{"id":1247,"date":"2020-04-06T10:22:01","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/?page_id=1247"},"modified":"2020-11-03T17:47:02","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T01:47:02","slug":"divisions-5-6-7","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/divisions-5-6-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Divisions 5 &#038; 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>June 15th <\/strong>&#8211; This week&#8217;s post is about National Indigenous Day which is on June 21st.\u00a0 Be sure to take a look at it.\u00a0 I would like to introduce you to the song &#8220;Gitsigakomim&#8221;.\u00a0 It is a Native American song and comes from Connie Tailfeathers from Southern Alberta.\u00a0 She is from the Blackfoot nation.\u00a0 &#8220;Gitsigakomim&#8221; means &#8220;I love you&#8221; in Blackfoot.\u00a0 &#8220;Na-a&#8221; means &#8220;mother&#8221;.\u00a0 This song honours your parents.\u00a0 You can sing the song to honour anyone in your community that has done something special by singing their name instead of singing &#8220;Na-a&#8221;. Give it a try!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iW6wUYmwf_k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>June 8th<a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/06\/one-love.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1609\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/06\/one-love-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"144\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/06\/one-love-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/06\/one-love-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/06\/one-love.png 398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 144px) 100vw, 144px\" \/><\/a> &#8211; <\/strong>Music has the power to bring people together in peaceful and thoughtful ways.\u00a0 I posted the song, &#8220;One Love&#8221;, on my home page.\u00a0 Please watch this beautiful video.\u00a0 I have also included the story here for you to listen to &#8211;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=9eYJ7NMkM6k&amp;t=27s\"> &#8220;ONE LOVE&#8221; by Bob Marley.\u00a0 Sit down with your favourite stuffie and enjoy this one!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The last two weeks you have been composing different rhythms.\u00a0 This week, you can compose different melodies!\u00a0 Remember, a melody is a phrase of single notes.\u00a0 Some notes can be high, some notes can be low and then there are all the notes in between high and low.\u00a0 Try <a href=\"https:\/\/musicplayonline.com\/activities\/melody_compose\/exercises\/staff_composition\/menu\/menu.html\"><strong>levels 2 and 3<\/strong><\/a> this week.<\/p>\n<p>Try clapping or tapping the rhythms of this song <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wk43IDUQmTk&amp;t=10s\"><strong>&#8220;In the Hall of the Mountain King.&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>June 1st &#8211; <\/strong>Did you enjoy composing your own rhythms?\u00a0 You can continue composing <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/musicplayonline.com\/activities\/rhythm_composition\/exercises\/rhythm_composition\/menu\/menu.html\">on this link.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 Try new rhythmic patterns and different instruments.\u00a0 What goal will you set for yourself this week?\u00a0 Level 3, 4, 5?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/rhythm-guide.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1593\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/rhythm-guide-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/rhythm-guide-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/rhythm-guide.jpg 573w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><\/a>Look at this new rhythm guide.\u00a0 Use it to write the most &#8220;delicious&#8221; song.\u00a0 What will you eat for dinner?\u00a0 Write it down on paper, take a picture of your new song and send it to me.\u00a0 <strong>Have fun!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I also put the Camping Site and Music Room in a new tab near the top of my blog called, &#8220;Virtual Rooms&#8221;.\u00a0 I plan to add new rooms to this tab in the future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/bitmoji.jpg.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1575\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/bitmoji.jpg-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/bitmoji.jpg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/bitmoji.jpg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/bitmoji.jpg.png 398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>May 25th &#8211;<\/strong> Happy Monday everyone!\u00a0 This week you can compose your own rhythms and test them out on different instruments. You can set a goal to complete Levels 3 &amp; 4. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/musicplayonline.com\/activities\/rhythm_composition\/exercises\/rhythm_composition\/menu\/menu.html\">Click on this link.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also visit my camping site or the virtual music class room anytime you want, especially on rainy days.<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 19th &#8211; <\/strong>Let&#8217;s go camping!\u00a0 Enjoy this interactive adventure by clicking on different things at my camp site.\u00a0 There are so many great camp songs and games to learn.\u00a0 Also, continue your work on your home made recycled instrument.\u00a0 Check my weekly post and you will see some of the wonderful work that I have been receiving.\u00a0 Keep up the good work everyone.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQnPBkgaIZn8MGbdoA8gQU1LPheeo4IaoA9joPixl83PgHrcgXHJ1TVrSpKIk5KE0J3U_l3_uHMadbz\/embed?