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Winter/Spring 2025

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Winter Band Prep: Love Notes & Melodies!


A Musical Celebration of Love, Friendship, and Harmony!

Get ready to warm your heart (and your instruments!) this winter as we rehearse for our delightful early spring performance, Love Notes & Melodies! This charming 10-session class blends Disney favorites and timeless oldies into a concert full of joy, nostalgia, and connection.

 

🎵 This season’s love-themed set list features music from:

  • The Lion King

  • Cinderella

  • Toy Story

  • The Little Mermaid

  • Tarzan

  • Elvis Presley

  • Nat King Cole

 

Over 10 weeks (2 hours each), students will:
🎼 Rehearse featured songs from Love Notes & Melodies
🎭 Explore light Muppet-style banter and stage ideas
🎺 Strengthen ensemble skills through full band practice
🥁 Develop tone, rhythm, and musical expression
🎨 Collaborate on creative details for our heartwarming show

 

Whether you’re returning from our fall concert or joining the band for the first time, this session will lift your spirits and spread a little love through music.

 

🎷 Come for the music—stay for the melodies that make hearts sing! 💕

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Spring Band Prep: Sunshine Serenade!

 

A Musical Celebration of Light, Hope, and Friendship!

As winter fades, it’s time to soak up the sounds of spring! Join us for our cheerful 11-session band class as we prepare for our uplifting spring concert, Sunshine Serenade! This joyful performance will feature timeless favorites that celebrate sunshine, friendship, and the simple beauty of a new day.

 

🎶 This season’s bright and heartwarming set list includes music from:

  • The Beatles 

  • The Sound of Music 

  • Bye Bye Birdie 

  • Toy Story 

  • Singin’ in the Rain

  • The Wizard of Oz 

  • What a Wonderful World

 

Over 11 weeks (2 hours each), students will:
🎼 Rehearse featured songs from Sunshine Serenade
🎭 Create cheerful puppet and stage moments for the show
🎺 Strengthen ensemble and listening skills
🥁 Refine tone, rhythm, and expressive playing
🎨 Collaborate on creative concert visuals and presentation

 

Whether you’re continuing from our winter session or joining anew, this class will brighten your season and fill your heart with song.

 

🎷 Come for the music—stay for the sunshine! ☀️💛

Music Lessons

Thursday & Friday Afternoons

Personalized attention, tailored instruction, and feedback crucial for musical growth. Students will foster a deeper understanding of technique, theory, and musical expression. One-on-one guidance allows for customized learning, addressing individual strengths and weaknesses. 

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🎨 Creative Sketchbook Studio: Art for the Imagination!

 

Unwind and get creative in this relaxing art class designed for young artists and daydreamers alike! ✏️💧
In Creative Sketchbook Studio, students will explore visual storytelling through weekly watercolor and drawing prompts that inspire imagination, mindfulness, and confidence.

 

Each 10-week session features new themes and techniques—students can join for one session or take both for a full semester of creative growth!

 

🖌️ Classes are 60 minutes each and include guided instruction, time for independent sketching, and optional sharing for peer inspiration.

 

Whether illustrating music, memories, or moments from daily life, students will learn to express themselves one sketch at a time in this calm, creative space.

 

💻🎶 Zoom-n-Play (Online Band Practice)

 

Zoom-n-Play is a supplemental online rehearsal space where students can strengthen skills between in-person band days. Each week, we warm up together, review concert music, tackle challenging measures, and build confidence — all in a focused 40-minute Zoom session. This class is perfect for musicians who want extra support, structure, and guided practice from home.

 

Students must be enrolled in at least one in-person Band Day to participate.

 

🌎🗣 Spanish I – Spring Semester

Continue your journey into Spanish language and culture!

This spring, returning students will complete their yearlong study of Spanish I and earn 1 full high school credit in World Language. Those joining us for the first time this semester are welcome—as long as they have previously taken a basic Spanish course and are ready to build on foundational skills.

 

We’ll continue using Oak Meadow Spanish I and Avancemos to deepen skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, while expanding vocabulary, grammar, and conversational fluency. Each week offers engaging activities that bring Spanish to life through:

  • Real-world roleplay and conversations

  • Cultural exploration of Spanish-speaking countries

  • Projects that highlight music, traditions, daily life, and global connections

 

Students will grow their confidence as they discuss everyday topics, interpret short texts, write personal responses, and present ideas—all while building a strong base for Spanish II and beyond.

 

¡Vamos! Let’s make language learning exciting, immersive, and meaningful.

Ink & Insight: Where Literature, Drama & Writing Come to Life!

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Step into the second half of a literary adventure! This spring, students will continue their journey through drama, fiction, and creative expression in Ink & Insight: Stage & Story Through the Arts. Through imaginative writing, lively discussion, and hands-on projects, students will explore big themes like identity, rebellion, justice, and transformation—all while growing as readers and writers.

 

Each week includes a 90-minute in-person class with Miss Terra, where students read, analyze, and respond to literature with creativity and confidence. Whether writing from a character’s point of view, staging a Shakespearean scene, or crafting an artistic response, students will deepen their understanding of both classic and contemporary works in an engaging, welcoming space.

 

📚 Spring Reading List Includes:

  • 🕵️‍♂️ Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson

  • 🦊 Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl

  • 🏙️ Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix

  • 🎠 The BFG by Roald Dahl

  • ⚔️ Macbeth — Shakespeare for Kids Edition

  • 😈 The Witches by Roald Dahl

  • 🎭 Taming of the Shrew — Shakespeare for Kids Edition

  • 🧪 George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald Dahl

 

✍️ Weekly activities include:

  • Literary analysis, journaling, and creative writing

  • Dramatic readings, mini-performances, and character work

  • Artistic projects that connect literature to visual and performing arts

  • Group discussion and peer-sharing opportunities

 

This class is perfect for theatre-loving readers, creative writers, and thoughtful thinkers alike. Students will connect timeless stories with their own voices and ideas, building skills that extend far beyond the page.

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Physical Science & the Human Body: Energy, Systems & STEM Connections 🧬💡🔊🧲

Get ready to discover how the world works—from the inside out! This spring, students will explore two dynamic science themes: the wonders of the human body and the energy-based forces of heat, light, sound, and magnetism.

 

Each week includes a 90-minute in-person class with Miss Terra, packed with engaging demonstrations, hands-on labs, and creative STEM activities. Students will build models, run experiments, and connect science to real life—through art, music, and movement!

 

🔍 Topics include:

  • 🧠 Body systems: circulatory, respiratory, digestive, and more

  • 🔥 Heat energy and temperature transfer

  • 💡 Light waves and reflection/refraction

  • 🔊 Sound vibrations and acoustics

  • 🧲 Magnetism and simple electromagnets

 

This course blends curiosity, creativity, and scientific thinking in an unforgettable way. Whether you're a future doctor, engineer, or inventor—or just love to explore—this class makes science come alive.

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