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The deadline is May 10th. DVD's will be delivered the last week of school.
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ART:
Kinder - 5th grade: Students will be working on their end of the year 'Elements of Art Book', showcasing all that they have learned this year!
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will review concepts taught this school year.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 3rd: Students will explore the process of creating choreography through a variety of prompts.
4th & 5th: Students will rehearse and perform the spring musical, Aladdin, Jr.
PE:
ART:
Kinder - 5th grade: Students will be working on their end of the year 'Elements of Art Book', showcasing all that they have learned this year!
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 3rd: Students will review concepts taught this school year.
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 3rd: Students will review concepts taught this school year.
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
PE: FIELD DAY!!!!!
Kindergarten - 2nd: Practicing Field Day games!
3rd - 5th: Official Fitnessgram continues - week 3 = curl ups, push ups.
ART:
Kinder: Students will be End of the Year testing, showing us all they have learned in Art!
1st - 3rd grade: Students will be finishing up their art for their musicals, art will be displayed at FWAFA on show night!
4th - 5th grade: Students are continuing to work on printing for their radial symmetry tiles.
Kindergarten: PERFORMANCE WEEK!
1st: PERFORMANCE WEEK!
2nd: PERFORMANCE WEEK!
3rd: PERFORMANCE WEEK!
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
PE:
Kindergarten - 2nd: Practicing Field Day games!
3rd - 5th: Official Fitnessgram continues - week 3 = curl ups, push ups.
ART:
Kinder - 5th Grade: Students are continuing to work on their art for musical night.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will continue to for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
PE: It's time to order your Field Day T-shirt! Here's the link:
https://tesafieldday2025.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Kindergarten - 2nd: Practicing Field Day games!
3rd - 5th: Official Fitnessgram continues - week 3 = curl ups, push ups.
ART:
Kinder - 5th grade: Students will be starting to work on projects from their upcoming musicals, this art will be displayed at FWAFA on show nights!
-Kinder: 'Mixed Media Birds' - Students will be drawing a variety of birds living in their habitats and finishing them off with oil pastel/watercolor resist.
-1st Grade: 'Texture Monkeys' - Students will be drawing monkeys hanging on a tree that have all sorts of emotions, making sure to show implied texture and finishing them off with a oil pastel/watercolor resist.
-2nd Grade: 'Castle Landscapes' - Students are showing their knowledge of the different parts of a landscape with their castles.
-3rd Grade: 'Joust Maps' - Students are creating a map of their Joust lands by having landmarks in the waterand land.
-4th & 5th Grade: 'Radial Symmetry Tiles' - Students looked at the tile designs from the Middle East and how they showed radial symmetry. They are designing a tile that will be printed in a radial pattern.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will continue to for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
PE: It's time to order your Field Day T-shirt! Here's the link:
https://tesafieldday2025.itemorder.com/shop/sale/
Kindergarten - 2nd: Continue cardiovascular endurance jogging workouts outside (weather permitting) and games including the "Big Pink Ball".
3rd - 5th: Official Fitnessgram testing begins - week 2 = Pacer test.
ART:
April 2nd is Art Show night! Students will be able to take home their sculptures.
Kinder - 5th grade: Students are finishing up their weaving projects.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will continue to for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
PE: End of the week: Field Day discussions begin!
Kindergarten - 2nd: Continue cardiovascular endurance jogging workouts outside (weather permitting) and games including the "Big Pink Ball".
3rd - 5th: Official Fitnessgram testing begins - week 1 = Pacer test.
ART:
This week in Art students will be learning the art of weaving and all about textiles. They will learn terminology with a loom, textiles, warp and weft threads, etc.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will continue to for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
PE:
Kindergarten - 2nd: Students will continue warm ups and indoor/outdoor cardiovascular locomotor skills-weather permitting. Game/skill: Pot-o-gold Tag-dodging, fleeing, team building skills
3rd - 5th: Students will continue to get ready for Fitnessgram testing with curl up, push up and Pacer practice; Game/skill: Frisbee skills-throwing, flicking, catching skills.