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000\" width=\"680\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/Adas-violin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1458\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/Adas-violin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/Adas-violin.jpg 224w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/Adas-violin-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><\/a>May 11th &#8211; <\/strong>Let&#8217;s make a Recycled Orchestra! Watch the following two videos.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yYbORpgSmjg\">Landfill Harmonic Video <\/a><\/strong>and the beautiful story, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IyYpq0PRJhw\">Ada&#8217;s Violin<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/strong>This week, you can create your own recycled instrument from home.\u00a0 Find something that you can reuse in a different way to make music.\u00a0 We can play music together at our next lesson. Take a picture of it and email it to me at <strong><a href=\"mailto:bonnie.ishii@burnabyschools.ca\">bonnie.ishii@burnabyschools.ca<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>May 4th<\/strong> &#8211; Music Monday is May 4.\u00a0 Read all about it on this week&#8217;s post.\u00a0 The song this year is &#8220;Hymn to Freedom&#8221; written by the Canadian jazz pianist and composer from Montreal, Oscar Peterson.\u00a0 Here is a wonderful story written for children ti<a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/download.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1430 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/download.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"99\" height=\"99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/download.png 225w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/05\/download-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 99px) 100vw, 99px\" \/><\/a>tled\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DWTHQXjaPJc\"><strong>&#8220;Oscar Lives Next Door&#8221;<\/strong><\/a> which is a story inspired by Oscar Peterson.\u00a0 What similarities do you see in Oscar&#8217;s life and yours?<\/p>\n<p>Did you complete the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/Pages\/ResponsePage.aspx?id=LV7swROUrEqeab99Ida2QhW8qIa8KC9JoTFnmNeOVplUQ0U3OVdZRzBRMTg0OTg0Q1gzUTJIRk5EQi4u\">Scavenger Hunt<\/a><\/strong> yet?\u00a0 It is a fun way to learn what is on my blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/move-it.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1411\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/move-it-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/move-it-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/move-it-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/move-it-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/move-it.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>April 27th <\/strong>&#8211; Thank you for your imaginative soundscapes!\u00a0 I will continue to accept them and include them in our audio library.\u00a0 Since you have been finding new musical sounds in your home, you may have created a &#8220;new&#8221; instrument.\u00a0 Perhaps you made something that you can tap, strum or blow into?\u00a0 Use your new instruments to play along with this song.\u00a0 Be careful as it is kind of tricky.\u00a0 It is a &#8220;FREEZE&#8221; song and so you have to stop playing when it says &#8220;FREEZE&#8221;.\u00a0 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=K3VF3yW64ZY\">Enjoy this song.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Are you ready to cozy up and watch<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/confederationpark.burnabyschools.ca\/\">&#8220;I See A Song&#8221; by Eric Carle?<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 It is a beautiful picture book about how we can see music!<\/p>\n<p>Are you ready for a &#8220;Scavenger Hunt&#8221;?\u00a0 You can find it under FORMS on the right hand side of my blog.\u00a0 Good luck and have fun!<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 20th<\/strong> &#8211; Hello music makers!\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed the beautiful weekend!\u00a0 I was able to get into my garden a bit and do some reading outside on my deck!\u00a0 I also created another soundscape and this one is called &#8220;April&#8221;.\u00a0 Can you guess what I used for my musical sounds?\u00a0 Thank you to those who sent me some of their soundscapes from last week!\u00a0 They are wonderfully creative!<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>&#8220;April&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>April is a rainbow month<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>of sudden springtime showers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Bright with golden daffodils<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>And lots of pretty flowers!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1247-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/New-Recording-3-online-audio-converter.com_.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/New-Recording-3-online-audio-converter.com_.mp3\">http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/New-Recording-3-online-audio-converter.com_.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/earth-day.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1357\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/earth-day.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"185\" height=\"141\" \/><\/a>Share this poem with someone.\u00a0 Create your own soundscape.\u00a0 You can even record it if you want!\u00a0 I would love to hear it if you would like to email it to me at bonnie.ishii@burnabyschools.ca.<\/li>\n<li>It is Earth Day this week!\u00a0 Please see the video that I posted on my weekly post.\u00a0 The song is called &#8220;This Is Our World&#8221;.\u00a0 Here are the vocals.