9.08.2023 Quarter 1, Week 4 & 5 Spotlight

 Art

Grades K - 2, Ms. Brietske (breanna.brietske@greatheartstxschools.org)

Kinder: Kinder students are practicing their scissor skills by cutting shapes to decorate the art room. Students will finish the week by cutting out paper pizza toppings.

1st Grade: Students will continue learning about lines and shapes! First graders will make organic and geometric shapes using shiny foil. Students will also learn about contour lines this week.

2nd Grade: Second graders are learning about symmetry. Students will make 3D symmetrical mobiles!

Grades 3 - 5, Mrs. Looney (annie.looney@greatheartstxschools.org)

3rd Grade: Study of Van Gogh with emphasis on lines.

4th Grade: Study of Paul Klee, learning about Expressionism.

5th Grade: Study of Optical illusion and how to use lines to create depth and illusions.

 Music

Grades K - 2, Mrs. Ybarra (kiana.ybarra@greatheartstxschools.org)

First Grade musical form study of Closet Key, an American folk song

Coming up this week...

🎵 Kindergarten: Kindergarteners will be continuing to develop tuneful singing, beat skills, listening skills, and learn song repertoire.

🎼 Dig deeper & soak up the sounds of J. S. Bach!

- Invention in A minor, J. S. Bach

- Toccata and Fugue in D minor, J. S. Bach

- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring, J. S. Bach

- Piano Concerto No. 5 in F minor, J. S. Bach

🎵 First Grade: First Grade will be reviewing Kinder favorites like On a Mountain and Queen Queen Caroline, but incorporating a twist! Glockenspiels will be making an appearance in the Music Room!

🎼 Dig deeper & soak up the sounds of François Couperin!

- Rondo No. 6 in B-flat Major, Couperin

 - Les Abeilles (The Bees), Couperin

- Concerts Royaux, Couperin

- Le réveille-matin (The Alarm Clock), Couperin

 

🎵 2nd Grade: Second Grade can expect to deep dive into the sheet music of Que Llueva and solidify their knowledge on finding so-mi-la Solfege sounds on the staff. They will also encounter a new song, Rocky Mountain, which uses the pentatonic scale.

🎼 Dig deeper & soak up the sounds of Domenico Scarlatti!

- Sonata in G Major, K. 431, Scarlatti

- Sonata in  G Major, K. 427, Scarlatti

- The Cat’s Fugue, K.30, L. 99, Scarlatti

- Toccata in A Major, Scarlatti 

Grades 3 - 5, Ms. Smith (stephanie.smith@greatheartstxschools.org)

Stay tuned!

Spanish

Grades K - 2, Mrs. Huerta (elidia.huerta@greatheartstxschools.org)

Hello Spartans, 

This week in Spanish class, scholars have been learning about numbers and their Spanish names. Kinder has been practicing counting to 30 in Spanish. First and second graders have been practicing counting up to 50 in Spanish.

Grades 3 - 5, Ms. Castro (e.gonzalezcastro@greatheartstxschools.org)

Hello Spartans,

The scholars have had a busy week learning about singular and plural nouns. Next week, they will be going to learn how to assign adjectives to a noun. To check for understanding, scholars will be learning to write short sentences using articles, nouns, and adjectives.

P. E.

Grades 3 - 5, Coach Manta (mihai.manta@greatheartstxschools.org)

Hello Spartans,

This week, our scholars will learn and practice lay-ups and rebounds in the game of basketball.