Woodland Specials
Continuous Learning and Skills
Being creative at home!
Mr. A marchambeault@stgrsd.org
Mrs. Beebe sbeebe@stgrsd.org
Mrs. Peirce kpeirce@stgrsd.org
Mrs. Rousseau crousseau@stgrsd.org
Mrs. Welch kwelch@stgrsd.org
Music at Home
Hello from home, Woodland families!
I hope you are all healthy and happy and enjoying your time together. At the Peirce Home, we’ve been reading our favorite books, playing outside, and doing LOTS of singing!
I miss singing, listening, and playing games with your children in the music room. Here are some suggestions for how to bring music class into your own home. Have fun, but don’t feel obligated to complete all of them:
Pre-K
Favorite songs/games - have your child teach you how to play:
- Bee Bee Bumblebee (like Duck, Duck, Goose)
- London Bridge
- Doggie Doggie (guessing game)
Kindergarten
Favorite songs/games - have your child teach you how to play:
- Bee Bee Bumblebee & Charlie Over the Ocean (like Duck, Duck, Goose)
- Page’s Train (like London Bridge)
- Black Snake (hiding game)
- Doggie Doggie
- Naughty Kitty Cat (chasing game)
Songs for Listening
- The Carnival of the Animals, Camille Saint-Saëns - we’ve been discussing musical opposites (fast/slow, high/low, up/down, loud/soft). Check out this video of John Lithgow reading his book about this collection of songs
- Peter and the Wolf, Sergei Prokofiev - when we get back, we’ll discuss how each character is represented by a specific instrument. Check out this video with favorite characters telling the story
First Grade
Favorite songs/games - have your child teach you how to play:
- Bee Bee Bumblebee & Charlie Over the Ocean (like Duck, Duck, Goose)
- Page’s Train (like London Bridge)
- Black Snake (hiding game)
- Doggie Doggie
- Naughty Kitty Cat (chasing game)
Songs for Listening
- Franz Josef Haydn - Haydn wrote over 100 Symphonies. Some of the famous ones are The Clock Symphony, The Surprise Symphony, The Military Symphony, The Farewell Symphony
- Ludwig Von Beethoven - Beethoven wrote 9 Symphonies, along with many songs for violin and piano, like Für Elise. Check out the first movement of the 5th Symphony, the second movement of the 7th Symphony, and the final movement of the 9th Symphony.
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Mozart started composing when he was only 5 years old! One of his most famous songs is Eine Kleine Nachtmusik for string quartet.
- Beethoven's Wig - this group has created funny versions of famous classical songs.
Second Grade
Favorite songs/games - have your child teach you how to play:
- Bee Bee Bumblebee
- Apple Tree (like London Bridge)
- Dinah & Doggie Doggie (guessing games)
- Chicken in the Fencepost (this is a new racing game - they may not know how to play it yet)
Songs for Listening
We’ve been focusing on jazz in second grade music. We love listening to A Tisket, A Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald. She has many other great songs as well. I also recommend listening to music by Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. For some silliness/nostalgia, check out this video!
YouTube Channels
Here are some of my favorite YouTube channels for singing and dancing:
- Bounce Patrol
- Super Simple Songs
- Baby Joy Joy
- Jack Hartmann
- The Learning Station
- KidzBop Kids
Feel free to sing and listen to your own favorite songs as well!
I would love to hear from you! If you have any questions or other suggestions of songs and videos, or if you want to let me know what you’ve been doing, you can email me at kpeirce@stgrsd.org. I’ll be checking my email and responding from 4-6 pm every weekday and I can’t wait to hear about your musical adventures! Stay safe and enjoy your time together.
Physical Education at Home
Here are some physical education activities and resources for students in Mr. A's class. Students can participate in these activities at home while we are away from the gymnasium.
Week of 3/23 - 3/27
Warm Up Routine: Family Go Noodle - Fresh Start Fitness
"Let's Go" Warm Up this week!
https://family.gonoodle.com/channels/fresh-start-fitness
PE Activity: Physical Activity Log
Students can use this activity log to track their physical activity throughout the week.
ex. Active Outside 30 minutes, Walk with Family 20 minutes, Warm up Exercises 10 minutes
PE Activity: March "Drop Everything and Move Calendar"
Each day, students can complete a different activity on the calendar with a family member or with supervision.
I will be available for any questions you may have from 4-6 PM every weekday. Please email me at marchambeault@stgrsd.org
The activity log and March calendar can be downloaded from this page.
