{"id":572,"date":"2020-03-30T09:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/?page_id=572"},"modified":"2026-03-28T16:53:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T23:53:43","slug":"grade-six","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/grade-six\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade Six\/Seven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>March &#8211; April 16<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The performance for Divisions 1 and 2 in the concert is playing\u00a0<em>Run Away To Mars<\/em> by Talk on instruments and singing. Here are the lyrics so they can practice at home:<\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">What If I <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">run<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\"> away to Mars?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267990931 BCX4\"><span class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">Would you find me in the stars?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267990931 BCX4\"><span class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">Would you miss me in the end<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267990931 BCX4\"><span class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">If I run out of oxygen?<\/span><\/span><span class=\"LineBreakBlob BlobObject DragDrop SCXW267990931 BCX4\"><span class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\">\u00a0<\/span><br class=\"SCXW267990931 BCX4\" \/><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW267990931 BCX4\">When I run away to Mars<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW267990931 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here is the video students in Div. 1 &amp; 2 can practice along with:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Run Away To Mars   concert practice version for choir\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x6XSfQrHlUQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Divisions 3 is playing <em>The Final Countdown\u00a0<\/em> on instruments and singing for our concert. Here are the lyrics to practice at home:<\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">We&#8217;re leavin&#8217; together<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">But still it&#8217;s farewell<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And maybe we&#8217;ll come back<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">To Earth, who can tell?<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">I guess there is no one to blame<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">We&#8217;re leaving ground (leaving ground)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Will things ever be the same again?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">It&#8217;s the final countdown<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The final countdown<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oh<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">We&#8217;re headin&#8217; for Venus (Venus)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And still we stand tall<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">&#8216;Cause maybe they&#8217;ve seen us<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And welcome us all, yeah<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">With so many light years to go<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">And things to be found (to be found)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">I&#8217;m sure that we all miss her so<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">It&#8217;s the final countdown<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The final countdown<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The final countdown (final countdown)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(Oh)<\/span><\/i><br \/>\n<i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Oh<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:180}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>And here is the video. (We are just doing the first part of the song, up until the guitar solo)<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Europe - The Final Countdown (Official Video)\" width=\"863\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9jK-NcRmVcw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>March<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many of the grade 6s and 7s have volunteered to be featured in our Spring Concert in different ways. We have a cast of 14 children, and some technical crew members. More grade 6s and 7s can help out by joining our\u00a0<strong>Set Design Club<\/strong> that meets at various lunch recesses to make props and sets for the play.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Friday March 6th and Friday March 13th \u00a0will be our next Set Design Club times.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are still practicing our song\u00a0<em>Run Away To Mars<\/em> that is Divisions 1 and 2&#8217;s featured song in the play.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a copy of the chord structure to practice at home:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><div class=\"ead-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe src=\"\/\/docs.google.com\/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsd41blogs.ca%2Fkarlsons%2Ffiles%2F2026%2F03%2FC-Your-colours-fading.pdf&amp;embedded=true&amp;hl=en\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;visibility: hidden;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-loading\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;position:absolute;left:0;top:0;z-index:10;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/loading.svg\" width=\"55\" height=\"55\" alt=\"Loader\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Loading...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-loading-foot-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/EAD-logo.svg\" alt=\"EAD Logo\" width=\"36\" height=\"23\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Taking too long?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ead-document-btn ead-reload-btn\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/reload.svg\" alt=\"Reload\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Reload document\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>|<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/files\/2026\/03\/C-Your-colours-fading.pdf\" class=\"ead-document-btn\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-content\/plugins\/embed-any-document\/images\/open.svg\" alt=\"Open\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\"\/> Open in new tab\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<p><strong>February<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We had a visit from the Moscrop music students the other day to show our grade seven students the possibilities of courses they can take when they get to high school.<\/p>\n<p>There is a follow-up event to the visit if any kids are interested in attending. Here are the details.