Welcome Back !

Dear Students,

Welcome back to a new and exciting school year! We hope that you had a wonderful summer vacation and are ready to begin Fourth Grade. This year will be full of new learning experiences and discoveries.  Let the adventure begin!

Music IS and will be a fundamental part of our Fourth Grade experience.  

Morning Chant 

Good morning dear earth

Good morning dear sun 

Good morning dear resting stones

and beast on the run 

Good morning dear flowers

and birds in the trees

Good morning to you, good morning to me. 

Morning Song

Year 4 ( A or B) 

Every morning you greet me

Come to play

and create 

I am happy to see you

Blossom of life

may you bloom and grow,

Bloom and grow forever.

Year 4 ( A or B) 

Let´s read and write together

Afternoon Chant

Welcome noon 

here you are 

with your beautiful sunshine

come to play and create 

let´s sing this again

read with me, talk to me, dance with me so happily!

let´s begin, take a sit very calmly. 

Count on Me

If you ever find yourself stuck in the middle of the sea,
I'll sail the world to find you
If you ever find yourself lost in the dark and you can't see,
I'll be the light to guide you

Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one two three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

Whoa, whoa
Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah

If you tossin' and you're turnin' and you just can't fall asleep
I'll sing a song
Beside you
And if you ever forget how much you really mean to me
Everyday I will
Remind you

Ooh
Find out what we're made of
When we are called to help our friends in need

You can count on me like one two three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two
You'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

Oh, oh
Yeah, yeah

You'll always have my shoulder when you cry
I'll never let go
Never say goodbye
You know you can

Count on me like one two three
I'll be there
And I know when I need it I can count on you like four three two
And you'll be there
'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

Oh, oh
You can count on me 'cause I can count on you

LOVE, 

Ms. Carla 

Monthly Song ! Homework

Monthly Songs!

Almost heaven, West Virginia, 

Blue ridge mountain, Shenandoah river, 
Life is old there, older than the trees, 
Younger than the mountains, growing like a breeze

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong, 
West Virginia, 
Mountain mamma, take me home
Country roads

All my memories, gather round her
Miner's lady, stranger to blue water
Dark and dusty, painted on the sky
Misty taste of moonshine, teardrops in my eye

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong, 
West Virginia, 
Mountain mamma, take me home
Country roads

I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me
Radio reminds me of my home far away
Driving down the road I get a feeling
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong, 
West virginia, 
Mountain mamma, take me home
Country roads

I hear her voice in the morning hour she calls me
Radio reminds me of my home far away
Driving down the road I get a feeling
That I should have been home yesterday, yesterday

Country roads, take me home
To the place I belong, 
West Virginia, 
Mountain mamma, take me home
Country roads
Take me home, country roads
Take me home, country roads

Coração do Brasil! em teu seio

Corre sangue de heróis - rubro veio

Que há de sempre o valor traduzir

És a fonte da vida e da história

Desse povo coberto de glória,

O primeiro, talvez, no porvir.

REFRÃO

"Salve! Ó terra dos altos coqueiros!

De belezas soberbo estendal!

Nova Roma de bravos guerreiros

Pernambuco, imortal! Imortal!"

Esses montes e vales e rios,

Proclamando o valor de teus brios,

Reproduzem batalhas cruéis.

No presente és a guarda avançada,

Sentinela indormida e sagrada

Que defende da Pátria os lauréis.

REFRÃO

Do futuro és a crença, a esperança,

Desse povo que altivo descansa

Como o atleta depois de lutar...

No passado o teu nome era um mito,

Era o sol a brilhar no infinito

Era a glória na terra a brilhar!

REFRÃO

A República é filha de Olinda,

Alva estrela que fulge e não finda

De esplender com seus raios de luz.

Liberdade! Um teu filho proclama!

Dos escravos o peito se inflama

Ante o Sol dessa terra da Cruz!"

REFRÃO(2X)

Enjoy! 

Ms. Carla 

Monthly Music

As a team member of Year 4 I can proudly say that: WE LOVE MUSIC, we are captivated by flutes, violins, drums, guitars, banjo´s and even by our high pitched voices! Music is a big deal in our classroom… our lovely neighbors ( Ms. Taty, Ms. Jana, Ms. Lu and Mr. Mason) share our passion ! They are constantly singing, dancing and whistling tunes. Therefore, we motivate every single student to sing along with Year 4! It is such an empowering feeling.

Interesting facts about Music:

        1. The chills you get when you listen to music, is mostly caused by the brain releasing dopamine while anticipating the peak moment of a song.

 Dopamine is a feel-good chemical released by the brain. This chemical is directly involved in motivation. These studies found a biological explanation for why music always has been such a huge part of emotional events around the world since the beginning of human history.

2.    There are few activities in life that utilizes the entire brain, and music is one of them.

 

With Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (FMRI), a research team recorded a group of individuals who were listening to music. They found that listening to music recruits the auditory areas, and employs large-scale neural networks in the brain. In fact, they believe music can activate emotional, motor, and creative areas of the brain.

3.    An “earworm” is a song that  you can’t seem to get out of your head.

An earworm is a cognitive itch in your brain. This “brain itch” is a need for the brain to fill in the gaps in a song’s rhythm. The auditory cortex is a part of your brain that will automatically fill in a rhythm of a song. In other words, your brain kept “singing” long after the song had ended.

So…here it goes, our monthly songs!

Blackbird 

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.

Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.

Shimbalaie, when I see the sun kissing the sea 

Shimbalaie, every time that he goes to sleep 

Nature, goddess of living 
Pure beauty of birth 
A flower shining in the light 
Fisherman between the sea and the hook 

Free thoughts like the sky 
Imagine a paper boat 
Going away to never return 
Going like Iemanja 

Chorus (2X) 
Shimbalaie, when I see the sun kissing the sea 
Shimbalaie, every time that he goes to sleep 

How long will it be to learn 
That a flower has life at birth 
That a flower shining in the light 
Fishing between the sea and the hook 

Chorus (2X) 
Shimbalaie, when i see the sun kissing the sea 
Shimbalaie, every time that he goes to sleep 
Being a captain of this world 
Able to roll without borders 
Live a year in seconds 
Appreciate dreams as more than silliness 
Become enchanted with books 
That speak about vanity 
When you like may it be needed 
Being able to tell the truth 

Chorus (4X) 
Shimbalaie, when i see the sun kissing the sea 
Shimbalaie, every time that he goes to sleep 

Keep singing!

Do, Re, Mi, Fa, Sol ... LA-LOVE

Ms. Carla