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On the Radio Update

Hey teachers and parent helpers…. Welcome back… It’s coooold…… Hope your Thanksgiving was great.

I have finished the script- below are the “main” characters who will not be with their block class for the play. They will have different costumes. I believe this will make the White class not need any more skirts, and the Davis class won’t need any more flapper dresses.  If you want to tell your classes it is okay with me. Tell them that I will show them their class script this week, and assign the class speaking parts this week when they come to block.

I will send home the script next week to all classes.

I have assigned the following block classes below the following scenes:

Davis- Aint we got fun- flapper dresses- girls… boys.. stock market look..

Craddock- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.. Alexander has a trumpet…

White- Hound Dog- pink skirts,, boys black jackets.

Janacek: Beatles- Sgt Pepper- various tie dye

Rabel- Footloose—boys jeans… red shirts? Boots?? Girls…. Leg warmers, work out lookl..

On the Radio- Main Characters:

Mike:  Scott Fonseka

Judy:  Kendra Evans

Tommy: Zach Tomaski

Texans: Gina Bisha, Sydney Horn (Davis)

Texans: Andrew Chipman, Ellen Choi (Craddock)

Texans: Lydia Patterson, Alexandra Freytes- (White)

Julie Sykes

Music Teacher

Frostwood Elementary

713.251.5700 ext 5722

Spring Branch I.S.D.

Fourth Grade Play Update

Calling all 4th Grade Parents!!
We are having a 4th Grade Play Volunteer meeting on
November 10th at 8:00am, in the cafeteria.
We will have volunteer sign-up sheets available, and
Mrs Sykes will be giving us an overview of what
we can expect for the play.
Mark you calendars and we look forward to seeing you there!
Leree and Lee Patterson and Jennifer Evans

Frostwood Recycles Competition Let's Win!

Next Week is Frostwood Recycles Week!
As part of FWE's observance of America Recycles Day,
Frostwood is celebrating the many different
(and easy) ways we can all recycle-- all week long!


Monday, November 14
Recycle your old school papers and make
some $$ for Frostwood!
Did you know that FWE receives about $350 every month
from the paper recycled in the green and yellow bins?
Have your kids bring in a bag of their old school papers to
recycle and make some $$ for Frostwood!


Tuesday, November 15
Wear green on America Recycles Day and Recycle
your plastic grocery bags!
Wear green and have your kids bring in all of those plastic grocery bags you have
around the house to be recycled. Students will receive "I Recycle" stickers provided
by America Recycles Day and Keep America Beautiful.


Wednesday, November 16
Recycle your aluminum cans!
Have your kids bring in some used aluminum cans -- all cans collected will be sold
to C&D Scrap Metal to raise money for the Green Tigers Kids Club.


Thursday, November 17
Recycle your plastic bottles!
Have your kids bring in some used plastic water and soda bottles to be recycled at
the Westpark Consumer Recycling Center.


Friday, November 16
Frostwood Spirit Day!
Wear a Frostwood t-shirt to show your school spirit
and support of Frostwood Recycles Week!

Graphing

Types of Graphs

Bar Graphs: Horizontal / Vertical

Audition Information has Changed

Date:   October 15, 2011

To:       Fourth Grade Students and Parents

From:   Julie Sykes and the Fourth Grade Teachers

Re:       The Fourth Grade musical play, “On the Radio” and the recorder  

Hello Fourth Grade Parents! This note is to update you about music events for the next 3 months. Fourth grade is the year that the students apply the music reading skills they have learned towards the playing of their very own instrument, the recorder. The recorder is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, and we are currently practicing note reading to prepare the students to learn to play the recorder after the play performance!  The price of the recorder and book were included with your school supplies at the beginning of the year.

