WGN CLASS NOTES: 2026/03/17

TO: WONDER WGN MEMBERS
MEMO: WGN CLASS NOTES: 2026/03/10
DATE: Tuesday, March 10, 2026

 

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  • Scripture of the Month: Galatians 5:22-25 — The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Messiah have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. 25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit. — Galatians 5:22-25
  • Character Scripture:
    • Proverbs 16:32 — Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. — Proverbs 16:32 New Living Translation (NLT)
    • James 5:7-8 — Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also, be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. — James 5:7-8 English Standard Version (ESV)
    • Proverbs 14:29 — Patient people have great understanding, but people with quick tempers show their foolishness. — Proverbs 14:29 New Century Version (NCV)
    • Psalms 40:1 — I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. — Psalms 40:1 King James Version (KJV)

MUSIC FOUNDATIONS

  • 2B: If you’re doing a Composer Study, please plan to present on March 31. (Two weeks!)

PIANO 1

  • Practice Time: 10/5d
  • Practice all parts of Lost My Partner and What Can I Share.
  • If you have a family member at home who can play one part while you play another, do that as much as possible.”

PIANO 2

  • Practice Time: 15m/5d
  • Practice all parts of If I Won Ten Million Dollars
  • Practice pages 60, 61, and 62.
  • Complete the Composition on page 63. Pay close attention to the directions.

BUCKETLINE

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • PLAY WITH A METRONOME ON BUCKET HEAD!!! 72BPM. Work on rhythms on Bucket stomp
  • Wonder Drumline Book
    • Practice all exercises (excluding “Rolls & Rhythms”) to the goal of memorization at moderate tempos (80-120bpm) and stick heights (mezzo-forte and forte (plus piano-forte for accent exercises). Keep utilizing the mark time to guide your ability to keep good tempo. Write in the foot work (lefts and rights) above the staff for “Count Up Legatos” and practice these individual measures to see how the feet align with the hands; keep in mind the subdivided ‘upbeat’ motion in the mark time to help with the measures that have a left hand starting on an upbeat.

DRUMLINE

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Practice your rhythms for your specific parts in the Drumline Book working all stick heights and a range of tempos. Keep prioritizing memorization! Also specifically target some “chop building” by taking tempos up past your personal threshold for “Legatos” and “Double/Triple Beat.” Snares, Flubs, and Quads also focus extra on the “Rolls & Rhythm Tree” exercise. All players need to memorize “Bacon & Eggs” cadence and keep looking ahead at learning “Piper’s Processional” cadence.

FLAGS

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Hi all. Nice work today! I’m having trouble downloading the music, but I can send it to you through email if it won’t load here.
  • You can also try to this link https://drive.google.com/file/d/1L6T9RxPpNKqtuLndCHK9T1QbBPE7AiaT/view?usp=drive_link
  • You may need a permission given, but I will be notified through email and then let you in.
    • 🚩 Work on the routine by counting out the 8’s.
    • 🚩 Make sure your beginning “solo” routine takes place on the same counts so that you all end on the last 8 of the 4th set at the same time.🚩 Visualize yourself doing the routine while listening to the music often.
  • My email is Marsha@CoHomeschoolMusic.org or call/text 303-596-8526 with questions or if you need the link to the music sent another way.
  • Music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EZ1CHyXppdOujn995DTF_wA80dgtDHWa/view?usp=drive_link

PRELUDE BAND (Beginner Students)

