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Welcome Spring!
After all this Winter Weather, I know we are all ready to “SPRING” into Music!
Our Focus 1st Semester focused on Vocal Music, Prep, and Performance. Our 2nd Semester is all […]
For the past six years, I’ve celebrated Music in Our Schools Month with an activity my students look forward to every spring: Music March Madness. Each year, students in grades 3-5 complete a tournament-style bracket before hearing any of the songs. They make their predictions based only on titles and […]
Every morning I get in my car and settle in for a 50–55 minute drive to school. For years, I’ve said that my commute was a gift. It was my thinking time, my processing time, my “figure-it-out-before-the-bell-rings” time.
At first, it really was. I’d mentally rehearse rehearsals, solve scheduling conflicts, reflect […]
In the LCCE art classroom, students create self-portraits that shift from realistic to abstract, allowing them to explore both how they look and who they are. The project begins with careful observation, as students focus on proportion, position, and accurate facial features. This realistic section builds foundational drawing skills and […]
Two weeks out of school for snow and ice was a lot, but let’s celebrate what the 6th graders finished up this week in class. They have been focusing on understanding theme through art. We explored with gallery walks in our classroom with different themes such as “freedom” Students had […]
As we approach the midpoint of the school year, I am filled with pride reflecting on the many memorable moments that have brought our school community together. The first semester at Hopkins Elementary has been filled with spirit, learning, and celebration. Here are just a few highlights:
Open House: […]
Moving to a new school in a new district is always a gamble and comes with much uncertainty. This year I took a job in Fayette County at Leestown Middle School. Teaching in Lexington has been a goal of mine for quite some time on both a personal and professional […]
Every year, Paintsville Elementary puts together a Christmas parade. We perform this for our community, parents, and sometimes the high school students will walk down to watch! This year our STEAM class built floats and each class sang a classic Christmas song that went along with the theme of […]
Hopkins Elementary School in Somerset, Kentucky, to host a student teacher from Campbellsville University. James Sayers, a senior music education major, is spending the first half of his student teaching experience co-teaching with veteran teacher, Valerie Durham.
Mr. Sayers is doing a fabulous job of jumping in and co-leading lessons. […]
In my Music and Technology classroom, Music Instrument Centers are designed as a one-to-one learning experience where each student works directly with an instrument at their own pace. Students rotate through individual stations that include piano and keyboards, guitars, xylophones, voice, and bucket drums. At each center, students watch […]