ART:
Clay week is here! Students in Kinder and 1st grade will be working with model magic to create pinch pots and coil critters. Students in 2nd-5th grade will be working with clay and creating animal face magnets, coil pots, pinch pot monsters, and gnome homes.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will continue to for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will continue to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
PE:
Kindergarten - 2nd: Students will continue warm ups and indoor/outdoor cardiovascular locomotor skills-weather permitting. Game/skill: Leprechaun Tag-dodging, fleeing, team building skills
3rd - 5th: Students will continue to get ready for Fitnessgram testing with curl up, push up and Pacer practice; Game/skill: Noodle Duel-dodging, fleeing and team building.
ART:
This week students will be introduced to the world of ceramics and learn how to work with clay. They will be practicing their motor skills in order to make a coil and pinch pot. They will also be planning out their clay pieces.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Wing It".
1st: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Welcome to the Jungle".
2nd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
3rd: Students will begin to rehearse for their spring musical, "Joust!".
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten-5th Grade: Students will continue to learn jazz terminology and demonstrate across the floor and center.
PE:
ART:
This week we will finish all remaining projects and then move into our 'Tiny Art Show' pieces. These are tiny works of art will be on display for the art show in April! I can't wait to see what the students create.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will finish performing their Elephant and Piggie puppet show.
1st: Students will learn about musical theatre.
2nd: Students will finish their set based on the poem, “Dream Rooms”.
3rd: Students will understand the types of stages, stage directions, stage formations, and levels, for blocking and staging purposes.
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten-5th Grade: Students will continue to learn jazz terminology and demonstrate across the floor and center.
PE:
ART:
This week we will be finishig up our Black History Month art projects and then working on a Chris Uphues heart art. He is a working artist who lives in Brooklyn, NY. He creates Pop-Art street murals with hearts that have expressions.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will perform an Elephant and Piggie play with their stick puppets.
1st: Students will perform a puppet show.
2nd: Students will create a set based on the poem, “Dream Rooms”.
3rd: Students will develop a theatrical vocabulary when discussing stage directions and the 9 acting areas.
4th & 5th: Students will continue to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten-5th Grade: Students will continue to learn jazz terminology and demonstrate across the floor and center.
PE:
ART:
This week we will begin working on Black History art, each grade level will study a different artist and create work inspired by them.
Kindergarten: Students will be learning about artist Clementine Hunter and painting flowers inspired by her zinnias.
1st Grade: Students will be learning about artist Alma Thomas and creating a collage inspired by her work.
2nd Grade: Students will be will be learning about artist and author Ashley Bryan. They will be working on printmaking inspired by his work.
3rd Grade: Students will be learning about artist Aaron Douglas and the impact of the Harlem Renaissance. They will be working on printmaking inspired by works of this time period.
Earth & Wind (4th & 5th Graders): Students will be learning about artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and working on a mixed media art piece inspired by Basquiat's work.
Water & Fire (4th & 5th Graders): Students will be learning about artist Kimmy Cantrell and creating works of art inspired by his masks.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will learn about the different types of puppets. Students will create an elephant and piggie stick puppet based on the series.
1st: Students will learn about the different types of puppets. Students will create an alligator puppet based on the book, If You Ever Want to Bring an Alligator to School, Don't!
2nd: Students will perform their written puppet show for the class.
3rd: Students will develop a theatrical vocabulary when discussing stage directions and the 9 acting areas.
4th & 5th: Students will begin to rehearse for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten-5th Grade: Students will continue to learn jazz terminology and demonstrate across the floor and center.
PE:
ART: Kinder - 5th grade will be finishing their Lunar New Year projects!
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will create a costume using a garbage bag, scissors, and duck tape.
