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Art, Music, & Spanish - Fort Thomas Independent Schools
Edition 2.3 - December 2015
Caroline, WES 5th
Felicity, WES 3rd
Kennedy and Alyssa, MES 5th
Kindergarten Spanish with Julie Dashley (K-2 Spanish)
1st Grade Music with Mary Scaggs (K-2 Music)
K-2nd Grade Art with Nikki Everett (K-2 Art)
3rd Grade Spanish with Silvia McClamrock (3-5 Spanish)
3rd-5th Grade Music with David Rockel (3-5 Music)
5th Grade Art with Jennifer Flynn (3-5 Art)
Kindergarten Spanish with Señora Dashley
In kindergarten, we are learning numbers 0-15. In the pictures, we are practicing in centers. In one group, one student chooses a card and tells the number in Spanish and the other student uses the counters (pom poms) to visually represent that number while counting in Spanish. In the other picture, students play the "Secret Number" game where one student thinks of a number and the others have to guess which number it is. Soon, we will be able to add and subtract in Spanish!
Also, we have a visitor! Señor Jingles, our "duende" has been with us since after Thanksgiving break! In all grades, we read the book, Elf on the Shelf, in Spanish and, since we are learning how to say where things are located in second grade, they have been guessing where he'll be next time they come to Spanish class. It has been a lot of fun to see all of the silly places Señor Jingles chooses to hide!
Julie Dashley
K-2 Spanish Educator FTIS
1st Grade Music - Mrs. Scaggs and Student Teacher Rachael Gasser
BUGS EVERYWHERE! Who knew Johnson would be infested with so many bugs? It is ok because our first grade students at Johnson are performing the musical “A Bugz Christmas.” For 15 weeks they have been learning about drama concepts (i.e. character, props, costumes, lyrics, dialogue, blocking, etc) as well as learning dialogue and singing the 6 songs in the show. The show was performed on Thursday December 17th for the school and again in the evening for the community. Moyer and Woodfill are going to begin working on their spring musical “Bugz” and will perform their show in April. What a creepy, crawly time to be a first grade student!
Mary Scaggs - K-2 Music Educator FTIS
Rachael Gasser - K-2 Music Educator, NKU Student Teacher
K-2nd Grade Art with Mrs. Everett
The 2nd grade students have been busy creating a winter landscape for a holiday card contest and holiday cards for St. Elizabeth Hospital. Additionally, they have been studying the difference between Landscapes, Still Life Paintings and Portraits. The students have been creating art inspired by famous paintings and thinking about the subject matter of their artwork. This last week, the students will be sharing their art and having a class critique where we can see culminating projects for the end of the 2nd Quarter. In January we will be starting our unit on Culture, my favorite!
Nikki Everett
K-2 Visual Art Educator FTIS
Art Room Donations
The art room is in need of some supplies:
Monthly Calendars with Images
Wooden Blocks
Stamps and Stamp Pads
Silk Flowers
Paper or Styrofoam Plates
Paper towel rolls
Tissue paper
Sheets of cardboard
Miscellaneous Craft Supplies
3rd Grade Spanish - Señora McClamrock
In the 3rd Grade we are working on learning about the weather. In class, we looked up the weather in different Spanish speaking countries and shared with the class.
Silvia McClamrock
3-5 Spanish Educator FTIS
3rd-5th Grade Music with Mr. Rockel
The third, fourth, and fifth grade are caroling for the primary classes. This is a way to have students listen to and perform music created to fulfill a variety of specific purposes.
To quote Buddy the Elf, “The best way to spread Christmas cheer, is singing loud for all to hear.”
David Rockel
3-5 Music Educator FTIS
5th Grade Art with Mrs. Flynn
Jennifer Flynn
3-5 Visual Art Educator FTIS
Congratulations to Emma Doerr
Online Art Exhibits
Don't forget to visit our ever-expanding online exhibits!
Johnson's Gallery Moyer's Gallery Woodfill's Gallery
Help raise funds for our school art program!
Read blog posts, see pictures, and view resource information for every grade!