Students dove right into music learning this year with a drumming unit!
Through the month of September, all grades participated in a drumming unit using djembe drums. Learning rhythms, singing and playing songs together on the drums built community and trust amongst each class, and got the students excited to use instruments right away! Students learned the importance of drumming in indigenous cultures in Canada. Forming drum circles and singing Cree songs allowed us to connect to indigenous ways of knowing through music. We were also able to learn from the land as we took our drum circle outside in the beautiful fall weather. We sang our songs out in nature, and played replicated sounds that we heard outside on the drums.
Some buggy friends clearly enjoyed our music and joined us outside!
In October, we've been moving on to a unit on Rhythm. Students are learning about beat, rhythm and note values at different levels. Ask your child what they are learning in music right now!
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