1.21.24 QUARTER 3, WEEK 2 & 3

Art

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

In Kinder students are learning about forms and practicing making different forms with playdough! Students will start learning about Paul Klee this week and make a replica by painting with blocks!

In first grade, students are starting their Paul Cezanne apples and oranges replica. Students will learn how to arrange and draw their fruit on their paper.

In 2nd grade, students are finishing up their clay coil pots! Students will learn how to make tiny origami flowers to put in their pots for the art walk! 

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

Stay tuned!

 Music

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

Coming up next week...

🎵 Kindergarteners will be practicing their concert of Beat by using body percussion and instruments for various folk songs. 

Our Composer is Austrian composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. We'll be listening to Mozart's Requiem!

🎵 First Graders will be tested on their knowledge of their most recent learned concept - Solfege syllables so & mi. We spent last week practicing as a group.

Our Composer is Polish composer, Frederic Chopin. We'll be listening to Chopin's Funeral March!

🎵 Second Graders will be tested on their knowledge of their most recent learned concert - the Half Note. Scholars will be given rhythms to recite and can choose Easy, Medium, or Difficult level to try! We spent last week practicing as a group. We'll also learn about the history of play party folk song from the 1900's - Great Big House in New Orleans. We will play a game and learn the original dance for the song. 

Our Composer is German composer, Clara Schumann. We'll be listening to Schumann's vocal piece, Liebst du um Schöenheit!

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

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Spanish

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

Hello Spartans!

In Spanish class scholars have been learning about Invierno (winter). Scholars learned about what happens during winter and how it is different from the other seasons. We shared about different activities that can be done during winter. In class we read the story Una Senora con frio se trago un poco de nieve! By Lucille Colandro. Next week scholars will be learning about winter clothing (la ropa de Invierno).

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

Hello families!

This week our scholars learned about verbs.  They were practicing the pronunciation of verbs, they had some activities applying verbs. Then we have a mimic game, the students have fun acting out the verbs they learned. Next week our scholars will have a quiz, they have this information written in their agenda and on the board of their own classroom. Next week the students will  continue practicing their verbs before their quiz. 

Stay warm, enjoy your weekend!

P. E.

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

Hello Spartans!

We are continuing our Soccer unit with dribbling games such as dribble relay and red light green light. If weather permits we will be put into teams for friendly scrimmages of soccer. Team Captains will be selected this week!

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

Hello Spartans,

These next weeks we will start a new unit : Team Handball. I am so excited about Handball. This is one of the fastest growing sport in America. Handball appears that it originated around the turn of the century in several European countries as different variations of the same sport. In Denmark, a team handball program was started in 1898 by Halger Nelson. In Czechoslovakia in 1892 a similar game, known as “Hazena”, was played on the soccer field.

The sport was reportedly brought here by a new immigrant.

The game is played with 7 players on each team. In 1936 Team handball was established as an Olympic sport.

This week our scholars will learn dribbling a handball.