Happy Halloween!

We've had so much fun singing and moving to Halloween songs!

Kindergartners were excited to finally be able to bring home their Halloween mobiles. After creating movements to represent Halloween characters, kindergarten students decorated mobiles with six creatures.

una calabaza-pumpkin
una calabaza con cara-jack 'o lantern
la bruja-witch
el fantasma-ghost
el gato negro-black cat
el murciélago-bat

The second graders added spooky voices to the poem "Spooks and Spirits" and turned it into a round. They then worked in groups to create movements for each character in the poem.







The fourth graders got some extra (fun) recorder practice as they sang and acted out the traditional folk song "Skin and Bones."



And, of course, the special teachers had a bit of fun for the Halloween parade!

Recorder Fun

The third graders are having a great time learning to play the recorder. They are focusing on playing the notes B, A, and G with no squeaking.

How do you prevent squeaking? First, make sure the proper holes are fully covered with your fingers. Second, make sure you are not blowing too hard. We want to play with warm air, not cool air, to produce beautiful music.

I directed students to the Recorder Karate website. Here they can log in and play along with all of their Recorder Karate songs. Please log on with your child and have a look around. Who knows, maybe you'll want to start playing too!

Peaceful Sights, Peaceful Sounds

Once again the Lower Division joined together to celebrate the International Day of Peace.

Students shared original poems about peace and all joined together to sing Pete Seeger's If I Had a Hammer.

After placing writings and illustrations out by the flag pole we all left the ceremony in silence.