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We ARE FRPS Fine and Performing Arts, and WE ARE AMAAAZING

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This wee k, I walked through art and music classrooms, mostly in grades K-5 and would like to share some images that truly capture the work you do.  Please take a look, and know that the work we do is so important TO and FOR our kids.  Ceramic piece from Ms. Gaudette's class! Ms. P at Doran leading students in a concentric circle challenge! Mr. Newell at Doran associating words with rhythms, and incorporating writing! Mr. MacMullen holding a $4,000 check from the Michael Troy Foundation! Ms. Arsenio's Design student's graphic novel work! More Design planning... Ms. DaCosta's artists from Viveiros casting fall shadows! More Viveiros Art! Viveiros Art Board with grade level expectations and vocabulary! Viveiros artists at work! Viveiros' Mr. Hettinger getting students ready to sing! Look at Ms. Laginess's artists at HLCS getting their shapes ready! Working on our cutting and dexterity skills at HLC

Collaboration- Mapping Challenges for Our Kids

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Happy Long Weekend, Arts Fam! On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of having most of you with me in the morning as we began our professional development day.  I love getting you all together, hearing the conversations bustling at your tables- about music, art, family, friends and of course, Our Kids.  As we embrace November, we shared new ideas and strategies relating to our goals, with common foci on engagement through technology/station work and use of academic language.  Teachers broke into content and grade leveled groups and continued to flesh out the curriculum maps for K-8 Art and Music, and Durfee teachers collaborated on common course expectations within level one classes.  By the end of the morning sessions, teachers in K-5 completed the maps, and continued to work together on shared goal work.  These maps include student learning objectives, specific vocabulary for each unit/lesson, sample work, assessments and Blendspace Links.  Middle School also worked on their maps, tackling

Homecoming, Daylight Savings, and Professional Development, OH MY

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Happy Friday, Arts Fam... Here are some pics from classrooms this week. In every one of these images, I hear content language .  Line, shape, texture, overlapping, color, composition, value ..  Words like these are the ones that students need to practice and master the use of so that as they grow into adults, they can express themselves using this vocabulary, whether they work in an art related field or not.  The same rings true in music and performing arts classes, as students practice playing, singing, composing, working together to build "symphonic experiences."  It is in this practice and perseverance in mastering the skill of musicianship that students will develop that "muscle" that will follow them in their work ethic and thought processes.  Thank you for fostering this type of thinking and growth in all that you plan for our students. In the News this Week: The Narrows will host the annual concert fundraiser for the Durfee Music