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We hope you and your family are doing well and spending some quality time together during this time of “social distancing”. For the next few weeks Duke special areas of Art, Media, Music and PE will be providing suggested lessons or activities. Links to all resources can be found on the SMCPS website via Clever, Google Classroom or below. Starting on Tuesday, April 14, our daily are posted under each special section. You can reach out to us via email if you have any questions. Office hours for specialists are 10-12 AM Monday-Friday. Please contact us with any questions regarding specials content.
Physical Education
We hope you enjoyed your Spring Break. We miss you all and hope you are doing well and fitting in daily exercise as well as eating healthy, drinking water and helping out at home. Do not forget to start logging your exercises. If you have any questions just send your assigned PE teacher an email and we will get back to you. You can send or submit your weekly log via email on Fridays. Ms. Blakely's assigned classes please use the links below in Google Forms to submit activity log. Remember to put your name and classroom teacher at the top.
Stay healthy and fit,
Your Duke PE Teachers,
Mrs. Wood mgwood@smcps.org
Mr. Morris ssmorris@smcps.org
Ms. Blakely reblakely@smcps.org
Ms. Blakely's PE Classes Google Form Links (Activity Log)
Week 1 Physical Activity Log on Google Forms (Red)
Week 2 Physical Activity Log on Google Forms (Orange)
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfR5mkcr1N7A7L-2PKOcCmbWxVDuQT7xPsKmczXwF_6MQjsYQ/viewform
Media Center
Media Website and Lessons
Hello readers, coders and makers! I hope you enjoyed your spring break and took advantage of the beautiful weather by getting lots of fresh air. The Media Center has a site that gives you access to at home activities, ebooks, read alouds, online databases, optional lessons, and other helpful resources. Enjoy, and have some fun with the opportunities on this site! It is located at SMCPS Media Programs.
Black Eyed-Susan Progam
Voting is open for Maryland's Black-Eyed Susan Nominees. Many students worked hard to read the required books in order to participate in the 2020 voting. Students were required to read either 3 chapter books, 3 graphic novels and 8 picture books from the selection of nominated books. The plan was to have a voting party at school before the pandemic. I would still like the students that read the required books to have the opportunity to cast a vote. I will send an email to the individual students this week who qualified according to the BES cards they filled out in the media center. If your child already knows the categories they are allowed to vote in, then they can follow the BES voting link to cast their vote/s. Black Eyed-Susan 2020 Voting. All votes are due by May 25.
Breakout Box
The students love Breakout Box games when we play them in media. For those of you who are not familiar with a Breakout Box, it is very similar to an Escape Room but instead of solving puzzles to break out of a room you solve puzzles to break into a box. Breakout Edu has a Digital platform. The links below will take students to a digital Breakout game. I will post links to new games in a couple of weeks. Enjoy.
K/1st--- Danny Plays Putt-Putt
2nd/3rd--- Can I Have A Sleepover?
4th/5th--- Pet Shop Selection
Coding
Code.org is on Clever and available to all students. They are free to work on coding at thier leisure. All lessons have been made visible so they can continue to enjoy this platform.
Keyboarding Practice
Typing.com is also on Clever and available for students to practice keyboarding skills.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at maowen@smcps.org.
All the student activites listed are meant for optional enrichment. My official office hours are from 10-12 AM but you may email me at any time and I will answer questions as soon as possible. Give your kiddos a hug from me and tell them I miss them. ~Mrs. Owen
Week 1 - Elements of Music Overview
Welcome to Week 1 of our Elements of Music unit! This week we will be introducing each of the seven elements of music. Please remember that these lessons and activities are recommended and not required.
Here is a link to this week’s lesson for grades K-2
Here is a link to this week’s lesson for grades 3-5
The Elements of Music are the building blocks of music. Without them, music would not exist. Think about the Elements of Music like parts of a bicycle. A bicycle needs pedals, a seat, handlebars, a chain, wheels, and a frame or it would not be a bicycle. Without the Elements of Music, music would not be music. Explore the Elements of Music by listening to musical excerpts and doing fun activities individually or as a family! Do you know what a didgeridoo is?
Check out these additional resources for all music students:
Username: snow
Password: 2020
QuaverName: mdlovesmusic
Password: mdlovesmusic
Check out these additional resources for band and string orchestra students:
If you would like additional resources, please contact your music teachers and we will be happy to provide what we can. Feel free to share your work with us!
Mr. Mattera- rjmattera@smcps.org
Mrs. Romano- klromano@smcps.org
Mr. Romano- ppromano@smcps.org
Hey kiddos! It’s Ms. Brown,
I just wanted to say I miss you all soooo much! I miss making music and growing with you all every week, and I miss seeing your faces!! I hope you are all staying healthy and safe at home and are having quality family time. I also hope you‘re remembering your love for music like I am and are practicing your instruments, whether it be your cello, violin, viola, bass, recorder, or voice! I miss being in the classroom with you all and I hope to start again soon!
Best Regards,
Ms. Brown
Art
First off, I would like to say how much I miss seeing all of you. I miss our conversations in class and in the hallways. I realize how lucky I am to teach every student at Duke and I truly am the most blessed art teacher in the county, as I get to teach the best students!
As a county, Art students have been suggested to complete weekly art boards. Any board can be done at any time. We are hoping you spend one hour a week on art. I do realize that you may or may not have the supplies needed to complete an activity, but there are a variety of activities and some do not require art specific materials. Please choose what you are able to do!
This week’s challenge, complete the Elements of Art Artboard. The elements of art consist of: Line, Shape, Texture, Color, Value, Space, and Form. These are the building blocks of art and these by themselves or in combination with each other are how art is created.
These sites can be also be accessed on google classroom through Clever. Just click on Google Classroom and then on Art.
Happy Creating and can’t wait for you to share!
Weekly Art Boards:
https://sites.google.com/smcps.org/smcps-elementary-art-at-home/home
Additional Art Resources
https://sites.google.com/smcps.org/smcps-elementary-art-at-home/helpful-art-resources
Art Enrichment Activities
https://sites.google.com/smcps.org/smcps-elementary-art-at-home/art-enrichment
I have already had several students send me photos of the art they are doing at home. You can email them to me ljhuff@smcps.org
