District Office Performance

Fourth graders did an awesome job performing tonight at the district office!  I am so proud of them!

Steady Beat

In K5, we are dancing like penguins to our song "Doing the Penguin."

We read about a penguin that was able to help out everyone else even though he was so different.

We also practiced keeping a steady beat along with "Clap, Wiggle, Stomp."

What is an ostinato?

In third grade, we are learning about ostinatos.  We learned that they are repeated phrases or rhythms.

Mrs. Fagan's class playing ostinatos on some of our new instruments!

Try out some of these ostinatos at home!

Parachutes, Scarves, and Drums! Oh My!

Hello all,

I'm trying to raise money for a class set of scarves, a parachute, and a gathering drum for my kindergarten through fourth graders. Currently my project is on  http://www.donorschoose.org/hillmusic For the next 7 days, DonorsChoose will match ANY donation made to my class. If you have the time and the funds, we would really appreciate a donation. Even $1 will help (because really it will be $2 when DonorsChoose matches it). Please do not feel obligated to donate.

IMPORTANT: If you decide to donate within the next seven days, enter the code [SPARK]. DonorsChoose will only match dollar for dollar if the code [SPARK] is entered.

Link to my project: [http://www.donorschoose.org/hillmusic]

Thanks for reading, and thank you so much for donating if you are able to! Also, if you know of someone who might be interested in donating, please feel free to share this message.  There are thousands of teachers all over the country on this site, so it might be cool to check out what teachers in your area need. Even the smallest bit helps!

Thank you guys,
Mrs. Hill

Upcoming Events

October 2
Just a reminder that the District 2 Honor Chorus will begin Thursday, October 2 from 3:45-4:45 at BSES.  If you are in the District 2 Honor Chorus you should have recieved a letter and signed up last Thursday.

October 14
The fourth grade students singing for the board meeting at the District Office Tuesday, October 14 will need to wear a white button down dress shirt, khaki pants, and black shoes.  This is coming up in the next couple of weeks so make sure students are practicing at home!  We will meet at the DO.

November 6
November 6 is our Veteran's Day program at 6:30pm.  This will be ALL second graders and Cub Singers!
Second graders- Please wear blue jeans and a solid red shirt
Cub Singers-Please wear your Cub Singer Uniform (khaki pants, black shoes, and Cub Singer Shirt)

Please email me with any questions about either of these events. tiffany.hill@spartanburg2.k12.sc.us

Can you hear the melody?

We have been learning about melody in first grade!  Students have had a great time figuring out the movement of the melody in music!  

Check out Mrs. Marlowe's class! Hopping low to high on  "Little Green Frog."

We played along with the melody in "Little Green Frog."

Ms. Watson's class!

More Veteran's Day Practice...

Mrs. DeShields class is practicing movements to their song, "In The Heart of America."

You can find the lyrics to this song and many more under the tab Practice! Practice! Practice!

Second Graders Sing for America

2nd graders are working on their upcoming music program to honor our Veterans, "We Sing of America." This program will take place on November 6, 2014 at 6:30 pm in the CFG cafeteria.

We are learning the importance of respect and gratitude towards others and our country.  We are also discussing ways to sing with expression to create a certain feeling during our Veteran's day music.

This week we read "The Wall" by Eve Bunting.  This story is about a young boy and his father going to Washington, D.C. to view the monument wall for Veterans killed or who went M.I.A. during Vietnam War. This story shows not only the feeling in this family but others who may have been affected. (An elderly couple, a young boy and his grandfather, an injured soldier, and a group of school girls learning about the wall and its meaning.)