Term 2: Welcome to Music

Whilst Drama has been incredibly engaging, exciting, and informative, we are entering the topic of Music in Performing Arts for Term 3 & 4.
In Week 1 of Term 3, PLC, SLC, CLC, and YYLC all contributed to creating an agreement about our rights, responsibilities, and rules in the Music room. Each class, including the Performing Arts teacher, Renee, participated in a 'circle time' to discuss where, why, and when they listen to music. This allowed students to understand the importance and significance of music not only in one's life, but in our community, our country, different cultures, and our school.
CLC and YYLC were introduced to a new classroom routine called 'Music Rotations,' which we will share more about in another blog post.
PLC and SLC celebrated NAIDOC week by practising the BEAT and singing to First Nations Songs sourced from ABC Education, including "Wiradjuri Shake-a-Leg Hokey Pokey" and "Yarrabil Bula: Greeting Song." Preps, Grade 1s and Grade 2s all enjoyed learning words from different Indigenous languages and applying them in songs they were already familiar with.