Kindergarten AM/PM

March 13, 2020

This week students were introduced to the musical story, "C is for Cookie."  Ask your child what each of the letters C, D, E, F, G, A, and B stand for!

March 6, 2020

Kindergarteners were looking at rhythm with the pattern from "My Mother, Your Mother."  Also we were playing some rhythm patterns with rhythm sticks.

February 28, 2020

This week we have learned how to say hello in a few different languages when we sang the song, "Say Hello Wherever You Go."

February 21, 2020

This week kindergarten continued singing and moving.  We added the rhythm to "My Mother, Your Mother" this week.

February 12, 2020

This week we have been singing, "We Love Music Day" and also, "Climbing Up a Mountain" and "Duck Duck Soup!"

February 7, 2020

We have been practicing our song, "Take a little walk to school."  Also, we sang the song, "We Love Music Day."

January 31, 2020

This week we added a new song, "Take a little walk to school."  There is a lot of movement in this song and the children are working hard to do it.  Ask your child to sing you the song, it is wonderful!

January 24, 2020

Kindergarteners are getting really great at the "Snowman Joe" song.  We build them up as snowmen, then the sun comes out and melts them away.  Ask your child to show you how they do this!

January 17, 2020

This week in kindergarten we added movement to the song "Let's Get on Board" and did our songs, adding "Snowman Joe."

January 10, 2020

This week in music kindergarteners learned some new songs including, "Let's Get on Board" and "Ha Ha Thisaway.  Perhaps ask if your child can share a song with you!

December 12, 2019

Kindergarteners have been singing Christmas songs with actions.  Jolly Jolly Santa, and S-A-N-T-A are two examples.  Ask your child to sing them to you and your family!

December 5, 2019

This week the kindergarteners were practicing some of the songs that they know and were introduced to 'Santa,' a song where they sing and then spell out the letters S-A-N-T-A, after every round of the song they take away a letter and replace it with a clap.  Ask your child to sing you the song!

November 27, 2019

In music students were introduced to the song 'Curly Joe' which allows them to sing together and individually.

November 22, 2019

Kindergarteners sang 'Tommy Thumb' this week along with 'Put the Beat in your Feet' and their regular songs.  They also had the opportunity to play Boomwhackers on Thursday!

November 15, 2019

This week the students practiced their loud and quiet singing voices so that we could continue and use that ability to sing and play the game that goes with the song, "Grumpy Grizzly."

November 6, 2019

Kindergarteners sang about bear paws this week.  They also practiced their rhythms and the difference between loud and quiet singing voices.

November 1, 2019

This week in music we celebrated Halloween by singing songs such as "Witch's Stew."  Also, students played the game, "Witch's Cat."

Yours musically,

Ms. Courtney

October 24, 2019

This week in music students practiced making their voice go high and low by following patterns on cards (and creating one of their own!).  Also students added animals to the Ocean Song, and  different body parts to the song, 'I get a Happy Feeling.'

Yours musically,

Ms. Courtney

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Kindergarten is a wonderful time of new school experiences.  Music is a wonderful addition, used in routines, to remember information, and now students will be learning music with me.

I look forward to meeting your children and getting to know you, their parents as well.

I am very happy to be the new music teacher at Ramsay School.