Don't forget about tonight's Agriscience Fair Open House in the gym. From 6:30-7:30 come see the hard work of our 6-12 grade science students! It is quite impressive. #NighthawkProud
For the second half of the Agriscience Fair, the middle and high schoolers are presenting to the elementary students. #NighthawkProud
Agriscience Fair presentations. #NighthawkProud
Our 6-12 grade Agriscience Fair is underway. Photos will be posted throughout the day. Thank you to our judges: Mrs. Crow, Mrs. Roths, Mr. Lindgren, Mrs. Fleming, Mrs. Harp, Miss Abbie (as the students call her) DeMeerleer, and Mrs. Wagner. #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! One of the highlights of the 2024 Grammy Awards was a duet of
“Fast Car” by Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs. “Fast Car” was written and
performed by Tracy Chapman in 1988. Luke Combs made a cover of “Fast Car” in
2023. Compare the two versions of “Fast Car.” Get together with friends and
family to talk about the differences in each version and the duet. #NCGME
#MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Discussion Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! The Color Purple, The Little Mermaid, Trolls 3, Waitress, Wish,
and Wonka are some of the movie musicals that have hit theaters this past year.
What is your favorite musical? What’s your favorite song from that show or movie?
Compare your choices with those of a friend or family member. #NCGME
#MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Join us for the Agriscience Fair Open House on Monday evening! In the gym, 6:30-7:30pm. You'll be impressed. #NighthawkProud
Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Let’s make a harmonica!
You will need two popsicle sticks, two toothpick pieces the same width as the
popsicle stick, a piece of popsicle-stick-sized paper, and two rubber bands.
What to do: Place the strip of paper between the popsicle sticks. Wrap a rubber
band around one side. Put a toothpick inside the rubber band. Put the other
toothpick on the opposite end. Wrap the sticks with the other rubber band. Enjoy!
#NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! Yo-Yo Ma is a world-famous cellist. He plays often with pianist
Emanuel Ax, a close friend from their days at Juilliard. Ma has also collaborated
with other famous musicians such as The Goat Rodeo, Bobby McFerrin, Edgar
Meyer, Mark O’Connor, Ennio Morricone, and Kathryn Stott. Musicians often
collaborate with other musicians. What musicians would you like to see
collaborate? Who would you like to collaborate with if given the opportunity?
#NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact
Happy #MIOSM! The “First Lady of Children’s Song,” Ella Jenkins, turns 100 this
year. She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 6, 1924. Growing up in the
south side of Chicago, she was immersed in a rich musical culture. She spent
more than 50 years performing and teaching children. What is your favorite
childhood song? #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Hey Oakesdale High School Students! Do you need a tux for Prom? We've got you covered...Black Tie and Pearls will be be in Room 7 of the elementary school on Wednesday, March 27th for measurements and for you to choose what you want. #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! Marching bands are an important part of our schools and
communities. The University of Notre Dame's band started in 1845. It is the oldest
marching band in continuous existence in the United States. They were one of the
first to include pageantry, drill, and formations during performances. Thank your
marching band director for their hard work! Today, find a video of a local marching
band. What is your favorite part of its performance? #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Each year our NHS students take an overnight trip, this year going to Missoula. Spending time panning for gold, spelunking, among many other activities was just part of the fun. #NighthawkProud
Research Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels recently won a Pulitzer
Prize for their opera Omar. Listen to one of Rhiannon Giddens’s songs while
looking at a list of past Pulitzer Prize-winning musicians. Who is your favorite
musician on the list? Is there a musician you would like to see on the list?
Compare your choices with those of a friend or family member. #NCGME
#MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! Last year, Samara Joy took home two Grammy Awards for Best
New Artist and for Best Jazz Vocal Album, Linger Awhile. One of the featured
songs is called “Nostalgia (The Day I Knew).” Nostalgia means positively
remembering a certain time or place. Is there a song or music that makes you feel
nostalgic? #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! Opera is a form of performance art that combines classical music
and singing to convey a story. Opera singers usually do not require microphones
to amplify their voices. Sumi Jo, a South Korean opera singer and Grammy Award
winner, is known for her soprano voice, which has an impressive high range. You
can listen to her impressive vocal skills in her rendition of the "Queen of the Night"
aria from Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute). #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Fun Fact:
Happy #MIOSM! Did you know that Ella Fitzgerald, an American jazz singer also
known as "The First Lady of Song" or "The Queen of Jazz," was particularly
famous for her scat singing? Scat singing involves improvising with the voice in a
song using nonsense syllables. Listen closely to her scat singing in the song "It
Don't Mean a Thing." Try scat singing yourself, and make up any melodies as you
go! #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Group Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Choose a country that interests you, and learn about their
traditional instruments. Work in small groups or as a whole group to research the
instruments, listen to them together, and create a poster. While doing so, share
the similarities and differences between these instruments and any other
instruments you may already know about. #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Activity:
Happy #MIOSM! Form is a musical pattern. This pattern can either remain the
same or change throughout a musical piece. Musicians represent form using
letters, such as AA, AB, ABA, ABC, etc. For example, the song "Frère Jacques"
consists of four phrases with an ABCD sectional form. As a group, try singing
“Frère Jacques” using different forms, such as AAAA, ABAB, ABCC, and ABAC to
create variations of the song. Then experiment by singing in various other orders.
You can add bourdons on barred instruments as an option to accompany the
singing. As an extension activity, form small groups, and select another short
rhyming song. Analyze its sectional form and recreate it by singing it in a different
order! #NCGME #MusicIsMe #NighthawkProud
Yesterday, Oakesdale students traveled to Washtucna for the county's annual Speech, Spelling, and Math competition. It was a great day with great academic challenges in, you guessed it, speech, spelling, and math. Nearly all schools in Whitman County send students in grades 5-8 who qualify to compete. This year, as always, Oakesdale students made us proud, here are the winners of contests from Oakesdale:
Evelyn Goyke-8th grade Impromtu Speaking
Megan Crider-8th grade Persuasive Speech
Cash Niehenke-7th grade Spelling
Logan Couch-7th grade Impromptu Speaking
Thank you Washtucna for hosting and great job to all of our kiddos who competed yesterday. #NighthawkProud