Thanks,
Mr. A.
Art at home!
During the next week (and with parental supervision), I would love for you to check out one of my favorite channels on YouTube for drawing called Art for Kids Hub. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5XMF3Inoi8R9nSI8ChOsdQ This channel follows an artist named Rob and his children as they post art lessons Monday through Friday, every other week.
Please look through their channel and follow a tutorial that looks the most fun to do. If more than one lesson catches your eye, you could do one every day! You can use any art materials you have at home: paper, crayons, pencils, paint.... whatever you have on hand and like to use.
And finally, it would make me SO HAPPY if you would send me pictures of yourselves making your art, or your finished product. I would like to include some photos of your creativity in our next newsletter!
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon. Happy creating!
Mrs. Beebe
Physical Education at Home with Mrs. Rousseau
Hope you all are keeping active and healthy during your time at home. Since the weather looks unpredictable this week, I've included a plan for you to do at home, inside, with not a lot of space required!
1. Start off with your Big-Dog Warm-up Routine
2. Play "Deck of Cards Animal Movements and Exercises"-see attached file.
3. Self-Care Moments-The Owl and the Guard Dog
4. Send answers to questions via e-mail to crousseau@stgrsd.org* Grade 2 only
If the weather happens to be decent please do get outside and play! Ride your bike, take your dog for a walk, play on your plays-cape, make a home made obstacle course. Be creative! Send me some pictures of you being active at home so that I can post them in our next week's newsletter. I'm looking forward to hearing from you all soon!
Keep active!
Mrs. Rousseau
Self-Care Moments
Please copy and paste the questions and send your response via e-mail to crousseau@stgrsd.org
Questions:
1.) What does the guard dog symbolize in this video?
2.) What does the wise owl symbolize in this video?
3.) What strategy can you use to calm the guard dog down?
4.) Do you think this is helpful to learn how your brain works? Why so?
Library and Technology with Mrs. Welch
Library Literature Connection
April is National Poetry Month, which is coming up very soon!
Below are activities for students in Pre-K through Grade 2 to create some poetry around the theme of Spring!
Acrostic Poems are simple and fun! In an Acrostic Poem, the first letter of each line is used for a word or a phrase that describes the subject of the poem. Our subject is SPRING! There is a link below to a worksheet you can print out and use to write your poem or follow the instructions for your grade level below. See the picture of the poem I wrote above!
Please save your poem and bring it with you when we get back to school. We will have Spring Acrostic Poems on display in the Library. You can also ask your grown-up to take a picture of your poem and e-mail it to me at kwelch@stgrsd.org. I would love to read them!
Directions for creating Spring Acrostic Poems by Grade Level:
PreK, Kindergarten and Grade 1 - Below is the template that I used to create my Acrostic Poem, that you can use too! You can also write the letters, S-P-R-I-N-G down the side of a piece of paper and write your words or phrases that way. After your write your poem, decorate it any way you would like to!
Grade 2 - You can follow the directions for PreK to Grade 1 or, if you would like to get some keyboard practice, you can go to ReadWriteThink's Acrostic Poem Maker. Here you can type your poem. Print out your poem or save it and bring it in with you when we get back to school for our Spring Acrostic Poem display in the Library. You can also ask your grown-up to e-mail the poem to me at kwelch@stgrsd.org. I would love to read them!
eBook Link - Here is a link to the book- Spring by Julie Murray. This is a non-fiction or informational book about the signs of Spring and this fun season!
Technology
PreK, Kindergarten and Grade 1 - The new season of Spring means the weather will change. We will get to put away our winter coats and boots because the weather is getting warmer! Here are a few learning activities for getting ready for all four seasons. These activities help us practice moving objects around the screen with a computer mouse or a track pad. They also help us with decision making and making connections to different seasons. 15 minutes of this activity is a good goal!
Dress for the Weather on Abcya.com - this is free on desktop and laptop computers but is a paid subscription for tablets and iPads. If that is not an option for you, please pick from the other two activities.
Peg + Cat Costume Box from PBSKids
Grade 2 - Keyboarding Practice - Pick from Dance Mat Typing - Level 2 or Typing Club to practice your keyboarding skills. Plan on 15 minutes of typing practice at least once during this week. Be sure to stretch out your fingers, hands, arms and shoulders like we do in class after using your computer or device.
I look forward to reading your Spring Acrostic Poems and seeing you soon!
Mrs. Welch
P.S. Here is the link to our Computer Lab Symbaloo that has all of our learning resources too!