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Art, Music, PE, and LMC Informational Newsletter
Ms.Kochanek & Mrs. Nickel
Fine Arts Festival will be at Waubonsie Valley this year.
Come see art from Owen students on May 21, 2011
from 9 AM- 4 PM
Poster Contest Finalists
The Naperville Police Dept. sponsors a poster contest every year. Finalists are chosen at each
elementary school and sent to the police station. The police representatives then choose a
poster to represent each elementary school in district 204 in a crime prevention calendar.
Congratulations to the following students:
2J Ahaisa Acharya, Ava turnquist
3V Karizma Bodhanwala, Grace Setter
4B Beibei Yang, Angeliz Morales, Matthew Pabin
4S Courtney Mathison
4Q Ashwin Saxena, Sarah Phillips
5A William Budzyn, Kristin Moy
5S Thuyan Nguyen, Elizabeth Travis
Congratulations to the following students who were selected as finalists for
the drug prevention poster:
5A Ashley Palmer, Gabriela Spleen, Lucas Francisco, Katie Price
5S Tarun Rajesh
If you are looking for a summer art opportunity for your child here are some options you
may wish to look into. Most communities offer park district opportunities throughout the
year. Prices are usually different for residents and non-residents.
Aurora Park District Web site foxvalleyparkdistrict.com
They offer $40 scholarships (per person) for qualifying individuals. Among many activities this
summer they are offering
Summer Camp, Summer Stage, and Arts and Crafts Camp.
Naperville Park District Web site www.napervilleparks.org
Art activities during the year include Felting, Cartooning, Pottery 1&2.
Their summer guide to residents was sent out on February 17th.
Registration for the summer starts at noon on March 3rd.
They offer Day Camp and an early childhood Budding Artist Camp.
ART ROOM Web site http://www.myartrooms.com/home.
At 6462 College Road in Lisle, this is a private art studio. The owner is also the teacher. She offers a
variety of classes as well as a unique art class “Coupon” ticket for ten lessons. Owner’s e-mail site is
The Chicago Art Institute offers many activities for children as well as families.
There will be transportation and/or parking to consider.
www.artic.edu
Blick is an art store at 79 Danada Square East in Wheaton. Phone 630-653-0569.
They have several art classes offered all year on Saturdays and this summer there are weekly classes
being developed. The store has handouts available.
All lessons are taught by Nancy d’Agostino. You can check Nancy’s website at nancydagostino.com
or call her directly at 630-222-5815
The Avery Coonley School Web site www.averycoonley.com
1400 West Maple Ave, Downers Grove, 630-969-0800
They have offered a wide variety of summer programs for many years. This private school offers art
classes as well as an all day summer camp experience.
Preschool through eighth grade.
The Chicago Art Institute offers many activities for children as well as families.
There will be transportation and/or parking to consider.
www.artic.edu
Mrs. Handy
I can’t believe it is already MAY!
Come out and see the Owen Chorus perform at Fine Arts Festival at Waubonsie
Valley on May 21. We sing at 10:30 am in the auditorium. There will be
performances all day beginning at 9:00am and ending around 4:00pm. Owen
artwork is also on display at Waubonsie Valley also.
Are you looking for something music related for over the summer? Here are a
few suggestions:
• 204 Summer Music Camps
Held at all 3 high schools, there are camps for band, orchestra, chorus, jazz ensemble,
and percussion ensemble. They are open to students entering 6th-12th grades in the
fall. There is also a new Orff camp this summer for students entering 4th -5th grade in
the fall. Your kids do many Orff based activities in music class already, so they would
LOVE this camp! Register online at: http://204summermusic.org
• Anima Singers Camps
If your student enjoys singing, this camp is for them. 2 groups and times are offered-
students entering K-2nd grade meets 3 times a week for 2 1/2 weeks in June. Students
entering 3rd -6th grade meet for 1 week in June. More information can be found at:
http://www.animasingers.org/p_sc.html
• Festivals
Most cities (Aurora, Naperville, and Chicago included!) host summer flings, festivals,
or carnivals. These times usually include live music! Check out specific details by
searing a city and music (example Chicago music).
4th Grade:
Come see our STATE FAIR on May 5th in the gym.
We will open this evening with some patriotic music
we learned as a 4th grade class.
