MES Counseling and Music Spotlight
January 2017
January Classroom Guidance Topics
Kindergarten: Managing frustration and disappointment with positive coping skills. Practicing using breathing as a way to calm down. (Belly Breathe video below)
First grade: Identifying uncomfortable feelings (disappointment and frustration), recognizing body responses, and coping strategies (breathing, counting, "I" messages, and asking for help.)
Second grade: Learning to manage embarrassment and handling making mistake. (Home Link attached below).
Third grade: Managing disappointment and handling anger appropriately. (Home Link attached below).
Fourth grade: identifying uncomfortable feelings such as anger and frustration and learning positive ways to cope with the emotions. (Home Link attached below)
Fifth grade: Identifying our personal anxieties and learning to calm down through positive coping strategies such as breathing, counting, and positive self talk. (Home Link attached below)
Individual Counseling
Music News with Mrs. Scaggs
Blue Ribbon Assembly- October
Veteran's Day- November
Honor Choir
Moyer had (5) fifth grade students perform in the Northern KY Honor Choir. The students worked for 6 weeks to learn the music for the concert. On Friday Nov. 11 the Moyer students joined 180 other 5th grade students from Campbell, Kenton, Boone, Pendelton, Bracken, Grant, Gallatin and Owen Counties for their performance. Congratulations to Reagan M, Rilen P, Reese D,
Nick G, Jace S.
Third Grade Musical
Congratulations to our third grade students for an amazing musical on Tuesday Dec. 13th. The students performed the show "Toys! The Night They Came To Life! for a full house. A special thank you to the 3rd grade teachers for helping with the show and to Woodfill Elementary for the use of their facilities!
Chorus
On Tuesday Dec. 6 approximately 90 students in grades 3, 4, 5 performed their annual chorus concert at Highland Hills church in Fort Thomas. Thank you, Diane Keeler, for accompanying us on the piano and to Pastor Noss for hosting our concert at his church.
All State Chorus Award Winners
Handbells
Professional Performances
Several of our students were cast in local presentations in December.
Belle F., Cate F., and Jack B., danced in the Cincinnati Ballet's "The Nutcracker"
Henry W., returned for a second year to play Tiny Tim in the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's "A Christmas Carol." Lastly, Katy F., performed as Thing 1 in the Fort Thomas Village Players performance of "The Cat in The Hat".