Sunday, November 13, 2016

What a Great Performance!

We would like to share the performances from the Festival of Nations with you. Despite the rainy weather at the Festival of Nations, the Grade Two students gave a fantastic performance!

In Music class students have been focusing on "Rhythms All Around Us."  They explored greeting words in different languages--Hola, Hello, Kalimera, Hi, Anyoung haseyo, Konnichi wa, Ni Hao, Oi, and Namaste.  You could hear their various body percussion sounds with the rhythms of the words.  They even sang this song in a three-part canon!

At the beginning of the year, new friendships are forming.  Grade Twos sang about "Good Friends."  The students sang a medley of songs celebrating friendship.  This medley included songs about food. They learned two songs in Spanish, one called "Bate, Bate" and one called "Chocolate."  They explored making their own rhythm claps.  They also had fun singing some traditional songs, including "Don't Put Your Junk In My Back Yard," "One Bottle of Pop," and "Fish and Chips and Vinegar."

Ms. Handel-Johnson and I were so proud of the way the students said their lines so clearly and with expression.

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