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Week of October 17 -- Check it out! 3rd Graders are busy learning some important musical terms. We decided that we would try to make a living musical dictionay... AWESOME!!! Here is Mrs. Voliva's class's first entry on Accelerando and Crescendo

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Week of September 20 -- Reading rhythms can be a lot of fun. To be the BEST rhythm readers we can be, we needed to review a variety of notes. Check out the pictures below!
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====Week of September 13 -- We have been practicing for our performance at the September 27th PTO Meeting. We will be singing two songs with the Kindergarten Class. It is going to be a GREAT evening!!! I hope you can all join us for the fun!! :)====

====Week of September 6 -- This has been a crazy week! I FINALLY saw Mrs. Rutan's class for the first time!! They went over rules and procedures because this was their first day of class. They also did the Wavin' Flag dance. Fun times!==== Mrs. Voliva's class was cancelled due to their field trip to the YMCA. Although I was sad that they couldn't come to music, I know that water safety is VERY important. I am glad they know how to be safe in the water. Mrs. Anderson's class started to learn the song to Pete the Cat: Rocking in My School Shoes. Third grade will be singing and performing this book with the Kindergarten at the September 27 PTO meeting. They worked on developing an accompaniment to this book.

====Week of August 29 -- In October, we will be going to Grover C. Fields Middle School to see the Opera. This week, we are beginning our study of Opera and Pinocchio. Ms. Scott sang for us using her best 'broadway' style singing and then her best 'opera' style singing... boy it is loud! We discussed the different voice parts ====

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====We learned that Ms. Scott is a soprano!!! We also listened to a version of Pinocchio and discussed some of the elements of the story that make it fiction. Many students are familiar with the character of Pinocchio from the Shrek movies. ====

**August 22 - Hurricane Irene has made for an interesting start to the school year! **
===We will spend most of the class period going over the rules, procedures and drills (fire, tornado and lockdown) that will help keep us safe this year. After that we will be revisiting a favorite song from last year //Wavin' Flag// by K'naan. //Wavin' Flag// was made popular during the 2010 World Cup soccer games in South Africa. This year we are adding an 'energizer dance!' It's a blast!! ===

**Mark you calendar and get excited! Opera Express is coming!! ** Opera Express, Opera Carolina's educational touring company, engages children and families throughout the Carolinas with professional performances of opera for young people. These delightful productions help students understand and appreciate opera as an art form that integrates all of the fine arts and humanities and help teachers use opera as a classroom resource. This year we will be going to Grover C. Fields to see //Pinocchio.// //Pinocchio// is an operatic adaptation of the classic children's story using music from great operas by Mozart, Offenbach, Donizetti, Pergolesi, Sullivan, and Verdi. The old clock maker Gepetto has always wanted a son. He begins carving a puppet and with the Old Blue Lady's help the puppet, Pinocchio, becomes a real boy. Gepetto sends him off to school when, on his way, he meets Wolf and Cat, who slyly convince him that school is no place for a boy. The three set off to skip school and when Pinocchio finally returns home, Gepetto eagerly asks him about his day. With each lie Pinocchio's nose grows, teaching him the value of telling the truth. Opera Express Website = =