In 2013, I wrote this song with Ryan Miller for our school and we have been enjoying singing it for the last several years. Even though we can't sing it right now in the classroom, we are learning the movements. The message is still the same as we care for ourselves and each other, coming here to learn new things.
Monday, 11 January 2021
Saturday, 5 December 2020
Saturday, 28 November 2020
The Nutcracker
We have embarked on a new adventure and story for this season. We are learning about the ballet, the classic Nutcracker story by E.T.A. Hoffman and music by Peter Tchaikovsky.
Check out the story
Winnipeg's Royal Ballet Company Nutcracker
Learn more about the composer of the Nutcracker music
History of ballet
Thursday, 26 November 2020
When I'm Gone
In the spring when our schools went to remote because of covid, the St. James Elementary Music teachers worked on a virtual singing project. Here is our version of the cups song, When I'm Gone.
Celebrating 45 Years!
The MB Orff Chapter is celebrating 45 years of membership. Thank you educators for supporting music education and the training of professional music teachers in our province. We are truly blessed!
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
MusicPlay Online
Our classes have been exploring a number of games and activities with the MusicPlay Online website.
Some of our favorites so far are:
Thursday, 12 November 2020
Music Composition
As we continue to explore rhythms, we are moving into practicing our own creations. Thank-you to MusicPlayOnline for this great website and resource for teaching music in so many ways.
Memories
I am really missing singing with my students and this beautiful video really is touching. Memories bring back you!
Thursday, 29 October 2020
Light a Candle for Peace
As we prepare for our in class Remembrance Day 'assemblies' on Tuesday, November 10, we are learning a new ASL song, Light a Candle for Peace.
Wednesday, 23 September 2020
O Canada ASL
We are so excited to be learning a new way to do O Canada this year. Because we have some singing restrictions because of Covid-19, we decided we needed to figure out how to do O Canada every morning without singing. We are learning American Sign Language. Thank you to the Manitoba School for the Deaf for providing us with this video of your signs. Thank you to Mrs. Bowering for teaching us. We have been enjoying learning it together and look forward to the day when our whole school can gather again in an assembly to sing and sign our national anthem together.
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