Art Specialist – Mrs.  Alice Parker Rm.  11

     Throughout the year, the art room at Packanack is a very busy and productive place to be!  Children are involved in creating projects that incorporate a wide variety of materials and techniques.  We draw, we paint, we create with clay, Model Magic, and collage materials.

     Many times projects that appear to be simple have involved many techniques and are in fact very complicated.  The projects we have conpleted are too numerous to be listed but of particular interest were:

Grade 5	multimedia origami books (They were beautiful!) and conical black and white pattern sculptures
Grade 4	paint mixing planetary symbol paintings
Grade 3	multimedia fishbowls
Grade 2	owls at night with acorn eyes
Grade 1	pumpkin patch painting and clay slab hands
Kindergarten	clay pinch pots and birds on branches

     I am looking forward to the remaining school year (2008) to include our wizards, clay projects, origami, printmaking, and of course more painting and design projects.

Library Media Specialist - Mrs. Charlene Mason

     "Dive into Reading" and "Surf the Net", this year's themes in the Media Center invite students to immerse themselves in books and explores the wonders of technology.  The library media curriculum offers lessons and activities that promote life long readership and information literacy.

     Reading incentive programs, family literacy nights, and special 'tech' events combine with a media rich curriculum to achieve state standards.  Packanack staff and PTO support are evident in all we do and we have the readers to prove it!

HAPPY READING!

Welcome!        ¡Bienvenidos !

World Language Specialists

Señora Maria Helena Garcia and Señorita Luisa Witter

Each student attends Spanish classes twice each week.

During class periods, Kindergarten through 2nd grade students is instructed using the Salsa Program. SALSA is an award-winning television program. SALSA is designed to be easily integrated with the concepts and skills taught in a regular primary grades curriculum.  The video stories lessons are designed to exposure young children to the new language in a fun way. In addition, the students utilize a workbook designed to reinforce the basic concepts. Feel free to visit WWW.gpb.org/peachstar/salsa

The 3rd – 5th grade students are instructed by a Spanish teacher using an oral proficiency program designed exclusive for this district by their World Language department.

The 3rd graders learn about greetings, calendar, numbers (1-30), days, months, classroom objects, colors, family members, culture and farm animals through songs and funny games.

The 4th and 5th graders review previous topics and continue their learning adding a little more. The 4th graders are introduced to the following topics: weather, numbers (0-50), house, community, interviews, clothing articles, food and culture. The 5th graders continue their process adding adjectives, numbers (0-100), body parts, salsa, Spain, likes and dislikes and culture.  

Our Spanish students use a workbook to reinforce the concepts learned in class. Also they will be reading authentic and translated literature that will make the language come alive.  ¡Adios!  We hope you and your child enjoy learning a new language. 

Instrumental Music Specialist - Mrs. Michele Hughes

Students can enroll in Instrumental Music in the 4th and 5th grades.  Students select an instrument of their choice, and learn the fundamentals of posture, breathing, rhythm, and note reading.  Instrumental students have a weekly group lesson, and a instrumental rehearsal.  Practice is an essential element for the success of the student's learning.  Their hard work culminates in a Winter and Spring concert.