Goodbye, 2nd Graders!

Today is bittersweet as we say farewell to our 2nd graders as they prepare to leave Bryant and head on to their new schools. We wish them all the best as they make their transitions into the 3rd grade and will dearly miss having them here at Bryant!

During their transition ceremony, titled "You've Got A Friend in Me," the 2nd graders sang together for the last time at Bryant. The two songs they sang were "You've Got a Friend" by Carole King and "You've Got A Friend in Me" by Randy Newman. I was so proud of them today and heard that when they were singing, there was barely a dry eye in the room. The 2nd graders have been great leaders this past year here at Bryant and I will miss having them in music class. 

I want to wish them all the best as they head forward and continue to learn and grow. Great job, 2nd graders!!! I hope you have a great summer!

To listen to the recording of the 2nd graders singing today, click on the orange arrow above. 

Woodwind extravaganza!!

Today, the 1st and 2nd graders had a very special assembly with one of my very good friends, Tim Abbott. Tim is a professional musician, whose main instrument is the bassoon, but also owns and can play all of the woodwind instruments. Today, Mr. Abbott brought all of his woodwind instruments (14 in all!!!) to play for our students. He did a great job explaining how the instruments produce sound (some with a single reed, some with a double reed and some with no reed), and talked to us about how the bigger an instrument is, the lower the sound. At the end of his presentation, the students were able to ask questions and then come up to see all of the instruments up close.  Some of our favorite instruments today were the contra bassoon (which sounded soooo low) and the baritone saxophone. We loved getting to see each of the instruments up close and getting to compare their sizes, shapes and sounds. We are so grateful to Mr. Abbott for coming to Bryant School today and giving us this very special and unique opportunity!

Next Tuesday, Mr. Abbott will be returning to Bryant to give the same presentation to our Kindergarten classes, and from what we saw today, they are in for a treat!

If you would like to learn more about Mr. Abbott, you can visit his webpage at...

www.timothyabbott.net

Kindergarten "Pajama Jam" Concert Photos

Last Thursday night, the Kindergartners had their very first "Spring Sing" concert called "The Pajama Jam." Here are some photos from that night. I was so proud of the work that the Kindergartners did and was blown away with how well they sang, and how well behaved they were. I am very proud of all they have accomplished this year and look forward to watching them grow even more in the 1st grade :) Great job, Kindergartners!