Obwisana: A West-African Rock Passing Game

Hope you enjoy this video of Mrs. Astle's third grade students playing a traditional West-African rock passing game. We used some colorful beanbags instead of rocks, which creates a beautiful visual. We couldn't get all students' faces in the video, but you still can see their teamwork!

--Mrs. Melkonian

AMPP Exhibitions

Hello Music Students and Parents!

The AMPP Exhibitions are taking place tomorrow in the gym during the students' regular AMPP time. This is where they will show off what they have been doing in Art, Music, Physical Education and Theatre (Performing Arts) for the past trimester.

The AMPP Exhibition schedule is:

12:30-1:25--Kindergarten and First Grade

1:30-2:25--Second and Third Grade

2:30-3:25--Fourth and Fifth Grade

Looking forward to seeing you there. All are invited!

Mrs. Melkonian

Music Field Trips

I am happy to say that three entire grades of our school were out of the building last Friday to experience LIVE music performances! Nothing makes me happier than seeing our students getting on busses and heading out. And that's because they're having wonderful learning experiences, of course! :)

All of our Kindergarten and First Grade students took the long bus trip to Ann Arbor to see Keith Terry and his Body Slammin' Band at the historic Hill Auditorium. Keith Terry is an expert in body percussion. He entertained our students with his stomping, patting, tapping and popping. Though I didn't get to go, I heard the performance was

wonderful and the day was a success all around.

The entire third grade class took the short trip down Woodward to the Max M. Fisher Music Theatre to see a performance by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Our students represented our school amazingly well as they heard the "Instrumental Safari" program in the beautiful historical hall. Some of the highlights were hearing parts of Saint Saens "Carnival of the Animals" and the March from "Raiders of the Lost Ark."

I hope everyone enjoyed the performances and got to share their experiences with their families.

Mrs. Melkonian

The DSO warming up

Jeremiah and Drew at the

Max M. Fisher Music Center