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Specials SpotlightHello Families!Scroll through this document to see lessons and assignments from your specials teachers!Specialists are now able to offer LIVE learning sessions! Below is the schedule and the link tosign up! You MUST register at least 24 hours in advance for the class. You'll receive a fcpsschools.net email invitation to the specialist's Black Board Collaborate session.Click HERE to sign up for a live learning session!Pre-K/1st Grade/2nd Grade at 12:30pm each day Monday: Library: Genius Hour (this class will start at 2:30 this week) Tuesday: Music: Come ready to talk to us about the music you are listening to and singing/playing Wednesday: PE: Warm-Up, Keep Your Balance, and Get a Tour with Mr. O and Mr. Orahood Thursday: Art: Giraffes Can't Dance - Ms. Miller will read and then teach you how todraw a simple giraffe2nd—6th Grade at 1:30pm each day Monday: Music: Come ready to talk to us about the music you are listening to and singing/playing Tuesday: Art: Creating a Tessellation - Ms. Miller will tell you how to create the base to atessellation Wednesday: Library/AART: Genius Hour (this class will start at 8:45 this week) Wednesday: Library: Online Book Club - What Should We Read Thursday: PE: Warm-Up, Keep Your Balance, and Get a Tour with Mr. O and Mr. Orahood Band & Strings: Available daily for participating students (view sign up form for times)

Google ClassroomAll the specialist teachers have moved their lessons and content to Google Classroom. All students should have received an invite to all specials classrooms/websites (PE, Art, Music, etc) via your Gmail account. If you did not receive an invite, make sure you check your Gmail account. If you don’t see it in your Gmailaccount, please email your specials teacher.We have also created a Google website for specials classes. Click HERE to exploreand find new weekly information!If you have any questions about Google Classroom, please email one of your specials teachers! You can find our email addresses below.ARTBandMs. Miller: apmiller@fcps.eduMrs. Andray: kcandray@fcps.eduMrs. Cho: emcho@fcps.eduMrs. Fuentes: cwfuentes@fcps.eduLibraryMusicMrs. Stevenson: AAStevenson@fcps.eduMiss Warr: jwarr@fcps.eduMrs. Oedemann: rloedemann@fcps.eduPEStringsMr. Oviatt: BOviatt@fcps.eduMr. Miller: EDMiller@fcps.eduMr. Orahood: CKOrahood@fcps.edu

OFFICE HOURSOffice hours are still being offered by your specialist teachers!You must email a specials teacher to request a meeting with them 24 hours beforeyou’d like to meet. Once you have requested a meeting, they will invite you via email tothe Blackboard Collaborate session for the meeting. Please request which day and timeyou would like to meet.Here is an example of how to request a meeting:“Miss Warr,I would like to request a meeting during your office hours on (day) at (time). Thank you.”Below are the specialist office hours.Band—Mrs. AndrayArt—Ms. MillerK/2nd3rd-6th5th-6thMon: 12:30-1:30pmTues: 2:00-2:30pmMon-Thurs: 1:30-2:30pmThurs: 1:00-1:30pmWed: 1:30-2:30pmLibrary—Mrs. StevensonMusic—Miss Warr/Mrs. OedemannK/2nd3rd-6thK/2nd3rd-6thMon: 1:00-1:30pmTues: 1:30-2:30pmTues: 1:00-1:30pmMon: 2:00-2:30pmWed: 12:30-1:30pmThurs: 2:00-2:30pmThurs: 12:30-1:30pmWed: 1:30-2:30pmPE—Mr. Orahood/Mr. OviattStrings—Mr. MillerK/1st2nd-6th4th-6thMon: 12:30-1:30pmTues: 1:30-2:30pmMon-Thurs: 1:30-2:30pmWed: 1:00-1:30pmThurs: 2:00-2:30pm

ARTMs. Miller’s Art ClassesI hope you all enjoyed collecting and arranging your objects from nature as much as I enjoyedseeing what you created. Please remember to upload a picture of your work in Google Classroom before you mark it as “Turned In.” Also, you are welcome to go back and complete assignments after the due date. Just keep creating!!There’s a LOT of art to look forward to this week. First we’ll be creating tapestries using weaving techniques. Follow the slides to create a tapestry from items you have around thehouse. Second, beginning this week, I will offer 2 live sessions. For Grades K-1, join me Thursday 12:30-1:00 for a reading of Giraffes Can’t Dance followed by a short drawing demo. ForGrades 2-6, join me Tuesday 1:30-2:30 for a demo on creating a tessellation. If you’re interested in attending, please fill out the form in the Specialist Google Classroom. Finally, I’m challengingeveryone to “A Doodle A Day In May!” Look for the calendar posted on the Specialist GoogleClassroom as well as our Art Classrooms.Mrs. Fuentes’s Art ClassesHey Artists!Mrs. Fuentes’ has some fun activities on Blackboard Art - please post on our Art Bulletin Board(Padlet) when you have finished. New activities are posted every Monday! Office Hours are backand you can sign up for a spot on our Specialists Google Site.Ms. Miller will be leading live activities this week and feel free to join in! I hope to see you allsoon! Miss you!Mrs. Cho’s Art ClassesYour weekly lessons have now moved to Google Classroom. You should have received an inviteto join in your school email. Please check your school email and join if you haven't already doneso.Weekly lessons are posted on Mondays of each week and should be completed by every Friday.Once you have completed your lesson, send them to me through our virtual padlet gallery.This will be a place to share the wonderful artwork Bonnie Brae artists are creating and as yourparticipation. And make sure you write your name with the artwork so I know who it is.Mrs. Cho has been seeing a lot of good artworks and is so excited to see more for this week!Artists, keep up the good work, get inspired and keep creating!

