Specialists Newsletter
November 17, 2020
Art
- K-2 Art students are working on seasonal landscapes, holiday traditions and warm and cool colors. They are looking at the art of George Rodrigue.
- 3-6 Art students are working on Op Art, seasonal cultural themes, and showing depth through shading and perspective. They are looking at the art of Jacob Lawrence.
Music
We are starting the last week of our unit “Culture and Careers,” where we have been learning about patriotic music and the different kinds of jobs in the field of music. Each grade is learning one patriotic song:
K - This Land is Your Land
1st - Yankee Doodle
2nd - Thank You Soldiers
3rd - You’re a Grand Old Flag
4th, 5th & 6th - Star Spangled Banner
Library
- K-6 will learn about Ruby Bridges
- K-1 will learn about Bessie Stringfield
- Library visits this week will be with K, 1st, a few 4th and 6th grade classes
- Library Deliveries continue to happen on Mondays with some spillover into Tuesday
LTC
In LTC/Spanish students continue to work on their projects.
- 1 seasons
- 2 animals and movements
- 3 ladybugs
- 4 weather /clothing meteorologist
- 5 neighborhood /houses
- 6 The earth and Me
Physical Education
- In PE K-2 students will be working on rhythms and dance and activities to do outside PE class. During Health we will work on Healthy Bodies. Discussing Hygiene and Germs.
- In Grades 3-6 students will be working on underhand throwing and throwing challenges . In our Health component students will learn about Healthy Bodies.