I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend with family this Labor Day Weekend. As we return, I wanted to let you know that chorus is officially up and running for any 4th and 5th grade student wishing to sing and perform. We meet every Thursday from 2:30 - 3:30. Please ensure you have signed up using the online form on this link: https://dolvinmusicendicott.blogspot.com/p/dolvin-chorus.html. Please ensure you click the submit button for their information to be properly transmitted. In addition, please consider joining our Remind group to receive constant updates and reminders as we move through the year. Chorus polo shirts will be purchased through the online payment system this year. All information and needed links can be found on the chorus page. Last, we will communicate through Google Classroom. I will send an email once we are up and running with the join code so your students have access to news, notes, lyrics, and tracks for practice.
We are excited to announce the 3rd grade musical, "Dig It", is back and running! I will be placing a link to lyrics and audition scripts for students to practice at home. The show will be Oct. 18th. Auditions will be held within the next two weeks. Be looking for practice papers!
2nd graders will be working on their musical, "Spaced Out", to align with their 2nd grade science curriculum. We will also hold auditions within the next few weeks. Paperwork will come home with your children based on their interest in particular part assignments. The date for the show will be November 1st.
Kindergarten and 1st graders will be playing instruments, games, and performing folk dances to internalize steady beat and differentiate between beat and rhythm. We will be moving into reading and writing basic rhythmic notations over the course of the month. Ask Me Cards (or notes via Seesaw) will be coming home soon!
You may not have noticed, but due to the 10-day count, we lost one day of Mr. Denney. I will be updating the schedule soon, but have picked up 3 more classes; therefore, Class Dojo and Seesaw have not yet really kicked off. It is my intention to get the new classes loaded and running as soon as possible so you may begin seeing all of the wonderful things we are doing in class. In addition, you may have noticed a silence on social media. That is because I was waiting on the media release forms to be submitted. Now that all forms have been properly assessed, I hope to post pictures and videos of student work beginning this week!
Speaking of posting! My Music Tech Team hopes to have their first podcast up and running this week with a special interview with new Dolvin principal, Karen Cooke! The kids are so excited and we hope you will be too! Check back for updates!