BANDHi Bonnie Brae Band Students!Pick a Day and JOIN MRS. ANDRAY for BAND CLASS starting next week! 6th Grade Band Class 1:30-2PM M-TH 5th Grade Band Class 2-2:30PM M-THCome Explore all of the Fun Activities that have been listed for Weeks 1-3 and seewhat is new for Week 4!! Can’t wait to see you in person!! Don’t forget to keepturning in your videos on Flipgrid https://www.flipgrid.com/andraybandThey are fabulous!!Love, Mrs. AndrayESOLHello Stupendous Scotties!We have missed you so much! Did you know that some Scotties are celebratingRamadan this week? During the month of Ramadan, some students will be practicing fasting, reflecting on doing good deeds and spending time with family andfriends. If you know a friend celebrating Ramadan, you can greet them with"Ramadan Mubarak" which means Happy Ramadan.We look forward to seeing you all in live sessions this week!Love, Mrs. T, Mrs. Charters and Ms. A

LIBRARYGreetings Scotties,Hopefully, you’ll have time to add a couple of the specialist’s sessions to your mixof classes next week. We’re excited to see you all again. Mrs. Burg and I will behosting 2 sessions on Genius Hour. For all K-2nd graders, we will meet at 2:30 onMonday and any 3-6 graders interested in Genius Hour, we plan to meet on Wednesday morning at 8:45. Make sure you register so we can email you a link to ourBBCU sessions!Mrs. Burg and Mrs. StevensonLITERACYHi Families! Many of you might normally keep a journal or maybe you have started one over the past fewweeks. Journals are special because they allow you to share your thoughts and feelings. Also, it’s neatto reread journals to remember how you were feeling during a certain period of time. Here are sometips for keeping a journal:-A journal can be a notebook or several pieces of paper stapled together.-Make sure you date each entry so you can keep track of what’s going on in your world and how youare feeling.-Journals aren’t just for writing; if you like to draw, you might choose to do that too!-Try to set a goal for writing in your journal such as “I am going to write in my journal 4 days a week.”-Think about when you do your best journal writing. I mostly write at the end of the day so I can record what my family and I did that day. However, sometimes if I am feeling sad, I write at that momentso I can get my feelings on paper.-If you don’t know what to write, you can -write about your feelings-write about what you are doing or what you did-write about your hopes and dreamsI hope these tips help Happy Writing! - Lauren Austin, Literacy Coach

MUSICHello Magnificent Musicians!This week is all about solfege! Get ready to practice singing some solfege lines and songs. 6thgrade, you will be working on writing on the staff and doing a practice 6th grade assessment.All our materials are now in Google Classroom. Check your school Gmail account for the invite toyour grade level class. If you need help, email us!Make sure you sign up for a live learning session with us this week. The link is on the first page ofthis newsletter!We miss you!Miss Warr and Mrs. OedemannPEGreetings Bonnie Brae!Mr. Orahood and Mr. Oviatt have create a PE Google Site to provide another opportunity for studentsto access lessons and activities in exercise, fitness, and health. We’ve transferred almost all materialsfrom our PE Blackboard site (content is still available through BB 24/7). Now it’s even easier to view PEcontent! You should all have received invitations in your FCPS Gmail account.While working on the site, Mr. Oviatt came across the following quote from a former US president:“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.”We’re not going to tell you who it was! Go take a look at the page to see which president it was! Historybuffs can even hear an audio recording of this president talking about the importance of physical fitness. (NOTE: Being physically fit does not mean that you are a triathlete, ultramarathoner or competitivebody builder but you know that!)We will continue to add a “Week’s Focus” as we continue with distance learning, sharing everythingfrom video lessons to fun activities and health tips. Also, all specialists have created a BBES SpecialistsGoogle Site as well, where live sessions will be offered for upper and lower grades based on student interest. As PE teachers, we have decided to start off by offering two half-an-hour sessions next weekcalled, “Warming-Up, Keep your Balance, & Get a Tour” where we get things moving and help display someof the content we’ve created in our digital classroom. So if you interested, please click on the BBES Specialists Google Site link found in your child’s Gmail account and sign up under a session. Stay Healthy!-Mr. Oviatt and Mr. Orahood

STRINGSHello Strings students and families!We are moving from BlackBoard 24/7 to our new Google Classroom site! Many students were having difficulty accessing the information on BlackBoard and I think thiswill make things easier for all of us. I have moved all of the previous material overto Google Classroom – please check your student email for an invitation to join theStrings Google Classroom! In that email, you will find a link and a passcode. Checkout some of the latest material to be posted: 4th Grade: Concert Packet PlayAlong videos “Mozart Melody”, “Allegro”, “Ode toJoy”5th & 6th Grade: PlayAlong videos “Dragon Hunter”, “Robinson Orchestra Auditionexcerpts” ALL students: PlayAlong videos “Rhythm Warm-Ups”, “D Major Scale Broken Thirds” ALL students: check out the new “Lunch Bunch” menu tab, which will feature videos that are varied, fun, and educational! These will include links to professionalperformances, YouTube music videos, and some will feature myself speakingabout music and composers while I prepare my lunch. Have lunch while watchingsome videos and enjoying some great music with me!Refresh your practice skills so that you are ready for FlipGrid video performanceactivities coming soon!Instructional videos on NEW music coming soon!I hope everyone is happy and healthy and continuing to explore theirmusic at home!All the best,Mr. Miller

Google Classroom All the specialist teachers have moved their lessons and content to Google Class-room. All students should have received an invite to all specials classrooms/ websites (PE, Art, Music, etc) via your Gmail account. If you did not receive an in-vite, make sure you check your Gmail account. If you don't see it in your Gmail