1st Grade: Students will create a costume out of newspapers.
2nd Grade: Students will write a puppet show.
3rd Grade: Students will perform their puppet show with their shadow box and puppet.
4th & 5th Grade: Students will attend callbacks for Aladdin Jr.
DANCE:
Kindergarten & 1st Grade: Students will continue to learn jazz terminology and demonstrate in center.
2nd & 3rd Grade: Students will review ballet terminology by playing Ballet Bingo!
4th & 5th: Students will continue to stretch and learn jazz dance terminology.
PE: Cowtown is coming Tuesday, January 28th at 9:30 am for shoe fittings!
Kinder - 2nd: Snowball tossing
3rd - 5th: Pin down
ART: Kinder - 5th grade will be finishing their Lunar New Year projects!
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will learn about scenic design using legos and play dough sets. Students will create a costume using a garbage bag, scissors, and duck tape.
1st Grade: Students will create a costume out of newspapers.
2nd Grade: Students will continue to make a marionette puppet.
3rd Grade: Students will create a shadow box for their shadow puppet. Students will discuss how light helps to create shadows.
4th & 5th Grade: Students will continue to read-through the Aladdin Jr. script. Video auditions are due on Wednesday, January 22nd!
DANCE:
Kindergarten & 1st Grade: Students will continue to learn jazz terminology and demonstrate in center.
2nd & 3rd Grade: Students will review ballet terminology by playing Ballet Bingo!
4th & 5th: Students will continue to stretch and learn jazz dance terminology.
PE: Cowtown is coming Tuesday, January 28th at 9:30 am for shoe fittings!
Kinder - 2nd: Snowball tossing
3rd - 5th: Pin down
ART:
Welcome back to school! This week we will be diving straight into learning about the Lunar New Year, this year is the year of the SNAKE! Lunar new year is celebrated on January 29th this year.
Kinder: Students will be working on a collage to create a wavy snake.
1st Grade: Students will be creating paper lanterns with snake paintings.
2nd Grade: Students will be creating a mixed media snake with scale details.
3rd Grade: Students will be using mixed media to create a celebration piece with a snake puppet.
4th & 5th Grade: Students will be creating spiral snakes with patterns.
4th & 5th Grade: Students will be creating an art piece with symmetrical snakes.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th:
Kindergarten: Students will learn about the different types of jobs in theatre. Students can label a front of stage and back of the stage job.
1st Grade: Students will create a set using cardboard boxes. Students will create a set inspired by a fairytale.
2nd & 3rd Grade: Students can differentiate between a puppet and puppeteer. Students will learn about the different types of puppets.
4th & 5th Grade: Students will read-through the Aladdin Jr. script and discuss how to audition.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 5th:
PE: This is the LAST WEEK TO SIGN UP FOR THE COWTOWN!!! The registration deadline is this SATURDAY, JANUARY 18th at MIDNIGHT--no extensions or exceptions!!
Here is the link for our TeSA discount (you may need to copy and paste): https://raceroster.com/events/2025/84964/the-2025-cowtown-race%02weekend/register?access_code=GRANT_SCHOOL_TEAM
The ACCESS CODE for our discount is GRANT_SCHOOL_TEAM. Please email Coach B your student's shirt and shoe size after you receive your registration confirmation email. More information to come as we get closer to shoe delivery and race day in February!
Kindergarten - 2nd: Warm up stretching and locomotor skills. Game: Snowflake Tag.
3rd - 5th: Fitnessgram focus with sit-ups, push-ups and pacer. Game: Pin Down.
ART:
Kindergarten - 5th: All student's will be receiving their art work for the semester to take home. Students will be doing a self reflection on their growth in art and think of ways to improve for the new year!
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will continue working on their music for winter performances.
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will rehearse for the winter performances.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will finalize details in choreography, transition into the black box theater, and perform in front of peers in preparation for the winter performance.
