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My Dad (and mom) instilled a love of music and reading in me. He was always singing. He will be missed.
Monday, 16 April 2018
Where is Ms. Hayward?
My Dad (and mom) instilled a love of music and reading in me. He was always singing. He will be missed.
Friday, 6 April 2018
"Oh, Mr. Sun - Please Shine Down on Me!"
It may not feel too Spring-y out there this week but in the music room we've been singing in the season and on the go!
This week the SKs have been learning new songs all about Spring-time. We've been singing about rain and robins and Mr. Sun. Today, we tried to convince Mr. Sun to come out to shine with some great singing (and it seemed he listened - even if it was at the very end of the day. Hopefully, he'll
stick around for the weekend!)
This week the JKs have been learning new songs all about Transportation. We started with a very popular one - "The Wheels on the Bus". We especially had fun with the bus horn (though it did sound like we had a few ducks on the bus in one class. In another we had all sorts of animals on the bus).
This week the SKs have been learning new songs all about Spring-time. We've been singing about rain and robins and Mr. Sun. Today, we tried to convince Mr. Sun to come out to shine with some great singing (and it seemed he listened - even if it was at the very end of the day. Hopefully, he'll
stick around for the weekend!)
(Please note: video is just audio - next time we'll place the device farther away from Ms. Hayward's big voice)
This week the JKs have been learning new songs all about Transportation. We started with a very popular one - "The Wheels on the Bus". We especially had fun with the bus horn (though it did sound like we had a few ducks on the bus in one class. In another we had all sorts of animals on the bus).
The grade ones have worked so hard on their musical rhythms and inventions that this week we had a big "Let's Sing Together" day and picked some of our favourites to sing while accompanying the songs on our rhythm instruments.
Next week officially starts our practicing for Arts Night. Mr. Oliver has put together a very interesting program and it is sure to be a great night of art and music (more to come ...)
Monday, 26 March 2018
A Note About Arts Night
It was lovely to see everyone's smiling faces back after Spring Break.
We got back into the swing of things by singing some of our old favourites (yep, that includes Peanut Butter) and learning a new Spring-y song - Oh, Mr. Sun.
We can't wait to learn lots of new songs and to get ready for our upcoming Arts Night.
We'd like to share with you this note regarding that:
We are excited to let you know that our Arts' Night performances this year will be held at The City Church auditorium located on Argentina road, just a 3 minute drive from the school. With this new venue, we have extra lighting, surround sound, a larger and higher stage, more seating, and much more! This will give you and your family the opportunity to enjoy the Arts' Night performance even more in a theatre environment.
With the new venue location,
please note that the JK - Grade 2 performance date has
been changed to May 17th.
We got back into the swing of things by singing some of our old favourites (yep, that includes Peanut Butter) and learning a new Spring-y song - Oh, Mr. Sun.
We can't wait to learn lots of new songs and to get ready for our upcoming Arts Night.
We'd like to share with you this note regarding that:
We are excited to let you know that our Arts' Night performances this year will be held at The City Church auditorium located on Argentina road, just a 3 minute drive from the school. With this new venue, we have extra lighting, surround sound, a larger and higher stage, more seating, and much more! This will give you and your family the opportunity to enjoy the Arts' Night performance even more in a theatre environment.
Monday, 19 March 2018
An Announcement from St. Jude's Academy
Hello all,
Hope everyone is having a wonderful March Break.
I am now busily editing some photos from Spirit Week and music class which I hope will be ready to share soon.
In the meantime, I would like to share with you this information flyer about our new St. Jude's Football Club. It is a very exciting opportunity!
Hope everyone is having a wonderful March Break.
I am now busily editing some photos from Spirit Week and music class which I hope will be ready to share soon.
In the meantime, I would like to share with you this information flyer about our new St. Jude's Football Club. It is a very exciting opportunity!
Saturday, 3 March 2018
'There was a man lived in the moon ..."
This week we continued our "World of Songs" by learning a folk song from Korea asking a little blue bird to not disturb a flowering bean plant or the jelly-maker would be sad. Together we decided on what dynamic and tempo would be best to express the sadness of the song. We decided on soft and slow because it sure sounded silly loud and fast!
Then we learned a frog song from Japan and even got to hop around while we sang it.
Later in the week, we took a break from our travels to revisit a favourite song, Aikendrum and got to make our own Aikendrum bobbleheads. Mr. Aikendrum lives in the moon and he is made up entirely of food!
