Time to relax...NOT!

As much as I'd love to say things are slowing down after our Veteran's Day program, I can't because it's just as crazy as ever. The students have started preparing their music for Sweets & Songs which takes place in January at the Fine Arts Center. I will post more information with dates a little later.

3rd Grade: This week 3rd grade is working on songs for Sweets & Songs, singing to Forte the lion, learning new vocal warm-ups and exercises, playing rhythms on the instruments, and singing a few Christmas songs for fun. This time of the year the students always beg to sing Christmas songs even though we don't really have time to learn them, but we still sing them anyway. How can you say no to kids when it's the most wonderful time of the year?

4th Grade: This week 4th grade is working on songs for Sweets & Songs, singing to Piano the mouse, learning new music notes, playing rhythms on the instruments, and singing a few Christmas songs as well. These students have done so awesome with learning the quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes and half notes. They can now play rhythms containing those notes on the instruments.

I absolutely love books. So I always try and incorporate books in music. Since it's Christmas time I will be sharing these books with the students while they listen to the songs. I have went to iTunes and downloaded the versions that match my books. The kids LOVE this.

Here Comes Santa Claus

The 12 Days of Christmas

Frosty the Snowman

The Night Before Christmas

Pete the Cat Saves Christmas

Thank You, Veterans

Our Veteran's Day program and parade ended just a few hours ago and I just had to get on and blog about what a great job the AES 3rd grade students did. They worked so hard and I hope those of you who came enjoyed it. I hope it touched your hearts in a special way because we all know what the Veteran's sacrificed so that we can have so many of the freedoms and liberties that we take for granted each day.

I know I say it often, but thank you so much for sharing your children with me. It is an absolute honor to get to teach each and everyone of them about music, which is something I love so much and am so passionate about. I want them to love and appreciate music as much as I do.

Next Tuesday, November 12, I am sending home Horizon Communication order forms with your child in case you would like to purchase a DVD or VHS of today's performance. If you did not get to see the performance, I would love for you to order one where you can see how hard your child has worked on this program. The order forms will need to be turned back in by Monday, November 18.

I hope you all have a wonderful and safe Veteran's Day. Let us not forget the true meaning of Veteran's Day. Thank you, Veterans! God Bless America!

REMINDER

Hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween! Just a reminder that our Veteran's Day Program is coming up next week. If you have a student in the 3rd grade we would love for you to come see how hard we have worked on the Patriotic songs. Please feel free to invite a Veteran. Hope to see everyone there.

Veteran's Day Program

Friday, November 8, 2013

at 9:00 am

in the Cafetorium

Parade will follow the program!