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Ensemble
    • Essential Elements Book 1 aka Yellow Book
      • Practice aura lee and chant and celebration.
  • Rhythms (clapping https://photos.app.goo.gl/nrxnCqvWbuBghF7x5)
    • Huckleberry Jello
    • Gooseberry, Gooseberry
    • Pineapple, Pineapple
    • Huckleberry, Huckleberry
    • Jello (shh) lo
  •  Clarinet
    • Practice in method book and Chant and Celebration as mentioned in prelude band notes. Be careful with accidentals in Chant and Celebration
  •  Flute
    • Master #s 64, 67, and 68.
  •  Horn
    • Continue to work on Chant & Celebration. Use the syllable Doo for slurs if it’s difficult to slur to the next note, make sure to use Too when the note is not slurred.
    • Remember to keep your head up while playing. Raising your stand will help. Check yourself in the mirror, too.
    • In the Essential Elements Book, work through exercises to first, learn the skills, notes and music vocabulary and then to suggest a tune or 2 to play together with the trombones.
  •  Percussion
    • Practice individual instrument assignments for Starfire March, Ode To Joy, and the mallet part for Aura Lee. Also work on “Hugga-Huggar Burr” with buzz roll focus and look ahead at “A Little Bit of Swing” on drum set (Pascal), bells (John), and bass drum (Isaiah). Try to memorize all mallet parts (or get as close as you can!) and practice all parts with a metronome.
  • Saxophone
    • Chant and celebration – work on correct notes and then allegro section at 100 with metronome. Practice A Little Bit of Swing. For A Little Bit of Swing, especially work on measures 39-49. For yellow book #90-#93.
  • Trombone
    • Chant and celebration – work on correct notes and then allegro section at 100 with metronome. Practice A Little Bit of Swing. For A Little Bit of Swing, especially work on measures 39-49. For yellow book #90-#93.
  • Trumpet
    • Keep working on stretching your lips
    • Don’t try to play just higher, but clear tones on the notes around high C
    • Work on Page 18 – get good at the timing of quarter notes and eighth notes
    • Still on Chant and Celebration and others.

TRAINING BAND (2nd Level Students or Above)

  • Practice Time: 30m/5d
  • Ensemble
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves (Use a metronome)
    • Practice 1812 overature with a metronome at 90 BPM. keeping a steady tempo is key at this point. Work on Ascot overture.
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Essential Elements Book 2 aka Red Book
  • Bass Guitar
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves.
    • Trouble spots
  • Clarinet
    • Continue with sight reading. Also, if you have specific techniques you’d like to work on with any of the music that you are currently practicing, bring it in. I will be bringing both my clarinet & alto sax. Ascot Overture down
  • Electric Guitar
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves.
    • Work on warm-up routine, include scale work in the warm up
  • Flute
    • Technique: warm up on those octave slides (G, A, Bb), don’t stop the high note until it sounds lovely; work on playing Bb scales #1-4 at the same tempo.
    • Lesson book: #94 – practice D-Eb-D-Eb; #95 & 96 contain this progression as well.
    • Performance book: Ascot Overture needs to get up to tempo, so use a metronome
  • Percussion
    • Practice variations of rolls: buzz & open-stroke through 5-, and 9-stroke roll types. Apply this to “The Thunderer”. Practice “Hugga-Hugga-Burr” for these roll types, including also single-stroke rolls (32nd-notes with alternating sticking). Work on minor scales (with flats).
  • Saxophone
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2 octaves. Ascot Overture down
  •  Trombone
    • Practice Ascot Overtire (especially measures 51-56) and Blues at Frog Bottom (use online recording for rhythms) and Caravan
  •  Trumpet
    • Work on timing – Ascot Overture
    • Also 1812 – Even timing on faster notes
    • Longer practices – build endurance

MIDPOINT BAND (3rd Level Students or Above)

  • Practice Time: 45m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 2-3 octaves (Use a metronome) – pick a scale
    • Work on rhythms and notes on The Blues at frog bottom Clean-up caravan. Practice Caravan
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Essential Elements Book 3 aka Green Book
    • Repertoire (Use a metronome)
      • Continue to work on Caravan & Swing Fever for next week.
  • Electric Bass
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves.
    • Practice scales you know and sight-read some personal choice pieces
  • Electric Guitar
    • Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves.
    • Practice scales you know and sight-read some personal choice pieces. The Essential Elements series doesn’t include a guitar book so use your private lesson method book.
  • Percussion
    • Prepare “Birdland” and “Take Five” making sure to use a metronome, starting slow and gradually working up especially with the more ‘aggressive’ chord progression changes. Preview our arranged versions and also listen to originals to get insight on how to ‘modify’ your parts to make them more effective and musical.
  • Saxophone
    • Continue with sight reading. Also, if you have specific techniques you’d like to work on with any of the music that you are currently practicing, bring it in.
  •  Trumpet
    • Keep up on memorization – counting to stay together
    • Strong high tones – Ed, don’t miss that F
    • Endurance