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Intro to Band \u2013 Pro-D Day Camp<\/u>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Where:<\/b>\u00a0Moscrop, 4433 Moscrop St.<\/p>\n<p><b>When:<\/b>\u00a0Friday, February 27<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0(Pro-D Day) from 9am-2:30pm<\/p>\n<p><b>What:<\/b>\u00a0We will have demonstrations of each instrument by Tapestry Music, games, a performance by Moscrop\u2019s Senior Concert Band, and <i>all students will have a chance to try each concert band instrument!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>How Much<\/b>: Registration is $40 and includes a pizza lunch and snacks for the students<\/p>\n<p><b>Who:<\/b>\u00a0It\u2019s open to current Burnaby School District grade 6\u2019s and 7\u2019s, no experience required! But we have limited space, so we encourage students to register ASAP!<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in attending, please register at: <u><a title=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/zTSAY9zGRa\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/zTSAY9zGRa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-outlook-id=\"47a58994-827f-45c6-84b6-d4acdec7adfe\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Moscrop Intro to Band! &#8211; Grade 6\/7 Pro-D Day Camp &#8211; February 27, 2026 \u2013 Fill out form<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>Contact: Moscrop Music Teacher, Sydney Tetarenko @ Sydney.tetarenko@burnabyschools.ca<\/p>\n<p>In music class we continue to learn about chords and practice the song\u00a0<em>Run Away To Mars<\/em> for our upcoming concert in April.<\/p>\n<p>Students in Division 3 should visit the Grade 5\/6 page for information about their piece in our upcoming concert.<\/p>\n<p><strong>January<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students in grade seven who still want a grade 7 beginner band opportunity, there is one available to you!<\/p>\n<p>Please visit the VEMS site linked here. Band rehearsals begin January 18th, so sign up right away!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"X7qYljrCjz\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vems.ca\/2025\/12\/21\/vems-lends-a-hand-in-burnaby\/\">VEMS lends a hand in Burnaby<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;VEMS lends a hand in Burnaby&#8221; &#8212; Vancouver Extracurricular Music Society\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vems.ca\/2025\/12\/21\/vems-lends-a-hand-in-burnaby\/embed\/#?secret=hmLzGhR9r2#?secret=X7qYljrCjz\" data-secret=\"X7qYljrCjz\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The children in Grade 6 and 7 are learning more about chords this term. We are learning that there are three notes in a major or minor chord.<\/p>\n<p>There is a specific mathematical formula for chords.<\/p>\n<p>The naming note of the chord is called the Root.<\/p>\n<p>From there, we count the notes of the scale. The Root is number 1. As you count the notes you number them going upwards in pitch. The 3rd note and the 5th note are also in the chord.<\/p>\n<p>We will also learn the mathematical difference between the major and minor chords.<\/p>\n<p>And we will play more guitars this term, concentrating on our song for the Spring Concert. Divisions 1 and 2 will perform <em>Run Away To Mars<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"space play videos\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/videoseries?list=PLQiC3VdKU_i3Axnfz4Maw5KyEgGhleQ1B\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>December<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The students in Divisions 1 and 2 have learned all of the basic chords on the guitar. They also understand the relationship between those chords and what a musical &#8220;key&#8221; is.<\/p>\n<p>We are learning some trickier songs with harder and quicker chord changes.<\/p>\n<p>The grade sevens went to visit the high school on Wednesday, December 10th to watch a band performance. Unfortunately, without grade seven band this year, those students will have a less informed choice about their electives in high school. We will have some sessions with the high school teachers around band so the grade seven students will better understand what band entails, what choices of instruments they have and how to play them before they make their course selections in January.<\/p>\n<p>We are going to learn a song for the school-wide sing along on December 18th. It is called\u00a0<em>O Hanukkah.<\/em> Here is a video to practice along with at home:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah song song along\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r8h1VPuaqyY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>November<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Grade 6 and 7 students in Divisions 1 and 2 will continue learning chords and songs on the guitars for the rest of the term.<\/p>\n<p>Students in Division 3 have the option of playing the guitar or the ukulele as their harmony instrument.<\/p>\n<p>Division 3 students will also review recorders in November and December.<\/p>\n<p>We will play\u00a0<em>Jingle Bells<\/em>,\u00a0<em>Jolly Old St. Nicholas<\/em> and <em>Morning<\/em> on mixtures of instruments at the same time &#8211; Guitar, Ukulele, Recorder, percussion and xylophone.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The grade sixes and sevens have begun reviewing guitar technique and chords.<\/p>\n<p>We are starting with the D major chord.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to play the D major chord on guitar\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y-DtdZW6BmI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Then we will review the A major and E major chords. If you are a beginner, start with the following video.<\/p>\n<p>And once we know these three chords, there are a multitude of songs we can start playing on the guitar!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Guitar Lesson 1 - Absolute Beginner? Start Here! [Free 10 Day Starter Course]\" width=\"863\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BBz-Jyr23M4?start=42&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>March &#8211; April 16 The performance for Divisions 1 and 2 in the concert is playing\u00a0Run Away To Mars by Talk on instruments and singing. Here are the lyrics so they can practice at home: What If I run away to Mars?\u00a0Would you find me in the stars?\u00a0Would you miss me in the end\u00a0If I &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/grade-six\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Grade Six\/Seven<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3867,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/572"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3867"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=572"}],"version-history":[{"count":120,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/572\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1744,"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/572\/revisions\/1744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/karlsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}