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Specials Quarter 1, Week 4 Spotlight

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  If you have any questions related to a certain subject, please reach out to the teacher of that subject via email. Specials email contacts are listed below. Thank you! K - 2 ART Ms. Brietske - breanna.brietske@greatheartstxschools.org Art Adventures This Week! In Kindergarten , we’re exploring the wonderful world of shapes! This week, we read Round is a Mooncake , a story that helped us find shapes all around us. Inspired by the book, we’ll be creating our own goldfish bowls using the shapes we’ve learned about! In First Grade , our artists are diving into the world of Pablo Picasso! We will learn about his style and create our own replicas of his beautiful painting, Mother and Child (1922). In Second Grade , we’re learning all about Picasso’s Cubism! We’ll start with a fun game called “Roll a Picasso,” where we’ll roll dice to create unique Picasso-style faces. Then, we’ll move on to creating our own Picasso-inspired self-portraits, experimenting with shapes and different perspecti

Specials Quarter 1, Week 3 Spotlight

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If you have any questions related to a certain subject, please reach out to the teacher of that subject via email. Specials email contacts are listed below. Thank you! K - 2 ART Ms. Brietske - breanna.brietske@greatheartstxschools.org Stay tuned!! 3 - 5 ART Mrs. Looney - annie.looney@greatheartstxschools.org Hello! And Welcome back! This week we have been practicing our drawing challenges in 3rd -5th.  At the beginning of every class we warm up by doing a sketch from this book!  Next week 5th Grade moves on to blind contour drawing exercises to strengthen drawing skills. 4th Grade will be drawing from still life and 3rd Grade will begin studying the element of Art, Line . K - 2 MUSIC Mrs. Ybarra - kiana.ybarra@greatheartstxschools.org Hello Spartan Families, What a joyous return back to school! It’s been great fun learning names, moving and grooving, and singing new and old songs to start the year off strong!  Here’s what’s coming up in the Music Room next week: Kindergarten will cont

2024 - 2025 Meet the Specials Team & Teacher Contacts

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Left to Right: Manta, Gallardo, Brietske, Huerta, Gard, Ybarra, Rodriguez Not Featured (yet!): Looney    What a fantastic start to the school year! Specials is our favorite moment of the day. We are so thankful to be able to share that time with your scholars! Each section visits every Specials (Art, Music, PE, Spanish) at least twice a week. Our team looks forward to getting to know your child this year and seeing them grow in their abilities and confidence. Our door is always open for communication. Please reach out via email if you have any questions or concerns. Email contacts are listed below. K - 2 Specials Breanna Brietske - K - 2 Art breanna.brietske@greatheartstxschools.org Coach Micaela Rodriguez - K - 2 PE micaela.rodriguez@greatheartstxschools.org Mrs. Elidia Huerta - K - 2 Spanish elidia.huerta@greatheartstxschools.org Mrs. Kiana Ybarra  - K - 2 Music kiana.ybarra@greatheartstxschools.org 3 - 5 Grade Specials Annie Looney - 3 - 5 Art annie.looney@greatheartstxschools.org C