2018 Lessons for Years 3 and 4 students will rotate through the timetable and will be 100 minutes. The first 3 lessons of the year will have a Music focus. Following that, students will commence learning their song for this year's musical production. Dance lessons with Miss Emma Louise Costabile will start in Term 2 on May 21. Music We are learning about form. Students will be creating a movement sequence using one of the 3 following movie themes: Term 4 We are going to be creating engaging puppet plays as part of Drama. Term 3 Year 3/4 Dance Project We are going to be creating a dance sequence based around the theme of Winter. The Habit of Mind Focus is: Creating, Imagining and Innovating. Using music from the You Tube Video below, each group's dance should be choreographed for one to one and half minutes [60 - 90 seconds long]. Scroll down below the video for the Dance Criteria rubric. Winter Dance was composed by Japanese pop group Uttara Kuru. Enjoy! One example of an 'End Pose' for Winter Dance from 3/4H One example of an 'End Pose' for Winter Dance from 3/4T   Below are some class video montages of our Winter Dances. Enjoy. Winter Dance Criteria Rubric In Term 3, students are busily practising their song and dance routine for Beauty and the Beast. They have also been looking at Finding Humour and learning how to use it effectively as a habit of mind. Some of us were reticent at first when we tried 'laughter yoga' but gradually, we are all getting the hang of it and are enjoying having fun laughing together. Finding Humour Success Criteria Where do you see yourself at the moment? Diamond:
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Term 2 In Term 2 students have been learning to sing rounds, including Frere Jacques , in preparation for Beauty and the Beast as some of the songs in this musical contain French words. Students have also been learning to read music and play Frere Jacques on the glockenspiel, with some classes also able to play it as a round. Term 1 Years 3 and 4 are studying Music during Term 1, 2017. We are going to be creating our own compositions based on one of the four seasons. Please scroll down to the bottom of this page to access the instructions for your Music Composition Project. We have used many Habits of Mind when creating these compositions including: Thinking Interdependently, Listening with Understanding and Empathy, Gathering Data through sight, sound and touch and Striving for Accuracy. We were Gathering Data when we were exploring the various sounds and textures that the different instruments made. That way, we could decide which ones best suited our season.   We were Thinking Interdependently and Communicating with Clarity and Precision when we made collaborative decisions about how our compositions would sound. Here is a video of Joel's and Josh's Summer composition. In Term 2 students have been learning to sing rounds, including Frere Jacques , in preparation for Beauty and the Beast as some of the songs in this musical contain French words. Students have also been learning to read music and play Frere Jacques on the glockenspiel, with some classes also able to play it as a round. In Term 3, students are busily practising their song and dance routine for Beauty and the Beast. They have also been looking at Finding Humour and learning how to use it effectively as a habit of mind. Some of us were reticent at first when we tried 'laughter yoga' but gradually, we are all getting the hang of it and are enjoying having fun laughing together. Years 3 and 4 have been studying Music and rhythm in 2016, as well as rehearsing their songs for The Lion King. Rhythm activities have included Drumming Circles where students play a variety of drums and different rhythms simultaneously. Students have also been composing their own rhythms.     Lion King 2016   3/4C, 3/4D and 3/4E are singing Santa Claus is Coming - Hi 5. Below are the lyrics. |
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