PE: It's COWTOWN '25 REGISTRATION TIME! See Mrs. Compton's Remind message for details. The TeSA ACCESS CODE is: GRANT_SCHOOL_TEAM
Kindergarten - 5th: Reindeer Games!
ART:
Kindergarten - 3rd: Students will start working on their mixed media winter projects, Snowmen and Penguins. We will be reviewing warm and cool colors, experimenting with chalk, and working on paintbrush techniques.
4th - 5th: Students will be learning about the element of art: VALUE and how we can demonstrate that with oil pastels. They will be working on a snowman with value that shows shadows.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will continue working on their music for winter performances.
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will rehearse for the winter performances.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will finalize details in choreography, transition into the black box theater, and perform in front of peers in preparation for the winter performance.
PE:
Kindergarten - 5th: Warm up locomotor movements, jogging and holiday games. Activity: Candy Cane Tag and The Snowman Race.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will continue working on their music for winter performances.
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will rehearse for the winter performances.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will complete learning choreography for the winter performance.
PE:
Kindergarten - 5th: Continued cardiovascular conditioning and muscular strengthening exercises. Tossin' Turkey game (overhand throwing skills) one more day, then Turkey Tag (dodging/fleeing skills, as well as strategy and throwing/target practice). Discussing physical activity ideas for the family over Thanksgiving Break.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will continue working on their music for winter performances.
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will rehearse for the winter performances.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will complete learning choreography for the winter performance.
PE:
Kindergarten - 5th: Continued cardiovascular conditioning and muscular strengthening exercises. Scooter games for one more day, then Turkey stuffing game.
Kinder: Students will be introduced to the primary colors. They will be working on their fine motor skills with a collage of primary color monsters.
1st Grade: Students will learn about secondary colors and how they are made. They will be creating a collage pumpkin patch with a twist on Alma Thomas' painting style.
2nd Grade: Students will be reviewing the color wheel and discussing why colors are located on the wheel in a specific order. They will be drawing overlapping vases and watching how primary colors can mix to create the secondary colors.
3rd Grade: Students will be learning about cool and warm colors. They will be creating a warm and cool colored landscape with oil pastels.
Earth & Wind (4th/5th Grade): Students will be learning about complementary colors and optical illusion art. They will be creating an optical illusion piece using complementary colors.
Water & Fire (4th/5th Grade): Students will be learning about analogous colors and how to locate them on the wheel. They will be drawing feathers and learning how to blend color pencils in the analogous color way!
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will continue working on their music for winter performances.
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will rehearse for the winter performances.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will complete learning choreography for the winter performance.
PE:
MUSIC:
Kindergarten - 5th: All students will continue working on their music for winter performances.
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will rehearse for the winter performances.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will continue learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle.
PE: It's the LAST week of October! Our time with Mr. Bones is coming to an end!! All students have been learning facts about our 206 bones, including the "fancy" and "common" names for all major bones from our special guest, Mr. Bones. This is Mr. Bones 9th year with TeSA and the first year for his "Fan Club 5".
Kinder - 5th: We will continue working on cardiovascular exercises to get ready for the Candy Cane Cowtown Run in December and the Cowtown Run in February. Skill/Game: Spooky Stations; Last day of PE: Assemble (K-2) and label (3 - 5) the common and fancy names for the skeletal system.
Welcome fall at TeSA with art! This week we will be starting on some fall projects from silly pumpkins to flying bats.
Kinder: Students will be practicing their wax resist by drawing a spiderweb with crayons and water coloring on top.
1st Grade: Students will learn about overlap and how to 'stack pumpkins' in their drawings. They will use 'emotions' learned from theater to draw faces.
2nd Grade: Students will be learning about silhouettes by cutting out a city skyline to add to a sunset.
3rd Grade: Students will be drawing their very own bats and using mixed media to have them 'fly' by the moon.
Earth & Wind Groups: Students will be drawing a silly monsters.
