December Music News, 2008
The big news, of course, is the 5th grade music program. The boys and girls are working very hard on getting their parts memorized. We will perform “Pictures of December” Dec. 16 at 7:00 pm at the Sparta Senior High Auditorium. We will put on the program in the afternoon at 1:30 p.m. also as a dress rehearsal. Boys and girls should come at 6:45 p.m. the evening of the 16th and stay with their parents in the seats until I dismiss them by class to go and line up in the hallway. Nice school clothes is appropriate for the program. After the program this year, there will be a bake sale held with proceeds going towards the fund for students with negative balances in their lunch accounts.
Right after vacation we’ll begin with recorders. It would be a good idea to bring recorders to school now so they are ready to go after the holiday break.
4th grade is doing well on recorders. I hope you are hearing improvement at home. I encourage boys and girls to take recorders home and practice. It's the only way to improve! Please return green practice sheets to school by the second week in January for grading purposes. They will soon be composing a song of their own to perform for me. This will be the major part of their grade for the 2nd trimester. It will take some practice time at home to do well.
The 4th graders will have a holiday sing-along on Dec. 18th at 1:30 or 2:00 p.m. in the cafetorium. Classes will perform a song, perform on recorders and sing holiday songs together. Join us for a fun time!
5th grade choir will be marching and singing in the Christmas parade Dec.5th at 6:00 p.m. Line up at 5:45 on the corner of N.Water by Park Bank. On Dec. 12th they will be caroling at the Morrow home from 11:30-12:10 over the noon hour. Parents may come ` and watch. Wear your Santa hats! We will also be performing at the 5th grade program.
Take time to relax and enjoy some of the many wonderful musical events that Sparta is offering this holiday season. It's a great way to spend time with the family.
Happy Holidays!Mrs. Bright
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Program Letter
Dear Parents,
The fifth graders are busy preparing for their holiday program, “Pictures of December”. Boys and girls should wear good school clothes.
The program will be held Tuesday, December 16th at 7:00 P.M. at Sparta High School auditorium. We will have a dress rehearsal run-through that same day at 1:30 P.M. for any who are unable to come in the evening. All boys and girls are still needed and expected to come for the evening performance. Many of the boys and girls have speaking or solo parts and all are necessary for a successful program.
Boys and girls should be at the High School by 6:45 PM and sit with parents until called to line up in the hallway. For safety reasons, students should please stay seated and not run in the halls. Make bathroom stops first before going in to sit down. Please keep coats in the seats because students will return to their parents at the end of the program.
A bake sale will be held at the program this year with proceeds going to the fund for students with negative balances in their lunch accounts.
I hope you can all find time in this busy holiday season to sit back, relax, and enjoy our performance. Thank you for your support of the music program.
Happy Holidays!
Musically,
Mrs. Bright, Music Teacher
The fifth graders are busy preparing for their holiday program, “Pictures of December”. Boys and girls should wear good school clothes.
The program will be held Tuesday, December 16th at 7:00 P.M. at Sparta High School auditorium. We will have a dress rehearsal run-through that same day at 1:30 P.M. for any who are unable to come in the evening. All boys and girls are still needed and expected to come for the evening performance. Many of the boys and girls have speaking or solo parts and all are necessary for a successful program.
Boys and girls should be at the High School by 6:45 PM and sit with parents until called to line up in the hallway. For safety reasons, students should please stay seated and not run in the halls. Make bathroom stops first before going in to sit down. Please keep coats in the seats because students will return to their parents at the end of the program.
A bake sale will be held at the program this year with proceeds going to the fund for students with negative balances in their lunch accounts.
I hope you can all find time in this busy holiday season to sit back, relax, and enjoy our performance. Thank you for your support of the music program.
Happy Holidays!
Musically,
Mrs. Bright, Music Teacher
Monday, November 3, 2008
5th Grade Writing Assignment
Writing Assignment
Most families have their own special traditions during the holidays. Some of you may go visit grandma or other relatives. You may serve certain foods during the holidays or bake special cookies. Some of you may go to church or travel on a vacation to someplace warm. Maybe you take special shopping trips, play out in the snow, go hunting or just spend time together with your family.
Because our program this year is titled, “Pictures of December”, your assignment is to draw a picture of your family traditions during the holidays, any time from Thanksgiving to New Years and then write about your traditions in the drawing. You will be able to go into more details if you choose one event such as putting up or decorating the tree, baking, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day rather than giving an overview of the whole holiday season.
You need to have a drawing on one paper which I will provide, and then two paragraphs describing your drawing. Your drawing may be pen, pencil, colors, or markers. No computer-generated drawings accepted. Each paragraph needs at least 5 sentences. Of course, feel free to do more! You may type it if you like. The final draft is due Dec. 4th. Rough drafts are due November 18. I will be grading on your ideas (details), word choice (descriptive adjectives), conventions (spelling, punctuation), and presentation.