Students will end the school year with a combination
of folk dancing, drumming and music baseball and
basketball.
5th Grade:
Finally we will finish with a Rock Music unit. This is a
continuation of last year’s rock unit (and something we have
been talking about for a few months!)
We will also sing some folk songs and try a few folk dances,
or maybe play some music baseball and basketball.
3rd grade:
We are about to a rhythm composition that students will share
with class. They will have the option to perform it using body
percussion, drums, or other percussion instruments.
Students will also taste a bit of African drumming and
European and American folk dancing. We will also learn a song
in Spanish.
2nd Grade:
On May 6th we will see “The Little Mermaid” musical, put on
by CYT. I am very excited to see this production with the 2nd
grade students!
Folk dancing in circle, line, and alley formations will pop up
for a few lessons.
Students are also doing some drumming the Afro-Cuban style
using simple rhythms and different hand techniques.
We’ll learn a few songs that use half notes (ta-ah) and sing
about spring and being outside.
1st Grade:
Students will decode the rhythms of some well-known
Mother Goose rhymes in preparation for writing more
rhythms and notes next year.
We’ll also read “Little Bunny FooFoo” and play instruments
along with the story.
Folk dancing will also help round out our first grade year. We
will review a few circle dances from last year, and learn some
alley and line dances this year. Hopefully we can take our
dances and voices outside for a day in the sun.
Kindergarten:
For our last few music lessons we will start
looking at actual notation (ta’s and ti-ti’s).
Students will also learn a few folk dances done
in circle formation. Hopefully we will get to
take them outside so we can sing and dance in
the sun!
Our last book will be “Mary wore her Red
Dress” which students will create a descriptive
picture of what they are wearing on that day.
Then we will sing our class book of what we
wore “all day long.”
Mr. Folley
CURRICULUM
Fitness testing and basketball were great. 5th grade students will be receiving their fitnessgram
reports with their end of the year report cards. The teamwork and games played in basketball by all
levels was great.
To finish this school year we will be going over soccer and baseball skills. Within the baseball unit we
will also be playing versions of kickball.
ACES DAY
ACES Day is scheduled for May 4th this year. It is a national workout day where students across the
nation will be exercising (much like Read Across America). This year Owen will be participating in
friendly competition against other IPSD elementary building in a run/walk. The highest average ¼
mile laps per student completed in a fifteen minute window will win a $500 donation from Dr.
Buchar.
NEWS
Field Day is scheduled for Friday June 3rd. Students will be eating their lunch outside (weather
permitting) and enjoying going through stations that focus on the states. 4th grade classes actually
help to create some of the stations the students will be going through. Also, please bring a water
bottle. There will be jugs of water available to refill bottles.
http://exercise.lifetips.com/cat/6003/exercise-plans/index.html
The above link may assist you in coming up with some work out plans over the summer. Also,
remember to check with the park districts for some great opportunities to be active and to have fun
through the summer months. Swimming is a great work out for the summer months and is totally
fun! Have a great summer and look forward to seeing everyone in August!
Mrs. McHale Mrs. Sassano
Enjoy your summer and Keep on Reading!
During the month of May, the LMC is a busy place. During the first week, we will have our Spring Book
Fair, and on May 11th, we will host our volunteer appreciation event. On Thursday, May 11th, we hope
that Owen volunteers will join us in the LMC for coffee/tea and sweets. Watch backpack mail for your
invitation.
During the first week of June we will be very busy tracking down hundreds (yes, literally) of overdue
books. Your assistance with retrieval of these books allows us to keep checkout open late into the spring,
so your cooperation is valued.
Some important dates that you will want to remember are:
• Tuesday, May 24: Last day for book checkout
• Friday, May 27: All library books due
Here is a recap of book fair dates. As usual, we will be open during the fourth grade State Fair evening
event.
• Monday, May 2 - Set up
• Tuesday, May 3 - Children browse
• Wednesday, May 4 - Children browse
• Thursday, May 5 - Open for sales, also open that evening during the Fourth Grade State Fair
• Friday, May 6 - Open for sales
• Monday, May 9 – Pack it up
We can really use some volunteer help, so try and hold at least one date for us. You’ll find it to be a fun
and rewarding experience.