PRELUDE ORCHESTRA (Beginner Students)

  • Practice Time: 20m/5d
  • Bass and Cello
    • We get to hear from Max next week.
    • Main point from today is about bow hold – please be true to your bow hold. We do not need to have a really loud sound, just a good tone. If you feel like you’re working too hard with your bow hand you can try to put some rosin on your bow to see if that helps. Otherwise please don’t strain your hand from working too hard.
    • O Come Little Children – Please listen to this and know how it goes. Practice pizzicato, then be sure that you start up-bow. I hope to start with this next week to organize our notes, then bowing.
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1 (Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPC7G0nvMEg&list=PL11XNZ_T1dFNYL-MUVJTQH7fh2TsJdjAg)
    • Watch:
    • Rhythms (clapping https://photos.app.goo.gl/nrxnCqvWbuBghF7x5)
      • Huckleberry Jello
      • Gooseberry, Gooseberry
      • Pineapple, Pineapple (strawberry, strawberry)
      • Huckleberry, Huckleberry
      • Jello (shh) lo (or “”cello – bow””)
      • You can use any of these rhythms for a scale; we did huckleberry jello (aka Mississippi Stop Stop, aka makin’ bacon pancakes).
    • BOW ASSIGNMENT
      • 100 bow holds! Each day, if your house has stairs, practice bow hold on the bottom stair, and go up one stair, do a new bow-hold, shake out hand and take a step.
      • Up Like a Rocket
        • Up like a rocket, down like the rain,
        • Back and forth like a choo choo train.
        • Round and round like a great big drum,
        • Land on your head curved pinky and thumb.
      • Keep up with your practice routine:
        • Tune
        • listen to good tone on open strings + ringing tones
        • review all the pieces that we have learned
        • D Major scale
        • G Major scale
        • Song of the Wind
        • French Folk Song
        • Lightly Row
        • Go Tell Aunt Rhody
        • Twinkle Variation
  • Violin & Viola
    • Watch Pre-twinkle: Setup Exercises Videos: https://a-musician-is.com (password: amusicianis)
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1 (Playlist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfU-O0JeFbY)
    • Rest to play position – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAE87XSSW9c&list=PLQgFue6DLggg_7ggJE7c9uBmU3F7UsW3Y&index=3&t=198s
      • Against the wall
    • Rhythms (clapping https://photos.app.goo.gl/nrxnCqvWbuBghF7x5)
      • Huckleberry Jello
      • Gooseberry, Gooseberry
      • Pineapple, Pineapple
      • Huckleberry, Huckleberry
      • Jello (shh) lo
    • Bunny to Bow Grip (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncyzq-N1Kvk&list=PLQgFue6DLggg_7ggJE7c9uBmU3F7UsW3Y&index=2&t=118s)
    • Scrubbing – https://youtu.be/rvivk_ctX6s
      • Against a Wall
    • penguins
    • bowing the shoulder
    • bowing the strings
    • rainbows
    • modified pengiuns
    • first finger taps
    • climb monkey
    • walking fingers
    • silently (just singing: I’m a little monkey, climbing up the ladder, climbing to the top to, pick a pink banana; I’m a little monkey, climbing down the ladder, climbing to the bottom, to eat my pink banana
      • as well as plucking
    • Huckleberry Jello song
    • Goose berry song
    • huckleberry hucklberry song
    • pinnapple pinnapple song
    • jello lo jello song
    • Twinkle little baby brother
    • table top exercise
    • planks

TRAINING ORCHESTRA (2nd Level Students or above)