Water & Fire Groups: Students will be learning about the eyeball, where color in the iris comes from and drawing their own!
MUSIC:
K-5th - All students will continue working on their music for Winter Performances.
Kindergarten: Students will rehearse for the winter performance.
1st Grade: Students will rehearse for the winter performance.
2nd Grade: Students will rehearse for the winter performance.
3rd Grade: Students will develop an awareness of script elements, practice reading dialogue, and perform a brief script for their classmates. Students will rehearse for the winter performance.
4th & 5th Grade: Students will understand the basics of telling a story through movement. Students will be able to communicate with their bodies. Students will be able to collaborate and listen to a partner. Students will learn new skills to start devising their own work.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 1st: Students will continue learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle.
2nd-5th: Students will continue learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle.
PE: It's October! Time for a visit from Mr. Bones!! Each PE class in October, all students will be learning facts about our 206 bones, including the "fancy" and "common" names for all major bones from our special guest, Mr. Bones. This is Mr. Bones 9th year with TeSA!
Kinder - 5th: We will continue working on cardiovascular exercises to get ready for the Candy Cane Cowtown Run in December and the Cowtown Run in February. Skill/Game: Ghostbuster Tag 2.0.
K-5th - All students will be finishing up on their SHAPE projects this week.
MUSIC:
K-5th - All students will begin working on their music for Winter Performances.
Kindergarten: Students will learn the importance of the voice, how actors use their voice to communicate to an audience and ways to control their voice for expression and character. Students will practice speaking in front of a group.
1st Grade: Students will learn the importance of the voice, how actors use their voice to communicate to an audience and ways to control their voice for expression and character. Students will create a puppet to help them remember the five voice levels.
2nd Grade: Students will develop an awareness of script elements, practice reading dialogue, and perform a brief script for their classmates.
3rd Grade: Students will develop an awareness of script elements, practice reading dialogue, and perform a brief script for their classmates.
4th & 5th Grade: Students will understand the basics of telling a story through movement. Students will be able to communicate with their bodies. Students will be able to collaborate and listen to a partner. Students will learn new skills to start devising their own work.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 1st: Students will continue learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle.
2nd-5th: Students will continue learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle.
PE: It's October! Time for a visit from Mr. Bones!! Each PE class in October, all students will be learning facts about our 206 bones, including the "fancy" and "common" names for all major bones from our special guest, Mr. Bones. This is Mr. Bones 9th year with TeSA!
Kinder - 2nd: We will continue working on cardiovascular exercises to get ready for the Cowtown Run in February. Skill/Game: Ghostbuster Tag.
3rd - 5th: We will continue working on cardiovascular exercises to get ready for the Fitnessgram testing. Skill/Game: Zombie Tag.
K-5th grade will be learning the element of art: SHAPE! They will learn about how there are two types of shapes, organic and geometric.
Kinder & 1st grade will create art with geometric shapes.
2nd grade will create a landscape with organic shapes and then create a collage animal with geometric shapes.
3rd grade will learn about the artist Wayne Thiebaud and view his 3d pastry paintings to have inspiration for drawing their 3d cake slices.
4th grade will create a geometric collage of their favorite fruits and/or vegetables.
5th gade will draw 3d shapes in a 1 point perspective.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 1st: Students will continue learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle.
2nd-5th: Students will continue learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten: Students will learn the importance of the voice, how actors use their voice to communicate to an audience and ways to control their voice for expression and character.
1st Grade: Students will learn the importance of the voice, how actors use their voice to communicate to an audience and ways to control their voice for expression and character.
2nd Grade: Students will be able to demonstrate their understanding of basic climactic structure of storytelling by working to create a story using Native American “cave paintings.”
3rd Grade: Students will develop an awareness of script elements, practice reading dialogue, and perform a brief script for their classmates.
