Ms. Perry and I will be holding auditions for our Spring Musical Once On This Island Jr. when we return from Winter Break. Students in 5th through 8th grade are welcome to audition; please see the attached letter and permission slip for more information about this process. Also, click on the image to the left to learn more about this show. All students who wish to audition must return a signed permission slip by Tuesday, January 6th.
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This week, 5th graders are working on the note low E on their recorders, and are challenging their recorder skills with this fun but fast song. Click below for the play along tracks for "Shrimps on Tour". Chorus students can practice their songs for our Holiday performances by listening to recordings I made with my iPhone during rehearsal on Tuesday. Just click on the audio players below each song! And download the lyrics of the songs by clicking HERE. Click on the image of the song on the left to hear a professional recording of this song! 4th graders are learning 2 songs for the Holiday Assembly this year, both of which are in Spanish! Ms. Perry will be helping the students learn the Spanish words as well as the customs and traditions of the countries these songs come from, while I will be focusing on the musical aspect of the songs. Students can watch the videos below to practice the songs at home; words can be viewed by clicking the button below. Mi Burrito Sabanero (Original)Mi Burrito Sabanero (As Performed by Juanes)Gatatumba17.GATATUMBA from carmonias on Vimeo. After an exciting first quarter here at Stone, I look forward to discussing student progress during parent-teacher conferences on Wednesday, November 12th! If you would like to make an appointment to meet with me, please send me an email at [email protected]. Otherwise, feel free to stop by the Library to meet with me, or just say hello!
As part of the World Weavers Program, 6th graders travelled to the Art Institute of Chicago to explore the many textiles on display at the museum, including a visit to a special exhibit by Ethel Stein who is a master weaver. The students adeptly utilized their art vocabulary as they discussed each piece they experienced with both our artist-in-residence Mr. Eller and another Urban Gateways artist Ms. Yun. Check out the pictures below from our trip! On Friday, October 17th, students in kindergarten through the 4th grade at Stone were treated to a performance by the Piel Morena Contemporary Dance company. The five performers used dance to tell the story of the well-known children's book "Have You Filled A Bucket Today" by Carol McCloud. After the performance the dancers talked with the students about being kind and "filling each other's buckets," then taught the students a dance routine to the song "Happy". After the performance was over, the dancers enjoyed answering students' questions about what it's like to be a professional dancer. Enjoy these photos from the performance! After school Chorus will begin on Tuesday, October 14th and run on every Tuesday until Winter Break. Chorus will take place in the Auditorium from 3:15-4:15 and is open to students in 2nd through 5th grade. Students interested in joining must return a signed permission slip to me as soon as possible. If the permission slip I sent home was lost, please click below to download a copy of it. Please send me an email if you have any questions!
Thank you to all of the students and families who attended our first-ever Arts Residency Kick Off event! The evening was full of music, art, and fun! Those in attendance were treated to an introduction of all of Stone's fabulous arts opportunities, an amazing sitar performance by 8th grader Faith G., a gallery of impressive textiles from the Minasian Rug Collection, and an awesome performance by Edgar Gabriel's StringFusion. I am very much looking forward to an enriching year of arts education at Stone, and hope you are too! |
AuthorMr. Marsland teaches K-8 music at Stone Scholastic Academy in Chicago, IL. Archives
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