We have wrapped up all of our musicals for the year and what fantastic shows they were! We are so proud of all of the work and dedication the students did to prepare and perform these amazing programs. It is truly astounding! Even during the program prep, we continue to further our general music knowledge and understanding and will continue to do so throughout our fourth quarter.

The pre-k classes are busy preparing for their end of year program on May 23rd at 8:30am. Their dance moves and singing are definitely not to be missed!

Kindergarten will progress into learning about quarter and eighth notes and the difference between the two. We will be incorporating a lot of instruments throughout the lessons as well. In addition, kindergarten is also preparing for their end of year program on May 24th at 9:30am. It is such a great way to wrap up their year for them!

1st/2nd grade will continue with lots of movement, rhythm instruments and plenty of opportunities to learn about new note/rest values. They are getting really good at reading simple melodies/rhythms independently!

3rd grade will now transition back to only having class with Mr. Besse (formerly Mr. Z), since the program has concluded. I had such a fun time getting to work with them for “Arf!”

4th grade has wrapped up their ukulele unit and is now transitioning to work on recorders. Students who chose to wear masks will keep those on during the class time and will have the option of borrowing a recorder to practice with at home. We want to make sure everyone has the chance to learn the recorder, while keeping in mind everyone’s personal health decisions.

What a wonderful start to the new year! We were so thrilled to get to perform our 2nd/4th Grade musical “Wrapping All the Way” and the students did such a wonderful job. Thank you to all of the SPSL families and community for your support to put on this wonderful production. Kindergarten and Pre-K programs were also precious as usual and it was wonderful getting to see all of the families in attendance.

We now move into a fun, but busy 2022! 1st/3rd grade has now begun preparations for their spring musical, “Arf!,” which is a sweet canine themed musical that we will be performing on April 7th. They will be coming to me (Mrs. Fleming) once a week for musical preparations and rehearsals, while still having one lesson a week with Mr. Z to continue with their general music lessons. Morning rehearsals for 3rd grade leads will begin March 1st and a schedule will go home mid-February for students that will need to attend those early morning practices.

We again continue our partnership with the Omaha Symphony Orchestra this year. Pk-3rd grade has begun preparing for their Mission Imagination Concert at SPSL on March 29th. Students are learning about the families of the instruments, how to conduct and about this year’s piece “The Zookeeper’s melody.” More information on the program can be found here.

4th grade has begun preparations for their field trip to see the Omaha Symphony on March 1st. This concert is a program developed by Carnegie Hall is brought to us by the Omaha Symphony and this year’s focus is on jazz and swing music. In a normal year, students would be playing recorders along wit the symphony, but as with many things these last few years, we have had to make some changes. Students will still be attending the concert and learning about jazz/swing, but without playing. Here is information on the Link-Up program. In order to still achieve our instrumental goals, we have also started our ukulele unit. Once a week students will learn about jazz and the other time they come to music they will learn ukulele.

It is definitely a busy time of year with lots of exciting things ahead!

What a year it has been so far! We are so thrilled to be able to get back to our programs and have been busy preparing students for numerous musical opportunities offered here at SPSL. The Pre-K and Kindergarten Christmas programs were spectacular and the students charmed the audience as always. Pre-K Tuesday will perform their program “Cookies & Cocoa Christmas” Dec. 16th at 10am in the Parish Center

Our 2nd/4th grade musical “Wrapping All the Way” is fast approaching on Dec. 15th (2:15pm) and Dec. 16th (2pm and 7pm) in the SPSL gym and our Women’s Chorus is ready to open the show with some great pieces that they have been working to prepare. They recently visited New Cassel Retirement Community to perform and brought so much joy to the residents there.

Upcoming:

• We have five 7th and 8th grade students that were chosen as a part of the Nebraska Honor Choir held on Jan. 17th
• Show choir auditions for 7/8th grade students will be held during music class the first week back from Christmas break
• The 5th/6th grade production of “Moana Jr.” will be held on Feb. 24th
• 4th grade will be attending the Link-Up concert with the Omaha Symphony on March 3rd
• PK-3 will attend the Mission Imagination Concert in the SPSL gym put on by the Omaha Symphony
• 1st/3rd grade will perform their musical “Arf” on April 7th and the show choir perform to open the show
• 8th grade will attend Celebrate Creativity put on by the Omaha Symphony
• Pre-K and Kindergarten will have their end of year programs on May 24th