Wizard of Oz Hit Songs

Follow the Yellowbrick Road / We're Off to See the Wizard

If I Only Had a Brain

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Munchkin Welcome Song

It Really Was No Miracle

January Update

So much going on right now as our classes and choirs prepare for upcoming performances, field trips, and assessments for report cards.  Please make note of the following upcoming events.

Monday, January 29 - Room 17, 18, 11 are attending the Seussical Musical at Westwood.   We are leaving at 12:30.  *All students who go home or daycare for lunch need to have it at school.  A few students haven't returned forms.  This is a required/mandatory event.

Thursday, February 1- Room 3, 4, 5 are attending the Seussical Musical at Westwood.  We are leaving at 9:30.   A few students haven't returned forms yet.  This is a required/mandatory event.

Thursday, February 15 - Room 14, 16, 12, 9 (Grade 1/2) will be singing at the SJASD Music Celebration at Sturgeon Creek United Church (207 Thompson Drive).  Please be there for 5:10.  Warm-up starts at 5:20 and we perform at 5:50.  We will finished at 6:10 and families are welcome to leave or stay and watch some other choirs perform. All students must be accompanied by an adult.  Dress is black pants/skirts, a short-sleeve t-shirt, and indoor shoes (no heals).  Choir shirts will be provided at the event.

Friday, February 23 - Report card writing for teachers.  No school for students.

Monday, February 26 - All Grade 3-5 students will be attending the 100th Winnipeg Music Festival at Westminister United Church (745 Westminster Ave).  Room 3,4,5 perform in the morning and Room 17, 18, 11 perform in the afternoon.  All students are required to attend this event as it's part of their learning experiences and all transportation and costs are covered.  *All students who go home or daycare for lunch need to have it at school.  Families are invited to attend.  General admission is $5.00 and children under 12 are free.  Dress is black pants/skirts, a short-sleeve t-shirt, and indoor shoes (no heals).  Choir shirts will be provided.

Congratulations to 30 Grade 4/5 students who sang at the MB Moose Game on Saturday, January 13.  Check it out!

Yes I Can!

This week I attended several professional development workshops and one particular person that I am in awe of and appreciate with so much respect is Canadian musician, Alvin Law.  I think there are many lessons, for the young and old, that we can learn from and aspire to as we hear Alvin's story.

Alvin had a great honor to be the drummer for this amazing song, We're the Superhumans.  From this day on, no matter, the challenge or difficulty, we all need to adopt the "Yes, I can!" attitude.

Storytelling and Music

One of my favorite things to do is read stories and create mini dramas and music to them.  This past week the Grade 1/2 classes have been listening, acting, and playing to fun stories that connect us to the fall season.

Choir Songs

Room 3, 4, 5 Choir Song

This is My Wish

(Auditions - Friday, Oct. 13 - 11:40 in music room)

Room 17, 18, 11 Choir Song

In Flanders Fields

(Auditions - Monday, Oct. 16, 11:40 music room)

Grade 1/2 Choir Song

Hearts Around the World

Reach for the Stars

The Cat Came Back

Today the Grade 1 classes got to enjoy the fun song "The Cat Came Back."  Listening to song 'stories' is a great way to build literacy awareness, oral language skills, critical-thinking, comprehension, and self-expression.

Vocabulary: cat, yellow, farm, farmer, tractor, trucker, truck, pilot, plane, train, train conductor, little girl

Some great questions ask about the song:
What color was the cat in this story? Why do you think Mr. Johnson wanted to give the cat away? Who was the first person that Mr. Johnson gave the cat to? What were the sequence of events? How do you think the cat felt each time Mr. Johnson gave him away? How many times did the cat go back to Mr. Johnson? Can a cat really a drive a truck, fly a plane or eat up an entire field of corn? Is this story real or make-believe? How did the story end? How do you think the cat felt when the little girl took him home? Why do you think he felt that way? What was your favorite part of the story? What do you think the little girl named the cat?  What was the song form?

Concert Videos Online!

Just up!  Winter concert videos!  Enjoy!

Kinder - Grade 3

Grade 4 - 5

Aboriginal Drumming

Teaching us about the circle shape

Today Mrs. McGurry, our Aboriginal Education Teacher for St. James-Assiniboia SD came and taught one of our Kindergarten classes about the aboriginal drum.   We learned that the skins are made of elk, moose and deer.  We learned that a drum is a living thing and should be respected.  The sound of the drum is the heart beat of life.  Mrs. Rempel learned it is important to take care of our drums by 'watering' them.  Mrs. McGurry even taught us the friendship dance and the meaning of the circle shape.  Thank-you so much for sharing this wonderful gift.

Showing us how a drum is created

Trying out the drums

Trying to keep the beat with the rattles and drums

Here are a few beautiful songs and story that we can listen to that share this beautiful culture.

Anishinaabe Spirit Bear Song

Anishinaabek Turtle song 

The Drum Calls Softly

I'm a Gummy Bear?!

Learning patterns to the Gummy Bear song

Today the Grade 1 classes were introduced to the Drums Alive program.

Our 3 rules are:

1. safety

2. respect

3. participate (who doesn't?!)

Our first song is learning patterns.  We realize that we have to know our RIGHT and LEFT or we can easily get mixed up and bump into someone.  We also have to be able to count to 8, feel the beat, follow the pattern (teacher) and listen to the music all at the same time.  It's hard at first but fun when we all get it!  Once we know it, we can start singing along!

The form of the song is ABCADBCAEAF.  Wow!  That's alot to remember!

Drums Alive!

For the next few weeks we are testing out our rhythm skills in music as we learn some aerobic routines / music patterns using drum sticks and exercise balls.  Here are a few videos we've tried so far:

Party Rock!

Wipeout!

Art Videos

Just in!!!  Our Celebration of the Arts videos are published.  Congratulations to all the students!

GRADE 2/3 French Dance

Grade 4/5 Tinikling Club

Grade 4/5 Tap Dance

Whole School - Wavin' Flag

Grade 4/5 Shining Moon (Nyam Sang Doun)

Farmer in the Dell

Today the Kindergarten music classes sang and played the Farmer in the Dell game.  We learned that a dell is a small valley between trees.

Landfill Orchestra

Did you know that trash can be someone else's treasure?  In some areas of the world, people are creating instruments from trash.  Watch the video above and see how music is transforming a nation and giving hope to wasteful places.

Playoff Anthem - Shout it Out!

This just shakin' down, the Winnipeg Jets are in the playoffs and Virgin Radio has released a new playoff anthem.  We'll be moving and celebrating at Stevenson this coming week as we enjoy it during music listening time.

Shout it out True North!

Miss Mary Mack Fun!

Today our Grade 1 classes read, sang and learned a simple version of the hand-clapping game of Miss Mary Mack.  We have some Grade 1 experts here to show us our version:

 

Here is the version that is shown above in the music.

Check out this fun song and body percussion piece called "Bim Bam."  Can you keep the pattern?

STEVENSON'S AWESOME SINGERS

Since September, all of the students have been learning about singing and practicing a song for our Remembrance Day assembly on Nov. 7th.  Here are their performances.  Congratulations!

Kindergarten and Grade 1 singing "We Remember"

Grade 2 & 3 Choir singing "One Dream"

Solos by Jessica and Kiera

Grade 4 & 5 Choir singing "Wakati Wa Amani"

(A Time of Peace - Swahili)