Rees Block S'more November
Art
Physical Education
P.E. News November 2024
We are excited to continue with Fuel Up to Play 60.
- Fuel Up to Play 60 (exercise every day for 60 minutes a day)
- Skills we are working on P.E.(locomotor movements , tossing , catching , throwing, rolling, basketball skills, jumping rope, working in teams)
- Fitness Gram 3rd and 4th grade (curl-ups) (push-ups).
- (3rd and 4th grades) Please encourage students to practice (curl-ups, push-ups, running)
- We are working with pedometers with our 3rd and 4th grades.
- Please help our students with learning how to tie shoelaces, bring water bottles with names on water bottle.
Parents come join the fun during our annual “Turkey Trot “Friday November 22nd during students block time.
We are here to help you please feel free to contact:
Coach Fonseca or Coach Grigsby
Music
Dear Parents,
Happy Fall! This Month in Music we will be celebrating the arrival of Fall with some songs, games, and dances like “Spider on the Floor”, “Shake them ‘Simmons Down” and “Super Turkey!”.
Grades K-1 are still singing tunefully, tapping a steady beat, and learning about tempo and music contrasts like high and low. Our new concepts are rhythm and steady beat. We are identifying how many sounds are on a beat. We are using many different classroom percussion instruments to perform like shakers, rhythm sticks, tambourines, and drums.
2nd grade is still learning about instrument families and reading rhythm notation, but we have started using our Xylophones and Metallophones! We are making beautiful music with our familiar songs.
3rd and 4th graders started mallet instruments, and have performed borduns, ostinatos, and have improvised!
4th graders took a field trip to see the Houston Symphony on October 29th! They did a great job representing Rees Elementary, and learned a lot about music. The 4th grade Rees Choir students are meeting once a week after school to rehearse. They sound amazing! They are working on songs for our performance at the Alief Nutcracker Market on November 9th, and for our Winter Showcase Concert on December 19th in the Rees Cafeteria!
Have a great month!
Reach Me: Parent Square
Jennifer Wilkins - jennifer.wilkins@aliefisd.net
Twitter or X: @Reesmusic1
Dance
Hello, Rees parents!
As we continue to dive deeper into ballet, our Kindergarten through 4th-grade students will focus on improving their ballet skills, learning new ballet terms, and refining their technique. We’ll keep expanding our ballet vocabulary while working on a fun “Thriller” dance, which the kids will perform in groups for their classmates. We’ll also revisit the humorous dance we learned at the beginning of the year to refresh our memories!
Health and Technology
This month we will continue our keyboarding lessons in Learning.com. If your child wants to work on their keyboarding skills at home always do the arcade at home and make sure they are keeping their hands on home row if they are in 2nd grade and up. If they cannot keep their hands on home row, it would be counterproductive to let them keyboard without home row. IF they learn incorrectly, it is much harder to get them back on track.
In health, Students will learn to identify unhealthy ingredients in foods and drinks, like added sugar and sweeteners, and understand the importance of drinking water daily since the human body is mostly water. They will explore the benefits of choosing healthy drinks like water and milk while limiting sugary beverages like soda and sports drinks.
Students will also identify the caffeine content in common drinks and learn about the health risks of too much caffeine. They will learn the guidelines for added sugar intake and how too much sugar can lead to problems like cavities and obesity. Additionally, students will explore healthier fast food options, like smaller portions, choosing salads instead of fries, and grilled instead of fried foods. They will also learn to read nutritional information on menus and food labels, and understand the importance of healthy habits like enough sleep, good nutrition, and regular exercise.