Dear Parents,
We are well into our Jazz unit now and the students really seem to love it! We have learned a lot about Louis Armstrong and listened to his music. Check out the awesome artwork students created on the board in the hall! We learned about trumpets and created jazz paintings. Students listened to the songs of Louis Armstrong and painted how the music made them feel with water colors. Then they added a trumpet on top. Students were introduced to scat through the book Jazz Baby by Lisa Wheeler. Next week we will dive deeper into Charlie Parker (Charlie Parker Played Be-Bop), Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane. Students will be introduced to melody, percussion, bass, piano and sax through the visual deconstruction of one of jazz saxophonist John Coltrane's most beloved compositions “Giant Steps”. We will listen to the song while we read the book. Our letter of the week is J. Please send in pictures by Thursday. We will be doing a math talk on the number 6 and comparing it the numbers we have already completed. Please remember to keep your child home is he or she is sick. Many students have been coming to school coughing constantly, with fevers or with stomach ailments. If your child is dealing with on of these issues please give them time to rest and recuperate. Students should not return to school unless they have been fever free, vomit free or diarrhea free for 24 hours! When they come to school sick, teaching is interrupted when we have to nurse them and also it is quickly spread to the other students (and teachers) and they become sick as well. Thanks for your understanding! Mandi Heiser [email protected]
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AuthorMandi Heiser is a Preschool teacher at William H. Ray Elementary in Hyde Park. Categories |