1.12.24 QUARTER 3, WEEK 1 & 2

 Art

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

Stay tuned!

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

Happy 2024!  This week and next: 
3rd grade is learning how to create depth  in a drawing using a vanishing point and a horizon line. 
4th Grade is learning how to draw forms and recognize the light source and cast shadow. 
5th Grade is recreating a drawing from Albert Durer focusing on texture.  Looking forward to sharing pictures of their work soon!

 Music

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

Welcome back families!

We've had such a great first week back - jumping into the musical swing of things once again! All classes will be starting their first Spring Concert song selection this week. Our performance will occur in April (keep an eye out for the date!).

Coming up next week...

🎵 Kindergarteners will dig deeper into our currect concept of Beat by learning new folksongs and chants, such as Queen Queen Caroline and Down Came a Lady. 

Our Composer is Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

🎵 First Graders will be exploring high and low sounds by using so & mi in our favorite folk songs, like Snail, Snail and Seesaw. Our Composer is Polish composer, Frederic Chopin.

🎵 Second Graders will practice rhythm patterns with their newly discovered Half Note! They will also learn the musical form for an American folk song, Button You Must Wander. There may also be a game that goes along with the song... Find out next week! Our Composer is German composer, Clara Schumann.

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

Happy New Year everyone!

This week we have been reviewing rhythm musical notation.
All of the scholars are able to read all of the notes on the staff in treble clef, and are working to solidify their bass clef reading.
Help us to practice our chant. “In bass clef! Good Burritos Don’t Fall Apart, and All Cows Eat Grass.
Next week we will be working on identifying intervals, the distance between two notes. They will be practicing a song to help them memorize what the intervals sound like. We will continue with our music history lesson this week and will be introducing some new composers to each grade!

Spanish

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

Welcome back families and Happy New Year!

In Spanish class, scholars have been learning about countries that are in North America, South America and Central America. In Spanish, we focus on countries where their official language is Spanish. This week scholars learned all about the country of Peru. Scholars learned interesting facts about the country also focusing on the flag and what each color represents. Next week scholars will be learning about the season Invierno (Winter).

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

Dear Families,
I hope you have a wonderful winter break and happy new year! This week our theme was winter. The scholars worked with winter vocabulary and used phrases (me gusta, no me gusta) to indicate likes and dislikes.
Next week we are going to work with verbs and learn how to use them in sentences. The students will learn how to make questions using verbs for example; What activities they like to do with their friends, What sport they like to practice. 
Enjoy the weekend, stay warm!

P. E.

Grades K - 2, Coach Rodriguez (micaela.rodriguez@greatheartstxschools.org)

I am so very excited to present my first lesson plan as part of the faculty to Great Hearts.

I wanted to start off my first lesson with Soccer! Next week 15th-19th your scholars will be beginning a soccer unit. More specifically they will be learning touch skills, terminology in the bones we are using, correct ways to position the foot while passing a soccer ball and the correct body form when dribbling. We will be working as a class then separate into partners for the scholars to have some time to practice passing. We will be continuing the soccer unit for the next couple of weeks!

GO  SPARTANS!

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

Hello Spartans,

This week we will continue to learn and practice the  dance called The Virginia Reel. It originated from other dances that came from Ireland, Scotland, and England, but as we know it today, it has many variations. The Virginia Reel was named after the state of Virginia by the American colonists. It was first published in 1685 by a man named Sir Roger de Coverly, making it one of the oldest dances that is still performed in our country today.