Wednesday, May 15, 2013

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO ANOTHER SCHOOL YEAR

I honestly cannot believe this school year is coming to a close. Only 7 more school days left. And only 3 more teaching days for me because of field days, end of the year parties, and move up days. 

BSLK: These last few weeks we have worked extremely hard on Graduation music and sign language. The students are still struggling with the sign language, but I know it will turn out great because they are honestly trying their best. I looked back and realized that I didn't spend as much time with the sign language as I did the past two years, so I'll definitely need to remember that for next year. Chester Drawers (Mr. Eddie Bowman) visited the school yesterday morning. The kids had so much fun meeting him and singing his songs with him. Of course, "Gilbert the Goose" "Silly Dog" "Crazy Cat" and "Gravy on a Bucket Lid" were amongst the kids favorites. I loved hearing the students little voices sing his songs so happily during the performance. We all had a BLAST! Huge thanks to Kassie Millwood for bringing him to the school and being an AWESOME librarian that we all love so dearly.

APS: These last few weeks we have watched our performance of Fine Arts Night and discussed how we did. This was great because the students love to watch themselves and we get to meet the state standard of Performance Evaluation. The kids truly did a FABULOUS job at Fine Arts Night. I am still in awe of how many people are still complementing my students and I. I hope the students feel encouraged and proud of themselves for working so hard to accomplish their musical goals.
 
What a joy it has been to teach your children. This year was AMAZING! My kindergartners are clapping and playing rhythms on a first grade level. My first graders know musical notation on a second grade level. And I know without a doubt that my second graders are ready for third grade music class. What a blessing to see my students grow musically. I can't wait to see what the next year brings!