Notes from the Music Room
As you can see we have chosen a different way to communicate with you so that more of you have access to this information.
First order of business is to inform you that we will have Calgary Opera come to our school and do their School Tour performance of Cinderella. This opera has been modified using aspects of the opera Cendrillon by Massenet and Rossini’s Cenerentola. Basically, what that means is that it will be a very lovely performance based on the beloved fairy tale with beautiful music.
The company will come to our school on February 27th at 2:00 pm. This is a student only show.
Kindergarten kids are learning a song/game about a mouse:
El ratoncito hace “squeak, squeak, squeak.”
Yo no lo veo “peak, peak, peak.”
Ahi esta. El viene aca.
Un, dos, tres, cuatro, cinco y ya!
The Grade 1s are working on a song with separate base xylophone and alto parts.
La ardilla corre, corre, corre.
La ardilla corre, corre rapido.
The Grade 2s are learning a song from Puerto Rico calle Vamos a la Mar.
This is a complicated musical piece with more intricate base, alto and soprano xylophone parts, in addition to bongos.
Vamos a la mar,
A comer pescado.
Fritito y asado,
En sarten de palo.
Vamos a la mar,
A comer pescado.
Boca colorada,
En sarten de palo.
The Grade 3s have been preparing a song since last term. El Barreño, which is a song from Guatemala.
De los caballitos que me trajo usted,
Ninguno me gusta solo el que monte.
Hagase pa ca, agase pa lla,
Que mi caballito lo atropellara.
Por ahi viene el lecherito,
Con su cantaro de plata.
Y la niña le responde,
« Esa leche a mi me mata »
Ay barreño si, Ay barreño no
Ay barreño dueño de mi corazón!
The Grade 4s are working diligently on their ukulele technique and learning the necessary chords to play the song Al Tambor which is a folk song from Panama.
Al tambor, al tambor
Al tambor de la alegria.
Yo quiero que tu me lleves a
l tambor de la alegria.
Maria o Maria, Maria amiga mia.
Yo quiero que tu me lleves
Al tambo de la alegria.
The Grade 5s were introduced to the ukulele last year. This year they are continuing to work on their skills adding singing and playing at the same time. They will be learning a beautiful Chilean song which the Grade 3s sang for our Remembrance Day Assembly, however, this time they will be adding their own accompaniment to it.
Es mi caballo blanco
Como un amanezer.
Siempre juntitos vamos
Es mi amigo mas fiel.
Mi caballo galopando va
Mi caballo se va y se va
Dalhousie School Updates
This is the time of year when we begin planning next school year’s organization, especially in terms of our enrollment and student population projections. Please indicate whether or not you anticipate that your child/ren will attend Dalhousie School again next year. We realize that plans may change over time and would ask you to kindly let the office know in these cases, so that we may staff with accurate numbers. If you have more than one child at Dalhousie, please fill out one form for each child currently Kindergarten to Grade 4. Families do not need to do anything to continue their child’s registration at Dalhousie as it for automatically rolls over for the next year for existing Dalhousie Kindergarten to Grade 4 students, assuming that they are not out of area, unless we hear from the family that their child will be attending elsewhere.
Similarly, if you have a child in Grade 5, please indicate whether your child will be continuing on to Senator Patrick Burns or attending another school next year. Again, we realize that plans may change over time and would ask you to kindly let the office know in these cases, so that we have accurate numbers. Please complete this form by January 27, 2023. Grade 5 Dalhousie students will be designated to Senator Patrick Burns, unless we hear otherwise from families. If your child is continuing on to SPB, you do not need to do anything.
In all cases, if you have any questions about registration at any level, please call the office, who will be happy to help you.
A reminder that we are a nut and allergy aware school, so no nuts or products containing nuts should be brought to school. Additionally, due to dietary/medical restrictions and preferences, students are not permitted to share or trade food at any time. In the same vein, we ask that no food or toys be sent to school for birthdays or other celebrations. There may be occasion for a class celebration in relation to learning, during which the teacher may ask for healthy and food specific donations.
Dalhousie Parent Society Updates
www.dalhousieparentsociety.com – check out our website for all this info and more!
dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com – email us if you have questions about anything!
***FUNDRAISERS***
PLAYGROUND COMMITTEE – we are trying SO hard to get the funding to build a new playground but we need more help! Check out the sign up if you are interested in becoming part of the playground committee!
***FUN LUNCH***
Volunteers need to have police clearance to volunteer for fun lunch, please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com if you would like us to confirm. Don’t forget to send students with reusable straws if they have ordered Booster Juice! If they show a fun lunch volunteer they will be entered to win a free Subway fun lunch on March 21. If your child will be absent and you‘ve already ordered fun lunch please email dalhousieschoolparentsociety@gmail.com before 11:00am and let us know if you’d like to:
-Pick up the order from the office after 12:30pm
-Donate it to the amazing Dalhousie staff
-Have it sent home with a sibling
Upcoming dates:
January 18 - Subway/Booster Juice
January 24 - Papa Murphy’s
February 1 - Opa
February 8 - Boston Pizza
