Thanks to all that attended Meet the Teacher Night! If you were not able to come please let me know and I can send you some information! 

It has been a great start to the school year!  Students have walked into class with excited faces and a positive attitudes.  Students all seemed refreshed and optimistic about their upcoming school year! It has been a pleasure to hear about what your children have done over the summer!  It sounds like a lot of adventures, traveling, summer camps and relaxing!  

In 5th grade we started to talk about classroom rules and expectations.  This is a transition year for students and I want to make sure your children feel safe and comfortable in the environment they are in.    Drama is a great place to learn daily skills; such as projecting, articulating, focusing on eye contact, know how to have a conversation, and how important it is to listen and respond appropriately.   I want students to feel like they can try new things and take risks in my classroom without being judged.  This week we started to play some ensemble games.

In sixth grade we talked about our year ahead and gave an improvisational speech about our summer.  This helped students brush up on their public speaking skills. Students had to pay attention to projection, articulation, gestures and how well they told their story. We also played some ensemble games for some ice breakers! Students also started their vocabulary words in their DDD (Dotoli Drama Diaries) as well as standing up in front of their classmates to warm-up vocally with tongue twisters. 

In Seventh grade we talked about what to expect in drama this year.  Students got up in front of their classmates and talked about their summers, focusing on blocking, eye contact, projection and articulation.  Seventh graders also brushed up on their improvisation skills  in class.  We also reviewed some ensemble games to get a mind and body ready for the day.  This week students started their vocabulary in their DDD (Dotoli Drama Diary) as well as warmed up vocally with tongue twisters. 

In Eighth grade students have started to warm up to music in the beginning of class.  They get to choose 3 things their classmates must do during the song.  An example would be to move like Rain, raking leaves, moving through honey.  Everyone did a great job using their imagination and changing their positions and levels during their song.  Students started their weekly journal entries as well as keep their vocabulary words in their DDD (Dotoli Drama Diary). Vocally students warmed up with tongue twisters as well as getting up in front of their classmates and talking about what they did over summer.  I made sure to focus on projection, articulation, blocking, inflection, eye contact, keeping their audience engaged and how well they told their story.   They all did a great job and it was so fun hearing about what they did!