Fine Arts, PE, Library

Orrington Physical Education Priorities

• Be safe.

• Have good sportsmanship

• Listen & follow directions

Physical Education Outcomes

• Students learn health enhancing movements and skills.
• Students show respect and cooperative attitude.
• Students embrace enjoyment of moving, build resilience and teamwork skills.

Trimester 2 Units

Grades K-2 has been working on proprioception activities such as parachute & scooters, also learning sports skills related to basketball, net sports. Students are also beginning to develop skills with manipulative equipment to prepare for future lesson in tennis, floor hockey, tee-ball and cricket.

Grades 3-5 finished 2024 with a jump rope unit and began 2025 with a basketball unit. We continue to work on our fitness through gameplay to prepare for Fitness testing in the early Spring. Come February we will begin learning various net sports.

D65 Physical Education Standards (Standards 1 & 2 assessed on 2nd trimester report card)

1. Contributes to a positive and safe learning environment by demonstrating knowledge of classroom protocols and expectations.
2. Demonstrates the relationship between movement, good health, health and skill related fitness activities.
3. Applies knowledge of concepts, principals, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
4. Participate daily in moderate to vigorous physical activity while performing multiple basic movement patterns with additional combination movement patterns.

In 1st grade students have been reinforcing their knowledge of basic music notation and expressive contrasts. Using unpitched instruments and body percussion, they have been engaging with a variety of music to practice rhythms with quarter notes, paired eighth notes, half notes, and quarter rests. They have been building their music vocabulary as we explore the expressive uses of dynamics and tempo and discuss what they like about the selections.

In 2nd grade students have studied how composers use different musical concepts to express their ideas or feelings. We continue to build on our knowledge of symbolic notation in preparation for learning about the treble clef and note names on the staff. Students have been playing pitched and unpitched percussion instruments this year as well as singing and moving to music.

In 3rd grade students spent the first trimester focused on reinforcement of basic note and rest values, the treble staff, and structure/form in music. Through a variety of selections, we explored how performers can use expression to show the intent of the composer. We have recently begun the study of recorder! We will continue to reinforce our knowledge of the treble clef as we learn recorder fingerings and songs.

In 4th grade students have focused on applying their understanding of musical elements/vocabulary to selected pieces from a variety of cultures. They began their trimester with a study of traditional West African music using djembes and dununs. Students continue to build their understanding of rhythm and form as well as their ability to discuss expressive qualities in music.

The 2nd Trimester, we all focus on the Art standard: Present/Produce

K-2nd grade are working towards developing and refining artistic techniques and work for presentation

Our I can statements for the trimester are:

-I can develop my art techniques

-I can refine my artwork

-I can choose art to share with my classmates and school community

Kindergarten continues to work on their art book that will be assemble with all of their art projects for f the year. We are currently completing projects based around art vocabulary like Symmetry and Texture and will soon start projects based on the Genres of art: Landscape, Portrait, Still life and Abstract.

1st grade just completed a secondary color still life and is currently completing a three dimensional project with model magic and they they will begin two landscapes.

2nd grade is currently working to complete a watercolor dinosaur landscape and then will move on to a three dimensional model magic project.

3rd -5th grade are working to develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation

Our I can statements for the trimester are:

-I can prepare my artwork for presentation

3rd Grade They just completed a chalk pastel portrait. They are currently working to complete a three dimensional model magic sculpture. They will work on a weaving project after completing their sculpture.

4th grade just completed a project about blending tints and shades with oil pastel to create an illusion of overlapping snakes or pencils. They are currently working to completing a three dimensional model magic sculpture. After the sculpture they will begin a digital landscape project.

5th grade is currently working to complete a symmetrical insect. After the insect they will work to complete a model magic sculpture and then an abstract blending project with oil pastel that introduces tertiary colors.

We can't wait for you to see our art!

Drama with Mr. Ewing (T, F)

In Drama all students are working on the Perform standard.

K graders are identifying and beginning to explore using the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination in a drama. In First grade, students are using their body and/or voice to show the emotion / feeling of a character in a drama experience. Second graders are using body, voice, and imagination to portray a character in a drama experience.

Third graders are making character choices that mirror the dialogue and emotion or movement in a drama experience. At grade 4, students are communicating character traits through the use of the actor’s tools of body, voice, and imagination. Fifth graders are working on maintaining a believable character in the world of the drama.

Drama with Ms. Szczepaniak (Th)

We are finishing up our second trimester focused on the Drama / Theatre standard Perform (share).

• In Kindergarten and 1st Grade we worked on this using Story Drama! We performed scenes from The Mitten by Jan Brett, We read Thank You Omu by Oge Mora, and used our empathy to think about how the characters would feel as we brought the stories to life.

• In 3rd grade, we performed story drama based on the book called The Great Fuzz Frenzy , and we explored stories from the African Diaspora to perform tales of Anansi the Spider.

• Our 4th and 5th graders worked in small groups to create their own scenes inspired by The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. In February the Fourth Grade began a process drama based in Ancient Egypt. We used narrative pantomime to experience what it might be like to be a papyrus maker in 1500 BCE, we will create endings for a 3000 year old fairy tale:: The Prince Who Knew His Fate. Our Process Drama will culminate in an immersive experience in an Ancient Egyptian Market created entirely by the students. The Fifth Grade is working on a Story Drama based on a Yiddish Folk Tale called The Wise People of Gotham, and the students are jumping into this fun story with such creativity!