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WINTER 2020-2021
Kindergarten Super Tap
Welcome to Tapestry Charter School’s Super Subject update!
At Tapestry Charter School
Students in kindergarten usually have seven SUPER SUBJECTS
built into their weekly schedules and receive instruction in Art,
Dance, Music, Theatre, Library, Physical Education and STEAM!
During the Covid-19 school year, students will receive
instruction, either remotely or in-person, in Physical Education
all 3 trimesters and 2 of the 3 trimesters in Art, Dance, Music,
Library, Wellness and STEAM.
Based on New York State Standards, Super Subjects provide students with an
opportunity to explore, create, work both independently and collaboratively,
and build foundational skills in the arts, literacy, science, physical education
and wellness.
DANCE
FROM: MS. DEBORAH LIPA-CIOTTA
Our kindergarten dancers have been busy exploring all the
ways dancers move through the Elements of Dance (Space,
Time, Body and Force). They have been participating in
creative dance to answer the essential question: How do
dancers work with space, time, body and energy to
communicate artistic expression and tell stories? The students experimented with body shapes,
changing levels and size, pathways in space, contrast in tempo and matching movements to the
music. Poems, stories, musical selections and props help inspire our improvisational explorations of
these elements of dance. We demonstrated P.I.R.R. and expressed the wonderful story of Giraffes
Can’t Dance which included some genres of dance (Waltz, Rock and Roll, Tango, Cha Cha, Scottish
Reel, and improvisation). At the end of the trimester, our kindergarteners celebrated all their
learning with a DANCE PARTY! They had fun learning and participating in several social dance
party dances. Each dance help us to learn new movements, express ourselves and most importantly
having fun! Check out some the dances we learned: the Dab, the Floss, Hokey Pokey, Macarena, Cha
Cha Slide, Pete the Cat Boogie, Chicken Dance, and Cupid Shuffle! Bravo dancers, we are so proud of
you. Keep dancing and creating over the summer!
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
FROM: MS. KATIE WRATTEN and MR. DAWAN JONES
During the second trimester both remote and in person students have been
practicing multiple throwing and catching techniques. They worked to enhance their
ability to visually track a target in midair and catch it. Students progressively
sharpened visual tracking skills by challenging themselves with different equipment
which changes the difficulty level of the task. Students used a variety of objects as
their throwing tool such as stuffed animals, a ball, or a pair of socks rolled up.
Students begin the throwing unit using large bright colored scarves because they fall
slowly and make it easier to visually track in midair. Later the students advance to
smaller targets with more mass to increase difficulty.
This trimester students were also introduced to the skeletal system and learned that
the it works as a support structure for your body. It gives the body its shape, allows
movement, makes blood cells, provides protection for organs and stores minerals.
The students learned there are 206 bones in the human body. Names of the bones
were introduced through tag games, worksheets and fun videos. Students learned
that the femur, located in the upper part of the leg, is the longest boned in the body
and smallest bone, the stirrup, is located in the ear. Student applied their vocabulary
and knowledge of the skeletal system with socially distant pool noodle freeze tag
games.
LIBRARY
FROM: MS. JENNIFER CHAPMAN
In kindergarten library this trimester, we talked about
all things snow in January. We read books such as The
Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats, and 100 Snowmen by
Jen Arena. We practiced using our fine motor skills by cutting out snowflakes as well
as cutting and glueing big paper snowmen. We then moved into “Funny story
February” which included books by Laurie Keller, Potato Pants and Arnie the Donut.
We got to sew our own stuffed potatoes and colored in all his sprinkles to bring him to
life! We spent March reading books by author and illustrator Todd Parr such as It’s
Okay to Be Different, It’s Okay to Make Mistakes and Be Who You Are! We painted faces
like Parr’s illustrations, talked about making and growing from mistakes, and
illustrated our own books!
VISUAL ART
FROM: MS. BROOKE FAWLEY
Kindergartners began their Elementary Art careers
drawing with wonderful tools called paint sticks.
Students explored line in the world around us and on
their paper. These works of art brightened up the
hallways at Tapestry. Some of the line works of art are headed home if they have not
already arrived.
Learning to use paint and creating animals with shapes is the essence of our next unit.
Romero Britto creates art with simple shapes in a style students love. Just like Britto, as we
explore using shapes to create, we use ovals, circles, triangles and to create fish, cats and
other animals. Students will continue to explore how objects are made out of shapes. We
will look at texture as a reference point for how we fill in those shapes and improving
drawing and coloring skills. Students start with one shape; but the end of the unit, students
are creating complex animals. All the while we work on fine motor and problem solving
through exploring art supplies. The lines and shapes created by kindergarteners are
extraordinary! Kandinsky is an artist who helps us explore line. Romero Britto helps us
explore shape and texture together. We look at a variety of famous works of art in addition
to these central artists.
Creating a student gallery is a wonderful way to affirm students and encourage self-
reflection. Consider finding a special spot at home to display works of art. Ask simple
questions about color, line and shape. Make up a story about the journey the lines take on
the page. Dance the lines together! Students used their own line art in Dance, using their
lines from art to create movement pathways in their space. Make a tiny rollercoaster car to
ride lines around on the page. Students used strips of paper to make rollercoaster lines.
Thank you for sharing stories about your “Family Art Night”! I hope that you have more
chances to create together!STEAM
FROM: MS. MELISSA LEOPARD
Our kindergarten students will return to STEAM the 3rd and last trimester. We
are looking forward to doing fun scientific experiments with both our remote and
in-person students.
MUSIC
FROM: MS. MARIE MEALER
Music has made its way to kindergarten in trimester 2!
The beautiful voices and rhythms have been floating
down the hallways. Kindergarten students explore the
foundations of music with a dive deep into exploratory
music making. Each class follows a “musical workout,”
where students practice being tuneful, beatful, and
artful. Based on the practice of John Fierebend, this well
rounded workout gives students the musical vocabularies and experiences to feel
comfortable singing and playing instruments alone and with others. This trimester
students are listening closely for Do, Re, Mi patterns that they hear in music, and
can use the Curwen hand signs while they sing. Students in the classroom are also
applying this to xylophones. Our big hit has been Hot Cross Bun, ask your child to
sing and sign this song for you!
WELLNESS
FROM: MS. TERRA BIALY
Ms. Terra assisted in many of our kindergarten Super Subject classes this
trimester and was able to get to know our wonderful students. She is looking
forward to returning to our Wellness and SEL work with all our kindergarteners
trimester 3 and continuing until the end of the school year. Keep a look out for
some exciting yoga poses!You can also read
