Music Agenda 4/13-4/17

********April 11th: Little Mermaid Jr. Work day! It is a Saturday at Holy Spirit.  We will be painting Scenery, Making props and other items needed for the show. We still need painting supplies if you can spare them or painting rollers.  The kids will get pizza and drinks for lunch.  It is important they are there to help.  If you can help with watching kids, please let me know.  If your child cannot attend, please let me know asap.  If you can loan us drop cloths or rollers or paint brushes that would be great as well.  Kids need to wear clothes that can get dirty. Please check out costume email, for details on what your child needs in the next few weeks!

*********April 21st: East Deanery Band Festival: Permission Slip to follow.At: Scecina Memorial High School, When: April 21st, Time: We leave at 9:00AM, Transportation: Scecina Busses will pick the kids up, Lunch, Dinner and snacks: Provided at the festival.  You may notice that it is the same day as the North Star trip to Connor Prairie.  Students will go on the social studies trip and then come to Scecina at the end of the day. Field Trip forms due next week!!!!

Kindergarten- Students will be responding to my cues by singing and and using body percussion and instrumental sounds. Students will be improvising with answers to questions and with instruments and found items also.  We will also read the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom. 

First Grade-  Instrument improvising and creating individually, in pairs and in small groups.

Second Grade-  We are going to listen to music and make movement and draw pictures.  Students will talk about emotions that go along with songs and pieces. 

Third Grade: Continued practice on creating measures and creating in groups with the music staff..  We are also learning about Dynamic Markings and lyrics, verses and refrain.

Fourth Grade-  Students have the packets and can begin to practice and prepare for playing tests during the week.  Students will work to learn songs in class, and then be tested over their achievement.  They will get a colored bead from me when they have completed a song successfully.  They goals is completing all the songs, 9 or completing 8.  This is provide them with an A, if they successfully complete 6 or 7 it will be a "B" for a final grade, If they complete 5 or 4, it will be a "C", 2-3 songs will be a D.  We are completing the first song in class.  Any questions, please let me know.  

Fifth Grade- Mrs. Elliots class has gotten their packets, Mrs. McMahon's will get their packets on Tues.  Some parents owe more for recorders, please send the $5 in next week. Students will work to learn songs in class, and then be tested over their achievement.  They will get a colored bead from me when they have completed a song successfully.  They goals is completing all the songs, 9 or completing 8.  This is provide them with an A, if they successfully complete 6 or 7 it will be a "B" for a final grade, If they complete 5 or 4, it will be a "C", 2-3 songs will be a D.  We are completing the first song in class.  Any questions, please let me know.  

Annual Fund Dinner(AFD) Little Mermaid Jr.: PARENTS!!! PLEASE help by supporting your child's commitment to Annual Fund.  This is Holy Spirit's most important event for fundraising for the school, when the kids miss practice aside from illness, it really effects our practice time.  Please remind them of the importance of being at practice on Mon and Wednesdays.  Practices after break will go until 4:30 daily, please make sure kids are staying until practice is over.  April 11th, work day to work on props.  Please let me know if you can volunteer and help that Saturday we need parent involvement. The kids are working hard! 

The Advanced and Beginning Band  groups:  April 21st, East Deanery Band Festival, Permission Slips go out tomorrow! We are continuing work on  various songs that are common in the pep band music world, ask them about the "Hey Song", "Go Big Green", "Happy Birthday", and "Jaws".  Students will start learning "Happy" "The Holy Spirit School Song".  We are also working on Seaway March, and Happy for East Deanery Band Festival.  

Guitars- Working towards Mass music next week and on their other pieces they do as a group during Mass.

Thank you! 
Angela Simms
asimms@holyspirit-indy.org
Any questions please contact me, I am here to advance your child musically!

317-352-1243