Friday, November 12, 2021

 

The Durfee Marching Band performed at Thursday’s Veterans Day Parade, and paid tribute to those who served our country. Great performance, Hilltoppers!

Upcoming EVENTS in the ARTS!
  • November 21st: Please consider supporting THE DURFEE HIGH SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM by buying tickets to the Michael Troy Tribute Show! See above for details, and visit the Narrows Center for the Arts SITE for tickets! 
  • November 13th: This weekend, we have a really cool event happening right here in our city!  Check out the Viva Fall River SITE for all of the info, or simply click to watch!  It's never too early for THANKSMAS!  Join us this Saturday night in Downtown Fall River and get into the holiday spirit.  4:00 - 8:00 PM - Old Second Street, on Sullivan Drive.
  • December 4th: Annual Fall River Christmas Parade.. the Arts will be there!  Marching Band will perform, and some of the art teachers/students will be busy designing and making the floats for their schools.. In the past, Santa has flown in (literally in a helicopter) special to participate!   
In the News This Week:
  • SLG and PPG Activity Plans
  • Concert Prep
  • Lesson Plan Showcase

SLG and PPG Activity Plans: Thank you so much for the time and thought you put into these plans in TeachPoint- if you haven't shared your's yet, please make sure you do, as they are due today.

Concert Prep: As K-12 music teachers are preparing their students for performances, and potentially inviting in the community, let's make sure we are all aboard the 2021 Planning Train- check the document I shared with you a few weeks ago by clicking here, and let me know if you need anything! LINK

Lesson Plan Showcase: This week, I would like to share a few lesson examples from the tasks planned by... Julia Klingner- Band Teacher, Jenne Mattei- Art Teacher and Steph Tierno- Music Teacher!  These are great, because they:
  • Show organized planning and thought around specific learning objectives
  • Have measurable objectives
  • Have Standards
  • Have Language Objectives



Awesome work, team.. see you next week!
-Jackie

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