1. It's backwards day tomorrow!
2. It's show and tell tomorrow for kids with names beginning with A & B.
3. Grade 2 homework is due tomorrow, as always.
We attended the Black History Month assembly this morning, and we are all SO proud of Delina for her role in the dance and skit about Viola Desmond's life. Bravo Delina!!
This afternoon, students met their new math partners and created their own Venn diagram, sorting shapes according to two rules that they chose. We have often solved the Venn diagrams that I have prepared, but this was the students' turn and it was a great way for them to show me what they understand about the characteristics of shapes. Ask your mathematician to share their sorting rules with you.
This afternoon, I also got around to telling students the story of the ballet Cinderella, featuring Prokofiev's music. Of course, most students knew the story very well, but they did a good job listening to the music and making connections to how Cinderella was probably feeling, what she was doing, or even how she was moving (e.g., "It sounds like she's taking heavy footsteps"). We heard chimes, signalling the fairy godmother working her magic, the waltz for Cinderella and the Prince, the clumsy dance music for the step-sisters, and the sad, mean music for the step-mother. The most recognizable part of the music is, of course, when the clock strikes twelve at the beginning of movement VIII (just a few seconds before the end of the suite).
If you'd like to listen to the Cinderella Suite again with your child, here's the link to what we heard today. Here's a little flashback to the National Ballet's performance. Hope you enjoy!
The next musical story I'm working on is the story of Mozart's opera, The Magic Flute. Unfortunately I'm a little late with this one too - the last performance by the Canadian Opera Company is tomorrow evening. It features an old choir friend of mine as Prince Tamino! (Can you believe I've sung with this guy??) Anyway, tickets are still available online if you're looking for something to do, and it's a perfect opera for kids! Here's a little trailer for the COC's production of The Magic Flute. Story coming soon to a Salle 211 near you!