  • Practice Time: 30m/5d
  •  Ensemble:
    • **Remember to practice breathing in the rests and before entrances!
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 1 octaves – A Major
    • 2. Review – Suzuki B1-Your current book
    • 3. Tchaikovsky Themes
    • 4. Boogie Woogie
    • 5. Golden Slippers
    • 6. Appalachia Waltz
    • 7. Climbing the Mountain
    • 8. Old Joe Clark
    • 9. Westward Journey
    • * PRACTICE POINTS:
      • choose 1 practice point every time you practice a small section
      • always work on tricky sections
      • 1. correct rhythm, steady tempo
      • 2. correct notes
      • 3. bow direction
      • 4. intonation
      • 5. dynamics
      • 6. slow to fast with metronome (work on this LAST!) 🙂
  •  Cello
    • Do your best practicing the entire volume cover to cover. Feel free to split the practicing half one day, the other half another – odd/even, whatever works with your schedule.
    • Segment practicing (line by line)
    • Use music, and test yourself to see how your memory is.
    • Overall things are sounding good. I’ll continue to play the accompaniment part so you all get used to hearing it.
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1
    • Watch:
    • Practice Routine:
      • Tune
      • Ringing tones (2x bows per note)
      • Scales – C Major scale
      • I Can Read Music: up through the entire book.
      • Review songs (Your choice)
      • Happy Farmer
      • Review vol 1:
        • Etude – pivot bow
      • Review vol 2:
        • Minuet no 3
      • Review (Use a metronome)
        • Twinkle, Twinkle AB Sections – bowing with different rhythms
        • French Folk Song
        • Lightly Row A, A1, B, A1
        • Song of the Wind
        • Go Tell Aunt Rhody
        • Perpetual Motion
        • Long Long Ago
        • Allegretto
        • Andantino
        • Minuet in C
  • Viola and Violin
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 1
    • Watch Pre-twinkle: Setup Exercises Videos: https://a-musician-is.com (password: amusicianis)
      • Please watch the videos if you are behind or don’t remember the pieces. They are in the video playlist bk.1
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Twinkle B1 to Allegro
    • D Major Scale
      • 1st exercise- play scale degrees 1,4,5,8
      • 2nd exercise- play scale degrees 1,3,4,5,7,8
      • 3rd exercise- play scale degrees 1,2,3,4,,5,6,7,8
    • I Can Read
      • Lesson 19 and 20 rhythm and pitch (DO THE RYTHMS WITH A METRONOME)
    • Table top exercise
    • Cat Cow
    • you should start practice with 3 old songs
    • All review songs
    • perpetual motion
    • allegretto
    • andantino
    • etude

MIDPOINT ORCHESTRA (3rd Level Students or above)

  • Practice Time: 45m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – A Major
    • 2. Review – Suzuki B1-Your current book
    • 3. Variations on an Irish Tune
    • 4. Mozart
    • 5. Moonlight Odyssey
    • * PRACTICE POINTS:
      • choose 1 practice point every time you practice a small section
      • always work on tricky sections
      • 1. correct rhythm, steady tempo
      • 2. correct notes
      • 3. bow direction
      • 4. intonation
      • 5. dynamics
      • 6. slow to fast with metronome (work on this LAST!) 🙂
  • Cello
    • Good work overall, everyone. Please keep focusing on Witches Dance and Gavotte. Use the recording as a way to get familiar with the piece, and keep in mind the practice techniques we did today (sticky bow is what I call it).
    • Also, please keep reviewing all of Volume 2. I might even assign some volume 1 pieces for us to keep our technique in excellent form.
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 2-3
    • Practice Routine:
      • Tune
      • Ringing tones (2x bows per note)
      • C Major 2-8ve scale
      • Review songs (Your choice)
      • Advanced: C Major 3 octave, a melodic minor 3 octave
      • Vibrato practice – elbow must feel open, support in the wrist, flexibility in the playing finger, only 1 finger down at a time. (or 4 and 3 together).
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Suzuki B1-Current
    • Repertoire
      • Witches Dance
      • Gavotte
  • Viola and Violin
    • Listen Daily: Suzuki 2-3
    • Review (Use a metronome)
      • Suzuki B1-beginning of B2
      • Practice everything from Suzuki Bk 1 and B2 up to Lully gavotte
    • D Major Scale through 2 octaves
      • 1st exercise- play scale degrees 1,4,5,8
      • 2nd exercise- play scale degrees 1,3,4,5,7,8
      • 3rd exercise- play scale degrees 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
    • ITP ex4 viola ex. 5 violin
    • Beethoven Minuet

CONCERT ORCHESTRA (4th Level Students or above)