I hope that you have heard that the fourth graders will also all be a part of our grade level musical titled “On the Radio” on Tuesday, January 24^th 2012.  Even though this date may seem like a long time from now, we have already begun talking about the play and discussing how the scenes will work. We will begin learning some of the songs very soon as well.  Every 4^th grade student will be featured in a “scene” on stage for our musical.   Our fabulous P.T.A. play coordinators, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson and Jennifer Evans will soon be meeting with me, and they will begin asking many of you parents for help with scenery, costumes, and programs to make it special.  If you have not been contacted yet and would like to help us make this a special program for your child, please feel free to contact then via email at leree.patterson6@gmail.com  or  revans51@comcast.net.  They will hold a meeting with any volunteers within the next few weeks. If you have any questions for me, please contact me at Frostwood via email: julie.sykes@springbranchisd.com.

All students are encouraged but not required to audition for a speaking part for the play.  We will hold the auditions for speaking parts the week of Oct. 31-Nov 4^th during your child’s music class. I will assign all of the speaking parts based on this audition.  If your child wishes to audition, encourage your child to follow the suggestions on the rubric, and try to memorize the lines. Boys and girls should learn both parts that are shown below for the audition.

You will be scored (1-5) on a rubric based on the following:

1. Stage presence (Posture, standing tall, looking out at the crowd) 1-5
2. Enunciation: (Is it slow and clear? Can we understand you? 1-5
3. Expression (Make it interesting to hear you speak)1-5
4. Memorization (Can you say it without the script?) 1-5

********************************************************

Audition lines:

Mike:

Well, Hello Everybody!

It’s Marvelous Mike-- at the Mic!

Welcome to the radio station that plays the hits while YOU sing along!

Jivin Judy:

Jiv’in Judy here. We’ve got the oldies, the goodies, and all of the songs that kids have loved throughout the years! It’s music coming at you, right here on…

BOTH:  K.Y.D.Z.  The radio station for You and ME!

Forecasting Houston's Weather

  Click on the 2 links below and compare the meteorologists' forecasts for the next few days.  Watch how they deliver the forecasts!
Channel 11 Weather Forecast

Channel 2 Weather Forecast

Webelo Scout's Safe Haunted house near Frostwood!

“Frostwood’s Own” Pack 747 Webelo News

The Frostwood Pack 747 Webelo Scouts are hosting a safe and kid scary

Haunted House as a scout project.

Frostwood children are invited to join the fun and tour the Frightening

Frostwood Haunted House built and staged by the Pack 747 Webelo Scouts.

The house will be open the evenings of Oct 30 and 31 from

6:30-9:00 and is located at 127 Hickory Ridge, just a few blocks

east of Frostwood off Memorial.

Admission is free but donations will be accepted and appreciated

with proceeds given to the Brookwood Community and Spring

Spirit charities.

For more information call Becky Stevens 713-444-6860 or

Steve Stephens 713-412-1214

Weather Notes

Book Fair Schedule

 Monday, Oct 24th

Time	Teacher	Grade
08:15-08:30	Howe	4th
08:30-08:45	White	4th
08:45-09:00	Rabel	4th
09:00-09:15	Janacek	4th
09:15-09:30	Craddock	4th
09:30-09:45	Davis	4th
09:45-10:00
10:00-10:15	Pettit	K
10:15-10:30	Leger	K
10:30-10:45
10:45-11:00
11:00-11:15
11:15-11:30	Downham	5th
11:30-11:45	Attleson	5th
11:45-12:00	Eggleston	5th
12:00-12:15
12:15-12:30
12:30-12:45
12:45-01:00	Mayer	5th
01:00-01:15	Cox	5th
01:15-01:30	McMullen	5th
01:30-01:45
01:45-02:00
02:00-02:15
02:15-02:30

 Tuesday, Oct. 25

Time	Teacher	Grade
08:15-08:30	Suppatkul	1
08:30-08:45	Money	1
08:45-09:00	Foytlin	1
09:00-09:15	Blakely	1
09:15-09:30	Posey	1
09:30-09:45
09:45-10:00	Vanderhorst	K
10:00-10:15	Schrab	K
10:15-10:30	Muras	K
10:30-10:45
10:45-11:00	Garrett	3
11:00-11:15	Perry	3
11:15-11:30
11:30-11:45
11:45-12:00
12:00-12:15
12:15-12:30	Doran	3
12:30-12:45	Buegeler	3
12:45-01:00	Yao	3
01:00-01:15
01:15-01:30	Mallette	2
01:30-01:45	Endelman	2
01:45-02:00	Nichols	2
02:00-02:15	Ferraro	2
02:15-02:30	Beman	2

Toro and the Houston Texans Visit Frostwood

Last Thursday, Frostwood's third, fourth, and fifth graders got a visit from Toro, the Houston Texan's mascot. He and the Texans talked to the children about healthy eating habits and exercise.  Here we are playing a trivia game with  everyone and asking questions. It was too much fun!

