Recently you may have noticed the website was not functioning correctly. I cannot say that I know what was causing this, but I can say that after reformatting many areas of the website I seem to have been able to get it working smoothly again!
The main area that had people upset was the Recorder Karate page. I received many emails stating that the users could not get into the practice area...have no fear it has been fixed and now you can all get in to the Recorder Karate Dojo!
As always, if there is an issue with an area of the site please let me know as soon as possible so that I can make sure it gets fixed.
HAPPY PRACTICING!
February 21, 2009
November 30, 2008
Updates are coming
Wow, with the school year flying by so quickly I have really neglected the updates to the music website. I plan to do better. This is going to be my homework for December.
There are a lot of events coming up soon. Our Winter Program is just around the corner. A New World Christmas will be performed on December 11th by the Koala Choir in our school cafetorium. Afterwards the Tanglewood Neighboord Associaition will be holding a Winter Celebration event across the street at the Tanglewood Park.
We also have round two of our "Chat with the Maestro" program coming up. This program allows classes to go online and have a conversation with Maestro Peter Bay, from the Austin Symphony Orchestra.
With all of the upcoming events and the fast pace of the events we have already had I just simply got behind on the monthly updates. Please feel free to look around the website. There will be many, many, many updates in the next few weeks.
There are a lot of events coming up soon. Our Winter Program is just around the corner. A New World Christmas will be performed on December 11th by the Koala Choir in our school cafetorium. Afterwards the Tanglewood Neighboord Associaition will be holding a Winter Celebration event across the street at the Tanglewood Park.
We also have round two of our "Chat with the Maestro" program coming up. This program allows classes to go online and have a conversation with Maestro Peter Bay, from the Austin Symphony Orchestra.
With all of the upcoming events and the fast pace of the events we have already had I just simply got behind on the monthly updates. Please feel free to look around the website. There will be many, many, many updates in the next few weeks.
June 9, 2008
An End to Yet Another Year
The year has come to an end, and it was a great year. Being that it was my first year at a new school I was a little worried about what the year would present. Looking back on the past 10 months...I can safely say that I made a wonderful choose when deciding to come to Kocurek.
Now that I have finally finished closing down the music class room for summer I have a little more time to update the website.
I have updated the photo albums page with 3 new sets of photos (Recorder Fest, Music Memory and Choir Spring Program). Like always, please feel free to download and safe any and all pictures you would like. That is why they are there. I will be making some drastic changes to the website over the summer. These changes will (hopefully) make the site run a little more smoothly and provide even more resources to students and parents.
Keep checking back to see the changes. If you any ideas or suggestions please feel free to send me a message through the site and I will see what I can do. After all, it is NOT my site, but OUR site and your input is valuable to making it a better, more useful resource.
Until the next blogging!
Now that I have finally finished closing down the music class room for summer I have a little more time to update the website.
I have updated the photo albums page with 3 new sets of photos (Recorder Fest, Music Memory and Choir Spring Program). Like always, please feel free to download and safe any and all pictures you would like. That is why they are there. I will be making some drastic changes to the website over the summer. These changes will (hopefully) make the site run a little more smoothly and provide even more resources to students and parents.
Keep checking back to see the changes. If you any ideas or suggestions please feel free to send me a message through the site and I will see what I can do. After all, it is NOT my site, but OUR site and your input is valuable to making it a better, more useful resource.
Until the next blogging!
June 3, 2008
My Planet, Your Planet
The final choir show of the school year will be "My Planet, Your Planet" a celebration of our planet and what we can do to keep it in good shape. The show is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, 2008 @ 6:30pm in the school cafetorium. Although this is our final show it is not our final performance. The Koala Choir will also be performing at our 5th Grade Promotion Ceremony on June 4, 2008 (the last day of school.)
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.
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.
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
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/.
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.
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.
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