"It Don't Mean a Thing if it Ain't Got That Swing"

We are certainly back in the swing of things! All students have been singing Pete Seeger's If I Had a Hammer in preparation for the International Day of Peace. Their homework has been to share with you that they are learning this song. Here is a link to lyrics and two videos to help you sing If I Had a Hammer together!

The kindergartners are having so much fun learning Spanish through The Arts. Last week we reviewed greetings and how to introduce yourself to a new friend. This week is all about los colores.

rojo
anaranjado
amarillo
verde
azul
morado
rosa
negro
café
blanco (white-which won't show up on this background)

An Introduction to Orchestral Instruments

Kindergarten students had so much fun on their "trip" to New York. They had no time to see the sights, as the spent the day with the New York Philharmonic. Students loved learning about orchestral instruments by playing Music Match Instruments.



Kindergarteners were excited to get a match.



They were even more excited when a classmate got three matches in a row!

Kindergarden Goes on a Quest

Kindergartners had a great time helping me tell to story of The Vanishing Pumpkin. As well as adding sound effects to my favorite Halloween story, Kindergartners added song and movement.

"No pumpkin!"

"And he began to search for the pumpkin."

Moments in Class

Second Graders in Mrs. Cameron's class create movements to a Halloween round.

Untitled from Valerie Díaz Leroy on Vimeo.

Ms. Conroy and Mr. Hutton's Kindergarten class sings the overture to "The Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart. Lyrics by Deborah Ziolkoski of Fun With Composers.

Untitled from Valerie Díaz Leroy on Vimeo.

Orff and Drums!

The Kindergartners drummed up a good time in music this week. In their drum circle they played rhythms by themselves and as a group to get a feel for the drums. Students started by playing the "heart beat" rhythm.

During the rests of the heart beat we chanted "Move together, think together, work together, play together." Thank you Matt Savage!

Even though we didn't play the bongos this week, the Kindergartners enjoyed singing and drumming to the song Banging on My Bongos.
"Oo-ee-oh, bangin' on my bongos!"




The First Grade sang and played to I'm a Nut! This silly song gave students a chance to combine our Orff instruments with our drums for a great sound.