LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

We have graduated...

...and packed all our things!

The school year is officially over.

 

2014 Honor's Chorus Awards

Congratulations to this year's All-County Honors Chorus Awards Winners!

Way to go Jr Cards!! You are the best!!

 

Jr Cardinals Chorus Awards 2013-2014

Congratulations to this year's Outstanding Performance in Chorus Award Winners!

 

We broke our record with 77 students performing this year!

GREAT JOB Jr Cards! I am so proud of you!

2013-2014 Music Awards 3-5 Edition

Congratulations to this year's 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Excellence in Music Award Winners!

5th Grade:

Malachi B. Joel G. Joshua M. Robert S. Isaya B. Destiny F. Kaitlynn M. Cadence G.

Mario M. IYanna M. Jailyn P. Samantha R. Seth T. Alaina W.

4th Grade:

Ahriah B. Brinley C. Sara T. Daneyja D. NyJon G. Madison H. Trevor Y. Kausar B.

Elijah C. Evan H.

3rd Grade:

Kiana B. Faye L. RaShaun L. Justin W. Chiante A. Adam C. Hallie H. Arionna M. Andres M.

Isaiah S. Angela C. NZai D. Pearl F. Amber M. Austin T.

 

CONGRATULATIONS Jr Cards!! YOU ROCK!!

ROCK THE TEST NORTHWOODS!!!!!

HERE'S A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM THE JR CARDINAL CHEERLEADERS!!!

 

good luck jr cards!
rock that test!

2nd Grade Spring Musical

 

Here's our 2nd Grade Students presenting some summertime songs they have learned in music this semester.

Click this link to check it out!

2nd Grader's did a great job and we are very proud of them!

Summertime, Please Come Soon

The 2nd Grade Students presented their Spring Music "Summertime, Please Come Soon" last week and it was fabulous! Here are some pics from their performance!

This is the awesome backdrop that Ms Siboura painted!

 2nd Grade Students are focused on Miss Taylor.

 

 One last wave to our parents and the photographers.

 

 Thank you to all the staff who brought us props! You rock!

Fabulous Fun Day

We had a FABULOUS Fun Day today! Big Shout out to Mr Teer for setting up all of those fun activities for us!

Check out this video of Miss Taylor in the Dunking Booth.

Thanks to Jesse C for being behind the camera!

Purple Belt Test

Today Mr Moreno's homeroom students tested for the Purple Belt in Recorder Karate. The goal was to play Old MacDonald with as few mistakes as possible.

Old MacDonald courtesy of Plank Road Publishing and Music K8 Magazine

 

 

The following students mastered the test:

Malachi, Rakim, Adja, Jenna, Joel, Brian, Dante, Sergio, Joshua, Eduardo, Jillian, Victoria, AbbyS, Robert, AbbyT, Dacoda.

These students had a perfect score which means they played with no mistakes: Malachi, Joshua, and AbbyT.

 

Great job Jr Cards! We are proud of you!

 

 

4th Grade Perfect Score

These students tested for the White Belt in Recorder Karate and played it without making any mistakes at all! Great job Jr Cardinals! You sounded fabulous.

Bryant, Bri, Ahriah, Caitlyn, Sara, Kyla, Dedrick, and Shelby.

 

 

Hot Cross Buns Courtesy of Plank Road Publishing and Music K8 Magazine

 

Pie in the Face

THANKS (not) to all the students who voted for me to

 'win' the Pie in the Face contest.

Zavien from 2nd grade got to throw the winning pie.

Yes. I am wearing a shower cap :)

SPRING FLING

SPRING FLING

FRIDAY MAY 16

5:30-7:30

JUST DANCE IN THE MUSIC ROOM

Thanks Amber for being behind the camera!

Super Singing Siblings

A school is like a family and at Northwoods I have taught A LOT of brothers and sisters.

 

Here are some Super Singing Siblings!

 

Elijah & Evan...Elijah & Leilani

RaShaun & Dante...Robert & Ronell & JaNaye

Victoria & Alicia  .......Kymbre & Kambryn

 & Marisol & Reuben  .........& Kai & Kamera

Explore Japan

Visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan to learn more about their Country, Culture, and the Imperial Family.

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Michael and Adam for finishing Piccolo Pete Noterunner Level 7 HARD edition!

Awesome job guys!

 

 

 

 

Frozen Theme Song

Everybody is in love with the latest Disney movie "Frozen". At our school the students love the theme song.

 

A group of girls from the 3rd grade have typed out the words and practiced singing it together.

 

Here is a video of them singing together.

 

WOW! You sound so good girls!

Pianos, Synthesizers, and Virtual Keyboards

If you attend our school, then you know how much we love playing Music on the piano. We even have some Synthesizers (or Electric Keyboards) set up in our Music Room for students to use.

 

But sometimes we like to show off our Tech Savvy so we use the Online Virtual Keyboard to play our songs. Check out these 4th grade students who are playing the song 'Ebeneezer Sneezer' on the Virtual Keyboard.

 

Very nice 4th graders!

 

 

 

 

 

Variations

When we looked up the definition of the word Variation using Google search we found out that it means "a different or distinct form or version of something". (Thank you Google :)

 

So these 5th Grade girls decided to take the Song 'Hot Cross Buns' and play it and differently. They practiced and made their own version of the song. Check out their Variation in this video.

 

Great job girls!

3rd Grade Chorus

Every Monday afternoon a great group of 3rd Graders stays after school to learn more about singing, dancing, and performing in an ensemble. They are currently working on a great Jazz song called "Straighten Up and Fly Right!".

 

3rd Graders Rock!!!

 

Want to speak Japanese?

