Specials Information

4th and 5th Grade Chorus
(Mr. Bill Moon - Chorus Director)
The 4th and 5th Grade chorus has begun working on their spring concert program It's Saturday! They are working hard on a program which is a favorite of students and audiences alike. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, May 20th @ 6:30 p.m. in the LES Cafeteria as we say goodbye to our 5th grade students in their final Leeds Elementary School concert!

-Mr. Moon

CCPS All-County Elementary Honors Chorus
(Mr. Bill Moon - Chorus Director)
Congratulations to the four 5th grade students who represented Leeds Elementary School in the 8th Annual CCPS All-County Elementary Honors Chorus: Jessica Edwards, Megan Holmes, Kimberly Nolan and Lacy Shrewsbury. These 5th grade students, along with Mr. Moon, Mr. O'Donnell (Bay View Elementary) and Mr. Henry (Bainbridge and Perryville Elementary) did a WONDERFUL JOB! Congratulations!

General Music Class
(Mr. Bill Moon - General Music Teacher)
Thanks to ALL the 1st and 2nd grade general music students who participated in the Winter Concert. The singing was GREAT! Thanks to all of the parents for supporting your students and the music program of Leeds Elementary School!

(Students in Kindergarten and Third Grade General Music Classes will participate in the Spring Concert on Thursday, May 15th @ 6:30 p.m. in the LES Cafeteria! Please refer to the CCPS calendar or this space for more information as we May approaches!)

Kindergarten: Concert Preparation, Long and Short Sounds, Proper Classroom Instrument Technique, Camille Saint-Saens' Carnvial Of The Animals

First Grade: Rhythmic Study, Proper Classroom Instrument Techique, Camille Saint-Saens' Carnvial Of The Animals

Second Grade: Proper Classroom Instrument Techique, Rhythmic Study, Upward and Downward Movement in the Melodic Line

Third Grade: Concert Preparation, Reading Musical Notation (Staff Note Names), Playing the Recorder, Rhythmic Study

Fourth Grade: Garageband, Appropriate Movement (In Reference to Various Music), Rhythmic Study

Fifth Grade: Garageband, Rhythmic Study, Promotion Ceremony Music, Solfege
Mr. Moon's 2007 - 2008 General Music Grading Criteria

Library & Media News
(Mrs. Lynn Albanese - Library/Media Teacher)
Help out the LES Media Center by participating in the "Box Tops for Education" program. Box Tops can be found on many of the products you already use in your house. Click here for an updated list and to visit the OFFICIAL site to see the most up-to-date products that contain "Box Tops for Education". Click here for Mrs. Albanese's "Box Tops for Education" flyer.

Mrs. Albanese has created several different help files to help you not only in LIBRARY/MEDIA but also over the summer! These links are:
What is Library/Media and how am I graded? - Goal and Media Grading
What are the six steps of research? - Research Cycle
Where can I find helpful information? - Digital Databases

Band News
(Miss Kelley Moorman - Instrumental Music Teacher)
Our Winter Concert was a resounding success! I was very proud of our young musicians here at Leeds, and I'm sure you are, too!

As we enter a new year, it's a great time to encourage your child to recommit to the excellence they have shown so far this school year. Don't forget that Friday is band day! The students will need to bring their instruments, lesson books, and practice logs to band every Friday for practice! Please remember that band grades do appear on the report card, so it is very important that all band members come to band every week with all their materials.

A note about practice logs. Many students have been very faithful in completing and returning their practice logs every week. Some have not gotten the hang of it yet. The expectation is that each band member practices 100 minutes per week (this averages out to about 15 minutes per night). The practice log is a graded weekly assignment, and must be signed by a parent or guardian each week in order for your child to receive credit. Uncompleted practice logs can have a poor effect on your child's band grade for the marking period!! The practice log is worth 25% of the marking period band grade, so PLEASE be sure to help your child fill out the log each week, and finish it off with your signature.

As always, if you ever have any questions or concerns about your child's progress, please do not hesitate to contact me at kmoorman@ccps.org.

Thank you for visiting!  Keep checking back for updated information as the year progresses.
*Visit Ms. Moorman and her Leeds Band Site!

Art Room News
(Ms. Ruth Manning - Art Teacher)
We are thinking “3D” in the Art Room this winter. Thanks to all you first and second grade families for sending in those tubes with your students, they will be appearing in all sorts of interesting sculptures throughout the year.

First Grade are busy making Bombaloos (you must ask your student what that means!) and Second Grade is getting ready to make the ever popular Alien Robot Head, who can resist that? Third Grade has just finished their Mexican inspired animals created with a recycled water bottle and Fourth Grade will be starting a mask from an egg carton shortly. In the spring, Fifth Grade will be creating a locker sculpture, as they look forward to the transition to middle school and Kindergarten will be creating Arnie the Donut.

So you see, things are certainly interesting in the Art Room.

- Ms. Ruth Manning

Physical Education News
(Mrs.Sue Snyder - Physical Education Teacher) (Mrs. Marti Connors - Physical Education Teacher)
Please make sure your son or daughter is wearing the appropriate clothing and shoes for both P.E. and I.A!

To begin the year, Physical Education is working on:
Primary Grades (K, 1 & 2): Locomotor skills (skipping, hopping, jumping, sliding, etc.)
Intermediate Grades (3, 4 & 5): Cooperative skills (team building)

Integrated Arts News
(Ms. Suzie Treese - Integrated Arts Teacher)
Please make sure your son or daughter is wearing the appropriate clothing and shoes for both P.E. and I.A!

The mission of the Elementary Integrated Arts program is to learn about a variety of activities and creative movement. This will be accomplished by working with others and following directions to help us complete each class without problems.

Topics currently being covered in Integrated Arts
Primary Grades (K, 1 & 2): Students in Kindergarten, First Grade and Second Grade over the next few weeks in class will be performing with scarves, learning how to make the letters of the alphabet with their bodies, and practice leaping. While in class the students contribute in discussions, listen to books, and by participate in movement activities.

Intermediate Grades (3, 4 & 5): All students will begin the study different countries. While on this topic students will learn facts about the county, dances, games, and will be able to identify the flag. To complete this task the students will work with a variety of their peers at stations, in creative performances, and in cooperative activities.