Red Ribbon Week Oct. 24th -28th

Red Ribbon Week

October 24^th-28^th is Red Ribbon Week.  Red Ribbon Week promotes positive choices, good character, and a healthy lifestyle for our children.  As part of our activities, we challenge our Frostwood students to say “No to  Drugs” in the following ways:

Monday:  “Sock it to Drugs” wear crazy socks

Tuesday:  “I Can, You Can, We Can ‘Can’ Drugs” bring a can of

                 food to donate to a local food pantry

Wednesday: “Red Out” wear something red to say No to Drugs

Thursday: “I’m a “Jean-ous” (genius,) for I will not do Drugs”

                  wear your blue jeans

Friday:  “Team up against Drugs” wear your sports team shirt or a

             Frostwood spirit shirt

Dorothy Thompson

Counselor

Dust Storms in lubbock

Click on the link below to find how we see, hear, small and feel weather!
Dust Storms in Lubbock

Fourth Grade Play Auditions

Date:   October 15, 2011

To:       Fourth Grade Students and Parents

From:   Julie Sykes and the Fourth Grade Teachers

Re:       The Fourth Grade musical play, “On the Radio” and the recorder  

Hello Fourth Grade Parents! This note is to update you about music events for the next 3 months. Fourth grade is the year that the students apply the music reading skills they have learned towards the playing of their very own instrument, the recorder. The recorder is a musical instrument in the woodwind family, and we are currently practicing note reading to prepare the students to learn to play the recorder after the play performance!  The price of the recorder and book were included with your school supplies at the beginning of the year.

I hope that you have heard that the fourth graders will also all be a part of our grade level musical titled “On the Radio” on Tuesday, January 24^th 2012.  Even though this date may seem like a long time from now, we have already begun talking about the play and discussing how the scenes will work. We will begin learning some of the songs very soon as well.  Every 4^th grade student will be featured in a “scene” on stage for our musical.   Our fabulous P.T.A. play coordinators, Mr. and Mrs. Patterson and Jennifer Evans will soon be meeting with me, and they will begin asking many of you parents for help with scenery, costumes, and programs to make it special.  If you have not been contacted yet and would like to help us make this a special program for your child, please feel free to contact then via email at leree.patterson6@gmail.com  or  revans51@comcast.net.  They will hold a meeting with any volunteers within the next few weeks. If you have any questions for me, please contact me at Frostwood via email: julie.sykes@springbranchisd.com.

All students are encouraged but not required to audition for a speaking part for the play.  We will hold the auditions for speaking parts the week of Oct. 31-Nov 4^th during your child’s music class. I will assign all of the speaking parts based on this audition.  If your child wishes to audition, encourage your child to follow the suggestions on the rubric, and try to memorize the lines. Boys and girls should learn both parts that are shown below for the audition.

You will be scored (1-5) on a rubric based on the following:

1. Stage presence (Posture, standing tall, looking out at the crowd) 1-5
2. Enunciation: (Is it slow and clear? Can we understand you? 1-5
3. Expression (Make it interesting to hear you speak)1-5
4. Memorization (Can you say it without the script?) 1-5

********************************************************

Audition lines:

Mike:

Well, Hello Everybody!

It’s Marvelous Mike-- at the Mic!

Welcome to the radio station that plays the hits while YOU sing along!

Jivin Judy:

Jiv’in Judy here. We’ve got the oldies, the goodies, and all of the songs that kids have loved throughout the years! It’s music coming at you, right here on…

BOTH:  K.Y.D.Z.  The radio station for You and ME!