We have been listening to some awesome Japanese music and

learning about Japanese culture in the Music Room. Today

let's learn some basic greetings in the Japanese language.

Check out Japanesepod101 on youtube to learn to speak

Japanese.

 

 

 

We Love Japanese Music!

In our Music Room, we LOVE Japanese music, especially the Shamisen. There are many different styles of Shamisen.
 

picture from bachido.com

 

 Please visit the bachido.com website and see the many different styles of the Shamisen.

 

 

 

 

 

The Yoshida Brothers

We are traveling to Japan today to check out two really cool brothers. They play a traditional instrument called the Shamisen. Their names are Ryoichiro and Kenichi Yoshida, but they are known as The Yoshida Brothers.

Picture from examiner.com

 

We will be listening to their music and watching some of their music videos in class. Click on the blue links above the picture to learn more about these brothers, their instruments, and Japan and it's wonderful culture. 

May I Learn to be Silent

Each year our county participates in an Honors Chorus weekend. Each school get to bring their top five singers to the concert. Our representatives this year were Ahriah, Evan, and Elijah from 4th grade and Destiny and Alaina from 5th grade. Here is a video of them singing a song from their concert called 'May I Learn to be Silent'.

Great job Jr Cardinals!

You sound great and we are proud of you!

Faye and the Virtual Keyboard

This is Faye. She is in the 3rd Grade and she is going to show you how she uses the Online Virtual Keyboard.

Great job Faye! You Rock!

 

Beatbox Boyz!

Here is RaShaun and Caleb rapping and beatboxing "Mary Mack"! We hope you enjoy it!

Great job boys!

Bojangles Night!

Here is an important message from Ms Thomas:

Tommorrow (March 23) is our 1st share night at Bojangles.

Please stop by and mingle with guest or coworkers to show your support. It is from 4-7pm.

Our School will receive money from each transaction.

See you at Bojangles on Wednesday!

Spring Semester Chorus Begins

Chorus has begun for the Spring Semester! This will be the last Chorus for this School year. 3rd Grade Chorus meets on Mondays and 4th/5th Grade Chorus meets on Thursdays. If you are interested in joining this group, please see Miss Taylor in the Music Room.

Ebeneezer Sneezer

Check out Amber and N'Zai as they play the piano and sing 'Ebeneezer Sneezer'!

 

This is just another example of how Jr Cards Rock!

Engine Engine Number Nine

Check out these 5th graders playing Wind and Percussion Instruments.

Jr Cards Rock!

 

How to Play B, A, G, for Fourth Graders

Thank you Adja!

Indian Dance

Here is a song from some of our 5th Grade Students. They are playing Recorders, Drums, Rhythm Sticks and Jingle Bells.

Great Job Students!

Epic Recorder Battle

Watch three groups of 5th graders Battle it out on their Recorders, then vote for your favorite group in the Comment section below!

Thank you Jenna for being our Camera Girl!

 

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Honors Chorus

Congratulations to this year's Honors Chorus Students!

 

Elijah 4th, Ahriah 4th, Evan 4th, Destiny 5th, Alaina 5th

 

These students will be representing our school in the All-County Choral event this weekend at Northside High School. We are very proud of these talented singers!

Madison Makes Music!

Somethings just go together....peanut butter and chocolate, pizza and pepsi, music and technology!

Check out Madison's Video and see how she put music and technology together.

You can find Microsoft Word on your laptop under programs.

You can find the Virtual Keyboard online at our blogspot. Just click the link under the fish.

 

Read Across America Day

Today is Read Across America Day! This day kicks off a seven day celebration of Dr Seuss' birthday! In honor of Dr Seuss (who loved to read and write) we are going to read and sing some funny stories in Music today. Click on the Mighty Book link to get started!

Merrily We Roll Along

Here's Kaitlyn playing the song 'Merrily We Roll Along' on her Soprano Recorder!

 

Thanks to Music K-8 and Plank Road Publishing for the music.

Orange Belt Testing

Fifth Grade Students have been testing for their Orange Belt in Recorder Karate this week. To earn the Orange Belt, students had to play the song "Merrily We Roll Along" as a soloist. Here are some of the students who earned their Orange Belt. Congratulations!

Good Job Cadence!

Kameron played with no mistakes!

Great Work Samantha!

Anautica played without looking at her music.

Nice Sound Mario!

Sabien played with no mistakes.

Perfect Diuto!

What's your favorite?

In the Music Room we use LOTS of different websites to listen to and learn about music. Sometimes it Jazz or Rock, sometimes it's Instrumental or Vocal.

Check out these Third Graders FAVORITE websites!

So what is your favorite Music Tech website?

Comment below and let us all know!

 

The Music in the video is a Cajun song called 'Petit Galop Pour Mamou'.

You can find the song in our 2nd Grade Music books listed under Music from Louisiana.

Fine Arts Symbaloo

Hey Jr Cards! Who says learning can't be fun? Not us! We learn better when we are having fun!
Check out all the Music websites we have on our Fine Arts Symbaloo page.

The Old Gray Cat Song

 

The Old Gray Cat is a song game that Kindergarten and First Grade students LOVE to sing and play. It helps us learn about Tempo. Tempo is the speed of the music. Let's watch these students perform The Old Gray Cat.

 

 

 

Credits to Mrs Kulbis' First Grader's for Audio. Credits to Mr Gordon's Kindergartener's for Visuals.

Great job students!

Fifth Graders Don't Play!

Well...they do play recorders. But when it comes to working hard, they don't play! We take learning seriously at Northwoods. Check out these hard working music students!

Welcome Back from Winter Break!

I hope everyone had a fantastic Winter Break! The temperatures are cold outside, but things are heating up in the Music Room. We are preparing to make 2014 the best year EVER!!!