The 5th grade Band students have taken on the challenge and adventure of learning to play an instrument. But what does it take? All students are asked to practice for a total of 30 minutes a day. This can be broken up, if needed! And practicing doesn’t just mean playing your instrument, it can be clapping out rhythms, working on the muscle memory for finger positions, singing the music to work on the memory, and just playing with the mouthpiece of the instrument. All of these smaller steps can have a positive impact on playing and growing as a student and musician. And who has the greatest impact on our learning? Ourselves! So let’s cheer on and encourage our young musicians as they develop healthy practice habits and strengthen their self-discipline.
And now a note from the Library:
Recently the ABIS library has seen an influx of library books that are coming back after having been checked out up to 3 years ago! There are many books that are still missing from the library. Please take the time in the next few weeks, or during the upcoming winter break, to look through your bookshelves and children’s rooms for any ABIS library books. They may have ABIS stamps inside or out, an ABIS barcode on the back cover and/or a library spine label. We are working hard in the library to have all books marked consistently so that our users are able to locate the books they need as quickly as possible. Thank you in advance for your assistance.`