<\/li>\n<li><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1247-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/This-Is-Our-World-1.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/This-Is-Our-World-1.mp3\">http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/This-Is-Our-World-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li>Try singing &#8220;This Is Our World&#8221; with the accompaniment track.\u00a0 Here are <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/This-Is-Our-World-Lyrics.docx\">This Is Our World Lyrics<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1247-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/This-Is-Our-World-karaoke.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/This-Is-Our-World-karaoke.mp3\">http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/This-Is-Our-World-karaoke.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/Taking-Turns-Norma-Farber-Bill-Martin-Big-Book-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1327 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/Taking-Turns-Norma-Farber-Bill-Martin-Big-Book-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/Taking-Turns-Norma-Farber-Bill-Martin-Big-Book-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/Taking-Turns-Norma-Farber-Bill-Martin-Big-Book-849x1024.jpg 849w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/Taking-Turns-Norma-Farber-Bill-Martin-Big-Book-768x926.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/Taking-Turns-Norma-Farber-Bill-Martin-Big-Book-1274x1536.jpg 1274w, https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/Taking-Turns-Norma-Farber-Bill-Martin-Big-Book-scaled.jpg 398w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a>April 15th<\/strong> &#8211; Hello everyone!\u00a0 April is Poetry Month and I know that some of you are learning about poetry in your class rooms.\u00a0 Did you know that poems and music have been connected for thousands of years?\u00a0 In Ancient times, many poems were quite often sung.\u00a0 &#8220;Taking Turns&#8221; by Norma Farber is one of my favourite poems.\u00a0 I invite you to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>share this poem with someone<\/li>\n<li>find musical sounds from home and create a soundscape.\u00a0 You can even record them if you want.\u00a0 You can use this poem or another one of your choice.\u00a0 Here is an example of one that I made.<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1247-4\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/TakingTurnsSoundscape2.mp3?_=4\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/TakingTurnsSoundscape2.mp3\">http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/TakingTurnsSoundscape2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<li>I have to say it was a lot of fun to make (I made it on my iphone).<\/li>\n<li>Can you guess what I may have used to make my musical sounds?<\/li>\n<li>you can comment below or email me about your experience with poetry and music<\/li>\n<li>you can email me your own recording and I will start an audio collection of our work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April 6th<\/strong> &#8211; Hello Divisions 5, 6 &amp; 7!\u00a0 I hope you and your families are well and are enjoying today&#8217;s sunshine!\u00a0 I miss making music and dancing with you but am excited to try learning in a different way.\u00a0 This week you are welcome to try this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/gratitude.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-1279\" src=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/files\/2020\/04\/gratitude.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"235\" height=\"197\" \/><\/a>Check out my youtube channel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbrcZucajc6CNBu_nKt0_NQ?view_as=subscriber\"><strong>&#8220;<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbrcZucajc6CNBu_nKt0_NQ\/playlists?view_as=subscriber\"><strong>Music, Dance &amp; Beyond!&#8221;<\/strong><\/a>, as I have created some playlists for you.<\/p>\n<p>Students in grades 2 &amp; 3 can revisit our Primary Days of Music songs.\u00a0 Sing and keep the beat on a home-made instrument of some kind or draw a picture of your favourite song or memory of Primary Days of Music.\u00a0 You can take a picture of it and email it to me at <strong><a href=\"mailto:bonnie.ishii@burnabyschools.ca\">bonnie.ishii@burnabyschools.ca<\/a>.<\/strong>\u00a0 I would love to see them!\u00a0 You will find some of the songs on my <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCbrcZucajc6CNBu_nKt0_NQ?view_as=subscriber\">youtube channel<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Please enjoy these videos with the adults in your home.\u00a0 Also, you may want to have an adult to disable the autoplay feature on youtube.<\/p>\n<p>Students in grade 4 can check out the recorder section on <a href=\"https:\/\/musicplayonline.com\/\"><strong>musicplay online<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Keep track of your progress.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 15th &#8211; This week&#8217;s post is about National Indigenous Day which is on June 21st.\u00a0 Be sure to take a look at it.\u00a0 I would like to introduce you to the song &#8220;Gitsigakomim&#8221;.\u00a0 It is a Native American song and comes from Connie Tailfeathers<a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/divisions-5-6-7\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1247"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/61"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1247"}],"version-history":[{"count":40,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1724,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1247\/revisions\/1724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/ishiib\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}