April 18, 2008

4th Grade Program "Deep in the Heart of Texas"

Due to the recent Music Memory tests and the upcoming TAKS tests, we have decided to reschedule our 4th grade PTA program for, Tuesday, May 6th. The program will happen during our campus Literacy Night.

More information will be sent home as we get closer to our new date. If you have questions about Literacy Night you can contact your child's classroom teacher. For questions regarding the PTA Program feel free to contact em anytime.

Music Memory Finals Are Complete!

After a massive stint of testing we have come to the conclusion of our Music Memory Finals! Each school in Austin ISD is allowed to select 2 teams of students to represent their campus at the annual AISD Music Memory Competition, one team for 3rd/4th grade and one for 5th/6th grade. Each team can consist of 6 students from the appropriate grade levels.

For the past 6 schools days we have tested each of our 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students to find our team for the 2007-2008 competition and our search is finally over. The 12 students selected were informed of their success this afternoon (4-18-2008) and will begin team preparations after the TAKS test that is coming up.

Congratulations to all of the students who qualified for the “Hubba Hubba Hard” Test. You are all winners! I wish we could take everyone to the district competition. Here are the 6 top scores that were selected to the teams.

5th Grade Team
Oceanna Pontejos
Stephanie Stringer
Joel Solorzano
Deja Thomas
Caitlynn Cervantes
Elissa Lindquist-Sher

3rd/4th Grade Team
Allan Alvarez
Denae Ravago
Jose Navarro
Boulder Sheffield
Maria Zaragoza
Dylan Frye

The final AISD District Music Memory Competition will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2008. These are both KOALITY Teams and will represent our school with pride!


For information on the members of these teams or for information on how the teams were selected, please contact me anytime or visit the music room website, http://www.mrvansclass.com/.

April 3, 2008

Deep in the Heart of Texas

4th graders can now practice for their upcoming program online at MrVansClass.com.

The songs that you need to memorize have been posted and are now available to practice. You will, however, need a UserID and a Password. These can be obtained from me. You should have recieved an instruction sheet from your homeroom teachers which has your ID and Password on it. If you have forgotten the information or lost your sheet you can email me through the music room website to get the information sent to you through an email account.

The materials all load at different speeds due to file size and the speed of your home internet connection. If the files do not load right away....BE PATIENT! Give it a time to fully load.

If you have any questions, again, use the email links found around the music room website and I will do my best to get back to you with an answer as quickly as I can.