Although we had a short week in school this week, three days of school did not stop us from having fun in music!
Congratulations to all our 4th grade students who sang so beautifully at our Veteran's Day Assembly!
Here are some videos from that day:
Our first graders learned a Thanksgiving song called, " Hello Mr. Turkey How Are You?" Every time we sang the phrase, "Hello Mr. Turkey," we had to find a new friend in the room to shake hands with. It was also fun to gobble and wobble like a turkey. We also learned a song called, "Over the River and Through the Woods." It is also a children's classic which we read in class. Next week, we will learn the song in sign language.
The second grade students are also starting to learn music for Thanksgiving. We sang about "Five Fat Turkeys" and how they were scared of the cook that was looking for them! We added two spoken ostinato parts- "Cook- Cook" and "Five Fat Turkeys." Next week we will use Orff instruments to play the ostinato parts.
Third grade students performed a tango to the song, "Turkey Tango." A tango is a partner dance that originated in Argentina and Uraguay. We played a game where students had to pass a ball around while the song was playing. When the music stops, whoever has the ball gets to pick a feather from one of the turkeys. There was a rhythm turkey and a dare turkey, where students had to act what was written on the feather. It was so much fun!
The fourth graders also learned about African drumming. We taught them a drumming pattern from the Ewe, a group of people in Ghana and a few other African countries. Once they learned the drumming pattern, we practiced it on our classroom jug drums and tubanos while we sang "Sing Noel."
Fifth graders were at Bourndale this week. We hope you all had fun there and we can't wait to hear about your experiences on Monday.
Have a wonderful weekend. Thank you to all the Veterans out there for serving our country!
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