March Music Activities

Students in grades young 5's-3rd grade have been doing a variety of steady beat activities that utilize songs and movement.  The most recent and festive activity was one called Leprechaun's Dance.  Students learned new terminology such as Macrobeat and Microbeat and demonstrated it with their body movements.  Students learned a cute song about a leprechaun and demonstrated a macrobeat in the beginning and a microbeat in the middle. 

Students in 4th grade have been working on learning how to read basic music notation to prepare them for their recorder unit that starts this week Monday 3/18/13.  Students in 5th grade have been doing group collaborations and reenactments of Aesop Fables.  Students were taught 5 different fables, broke into groups of 4 people and selected 1 fable to present to class.  Each group decided if they wanted to present it as a rap, song or a play.  Each group was encouraged to utilize creativity and collaborate together.

Middle School Choir students have been working on their ear training skills through a variety of warm ups.  Choir students have done an excellent job learning how to audiate, imitate and produce correct vocal tones thus allowing the ensemble to sing better in harmony.  Middle School Band have been working on developing better reading skills, core ensemble skills and more difficult concert pieces.

Honors Band is a new ensemble highlighting the top 2 students in each section.  This ensemble meets once a week during their lunch time and has been a great learning experience for these hardworking dedicated students.  In addition to Honors Band another newly developed ensemble is Quest Academy Jazz Band.  This ensemble functions as a club and meets Thursdays after school from 3:45-4:30 and plays fun up tempo funky rock tunes.

Upcoming Concert Dates
May 22nd-Young 5's-3rd Grade
May 23rd-4th/5th, choir, band

Spring Scholastic Book Fair Quest

-Scholastic Book Fairs-

March 22-28, 2013

Location: Media Center

Volunteers needed to setup, run, and close down book fair.

Please come share in our school's Book Fair.

Shamrock Shuffle

The Shamrock Shuffle will take place next Thursday, March 14th, after school.  Registration forms will be going home in the next couple days, so keep an eye out.  For only $2 students can participate, earn a special shamrock token, certificate, and possibly win a medal.  Medals will be awarded to 1st-3rd place finishes in each grade during the next days school assembly.  Please turn in payment and registration form by Wednesday March 13th.  Although late registrations will be accepted, I do not fill out race tags or certificates for late registrations.  This means that if you finish first and do not have a race tag you will not recieve the medal! 

Extra registration forms can be found in the front office.
PTO will be providing post race refreshments.
If you are able to help, we are always in need of volunteers to spread out along the course to cheer on racers and ensure the safety of everyone. 
Post race medals will be awarded at the following days assembly.
Middle school races first followed by 5,4,3,2,1, and K. In separate heats. 
The race is outside.  Please dress weather appropriate. 
Please be present at the time your child races.  The race is over by 4:10

Any questions?  Email me at 83.cwoods@heritageacademies.com


Good luck!!

-Carolyn Woods