Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Sesame Street: Will.i.am Sings "What I Am"




Mrs. Marold just shared this with me this morning. I think it might be my new FAVORITE SONG!!!

"What I am is....MUSICAL!!!"

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Copy of my Welcome Back Letter


This letter was sent home on September 10, 2012

Dear Floral Street School Parents and Guardians,

I am writing to you today to introduce myself. My name is Tracy DeBlois, and I am one of the two music teachers at Floral Street School this year. Mrs. Demarky-Anderson is the other music teacher. We are so excited to be team-teaching again on Mondays and Thursdays this year!

So far, we are having a musical year. The students in all grades have participated in their first “Half School Meeting.” On Friday the 31st, the 1st and 2nd graders had their meeting and on Friday the 7th, the 3rd and 4th graders participated in theirs . Both went very well. They sounded fantastic singing the “Birthday Song” and  “This Land is Your Land” together as a large group. Ask them to sing those songs for you, and to share what they learned at HSM, if they havent shared them with you already!

Fourth graders will be beginning their recorder program shortly.  A letter will be coming home on September 24th, so be on the look out! Please send back the bottom of the recorder form as soon as possible so that we can be sure to have recorders for all that need them.

It is a very busy year for the fourth graders here in the Music Department. Our fall concert schedule is below, so you can reserve the dates!

I am very happy to be here at Floral Street School again this year. If you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to email me at tdeblois@shrewsbury.k12.ma.us or to call and leave a
voice mail at 841-8300 (X4932). You can also reach me on my Faculty Page, which is my web site on the Floral Street School home page.

 

Thank you for your time and have a wonderful fall!

Musically yours,

Mrs. Tracy DeBlois
Music Specialist                                                           
Floral Street School


Fourth Grade Chorus Fall Concert Schedule

Chorus 1 (Mrs. Morgan and Mrs. Ross)
November 7, 2012 at 6:30pm in the cafeteria

Chorus 2 (Mrs. Herring and Mrs. Spangenberg)
November 7, 2012 at 7:30pm in the cafeteria

Chorus 3 (Mrs. Edgren, Mrs. Morrissey and Mrs. Ralys)
November 8, 2012 at 6:30pm in the cafeteria

Friday, September 14, 2012

Wow! The first full week was a blast!

Mr. Treble Clef is BACK! This week, everyone enjoyed Chapter One and heard about Mac and Christina's adventures when they met Mr. Treble Clef in Musictown! Ask your student to tell you the things that they learned and then put into the Pot of Music Knowledge in music class.

The first School Meetings went well and we are very much looking forward to the next ones in October. The First and Second Graders will be singing the song "Golden Rule" and the Third and Fourth Graders will be singing a song called "Reach Out"- both are wonderful songs by Teresa Jennings of Plank Road Publishing's Music K-8 Magazine fame. These songs remind us to use our FACTS and CARES, both inside our school and out.

Keep your eyes peeled for more posts - recorder letters will be coming soon...

Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Hello from Room 215!

As we begin the 2012-2013 school year, excitement is in the air! Mrs. Demarky Anderson and I are so thrilled to meet all of our new friends here at Floral and, of course, to see all of our old friends... 

We have many fun music learning activities planned for the year ahead, including the story of Mr. Treble Clef!  That's right - he's back!

We are looking forward to trying our hand at blogging and it is so neat to be able to communicate with you all in yet another new way. Hopefully we will reach parents and students alike. If you follow our blog, we will keep you posted with all of the wonderful things that are happening in the Music Room this year.

Have a musical year!

Musically Yours...

-Mrs. DeBlois and Mrs. Demarky Anderson