Most families have their own special traditions during the holidays. Some of you may go visit grandma or other relatives. You may serve certain foods during the holidays or bake special cookies. Some of you may go to church or travel on a vacation to someplace warm. Maybe you take special shopping trips, play out in the snow, go hunting or just spend time together with your family.
Because our program this year is titled, “Pictures of December”, your assignment is to draw a picture of your family traditions during the holidays, any time from Thanksgiving to New Years and then write about your traditions in the drawing. You will be able to go into more details if you choose one event such as putting up or decorating the tree, baking, Christmas Eve or Christmas Day rather than giving an overview of the whole holiday season.
You need to have a drawing on one paper which I will provide, and then two paragraphs describing your drawing. Your drawing may be pen, pencil, colors, or markers. No computer-generated drawings accepted. Each paragraph needs at least 5 sentences. Of course, feel free to do more! You may type it if you like. The final draft is due Dec. 4th. Rough drafts are due November 18. I will be grading on your ideas (details), word choice (descriptive adjectives), conventions (spelling, punctuation), and presentation.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Mrs. Bright's conference times and places
For Your Information
I will be at Cataract for conferences on Tuesday, October 14 from 3:30-4:30. I will be at Lakeview Montessori from 4:45 -6:30 P.M.
I will be at Meadowview Intermediate from 3:30-6:30 on October 16 and again Friday morning from 7:30-10:30 A. M. Please look for me in the library.
Musically,
Mrs. Bright
I will be at Cataract for conferences on Tuesday, October 14 from 3:30-4:30. I will be at Lakeview Montessori from 4:45 -6:30 P.M.
I will be at Meadowview Intermediate from 3:30-6:30 on October 16 and again Friday morning from 7:30-10:30 A. M. Please look for me in the library.
Musically,
Mrs. Bright
October MV Music News
October Music News MVI 2008
Students are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the recorders. We will not start working on them officially until Oct. 24th for 4th grade and January for 5th grade. Any students bringing recorders from home should bring them to music beginning Oct. 21st.
We will continue playing rhythms and singing rounds and partner songs to hear harmony. We have been doing worksheets and other activities to help us learn musical terms, dynamics and tempo markings. Watch for homework assignments connected with that. Some students have been late with worksheets. Students have music on days 3, 4, or 5 at Meadowview. Please remind them to be prepared for class. We have been working on music vocabulary. Most musical terms are in Italian because that is where they originated from so you may hear vocabulary that doesn’t sound familiar. 4th grade will soon be learning note names on the staff.
We will also be singing and listening to majors and minor tonality. Halloween songs are primarily in minor. We will have some fun accompanying and singing seasonal songs.
I have a wonderful group of singers in 5th grade choir, “The Meadowlarks”. We are working on our breathing and vocal technique. We are also practicing songs for Veterans Day.
I will be at Meadowview for conferences on Thursday, Oct. 16th 3:30- 6:30 p.m. and on Friday, the 17th from 7:30 until 10:30 a.m.
Musically,
Mrs. Bright
Students are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the recorders. We will not start working on them officially until Oct. 24th for 4th grade and January for 5th grade. Any students bringing recorders from home should bring them to music beginning Oct. 21st.
We will continue playing rhythms and singing rounds and partner songs to hear harmony. We have been doing worksheets and other activities to help us learn musical terms, dynamics and tempo markings. Watch for homework assignments connected with that. Some students have been late with worksheets. Students have music on days 3, 4, or 5 at Meadowview. Please remind them to be prepared for class. We have been working on music vocabulary. Most musical terms are in Italian because that is where they originated from so you may hear vocabulary that doesn’t sound familiar. 4th grade will soon be learning note names on the staff.
We will also be singing and listening to majors and minor tonality. Halloween songs are primarily in minor. We will have some fun accompanying and singing seasonal songs.
I have a wonderful group of singers in 5th grade choir, “The Meadowlarks”. We are working on our breathing and vocal technique. We are also practicing songs for Veterans Day.
I will be at Meadowview for conferences on Thursday, Oct. 16th 3:30- 6:30 p.m. and on Friday, the 17th from 7:30 until 10:30 a.m.
Musically,
Mrs. Bright
Friday, September 5, 2008
5th Grade Choir
To: 5th Grade Parents
From: Mrs. Bright
Re: 5th Grade Choir
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Choir will meet on Day 3 from 2:30 – 3:10 P.M. We will begin September 11, 2008. The only requirements for being in choir are a joy of singing and a commitment to being at every choir practice. Three unexcused absences will mean dismissal from choir.
The main goal for choir will be to expand our singing skills and repertoire and to perform for events. We perform at many events throughout the year such as the Veterans program at school, caroling at the Morrow Home, walking and singing in the Sparta holiday parade, singing at our holiday school program, going on a trip to Winona for a songfest in the spring and singing for awards day. This is a year-long commitment that the boys and girls need to take seriously in order to represent Sparta well as we perform at these public functions.