4th & 5th Grade: Students will understand the basics of telling a story through movement. Students will be able to communicate with their bodies. Students will be able to collaborate and listen to a partner. Students will learn new skills to start devising their own work.
PE: It's October! Time for a visit from Mr. Bones!! Each PE class in October, all students will be learning facts about our 206 bones, including the "fancy" and "common" names for all major bones from our special guest, Mr. Bones. This is Mr. Bones 9th year with TeSA!
Kinder - 2nd: We will continue working on cardiovascular exercises to get ready for the Coyote Calf Run on Saturday, October 5th. Skill/Game: Spooky Targets
3rd - 5th: We will continue working on cardiovascular exercises to get ready for the Fitnessgram testing and our upcoming Coyote Calf Run on Saturday, October 5th. Skill/Game: Spooky Asteroids.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 1st: Students will continue learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle.
2nd-5th: Students will continue learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle and continue to demonstrate proper ballet barre etiquette and ballet exercises at the barre and center work.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten- Students will continue working on same/different
1st-5th- students will be learning the families of instruments.
Kindergarten: Students will learn that a tableau is a freeze-frame that creates a picture in one given moment of time.
1st: Students will learn that a tableau is a freeze-frame that creates a picture in one given moment of time.
2nd: Students will identify and use the voice as an Actor’s Tool while engaging in vocal warmup and activities. Students will describe the importance of the voice, how actors use their voice to communicate to an audience and ways to control their voice for expression and character.
3rd: Students will identify and use the voice as an Actor’s Tool while engaging in vocal warmup and activities. Students will describe the importance of the voice, how actors use their voice to communicate to an audience and ways to control their voice for expression and character.
4th & 5th: Students will submit the final draft of their monologue. Students will perform their written monologue for the class.
PE: It's October! Time for a visit from Mr. Bones!! Each PE class in October, all students will be learning facts about our 206 bones, including the "fancy" and "common" names for all major bones from our special guest, Mr. Bones. This is Mr. Bones 9th year with TeSA!
Kinder - 2nd: We will continue working on cardiovascular exercises to get ready for the Coyote Calf Run on Saturday, October 5th. Skill/Game: Candy Tag-dodging and fleeing skills.
3rd - 5th: We will continue working on cardiovascular exercises to get ready for the Fitnessgram testing and our upcoming Coyote Calf Run on Saturday, October 5th. Skill/Game: Candy House-teamwork/collaboration and dodging and fleeing skills .
Kinder - 5th grade will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month through art. Students will be working on projects inspired by Hispanic artists. Artists discussed this week include: Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Amelia Pelaez. Art around the world will include: Mexico, Peru, Spain, Venezuela, and Cuba.
DANCE:
Kindergarten - 1st: Students will begin the early stages of learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle.
2nd-5th: Students will begin the early stages of learning choreography in small segments, combining steps they have been practicing the first grading cycle and continue to demonstrate proper ballet barre etiquette and ballet exercises at the barre and center work.
MUSIC:
Kindergarten- Students will be working on same/different.
1st-3rd Grade- Students will be working on Dynamics
4th and 5th - Students will continue learning "Texas, Our Texas" and "The Star Spangled Banner"
Kindergarten: Students will learn about the famous mime, Charlie Chaplin. Students can pantomime simple daily activities, including healthful practices in eating and hygiene.
1st: Students will learn about the famous mime, Marcel Marceau. Students can pantomime simple daily activities, including healthful practices in eating and hygiene.
2nd: Students will learn to retell stories in the correct order, focusing on key elements of the story and will develop deeper abilities to portray specific character traits and feelings.
3rd: Students will identify and use the body as an Actor’s Tool to portray emotions and character. Students can identify facial expressions and non-verbal cues.
4th & 5th: Students will revise their monologue.
PE:
Kindergarten-3rd: Continued practice of warm-up exercises and cardiovascular movements such as jogging and/or locomotor movements to prepare for the upcoming Cowtown Calf 5K run (see above). Skill: Dodging Fleeing and Communication.
