Longview School - Let Your Learning Soar

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On Friday, May 6th all students at Longview School invited their moms to a Mother's Day Tea. Students wanted to show their moms how much they love them and appreciate everything that they do. It was a very sweet and special day. Moms and grandmas had to wait outside the gym to be escorted hand in hand by their child/ren to their seats where they were served by their child/ren tea and treats. Each class did a choral reading of a poem about moms and had the opportunity to simply sit, chat and have treats with their moms.

The grade 5 guitar students went to Music Centre Canada (35 Elizabeth St. Okotoks) on Wednesday, May 4th for a field trip. Longview students were graciously invited by Kelly Vance, the owner, to tour the store, play a variety of instruments and enjoy a variety of musical performances. The students were treated like very special guests. They heard amazing performances by Mike who played drums and a variety of other percussion instruments. Mike even played a didgeridoo from Australia which the students loved the sound of. Jeremy shared his incredible talent for playing the acoustic guitar. He had this amazing technique of playing the guitar like a guitar and also playing it like a drum all at the same time. Greg played wonderfully the electric guitar and bass guitar for the students. All the musicians not only played their instruments, but spoke about the instruments. They talked about the parts of the instruments, the sounds they make and the technique of playing them well. The students were treated with a beverage and cookies and were given guitar picks, buttons, inflatable guitars, tattoos and colouring books. The students would like to send a BIG THANK YOU to Mr. Vance and everyone else at Music Centre Canada for an engaging and wonderful day.

Mr. Gallup visited Longview School on Tuesday, May 10th to work with our grade 5/6 art students. The grade 5/6 students have been busy over the past couple of weeks learning the techniques on hatching, cross hatching and stippling in creating shadows and contours in their drawings. Students have been working in the medium of pen and ink and have been sketching wildlife pictures based on photos of animals they have chosen. Mr. Gallop worked with students on their drawings and shared many helpful hints on how to improve upon their works of art. Mr. Gallup shared stories, techniques and his own art work with the students. This was an amazing workshop for our students. They greatly appreciated Mr. Gallup's talent and the time he took with them. Thank You!

Ms. Smith arranged for Clay for Kids to come and work with all of the students at Longview on Thursday, May 12th. Instructor Susan, from Clay for Kids, was at Longview School all day working with the different classes. Students received instruction and demonstrations in working with the medium of clay, including using a pottery wheel. Students then had the opportunity to create a piece of 3-dimensional art based on specific curriculum outcomes in the fine arts program of studies and with a theme pertaining to curricular outcomes in the areas of social studies and/or science. The Kindergarten and Grade 1/2 students made a piece about creeping and crawling creatures, Grade 3/4 students made a replica of the Taj Mahal and the Grade 5/6 class made spirit masks.