Thank you for your interest and support of this music enrichment activity.
Mrs. Bright
If interested, please sign and return the following form by September 11, 2008.
My child has my permission to be in choir.
Parent’s signature___________________________________________________
Child’s signature___________________________________________________
Phone____________________________________________________________
From: Mrs. Bright
Re: 5th Grade Choir
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Choir will meet on Day 3 from 2:30 – 3:10 P.M. We will begin September 11, 2008. The only requirements for being in choir are a joy of singing and a commitment to being at every choir practice. Three unexcused absences will mean dismissal from choir.
The main goal for choir will be to expand our singing skills and repertoire and to perform for events. We perform at many events throughout the year such as the Veterans program at school, caroling at the Morrow Home, walking and singing in the Sparta holiday parade, singing at our holiday school program, going on a trip to Winona for a songfest in the spring and singing for awards day. This is a year-long commitment that the boys and girls need to take seriously in order to represent Sparta well as we perform at these public functions.
Thank you for your interest and support of this music enrichment activity.
Mrs. Bright
If interested, please sign and return the following form by September 11, 2008.
My child has my permission to be in choir.
Parent’s signature___________________________________________________
Child’s signature___________________________________________________
Phone____________________________________________________________
September Music News
2008
Meadowview Intermediate
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I am anxiously looking forward to meeting my new students and to welcoming familiar faces back! It is always an exciting time of year.
I am at three buildings again this year: Cataract, Lakeview Montessori and Meadowview Intermediate. I see all students twice a week for thirty minutes. I start at Cataract and travel to Lakeview on Days 1 and 2. On Days 3, 4 and 5 I am at Meadowview all day. Please feel free to contact me at Meadowview 269-2187, extension #2223, at home 786-1859 or via e-mail cbright@spartan.org.
The music curriculum, based on the National Standards for Music Education, guides what children should know and be able to do in music. The nine standards are:
1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
The first month of school we will be finding our voices again and tuning them up to be able to match pitches. We will use the solfege syllables to help us with that. We will be reviewing note names and values, tapping out simple rhythm patterns and working on mallet technique with the Orff instruments. I follow all the same homework and grading guidelines as stated in the student handbook. It is important for students to be prepared with assignments on music days. All district literacy initiatives are also supported in music classes. Students will be doing reading and writing assignments following 6 Traits guidelines.
This year the 5th graders will have a holiday program on Dec. 16th, at 7:00 P.M. at the high school. They will improve their recorder skills starting in January. The 4th grade will have a spring program on April 7 at 7:00 P.M. also at the high school. They will use their recorders beginning in November. An order form will be coming home soon for students without recorders. Those forms and monies are due September 20th in the music room.
I’m looking forward to working with your son/daughter, strengthening their listening, singing, moving, creating and performing skills.
Musically,
Mrs. Bright
Meadowview Intermediate
Dear Parents and Guardians,
I am anxiously looking forward to meeting my new students and to welcoming familiar faces back! It is always an exciting time of year.
I am at three buildings again this year: Cataract, Lakeview Montessori and Meadowview Intermediate. I see all students twice a week for thirty minutes. I start at Cataract and travel to Lakeview on Days 1 and 2. On Days 3, 4 and 5 I am at Meadowview all day. Please feel free to contact me at Meadowview 269-2187, extension #2223, at home 786-1859 or via e-mail cbright@spartan.org.
The music curriculum, based on the National Standards for Music Education, guides what children should know and be able to do in music. The nine standards are:
1. Singing, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
2. Performing on instruments, alone and with others, a varied repertoire of music.
3. Improvising melodies, variations, and accompaniments.
4. Composing and arranging music within specified guidelines.
5. Reading and notating music.
6. Listening to, analyzing, and describing music.
7. Evaluating music and music performances.
8. Understanding relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts.
9. Understanding music in relation to history and culture.
The first month of school we will be finding our voices again and tuning them up to be able to match pitches. We will use the solfege syllables to help us with that. We will be reviewing note names and values, tapping out simple rhythm patterns and working on mallet technique with the Orff instruments. I follow all the same homework and grading guidelines as stated in the student handbook. It is important for students to be prepared with assignments on music days. All district literacy initiatives are also supported in music classes. Students will be doing reading and writing assignments following 6 Traits guidelines.
This year the 5th graders will have a holiday program on Dec. 16th, at 7:00 P.M. at the high school. They will improve their recorder skills starting in January. The 4th grade will have a spring program on April 7 at 7:00 P.M. also at the high school. They will use their recorders beginning in November. An order form will be coming home soon for students without recorders. Those forms and monies are due September 20th in the music room.
I’m looking forward to working with your son/daughter, strengthening their listening, singing, moving, creating and performing skills.
Musically,
Mrs. Bright
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Welcome Back Music Students
I am so excited to meet all my new students. I can't wait to hear all the new voices.
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