  • Practice Time: 60m/5d
  • Ensemble:
    • 1. Scales, arp & 3rds, 3 octaves – E minor
    • 2. Review: Suzuki B1-Current
    • 3. Mozart all three movements!!
    • 4. Brandenburg
    • 5. Sheep May Safely Graze
    • 6. Review Beethoven Serenade Trio
  • * PRACTICE POINTS:
    • choose 1 practice point every time you practice a small section
    • always work on tricky sections
    • 1. correct rhythm, steady tempo
    • 2. correct notes
    • 3. bow direction
    • 4. intonation
    • 5. dynamics
    • 6. slow to fast with metronome (work on this LAST!) 🙂

RECORDERS 1

  • Practice Time: 10m/4d
  • Remember Practice Records
    • Fingering for all the notes you’ve learned so far, including F and F#.
    • Play one song from each page of your book up to page 13 this week. Challenge yourself to play something new!
    • Work on Concert Piece: Peace Like a River. Make sure it is totally memorized by next week!
    • Your part in Winter Goodbye-3A Jeremiah, Norah, Ava, August, Louise, Elise, Esther. 3B-Bane, Yovie, Annabelle, Ginny, Noah, Maebel
    • Recorder Karate Song: Amazing Grace https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1QrkkaeTkw.
    • Finish writing your own 2 measure song if you haven’t already.
  • Don’t forget to blow out and clean your recorders! Parents, please help make sure they’re giving their recorders a good cleaning each week.
  • Happy practicing!

RECORDERS 2

  • Practice Time: 15m/4d
  • Remember Practice Records
  • Practice:
    • Fingering from low C to High G
    • Concert piece: In Christ Alone. Please make sure this is memorized by next week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgfU7M_s3mc&t=2s.
    • Write your own song if you haven’t already, it was nice to hear some of the ones you wrote today! If you want to write another one you’re more than welcome to.
    • Bon Jour Perriot (page 14) we’ll play this next week as a round.
    • Play 1 song from every page in your book up to page 9. Challenge yourself!
  • Don’t forget to blow out and clean your recorders!
  • We missed those who were gone this week and hope to see you soon! Happy practicing.

PRIME CHOIR

JUNIOR/SENIOR CHOIR (YOUTH CHOIR)

SIGNS AND WONDERS: ASL SIGNING CHOIR

DANCE

  • Block 4 – 2pm-3pm – Practice Time: 10m/5d
  • Continue to memorize performance choreography – we will be performing during assembly on the 31st
    • May Safely Graze Choreography with music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZV6oMkMAKbkSSLSBDyVTYA6DsKPQzmu5/view?usp=drive_link
    • Choreography breakdown: https://drive.google.com/file/d/16X0INvXGyOeopVYTmc-Ap53zNHp0k6ta/view?usp=drive_link
    • Music Link – Sheep May Safely Graze: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txfhXgt4SJg
    • Memorize Performance Choreography
      • All dancers start in 1st position – arms in en bas
      • Arms float out demi-second – close to en bas (1,2)(3,4)
        • repeat x2
      • Cecchetti 3rd arabesque towards the center
      • Cecchetti 3rd arabeque away from the center
      • Chaine turn towards the center – arms in 1st
      • Arms open 2nd, then float to en bas
      • Ballet walk to circle
      • Releve walks facing in around circle
      • Step back R – pointe tendu L
      • Step forward L – arbesque a terre R
        • Repeat rocking step x2
      • Tippy toe turn – end facing circle
        • x2
      • Walk back to spots
      • Courtsey R – Sway arms right
      • Courtsey L – sway arms left
      • pas de bourree RL
      • Sous Sous (Right leg in front)
      • Walks around partner
      • 3rd arabesque toward center x1, away from center x1
        • Repeat x2
      • Everyone chaine turns towards center
      • arms open 2nd, en bas
      • Sway RL (arms low 3rd, feet tendu side)
        • x10
      • Repeat Beginning step
      • arms float demi second to en bas x2
      • Arabesque in then out
      • Chaine turn together
      • Passe RLRL
      • Change lines x4 (4 counts each)
      • Step R touch behind L Reach arm to high diagonal
        • Repeat RLRL
      • Bourree turn in
      • 1st position – arms lift to God
    • Steps to review
      • *Chaine turn – arms in 1st
      • *Passe
      • *Ballet walks en releve
      • *Step Right touch Left foot behind
        • Repeat other side
    • Positions to review
      • *Vaganova 1st arabesque
      • *Vaganova 2nd arabesque
      • *Cecchetti 3rd arabesque
      • *Cou de pied devant/derriere
    • Stretching
  • Block 5 – 3pm-4pm – Practice Time: 15m/5d
  • Continue working on emorizing performance choreography
  • *look at arms in the video to make sure you have them correct*
    Steps in dance:

