rehearsals, Fri., 4/26 (return from DC), 3:00 and Fri., 5/3 (May Day), eighth grade return to school at 3:00.  We want to make sure all are prepared for the show. Here are a few rehearsals on the schedule currently, but there will be time changes. Mon., 5/6, 3:00-5:00, Tues., 5/7 3:00-5:00, Wednesday., 5/8 Dress Rehearsal 6:00-8:00, student call time the night of the show will come later.  Any questions, please let me know!  
 

Kindergarten: 
5 Green and Speckled Frogs, 5 Little Muffins

1st grade :
Learning some new music terms, "pattern" and "Line" through moving and drawing.  Students will find connections between other curricular areas and music.  Students will learn about how listening, reading and moving is important in music. 
 2nd Grade:
"Peter and the Wolf" story continued...kids will focus on terms, and learn about other instruments in the Brass, Woodwind, Percussion and String Families.

  3rd Grade:
Barred instruments- echoing rhythmic patterns, reading notes, learning instrument names and learning instruments of other cultures.  Students will be assessed on their understanding of the different instruments, and their effort and participation with echoing and reading music lines.

4th Grade:
Recorders!!! Kids are really working hard to achieve their beads.  The beads are given to them to show when they have successfully completed a piece on recorder.  They are working very hard and practicing is going well!

 
5^th grade:
Sight Singing and partner songs continued, they will be assessed over their effort and participation with the partner work in singing.

Annual Fund Dinner Class
Encourage kids to work on lines, dances, and singing.  We have had a  few scheduling changes.  Please see note above.

Jubilance Choir
Participates weekly in the Wednesday Masses and some students canter on Friday Masses, throughout the year.  Since Annual Fund practice has begun, please look for updates under that section.

6th Grade:
We are looking at Program Music related to history in Europe.  One example is Tchaikovsky's Overture.  We will create a timeline to discuss dates of other program music examples

7th Grade:
Students will be playing instruments in stations.  The instrument stations will include; Piano, Barred Instruments, and rhythm instruments.  Students will have a task to complete at each station which will require them to play the instruments and the music pieces in front of them.  Students final assessment  will be over their knowledge of the musical staff, piano key location and rhythmic knowledge.

8th Grade:
Students will play as arrangers in music.  They will take a piece of music and change it to make it their own.  They will be using the netbooks, and the program finale notepad to listen to their compositions.

Music Agenda 4/8-4/12

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
AFD Parents: We are doing  a Saturday Tech practice to work on scenery and props.  Kids will be painting, drawing, cutting and gluing... so old clothes, please. Also we will need to open up doors, so have them bring warm clothes too. April 6th from 9:00 AM-2:00P.M. Pizza is provided for lunch, please send them with drinks or pop machine money.  If any parent wants to donate snacks, please let me know!  All are welcome to help, we have plenty to do! Please let me know if you child cannot attend!   If you child is on props crew, it is essential they are here! I need more parents to come and help watch kids.  If you are able and willing, I need your help!

Kindergarten: 
"Soup for Me", "Open Shut Them", "This is the Way", "If your name begins", "Bingo", "Put your finger in the Air", "Clap your hands", "2 Little Blackbirds"

  1st grade :
Review of  identifying instrumental, environmental and vocal sounds we hear.   We will also discuss the importance that these sounds play in our lives daily. "Piggy Bank"
 2nd Grade:
"Peter and the Wolf" story, we will be learning about instruments and their families

  3rd Grade:
Barred instruments- echoing rhythmic patterns, reading notes, learning instrument names

4th Grade:
Recorders!!! As we learn how to play recorders, students will be working at their own pace.  Check in with the grade book, the goal for each student is that they would be finishing about two songs a week, if they get behind the grade will reflect.  Please contact me with any questions.  They are working very hard and practicing is going well!

 
5^th grade:
Notes and Solfege work continued, Quiz this week for 5th grade!  Mrs. McMahon's class will be doing some sight reading and working on some partner songs in class.

Annual Fund Dinner Class
Encourage kids to work on lines, dances, and singing.  We will be a having a day a work for props and scenery, on SATURDAY, April 6th.  We will get here at 9:00 and work until 2:00.  Pizza will be provided, please send kids with money for pop from the machine or with drinks and other snacks.  If any parent wants to donate for the kids other snacks, please let me know!  It will be fun, any and all help is welcomed!

Jubilance Choir
Participates weekly in the Wednesday Masses and some students canter on Friday Masses, throughout the year.  Since Annual Fund practice has begun, please look for updates under that section.

6th Grade:
Students will discuss the music careers they researched. Students will continue to learn about how society affects music

7th Grade:
Students will be playing instruments in stations.  The instrument stations will include; Piano, Barred Instruments, and rhythm instruments.  Students will have a task to complete at each station which will require them to play the instruments and the music pieces in front of them.

8th Grade:
Students will be improvising music in stations.  In groups, they will pick poems and create an instrumental accompaniment to go with the poems.