Hello Delaney families,
Here are some of the week’s highlights:
Positive Referrals
This student was helpful to a peer without being asked.
Mrs. Carceo’s class collected and recycled paper all year in
the Delaney Annex.
This class showed Core Values.
Photos from last week’s Grade 3 lunch
with DARE Officer Plympton
Music Teacher Update
Here is what we learned during April…
This month’s composer…..Sergei Prokofiev
Kindergarten: We learned a lot in music this month! During the beginning of April,
we finished up some activities surrounding the famous children’s story called,
“Peter and the Wolf” by Sergei Prokofiev. Ms. Mariotti would play the various
characters’ melodies on the keyboard. Students would guess which instrument was
playing and which character it belonged to. Students had a lot of fun moving to
the music and matching their movements to the music. We experienced various
speed, dynamics, moods and emotions in our music. We also watched the “Peter
and the Wolf” puppet show by the famous puppeteer Jim Gamble. He even makes
puppets for Disney. During the end of the month, we learned about rhythm
sticks. Rhythm sticks are made of wood, so it is very important to give elbow
room and be extra safe so no one gets hurt. Safety in music is always our
number one rule! The children learned two positions; “Waiting Position” and
“Ready Position”. Ask your child to show you them. They were fast learners! We
explored making various sounds, ways to use the sticks, speeds and patterns. We
ended with playing a follow the leader game. We kept our eyes on the leader,
followed their verbal instructions for “Waiting Position” and “Ready Position”
and would follow their movements. It was a great month!
This month’s composer….. Sergei Prokofiev
First Grade: In the beginning of April, we finished up some activities
surrounding the famous children’s story called, “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergei
Prokofiev. We learned about the various instruments of the orchestra; violin,
flute, clarinet, oboe, French horn, bassoon and kettle drums. All of the
characters in “Peter and the Wolf” were portrayed by a specific instrument of
the orchestra. The children really enjoyed this story and each instrument. We
watched the “Peter and the Wolf” puppet show by the famous puppeteer Jim
Gamble. He even makes puppets for Disney. We began to learn about dynamics.
Dynamics are the “loudness or softness of sounds in music”. We focused on
“forte” which means loud and “piano” which means soft. We brainstormed various
times to have forte voices and piano voices. We also played a “forte” and
“piano” sorting game. Finally, we played with rhythm sticks. First we reviewed
the rules of playing an instrument. We reviewed what “Waiting Position” and
“Ready Position” looks like and practiced it many times to be successful as we
work together as a group. We explored many different ways to play the rhythm
sticks and using different rhythms as well. We ended with playing a follow the
leader game. We keep our eyes on the leader, follow their verbal instructions
for “Waiting Position” and “Ready Position” and would follow their “Waiting
Position” and “Ready Position” cues and movements. It was a great month!
This month’s composer….. Sergei Prokofiev
Second Grade: This month we learned about instrument families while finishing
up with the story of “Peter and the Wolf”. We learned how there are four
instrument families; String, Woodwind, Brass and Percussion. We listened to
examples of the various families and learned how each group makes their sound.
We also learned how the size and materials will affect the sound. A small
instrument (ex. flute) will have a high sound, where a larger instrument (ex.
Tuba) will have a lower sound. We also played an “Instrument Memory” game. This
helped us put a visual with the name of each orchestral instrument. Not to
mention, it was fun playing a game of Memory! We also watch the “Peter and the
Wolf” puppet show by Jim Gamble. He is a famous puppeteer who even creates
puppets for Disney. Finally, we took a pre-test based on the five main
vocabulary words for Second Grade. They are: beat, rhythm, dynamics, tempo and
pitch. All music is made up of these five elements. Soon we will be using these
elements while singing a song called, “Rocky Mountain”.
Third Grade: Third graders are continuing to work hard learning how to play
the recorder! Playing an instrument takes a lot of hard work, patience and
practice! We continue to learn and review the purple belt song, “Old MacDonald”.
We are also working towards to our blue belt song, “When the Saints Go Marching
In”. In this song, we learn about a new musical concept called a “tie”. A tie
is a curved line that connects two notes of the same pitch. Only the first note
is played and then held for the value of both notes. The blue belt is a really
tough song! It also teaches us two new notes (High C and High D). Both of these
notes can squeak pretty easily if we blow too hard, so we need to be gentle and
cover the holes completely for a nice sound. Some students are moving on to the
next belt (red), “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”. Once again this song is tough
too! We learned the last new note called F#. We have some exciting news in
Third Grade! Third Graders will be doing a recorder concert around the second
week of June. This short concert, about 30 minutes, will be for students only
during the school day. The third graders will perform for the current second
graders. It is a great opportunity for the students to perform all together and
to inspire the second graders for recorder.
School Council met and reviewed the School Improvement Plan on Tuesday May 5th.
Junior Girl Scouts
SPRING UNSPRUNG
SPRING UNSPRUNG
Are you
tired of your kids always having their faces stuck on a screen? Well, if you
are, come unplug and play with us on Saturday, May 9th at the Fiske
Public Library from 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Your child can even make something for
someone special for Mother’s Day!
Girls from
Girl Scout Junior Troop 4721 will be leading activities and games focused on
reusing resources and getting outdoors after this long winter.
Activities
are appropriate for children Pre-K through Grade 3 and are scheduled to
include:
·
Planting
·
Nature
treasure hunts and other simple outdoor games
·
Various
arts & crafts reusing objects, such as making recycled robots and garden
ladybugs out of golf balls
·
Springtime
mural
There will
also be a “Give-A-Book & Get-A-Book” book swap station at the event.
Sign-up for
the event at the Fiske Public Library circulation desk or drop by!
Parent Placement letters due May 8th
Superintendent Cameron will review
the
2015-2016 budget
Monday, May 18, 2015 Group book set up 8:30 am - 12:00 pm
Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Book fair hours 8:30
am - 3:30 pm
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Book fair hours 8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Event hours 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Book
fair hours 8:30 am – 12:00 pm
Thursday, May 21, 2015 Break
down 12:30pm – 2:30pm(??)
PTO Meeting
Tuesday May 26th 7 pm
Delaney Teacher's Lounge
VOTE on next year's Board!
PTO Meeting
Tuesday May 26th 7 pm
Delaney Teacher's Lounge
VOTE on next year's Board!
Walk At School Day
Monday May 18th
Part of our Wellness Committee Initiatives
Thank you for reading and viewing.
Colleen Wagstaff
Principal
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