Today was the first official day of spring break at BFA. Though we had a short week, the first three days were very full.
On Tuesday, I subbed for two of Rachel’s middle school classes. Her 7th grade life science class finished watching a video, then had a “walk like an insect” activity in which groups of 3 kids tried to walk the way insects walk. Being typical middle schoolers, the boys all tried to run into each other while the girls actually tried to get their feet to move at the right time.
Her 6th grade math class was fun. I taught them about lines of symmetry by having them cut shapes out of folded pieces of paper. They were impressed when I made one of my snowflakes (which has 6 lines of symmetry). A few of the boys in the class decided to play a trick on me – they switched seats before class started! I knew something was fishy, but it wasn’t until another kid in the class called one of the perpetrators by his real name that I realized what they had done.
Tuesday morning, Katie and I drove over to the elementary school with a load of instruments. We gave each of the kids in 4th and 5th grade an opportunity to try 2 instruments of their choice.
Eager elementary students await their chance to try real instruments!
Soon, families will be deciding whether they want to commit to joining beginning orchestra or band next year. There seems to be a lot of interest in our beginning band and orchestra!
During high school orchestra on Tuesday, the weather was beautiful and sunny, so I took the orchestra outside to play. We serenaded all the other classes. It was a bit of a challenge when a gentle breeze stole the music from the stands, but overall it was a fun thing for the kids in orchestra and for all the people who were able to listen!
Wednesday I took the orchestra to the nursing home. We played on two different levels of the building. The sound echoed through the halls, and it made our group sound even bigger than 5 people!
We have had 4 days of sunshine. I can hardly believe it! It was hard for teachers to keep students’ attention with the sunshine right before break, but now Spring Break is finally here!
A sunny day with beautiful blue skies!