4th - 5th: Continued practice of warm-up exercises and cardiovascular movements such as jogging and/or locomotor movements to prepare for the upcoming Cowtown Calf 5K run/Pacer (see above). Skill: Throwing, guarding, and team building/communicative interation.
Kinder - 5th Grade: Students will finish working on their LINE art, this will be a fun painting week! Students were introduced to a variety of art vocabulary words including: overlapping, horizon line, vertical, horizontal, form, and contrast.
Kindergarten - 1st: Students will continue to learn ballet vocabulary and demonstrate memorized exercises in the center and across the floor.
2nd-5th: Students will continue to demonstrate proper ballet barre etiquette and ballet exercises at the barre and center work.
Kindergarten - Students will identify big beat vs little beat
1st and 2nd Grade - students will be reading basic solfege using a known song
3rd Grade - students will be writing known rhythm patterns
4th-5th - students will be learning "Texas our Texas" and "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Kindergarten: Students will be able to identify the 5 senses and demonstrate each of the senses with facial and body expression. Students will create a paper plate mask based on an emotion in The Color Monster book.
1st: Students will be able to identify the 5 senses and demonstrate each of the senses with facial and body expression. Students will create an emotion paper plate mask inspired by the book, The Way I Feel.
2nd: Students will learn to retell stories in the correct order, focusing on key elements of the story and will develop deeper abilities to portray specific character traits and feelings.
3rd: Students will identify and use the body as an Actor’s Tool to portray emotions and character.
4th & 5th: Students will continue to write a monologue.
PE:
Kindergarten 5th: Continued practice of warm-up exercises and cardiovascular movements such as jogging and/or locomotor movements to prepare for the upcoming Cowtown Calf 5K run (see above). Activity/Skill: Scooter skills/game: Scooter Scarf Tag.
Kindergarten - 5th grade will be exploring the element of LINE. Line is a dot on the move, whether it's dashed, wavy, or curly, it's still a line. We will explore how we can use the element Line to create our art work.
Artists introduced this week: Paul Klee, Jen Stark, Robin Mead, NeSpoon, & Oscar Nilsson.
Kindergarten - 1st: Students will continue to learn ballet vocabulary and demonstrate memorized exercises in the center and across the floor.
2nd-5th: Students will continue to demonstrate proper ballet barre etiquette and ballet exercises at the barre and center work.
Kindergarten: Students will be continuing learning about steady beat and beat vs rhythm.
1st Grade: Students will be creating patterns with quarter note and eighth note rhythm.
2nd Grade: Students will be learning about half notes and half rests.
3rd-5th Grade: Students will be taking an assessment test.
Kindergarten: Students will be able to identify the 5 senses and demonstrate each of the senses with facial and body expression. Students will create a paper plate mask based on an emotion in The Color Monster book.
1st: Students will be able to identify the 5 senses and demonstrate each of the senses with facial and body expression. Students will create an emotion paper plate mask inspired by the book, The Way I Feel.
2nd: Students can pantomime simple daily activities, including healthful practices in eating and hygiene. Students can pantomime a given situation such as pushing a car out of the snow or a clown wearing big floppy shoes. Students can identify and apply various social roles in pantomime.
3rd: Students will identify and use the body as an Actor’s Tool to portray emotions and character.
4th & 5th: Students will participate in a monologue writing workshop with Stage West theatre. Students will identify a comedic versus dramatic monologue. Students will begin to write a monologue.
PE:
K-5 Students will finish working on their Texas art pieces.
We will be celebrating international DOT day by reading 'The Dot' by Peter H. Reynolds. The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to “make her mark”. What begins with a small dot on a piece of paper becomes a breakthrough in confidence and courage, igniting a journey of self-discovery and sharing, which has gone on to inspire countless children and adults around the globe.
