Arts Wrap Up 9/16/16

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I am INSPIRED BY:

This week, I wanted to share with you one of the lesson plan components shared with me by AP 2D teacher, Mark Carvalho.  In this image, he has the "ingredients for success" for students.  Everything from the objective with content specific vocabulary to artists who currently work in the industry using these Elements and Principles to communicate visually.  Kudos to Mark, who creates these "snapshots" for learning that are a tool to engage and communicate the objective in a way that is visually pleasing and clear.  He shares these with me on Google Classroom, a great tool that many of you are using!

In the news this week:


  • Durfee, Kuss, Morton, Talbot and Doran: Thank you for CPT'ing with me!  Next week, we will continue where we left off.  Meeting notes should be able to be accessed on the GDrive.  
  • K-5 Music Teachers: I have applied for grant funding from the Fall River Cultural Council for funds to cover the cost of the New Bedford Symphony Orchestra's 2017 program, entitled Gravity in Space and Sound, an interdisciplinary unit of study for 3rd graders at Greene, Spencer Borden, HLCS and Letourneau.  I have applied for these grants in the amount that will cover your 3rd grade attending the concert at the Zeiterion on March 6th, 2017, and will keep you posted.
  • You have probably reviewed the evaluation information with your building teams, and please feel free to email me with any questions you might have around this process.  We will discuss goal setting at the next monthly departmental meeting so we can collaborate on team goals for art, music and performance.

Monthly Meetings (your department meetings):


 I am planning to have the K-5 and 6-8 art, music and theater teachers work together again this year during a monthly hour long department meeting.  This would take the place of your "building based" monthly department meetings.  We will be working on curriculum mapping and planning, sharing student work and outcomes and planning for district wide arts events (K-12 Arts Expo, concerts..)
.Here are the meeting days/times:
  • K-5- Last Thursday of each month,(9/29) 3:45 at Spencer Borden (art in art room, music in music room)
  • 6-8- Last Thursday of each month,(9/29) 3:45 at Kuss Middle School (art in art room, music in music room)
  • 9-12- (per Durfee Schedule) Third Wednesday (9/21) of the month at 2:45.

Big News: 

Here is the link to purchase tickets to the Michael Troy Memorial Music Foundation Benefit Concert: http://narrowscenter.ticketfly.com/event/1307849-michael-troy-memorial-music-fall-river/

Proceeds from this AMAZING event will go to the Durfee Music Program.  Let's put this one on our calendars, and make an awesome night!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Jackie

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