Mrs. Shepard's Music 🎵 Class

Music Minutes Newsletter  

August, 2025

TIMBERWOLF Musicians

Hello Timberwolves!

About Your Teacher:

My name is Kristen Shepard and I am so excited to be your child’s Music teacher!   This year begins my 17th year of teaching, and 6th with LISD.  I’m just as excited now as I was when I first started my career in education.  

The University of Oklahoma is my alma mater, and I’m a big Sooner fan.  Some of my favorite things are spending time with my family, traveling, and singing with the Dallas Symphony Chorus.

PARENTS - PLEASE REVIEW THE LOG ON INFORMATION FOR CANVAS. 

All grade levels (K-5) have a Music Course in Canvas and access to Quaver, the music curriculum.  ALL students and parents should  look in the music course for their grade level on a daily/weekly basis to stay current with assignments, current learning goals and to access the Music Minutes Newsletter. Separate courses will be available in canvas for Choir, Ukulele Club and FMLM Club students.

All should be able to be accessed at home on a home computer, as long as the student knows their login and password.  I am told this is through classlink and is their i-station username and password.

 ALL grades have songs for their musical programs in their music courses in canvas - with and without voices (accompaniment) for them to practice at home.  The sheet music is also included so you may print or review at home.  The students need to memorize the words.  

To access your child's canvas course from the LISD website from at home computer: Go to LISD, L-Hub, enter login and password.  Each course is labeled by grade - Music 1, Music 2, etc.

Click on the grade's course.  Once in the course, click on Modules, My Resources.  Under the My Resources tab is where your student has access to study materials, such as songs we are learning. 

ALL students will need to remember their login and password information in order to log into canvas.  I am only able to show them how to navigate my course or other apps once they are logged into their accounts.

The 4th and 5th graders take their ipads home so should be able to login on their own.  They have been shown, but they will need their login and password to access my courses.  3rd grade  has been shown as well, but don't take home their ipads.  As always, they should log on to canvas with adult supervision.  K-2 can log in as well with a parent and these instructions.  All grades have been shown how to access Canvas Music Course.

Students should be logging into their Music Canvas Course and using resources available to them.    Students should also be logging into Quaver music curriculum and checking out all the wonderful resources under Student Dashboard.

Please remember to check canvas courses daily.  I publish a newsletter on the Hicks Elementary website on a weekly basis under enrichment, music.  The newsletter is also in each canvas grade level course. 

I have created an Amazon Wishlist for those of you who wish to donate to our classroom needs/wishes. 

https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/G0LSYP0LFTIB?ref_=wl_share

Donations are greatly appreciated as we are often in need of different supplies throughout the year.  There are some books listed that would benefit our music classes as well.  Scholastic has some books, but not a lot that specifically address music and composers.  

Emails were sent on 8-16 to introduce myself and the program dates for each grade level.  Please add these dates to your calendars.  More information will be sent closer to program dates.

4th/5th Grade - Please return Choir and Ukulele Club Forms THIS Week if you are joining!

Thank you!!

Mrs. Shepard

Hicks Elementary

Music Specialist