    • balance
    • alternating chasse
    • chaine turn
    • pique to sous sous
    • waltz turns
    • passe over
    • pirouette RL
  • Performance Choreography
  • Memorize Performance Choreography
    • Start in 1st position
    • 1st group
      • Walking towards the center – take three steps down the stairs
      • Step R to 3rd arabesque or Step L to 3rd arabesque (towards the center)
    • 2nd group repeats
      • Continue to walk down the stairs towards center to places Soutenu R
      • Facing L front corner – rond de jambe R (front/side)
      • Balance R – arms 3rd position
      • Chaine L arms – 1st position
      • Chasse back to croise devant – extend arms
      • Chasse with figure 8 arms x4
        • L- R front corner
        • R- R back corner
        • L- L back corner
        • R- L Front corner
      • Bourree R – R arm lifts to 3rd
      • Change legs/arms
      • Bourree L – L arm lifts to 3rd
      • Step R brush L foot to R corner – right arms lifts to the diagonal
      • Step L courtsey R – left arm lifts to diagonal
      • pas de bourree – RL
      • Sous sous
      • First group walks around partner
      • 3rd arabesque RL
      • Second group walks around parnter
      • 3rd arabesque RL
      • Everyone chaine turns right
      • arms open 2nd, en bas
      • Waltz x10 on number 5 turn around and go back to spots
        tendu croix devant facing corner 2
      • Plie 4th – circular port de bras
      • Stretch to 2nd arabesque
      • Flip to other side – croix facing corner 8
      • Pique RL to sous sous arms diagonal
        • repeat x3 RLR
      • Soutenu
      • Cannon section
        • arabesque RL arms diagonal
        • courtsey RL arms diagonal
        • step R arbesque L reach
          • both arms low diagonal
        • Step L pointe
          • tendu R L arm high diagonal
          • Repeat x2
        • Soutenu
        • Balance RLR – L and O
        • Balance LRL – Y and C
      • Brush leg side close 1st
      • Passe over LR
      • Passe over L to 4th
      • Pirouette land 4th
      • Lift arms to high diagonal – giving to God
    • Review Ballet terminology
      • * Plie – to bend
      • * Tendu – to pointe and stretch
      • * Battement Glisse – beating, gliding movement
      • * Rond De Jambe – circle of the leg
      • * En dehors – outward (out the door) away from supporting leg
      • * En dedans – inward towards supporting leg
      • * Frappe – to strike
      • * Fondu – to melt
      • * Grand Battement – large beating movement
      • * Saute – to jump
      • * Passe – to Pass
      • * Sous Sous – over/under
      • * Pas de chat – step of the cat
      • * Cambre – means “arched” and refers to a graceful, controlled bending of the upper body, which can be performed forward, backward, or to the side
      • * Circular Cambre
      • * Port de bras – “carriage of the arms” in ballet, referring to both the graceful, flowing movement of the arms and specific exercises designed to improve arm quality
      • * Pas de cheval – step of the horse
      • * Tembe – “fall” from one leg to the other, or from two legs to one, landing with a bent knee
      • * Develope – developed or unfolded
      • * En l’air – leg elevated, in the air
      • * A terre – on the floor
      • * En cloche – like a bell (front and back movement)
      • * Releve vs eleve – Releve starts from a plie to a rise and eleve rises from straight legs
      • * Assemble – assembled or joined together
      • * Chaine turns – Chains or links
      • *Failli – give away. A slide or brush-through transition step following a preceding jump or position.
        • jump or position.
    • Positions to review
      • *Vaganova 1st arabesque
      • *Vaganova 2nd arabesque
      • *Cecchetti 3rd arabesqu

