Monday 1 December 2014

Flakes: The Musical (Trailer)

Here's a little teaser to get you excited about our upcoming concert!

When: December 11, 2014 - 1:30pm & 7:00pm
Where: Buchanan School Gymnasium



Friday 7 November 2014

Remembrance Day at Buchanan

Today we held our Remembrance Day service at 11:00am.

 We used the book What Peace Feels Like to inspire student projects.

We began with Sgt. Laflamme leading us in the singing of O Canada.

Next we watched The Poppy Story to learn about why we wear poppies on Remembrance Day.


Then Sgt. Laflamme read the poem In Flanders Fields.


Mrs. Marshall's Kindergarten class presented their class book on Peace.


Next the Grade 2/3 & 4/5 Choirs sang There Will Be Peace.


Room 13 shared their project, What Peace Feels Like.


We ended the service with the Last Post, A Moment of Silence, and the Reveille.


Wednesday 5 November 2014

Winter Concert!

It's that time of year again! Preparations have already begun for this year's winter concert!! Watch for this newsletter in your child's agenda this week!


Friday 31 October 2014

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from Ms. Frizzle!



Trick-Or-Treat! Here are some fun Halloween videos to watch at home with your kiddos!

HALLOWEEN RULES



EVERYBODY LOVES HALLOWEEN



HALLOWEEN PEEK-A-BOO!


MONSTER SHUFFLE

 

SILLY SYMPHONY: THE SKELETON DANCE


THE SKELETON DANCE

TWELVE DAYS OF HALLOWEEN

IF YOU'RE A KID

KID SNIPPETS: TRICK-OR-TREAT

KID SNIPPETS: SPOOKY STORIES

KID SNIPPETS: BOO HALLOWEEN

JUST DANCE: CALLING ALL THE MONSTERS

 

JUST DANCE: THIS IS HALLOWEEN

JUST DANCE: MONSTER MASH

JUST DANCE: NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO

LEGO HALLOWEEN

A LITTLE EINSTEINS HALLOWEEN

DONALD DUCK: TRICK OR TREAT

Thursday 30 October 2014

Pass The Witch's Broomstick

Check out our Pass The Witch's Broomstick the Grade 1/2/3's played today!


Halloween Night - Recorder Compositions

This week grade 4/5 students composed their own BAG recorder songs for Halloween!












Tuesday 21 October 2014

Creepy Cauldrons

Students in Grade 1/2/3 classes have been creating their own "Creepy Cauldron" compositions by adding Ta, Ti-Ti and Rest potions to their cauldrons. It was a spooky good time!

















Tuesday 30 September 2014

Recorder Madness!

Today is a big day for Grade 4 students at Buchanan! They are beginning to play the recorder! Because Grade 5 students have already been playing for 1 year, they are proving to be excellent teachers! Each Grade 5 student has been paired up with a Grade 4 student and has taught them the following:

1. How to hold the recorder
2. How to blow gently
3. How to play B, A and G
4. How to play Hot Cross Buns

They did a great job!






Friday 26 September 2014

The Journey of the Aboriginal Flute - Day 1

This is going to be an exciting year at Buchanan! All students in Kindergarten to Grade 5 are going to be making their very own Aboriginal flute! Today some of the grade 4's and 5's from room 13 began the process by drilling the finger holes! This is a very tedious procedure, as the holes have to be certain widths apart and certain sizes in diameter! Luckily our custodian and Mr. Nuytten are helping us along in this process! Stay "tuned" to see more steps in the creation of the flutes as well as the final product!








Tuesday 23 September 2014

Grade 1/2/3 Rhythm Review

For these first two weeks of school, grade 1/2/3 classes have been immersed in a variety of nursery rhymes and poetry! We have been reviewing the rhythms Ta (quarter note), Ti-Ti (2 eighth notes) and Shh (quarter rest), as well as concepts such as beat vs. rhythm, phrase length, same/different, and playing pitched and non-pitched percussion instruments! Next we are moving on to a melody review of So, Mi and La. Stay tuned! :)







In The Hall of the Mountain King

Students in grades 4 and 5 have been learning about phrase length, accelerando, crescendo and form through Edvard Grieg's In The Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt. Here are our final products! Watch for the "Peer Gynt" students sneaking away from the trolls!

ROOM 13


ROOM 17

**Room 19 to follow!

Thursday 11 September 2014

Welcome Back To Buchanan!

Welcome back everybody!! I hope you have all had an excellent summer! I am so happy to start off another year here at beautiful Buchanan!


I am looking forward to another wonderful year of learning and fun in our music room! 

Why? 

Because...
MUSIC IS AWESOME! 
KIDS ARE AWESOME! 
EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

Welcome to Buchanan's AWESOME music room! :)