Then we learned a frog song from Japan and even got to hop around while we sang it.
Later in the week, we took a break from our travels to revisit a favourite song, Aikendrum and got to make our own Aikendrum bobbleheads. Mr. Aikendrum lives in the moon and he is made up entirely of food!
Saturday, 24 February 2018
"A World of Song" (Continued ...)
After an exciting week last week (100 Day!, Pancake Tuesday, Valentines Day, PD Day!) and a (hopefully) fun and relaxing long weekend, we were back our "travelling" around the world learning new songs. This week we "traveled" to Europe and learned songs from two countries.
An Austrian Went Yodelling (Austria)
and Rock-a-Bye, Baby Bear (Latvia)
We also sang some of our favourites of the songs we learned on our "travels" (Ram-Sam-Sam is particularly popular) and some of our old favourites (Peanut Butter still tops the list!)
The students were also super excited to find the newest Rhythm Shakers added to our Rhythm Instrument Box.
An Austrian Went Yodelling (Austria)
and Rock-a-Bye, Baby Bear (Latvia)
We also sang some of our favourites of the songs we learned on our "travels" (Ram-Sam-Sam is particularly popular) and some of our old favourites (Peanut Butter still tops the list!)
The students were also super excited to find the newest Rhythm Shakers added to our Rhythm Instrument Box.
Sunday, 18 February 2018
a World of Song ...
Wow! The last few weeks have flown by ... I guess that's what happens when you're busy making music. And that's what we have been doing in music class making lots and lots of beautiful music. Fast Music. Slow Music. Quiet Music. LOUD Music.
Both the JKs and the SKs have been "travelling the world" through songs.
We started in Canada. We sang My Paddle Keen and Bright while keeping the beat and rowing our canoes together. We sang all about Sandwiches ("Sandwiches are beautiful. Sandwiches are find. I like sandwiches; I eat them all the time") by iconic Canadian children's musician, Fred Penner. And we learned Skinnamarink" by equally iconic Canadian children's musicians, Sharon, Lois & Bram (though we still aren't quite sure what a skinnamarink is).
Then we "flew" across the ocean to Morocco at the top of Africa and learned the song A Ram-Sam-Sam. We then learned A Kapsule, a song about friendship from Angola, and a call-and-response tag game from Ghana called Che Che Koolay.
Next we headed back across the ocean to Mexico and and rode El Treyn and then finished the week off in Chile where we sang, Canta, Canta, Pajarito ("Sing, Sing, Little Bird") in hopes that Spring will be here soon.
We also had a lot of fun accompanying our new songs with a brand new set of rhythm instruments that I purchased for us (who knew maracas would be such a big hit!).
Here we have a video of some of our smallest 100 year olds on 100 Day singing the song A Kapasule that we just learned. They take turns sharing our new rhythm instruments, clapping their hands (because we all are our own instruments), and holding the world. The words to the song mean, "My friend" and "How are you?".
Our grade 1 friends have started learning about the musical instrument families and how they make sound. They will continue to explore all sorts of instruments and then they will get to be musical inventors and design/invent their own musical instrument. I can't wait to see what they come up with!
Both the JKs and the SKs have been "travelling the world" through songs.
We started in Canada. We sang My Paddle Keen and Bright while keeping the beat and rowing our canoes together. We sang all about Sandwiches ("Sandwiches are beautiful. Sandwiches are find. I like sandwiches; I eat them all the time") by iconic Canadian children's musician, Fred Penner. And we learned Skinnamarink" by equally iconic Canadian children's musicians, Sharon, Lois & Bram (though we still aren't quite sure what a skinnamarink is).
Then we "flew" across the ocean to Morocco at the top of Africa and learned the song A Ram-Sam-Sam. We then learned A Kapsule, a song about friendship from Angola, and a call-and-response tag game from Ghana called Che Che Koolay.
Next we headed back across the ocean to Mexico and and rode El Treyn and then finished the week off in Chile where we sang, Canta, Canta, Pajarito ("Sing, Sing, Little Bird") in hopes that Spring will be here soon.
We also had a lot of fun accompanying our new songs with a brand new set of rhythm instruments that I purchased for us (who knew maracas would be such a big hit!).
Our grade 1 friends have started learning about the musical instrument families and how they make sound. They will continue to explore all sorts of instruments and then they will get to be musical inventors and design/invent their own musical instrument. I can't wait to see what they come up with!
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