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2nd trimester report cards

  Here are the rubrics for 4th and 5th Grade for 2nd trimester. They are based on a month long GarageBand project. Please email me at akaria@op97.org if you have any questions.            Ms. McDaniel/ Gawne's and Ms. Heide's 5th grades rubric (due to number of classes for project) Ms. Cousin's class missed several classes due to holiday so were on a different rubric.  4th Grade Rubric
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1st Trimester Report Cards

 Here is the rubric for 4th and 5th grade's 1st trimester grades. Please email me at akaria@op97.org with any questions you may have.

March 2024 Newsletter

 

2nd trimester (March 2024) grading rubrics for 4th and 5th grade

 Here are the rubrics for 4th and 5th Grade for 2nd trimester. They are based on a month long GarageBand project. Please email me at akaria@op97.org if you have any questions.

Lift Every Voice

Studentrs learned at least part of the song Lift Every Voice and sing this month. Here is a link with the song and lyrics. We only sang the first verse. (The later verses are traditionally sung in church). LIFT EVERY VOICE VIDEO  

Report Cards- Trimester 1 2023-24

 Here are the rubrics for 4th and 5th Grade for 1st trimester. They are based on a singing performance assessment and a trimester test on listening and reading skills for their grade level. The rubric is below gives details on how the grades were determined. Please email me at akaria@op97.org with any questions. 

Melody Madness!

Last week and this week 2nd through 5th grade students learned a new pitch. At Whittier we label the pitches do, re, mi, fa, so, la, and ti. Ask your student what pitch they learned about! Though they have been experiences the pitch through listening and singing activities this week will be the first week we label the pitch, identifying it's location in the scale and it's hand symbol. Here is a visual with all the hand symbols and pitches. So far these are the pitches each grade has learned. K- has not learned any pitch names yet 1- so and mi 2- so, mi, la, and their new pitch do 3- do, re, mi, so, la and their new pitch high do (do') 4- do, re, mi, so, la, low so, low la, high do and their new pitch fa 5- have learned all pitches are are now being introduced to the minor scale (la to la instead of do to high do) At this link are some 5th graders singing the song "Ah Poor Bird" playing Orff (xylophone) instruments: Ah Poor Bird