As I began considering how to make the arts a more tangible part of our students' school lives I ran into a harsh reality- I simply don't have enough time with kids to explore all the nooks and crannies of the creative arts. With this in mind I am trying to capture just a bit more time with interested students by facilitating lunchtime arts clubs for first through sixth grade students.
On Mondays I am hosting a student choral group. We laugh and sing and choose songs to enjoy together that meet the interests of the students. I will be working on music methodology as well as performance skills as we enjoy our time together.
Tuesdays are quite popular with the Drama Club meeting with me and my wonderful and talented parent volunteer, Mrs. Von Reis. We are learning about the skills of the actor and the composition of performances as we enjoy our time together.
Thursdays are the messy and fun days. I open the art studio for students to help me work on projects for our school, finish up projects from art class that they would like to work on, or work on their own creative piece of choice.
On Fridays Heights Writes, a writing group, meets to work on our written work and plan our publications. We are planning on releasing a series of magazines and hosting a blog to let others read our stories, poems, expository work, and more. Keep your eyes peeled for a link to pop up on this blog when we get up and going.
The energy and enthusiasm of our young creative students has been sensational and I look forward to enjoying lunchtimes together throughout the year.