Kindergarten - 1st- Students will continue to learn ballet vocabulary and demonstrate memorized exercises in the center and across the floor.
2nd-5th – Students will continue to demonstrate proper ballet barre etiquette and ballet exercises at the barre and center work.
Kindergarten & 1st: Students will identify and use the body as an Actor’s Tool. Students can demonstrate basic locomotor movements e.g. walk, run, hop, jump, leap, gallop, slide and skip. Students can describe the difference between movement and stillness.
2nd: Students will identify and use the body as an Actor’s Tool to portray emotions and character.
3rd: Students will continue to learn the basic skills involved with a successful improvisation performance. Students will engage in short improvisations.
4th & 5th: Students will develop a theatrical vocabulary when discussing stage directions and the 9 acting areas. Students will understand the types of stages, stage directions, stage formations, and levels, for blocking and staging purposes.
PE:
Kindergarten -5th: Continued practice of warm-up exercises and cardiovascular movements such as jogging and/or locomotor movements. Activity/Skill: Introduction to scooter safety.
This week students will be working on their Stockshow & Rodeo art submissions that will go to the show in January 2025.
Kinder will be learning about collage by creating the Texas flag.
1st grade will be working on bluebonnets, our Texas state flower, by using mixed media.
2nd grade will be reviewing horizon lines and creating a folk art farm landscape with fields of patterns.
3rd grade will visit the wild style of Cubism and create a Picasso chicken.
4th grade will be introduced to 'worm's eye view' perspective and drawing a field of Texas cacti.
5th grade will be drawing farm animal portraits.
Kindergarten - 1st- Students will learn ballet vocabulary and begin to demonstrate memorized exercises in center and across the floor.
2nd-5th – Students will demonstrate proper ballet barre etiquette and demonstrate ballet exercises at the barre and center work.
Kinder- Students will be working on beat vs rhythm.
1st- Students will be reviewing steady beat and known rhythms.
2nd- Students will be reviewing basic solfege.
3rd-5th- Students will be reviewing pentatonic scales and playing Barred instruments to accompany classmates.
Kindergarten & 1st: Students can define audience and demonstrate different appropriate behaviors of live theatre. Students can describe the difference between actor and audience.
2nd: Students will identify and use the body as an Actor’s Tool. Students can demonstrate basic locomotor movements e.g. walk, run, hop, jump, leap, gallop, slide and skip. Students can describe the difference between movement and stillness.
3rd: Students will learn the basic skills involved with a successful improvisation performance. Students will engage in short improvisations.
4th & 5th: Students will identify, create, and apply proper audience etiquette during a performance. Students can explain the importance of warmups. Students will identify and use the 3 actors tool while engaging in theatre games.
Kindergarten - 5th: Students will continue to assemble their portfolios in preparation for the school year to come. Students will also work on a school wide collaboration Chihuly art.
Kindergarten - 5th – Students will continue to learn classroom procedures and expectations. Students will learn ballet history and see examples of notable ballets.
K-1st: Students will continue learning classroom procedures and expectations. Students will learn/review about the the 5 different voices.
2nd-5th: Students will continue learning classroom procedures and expectations. Students will also begin learning about proper concert etiquette.
Kindergarten & 1st: Students will explore working with a partner and what respecting others personal space means. Students can maintain personal space during classroom activities.
2nd & 3rd: Students will develop a proper understanding of ensemble building and why it is important to an actor. Students can define audience and demonstrate different appropriate behaviors of live theatre.
4th & 5th: Students will develop a proper understanding of ensemble building and why it is important to an actor. Students will learn the importance of community building within the theatre arts classroom.
Please refer to this website frequently for all things Fine Arts/PE! Please take some time to read through our Fine Arts/PE Syllabus under the "For Parents" tab. Additionally, you can view your student's Fine Arts schedule for the cycle by clicking "Fine Arts Schedule" under the "For Parents" and "For Students" tab and then selecting their homeroom.