GUIDED PE

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ART (DRAWING & WATERCOLOR)

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ART (TEXTILES – NEEDLE PUNCH)

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ART (PHOTOGRAPHY)

THEATER

  • Parent: Please review what props and costumes your child will be wearing for their monologue. Please upload photos of their costumes to the photo album link and fill in the any dates you will not be at Wonder on the Tech Days portion of the linked spreadsheet, so we can assign performance filming dates.
  • Theater Photo Album [LINK] – submit costumes and props ideas
  • Peace Theater 25-26 Spreadsheet: [LINK]
  • History II: Creation to the Resurrection: Covers the period from 4004 B.C. to c.A.D 33

LITTLE MOVERS & LITTLE SHAKERS

  • Remember to listen to recordings daily this week

LITTLE CYCLES

  • Remember to listen to recordings and check out your books daily this week.
  • For our next class,bring in or draw a picture of your favorite autumn leaf!

MUSIC MAKERS 1

  • Be sure your child has all 3 verses of Like a River Glorious memorized. And the last verse of Micah 5;4-5
  • Work on Like a River Glorious all verses (sing along – https://drive.google.com/file/d/1unZAudn6ZxTb5I0tzTepSQlrUexpHfmL/view?usp=drive_link)
  • Memorize the Micah 5:4-5 verses with feeling
  • Go over their green cards. Can they chant the rhythms accurately Du – Du; Du-da-di, Du-da-di; Du,du-da-di; Du-da-di, du!
  • Draw me a picture from the story Once Upon a Seashore (story of the Hermit Crab
  • Bring your water bottle to class and go to the bathroom before class!

MUSIC MAKERS 2

DISCOVERY

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  • Dance
    • Continue practicing performance choreography with the videos.
    • We will be performing during assembly on the 31st
      • Choreography with music:
        https://drive.google.com/file/d/16X0INvXGyOeopVYTmc-Ap53zNHp0k6ta/view?usp=drive_link
      • Choreography breakdown:
        https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZV6oMkMAKbkSSLSBDyVTYA6DsKPQzmu5/view?usp=drive_link
      • Music Link – Sheep May Safely Graze
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txfhXgt4SJg
      • All dancers start in 1st position – arms in en bas
      • Arms float out demi-second – close to en bas (1,2)(3,4)
        • Repeat x2
      • Cecchetti 3rd arabesque towards the center
      • Cecchetti 3rd arabeque away from the center
      • Chaine turn towards the center – arms in 1st
      • Arms open 2nd, then float to en bas
      • Ballet walk to circle
      • Releve walks facing in around circle
      • Step back R – pointe tendu L
      • Step forward L – arbesque a terre R
        • Repeat rocking step x2
      • Walk back to spots
      • Courtsey R – right arms lifts to diagonal
      • Courtsey L – left arm lifts to diagonal
      • pas de bourree RL
      • Sous Sous (Right leg in front)
      • Walks around partner
      • 3rd arabesque toward center x1, away from center x1
        • Repeat x2
      • Everyone chaine turns towards center
      • arms open 2nd, en bas
      • Sway RL (arms low 3rd, feet tendu side)
        • x10
      • Repeat Beginning step
      • arms float demi second to en bas x2
      • Arabesque in then out
      • Chaine turn together
      • Passe RLRL
      • Change lines x4 (4 counts each)
      • Step R touch behind L Reach arm to high diagonal
        • Repeat RLRL
      • Bourree turn in
      • 1st position – arms lift to God

PLAYROOM WITH HELPING HANDS

  • After Lunch Check-in: Please be sure to check your student in room 212
  • Check-out: Please be sure to quietly check your student out in room 212 or (playground) with the Playroom Helping Hands

COMPUTER SCIENCE (STANDARD APPLICATION)

  • Topics Covered: Exceptions and Dictionaries. For further review, you may reference https://learnpythontherightway.com/chapter/chapter-19.html and https://learnpythontherightway.com/chapter/chapter-20.html

COMPUTER SCIENCE (FUNDAMENTALS OF EMBEDDED PROGRAMMING)

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JUNIOR HELPER

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STUDY HALL

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Wonder Memo

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