Music Agenda 11/24-25 and 12/1-12/5

Kindergarten- We are continuing a focused unit on Steady Beat.  We will be moving, singing, and playing instruments with the song, Johnny Works with One Hammer, Hickory Dickory Dock, Stars and Stripes Forever, Hickety Tickety Bumble Bee, and Old McDonald.  We will also do some Thanksgiving songs: We give thanks, and I'm a very fine turkey.  The first week in December we will look at a unit on loud and soft.  We will also begin singing Christmas Songs!

First Grade-  Students will celebrate Thanksgiving with the songs, 5 fat turkeys game, I'm Thankful.  We will keep moving with the  Boogie Walk.  In the first week of December we will begin to learn some Christmas songs.  We are going to start working on note identification and sight reading.

Second Grade-   Over the River and Through the Woods and Thanksgiving Songs as we head out of November.  In December we will change our focus to Christmas Music.  We will also look a music around the world in different cultures, and how the traditions are different.  

Third Grade- Students are working towards line memorization, costumes, and dancing and singing for the program.  The program is on December 11th. It begins at 6:30PM  Students need to get to school at 6:00 that evening.   PLEASE HAVE WHITE SHIRTS IN BY MONDAY!!!!  I will be making them over the weekend.  Please check in that kids are practicing speaking lines, practice makes permanent!
  
Fourth Grade-  Students are working towards line memorization, costumes, and dancing and singing for the program.  The program is on December 11th. It begins at 6:30PM  Students need to get to school at 6:00 that evening.  Please check in that kids are practicing speaking lines, practice makes permanent!

Fifth Grade- Students are working towards line memorization, costumes, and dancing and singing for the program.  The program is on December 11th. It begins at 6:30PM  Students need to get to school at 6:00 that evening.   Please check in that kids are practicing speaking lines, practice makes permanent!

Congrats!  To ALL students in AFD in 2015!  We have so much talent at Holy Spirit!  

Choir-   Students in class choir will have a essay due by tomorrow for Mass.   Some kids are doing Choreography in class, and doing a great job!  We have students that are working on a bell part for one of a songs, and doing a great job! We will practice our Program Songs, Figgy Pudding, Merry Merry Joy Joy, Season of Bells, Christmas Wonderland.  Class Choir students will be performing for the class the day after the concert for their peers.  Please turn in shirt forms by Tuesday Nov. 25th and I need permission slips ASAP!  Thanks!

Important Performance Choir dates:
December 2nd: Field Trip to nursing home and arts garden 
December 11th: 3:00-5:00 after school for dress rehearsal for concert that evening in gym
December 11th:  6:30 for a 7:00 Concert
December 13: Breakfast with Santa- 9:00-10:00 in gym
December 16th: Breakfast pitch in for both choirs

Band- We need a focus for homework on Good King Wenceslas, this is our challenging piece currently.  Please check MSP, practicing at home practice is essential.  kids are getting weekly grades on their growth and work in class.  Guitars are working with soloist for the concert.     The band is working on on Christmas Music for our concert.  Advanced students will have some different pieces than beginners, as beginners will have of their own too. Our Christmas Concert is on December 11th at 8:00!  Thank you for all the help from Mrs. Epple, and  Mrs. Newhart.

2nd semester classes will change a bit as the classes will be changed from Choir to Annual Fund Dinner and the other classes will be Beginning and Advanced Band and Exploratory Instrument group.

Important Band dates: 
December 11th: 3:00-5:00 after school for dress rehearsal for concert that evening in gym
December 11th:  students need to be there in evening, time is still being finalized!

Any questions please contact me, I am here to advance your child musically!
asimms@holyspirit-indy.org
317-352-1243

Mrs. Angela Simms