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Quarter 1 2020

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Fine Arts and Fitness Team

Spanish

• SRA. Diaz

dRAMA

• Mrs. Colvin

mUSIC

• Ms. tOMPKINS

Health and Fitness

• Mr. Burt

Art

• Mrs. Tatum

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mEET yOUR tEACHERS

My name is Sra. Diaz. I'm the spanish teacher at Endeavor Charter School. I'm

• riginally from Peru.

I'm really happy to be part of the Endeavor family and I'm looking forward to meet you and sharing my latin culture with you. This is my 10th year teaching music at Endeavor Charter School. I have a degree in Music Education from Elon University and I am currently finishing my Masters in Music Education with an emphasis in wind band conducting through American Band College and Central Washington

• University. I love sharing the

sharing the joy of music with my students.

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I’m Mrs. Colvin and this is my 3rd school year teaching Drama at

• Endeavor. My goal is to provide each

student with the chance to experience performing on stage. I have 18 years of experience in the performing arts and am trained in areas such as musical theater, professional acting, dance, and voice! I love teaching theatre arts and can’t wait to start this new school year with you! Hello! My name is Jennifer Tatum and this will be my 13th year of teaching Visual Arts at Endeavor! I have been teaching for over 16 years and enjoy working with students of all ages and experience. My hope is to be able to inspire your creativity, expose you to a variety of art materials,, teach you about artists and their historical impact, and to encourage you to express yourself and find your artistic place in the world. I can’t wait to see your creativity in action this year!

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Hello! My name is Joshua Burt and I am entering my 13th year as Athletic Director here at Endeavor Charter School. Along with managing our middle school athletic program and coaching the basketball team, I look forward to teaching, promoting and sharing the importance of health and physical education to

• ur k-8 student population.

We have missed seeing all of you!

Classes

× This year you will have the ability to choose your focus for first quarter. × We will also have Mr. Burt joining us teaching Health and Fitness!

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Remote Learning for 5-6

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• Students will choose one elective class for first

quarter.

• Options include Drama, Health and Fitness, Band,

Spanish, Visual Art

• Students will use a google form to indicate their 1st,

2nd, and 3rd choices

• Students will find out what class they are in and

further information from their teacher before Monday, 8/23.

• Use your real name on all digital
• platforms. (no crazy usernames)
• Be kind when communicating, don’t say

something to a teacher or classmate that you would not say in person.

• Complete assignments on time.
• Talk to your teacher in advance if you have

any issues with an assignment.

• Remember, all assignments are graded.

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R R u u l l e e s s a a n n d d E E x x p p e e c c t t a a t t i i

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Grading: 5-6

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• Grades will be entered
• n Google Classroom

and PowerSchool as they are completed.

• Comments and

feedback will be given to students on Google Classroom

• We will spend time going
• ver how to log into your

classes and other details during the first week.

Assignments

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Remember to always contact your elective teacher with any questions!

Don’t forget all assignments will be graded!

• Your Fine Arts and

Fitness classes will be in the afternoons.

• Assignments will be

posted in the afternoons

• Check with your elective

teacher for your specific schedule.

Class Choices

• Mrs. Tatum- Visual Arts

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Additional art supplies are suggested for this class, but not required.

In the Visual Arts class, students will:

★ Learn about the elements of art ★ Discuss art from other cultures and time periods ★ Learn about famous artists and artists from our community ★ Experiment and learn techniques using art supplies of your choice ★ Meet as a class on Zoom and share our projects ★ Be Creative!

• Sra. Diaz - Spanish 5-6

In this class, students will build reading, writing, speaking and listening competencies in Spanish. In this course, students will not only reinforce vocabulary, but will be exposed to fundamentals as grammar as well. Students will aim to speak at partial to full-sentence length and communicate on familiar topics using words they have practiced and internalized.

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General Drama 5-6

In this General Drama class, students will:

• Learn about basic principles of Theatre Arts.
• Be introduced to improvisational skills.
• Study Scripts and learn how to create characters.
• Practice using vocal variety while performing digitally.
• Please note: In this class students will be

sending/uploading digital recordings of their performances to Mrs. Colvin.

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Health/Fitness 5-6

In this class, the students will….. × Learn basic principles, concepts and benefits of health, fitness and nutrition. × Apply motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities and exercises through active participation. × Understand concepts, strategies and tactics that apply to the learning and performance of movement, exercise and game play through active participation. × Apply tools such as food labels to plan for healthy nutrition.

M s . T O m p k i n s

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i g i t a l B a n d

Digital band will be divided into two groups- × Beginning Band × Intermediate Band

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M s . T O m p k i n s

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i g i t a l B e g i n n i n g B a n d

Digital band beginning band will allow students to choose and learn a new musical instrument. Instruments include flutes, clarinets, saxophones, trumpets, French horns, trombones, and

• percussion. We will have instrument specific zoom meetings to

learn in small groups. Remember, these electives are just for first quarter, so if you are interested in band, now is the time to try it out!

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M s . T O m p k i n s

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n t e r m e d i a t e B a n d

Digital band plays music to fit all levels. We will not be using smart music this year. Instead, band will be a more project based and recording based class using apps such as acapella and zoom

• groups. We will play music of many different styles including movie

soundtracks and comical pieces.

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( r e t u r n i n g B a n d S t u d e n t s )

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• Students should use the link below to select their

first, second, and third choices for the classes they would like to take. We will try to give everyone their first choice if possible.

• Please complete forms no later than Thursday,

7/28 in order to begin classes on Monday, 8/3.

C l a s s S i g n

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Elective Choice Form

Questions?

Caitlin Colvin, Drama: ccolvin@endeavorcharter.com Josh Burt, Health and Fitness- jburt@endeavorcharter.com Christine Tompkins, Music- ctompkins@endeavorcharter.com Laura Diaz, Spanish: ldiaz@endeavorcharter.com Jennifer Tatum, Visual Arts- jtatum@endeavorcharter.com

We can’t wait to “see” you soon!

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