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Christmas Concert!

Posted by [email protected] on November 28, 2013 at 8:20 PM

Dear Parent/ Guardian/ Friend!

We are very pleased to invite you to the Leslie Frost Christmas Concert for 2013!

On Tuesday, December 17th, at 6:30 PM we will host a performance to bring in the Holidays. This will be in the Central Senior School gym.

Central Senior has been kind enough to lend us their gym, which allows us comfortable seating for all, in a venue that is accustomed to housing such performances.

The concert will last approximately 1 ½ hours and will include performances from the school Band, Choir, and Bell Choir, as well as classroom entertainment currently being discussed. It will be emceed in each French and English to celebrate the unique culture of Leslie Frost, and to keep talk to a minimum – you’re coming to hear your kids, not staff!

There is no cost, but a station will be set up for the local Food Bank, and a food donation would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you so much for encouraging the Arts at Leslie Frost – see you on the 17th!

Success Criteria for Dance Assignment

Posted by [email protected] on November 25, 2013 at 9:20 PM

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SACRE DU PRINTEMPS Success Criteria

Name:

Categories of

Achievement

Analysis includes references sections within the piece (choreography)

Knowledge and Understanding

⎫ Understands how each of the Choreography relates to proper performance.

Refer to Najinsky and Stravinsky

Reference to uses for neutral masks (or deliberately not for some people)

An understanding that the same choreography used with two different pieces of music can work (but have a radically different impact)

I plan out my writing:

• Evidence of brainstorming – not just “let’s write something!”

Thinking

⎫ Used critical thinking

⎫ I thought through my work (used the planning stages, including efficient use of Practice Log)

I can identify at least two sections of the dance to speak to

I incorporate lessons from class into my assignment

Application

⎫ Transferred ideas I learned in class to my practicing

⎫ I used prior knowledge to help me

Look for connections in my life to help with the creativity i.e., refer to politics, history, social issues (Bullying, Me to We etc.)

Communication

⎫ Know my audience

⎫ Establish a distinctive voice

Ubi Caritas

Posted by [email protected] on November 21, 2013 at 8:50 PM

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Ubi Caritas

(Re-write as a singer, using vowels!)

Ubi Caritas

Et Amor

Ubi Caritas

Et Amor

Deus

Ibi Est

Deus Ibi Est

Dance Assignment for Grades 7 and 8

Posted by [email protected] on November 12, 2013 at 2:50 PM

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Mr. Smeaton Musique, art dramatique et danse

Travail numero 2

Classes: Madame Ayres et Madame Chapman

Vous avez récemment fait partie d'une choréographie qui a été utilisée dans une forme concrète (dans une piece musicale de Broadway) ainsi que dans l'abstrait (dans un extrait de Stravinsky "LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS" ). Vous avez été interprète, choréographe et critique.

Vous avez vu des extraits de chorégraphie originale de Nijinski, ainsi que l’art abstrait de Picasso et Matisse - en comparaison de diverses ébauches de Van Gogh. Vous avez également examiner un texte afin de reflechir "To Be a Drum" qui met fin à notre atelier de percussion avec Rodrigo Chavez, décrivant la belle et «pas si belle » histoire de tambours en Amérique du Nord. Je voudrais que vous réfléchissiez et que vous completiez la page suivante.

Soyez patients, attentionnés et honnêtes avec votre travail. Je suis vraiment très heureux de lire vos réponses.

N'oubliez pas d'utiliser vos critères de réussite comme un guide!

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Nom:

Date:

Je pense que le chorographie de « Le Sacre du Printemps » par Igor Stravinsky représente ...

Parce que…

Trillium Lakelands Arts Camp!!!

Posted by [email protected] on October 29, 2013 at 10:25 PM

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TLAC is here - yippee!!!

See Mr. Smeaton for more details - not to be missed.

The 2014 TLAC Student Application is now available online. Please share the link below with students who wish to attend TLAC 2014.

Note: You will need to copy and paste the address into your address bar. Sorry for the inconvenience.:mad:

http://tldsb.ca/parents/board-events/trillium-lakelands-arts-camp/?layout=item

October Newsletter!!!

Posted by [email protected] on October 26, 2013 at 10:40 AM

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Dear Parent/ Guardian,

On November 8th we in the Band, Choir, and Bell Choir will be fortunate enough to show our peers selections from the extra-curricular music ensembles up and running at Leslie Frost.

Mrs. O’ Leary has encouraged a “Celebration of Music” assembly during period three, (11:20 – 11:50) to highlight each ensemble and allow the rest of the student body to enjoy, and perhaps even inspire!

Although this is an in-school mini-performance, parents and friends are always welcome should you be fortunate enough to manipulate your work schedule. If this is the case, please courtesy Mme. Seidel with a phone call or e-mail, so that we can accommodate you with comfortable seating.

Should you not be able to make it, understand that that is the norm for such performances, and know that this is really but a small taste for the kids to show their stuff to the school (before the monumental, colossal, never seen but-for-the-likes-of-David Copperfield Festive concert celebration in December (details to follow). We will be so excited and so will you – hang in for just one and a half more months – you can do it!!!

Thanks for your children – we’re very lucky to be at Leslie Frost.

Mr. Smeaton

Buffalo Bills Couch Coach and telepathic messenger to Mike Methany

Mademoiselle Kherraji

Clochettes Advisory Committee of Lindsay (CACL)