Music Program Info

Dear Parents,

Our Valley View music program is Friday, December 4^th at the Rockford High School Auditorium.  We are all so excited to show you what we have been learning!

Program times: 2^nd Grade 6:00

                  3^rd Grade 6:50 

4^th/5^th Grade 7:45

• Please remember when you are arriving for the later show that the first program is still in progress and will need to empty from the auditorium before you will be able to enter. 
• Arrive at the auditorium about 15 minutes before show time.
• Children should not be left unattended in the band and choir room at any time.

• Make sure your child uses the restroom before going to the line up rooms.

• Dress up clothes for the performance, please.
• Keep your child’s coat with you during the show.
• Cameras are welcome, but food and drink are not allowed in the auditorium.

• Please turn off pagers and cell phones for the performance.
• Make sure the teacher knows you have your child before leaving.

                                                    

v  Please note the exit and student pick up area this year. 

 

 

If you have any questions, call 863-6366 ex 6741

Or Email jsaincome@rockfordschools.org

Mrs. Jamie Saincome                                                              

 

News

It's hard to believe that it is already November!  I am beyond blessed to have the opportunity to work with your children and can't express how much I appreciate your support and kindness!  I hope you all enjoy the rest of the week off and have the chance for some rest and relaxation. 

 

I have some fabulous moms planning our Christmas party, which will be Thursday, December 17th.  Please take a moment to click the link below to take a very short survey to help them plan.  Thank you!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WMVKWLQ

 

More things to come in December:

 

*The following is from our music teacher.

 

2^nd and 3^rd grade families,

I hope you are getting excited for the Christmas program on December 4, we sure are!  Our music program is in need of 100 flashlights for our Christmas concert finale!  If you are willing to donate a flashlight or batteries for this concert it would be greatly appreciated!  I have 30 that I purchased at the Dollar Store, the flashlights that require three triple A batteries are the best and the batteries that the Dollar store carries work just great!  After we use these for the concert we have many uses for them in our music class as well and will benefit from them for the rest of this school year and beyond! 

Thank you for your support, and we hope to amaze you with our finale at the Christmas concert! 

Musically yours,

Jamie Saincome

Valley View music

jsaincome@rockfordschools.org

Also we will once again have Secret Santa shopping.  Our class is signed up to go Wednesday, December 9th after lunch.  If you would like to have your child shop send money that day and a list of who to shop for always works best.

 

As always, please feel free to let me know if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.  Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!!

Science review

Review the following ideas and vocabulary for our upcoming science test.  Our test has been postponed for  Thursday, November 12th.

 

1.  Be able to  draw a picture of something MOVING.  Be able to label the FORCE that made it move (push or pull)

 

2.  Tell ways that a PUSH or PULL can CHANGE the way an object moves:

    -it can start an object moving

    -it can stop an object from moving

    -it can slow down a moving object

    -it can speed up a moving object

    -it can change the direction of a moving object

 

3.  How would you change the motion of a rolling ball to increase its speed?

    -push it with more force to make it go faster.

 

4.  What 3 things do we use to describe motion?

    -speed, direction, and distance

 

5.  An object at rest is __________________. (not moving at all)

      It will remain at rest until ______________. (a force (push or pull) acts on it.)

 

6.  What force makes objects fall to Earth?      (Gravity)

 

7.  If a book is at rest on a table, what forces are acting on it?

    -GRAVITY is trying to pull it down

    -The table is pushing up on the book

    -Because these are EQUAL forces the book will not move.

 

8.  What would be a way to get a book moving that is at rest on a table?

    -push it off

    -pull it off with your hands

    -remove the table, then the force of gravity will pull it down

 

 

10.  What are 2 forces that start an object in motion?     (Push and pull)

 

11.  What are 2 forces that stop or slow down an object in motion?  (Gravity and Friction)