Lower Elementary also gave a great performance, with ‘Engine Engine #9′ earning Silver.

Upper Elementary performed ‘The Clouds’, under the direction of Ms. Kristina H. Their wonderful singing earned Gold.

Please enjoy all selections below!

-Miss Ali

“Music can change the world, because music can change people”

Shake It – MBTS Year 5

Miss Ali

‘Music is the poetry of the air’

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We have studied what Blue Iguanas eat and what their threats are, have attended two out of this world lectures with Mr. Guy, and even tried out Bollywood Dancing!

For St. Patrick’s Day, we learned about the history of the holiday, and then sampled three very different types of potato for snack – fingerling, purple (they were purple on the outside AND the inside!), and red.

We have also had many visitors to our classroom. Last week, Skylar brought one of her guinea pigs in for a visit. This week, Electra’s grandmother visited to tell us all what it was like growing up as a young child during world war two. For show and tell, Teaghan invited in a group of sailors from all over the Caribbean and Central America who were here for the Cayman Islands Regatta. It was interesting hearing about where they were from and about sailing.                                                                                                                                               
This week we went on a field trip to the National Gallery. We toured an exhibit called 21st Century Cayman, which was all about blending traditional and modern Caymanian culture. It was fascinating to learn about things such as gigs, catboats, yoyo patterns, and more. We even got a gig of our own to take home and decorate!

We have studied our national song and have each made a book out of its lyrics. We have also been keeping in touch with Ms. Kristina while she is on on her adventure in India. We have been reading her emails, and sending her email replies as a class using our Smart Board. We look forward to Ms. Kristina’s return to class on Monday, and we are looking forward to hearing more about her adventures in India!

In celebration of this great composer’s birthday, we listened to ‘The Four Seasons – Spring’. Composed in 1723, The Four Seasons is Vivaldi’s best-known work, and is among the most popular pieces of Baroque Music. “La primavera” (Spring) is concerto number 1, and it has several themes. The form of the piece uses the elements of nature to portray the coming of spring. This is the form of the song:

Trees, birds, trees, river, trees, thunder and lighting, trees, sun, trees, sun, and trees.

We used scarves to show how beautiful and fun this piece is.

We chose the following colours to be each theme: Green – Trees, Red – Birds, Blue – River, Yellow – Lightning, Orange/Pink – Sun.

Please look at the photos below of the Kindergarten, Year 1, and Year 3 classes moving to Vivaldi’s ‘Spring’.

Miss Ali

“Where words fail, music speaks”

In the Casa class, we marched to ‘Introduction et marche royale du lion’ (Introduction and Royal March of the Lion), and we swam to ‘Le cygne’ (The Swan). We have been using scarves through creative movement, and they look beautiful!

In Lower Elementary, we moved as Donkeys, and strutted as ‘Poules et coqs’ (Hens and Roosters). We even learned to waltz in  ’L’éléphant’ (The Elephant).

We will soon be Kangaroos, Tortoises, and even Fossils!

Check back to see which musical movement we move to next.

“The dance is a poem of which each movement is a word”