The primary classes successfully performed their Mother Goose Character Camp plays in November. They had been working on the music and scripts from the beginning of the school year, and were amazing when it came time to perform in front of an audience. Each class did a dress rehearsal for other students in our school, who were all impressed with their performances.

Students shared how they learned to be kind, persevere, tell the truth, follow the rules, apologize and forgive, be generous, and be thankful through stories told from various Mother Goose characters. I’m grateful to all the Primary Teachers who gave so much time and attention to helping theirs classes learn their lines and songs.

Creating “snow fall.”

All of our other music classes have continued to learn about reading rhythms, singing songs, what ostinatos are (ask your child if they know!), and musical terms such as forte (loud) and piano (quiet).

We are learning and growing together in our musical experiences and knowledge.

The Upper Elementary classes are also learning various folk dances. We’ve learned the Boston Tea Party set dance, The Big Southern Mixer partner dance, and Ve David an Israeli circle dance. Music is a great part of culture at FMS. The children are excited to sing, dance, play, and create every time they come to music.