Music Monday #10 (The Power by Will i Am and Justin Bieber)

Last week we went country with "I Won't Let Go" by Rascal Flatts and talked about supporting each other and being there for each other.

This week we went hip-hop with #That Power by Will.i.am and Justin Bieber.  The discussion about having our own power and strength was quite deep and meaningful.   

The kids were thrilled with this selection because it was a modern song from the current playlist on radio stations and the beat of the song was right up a 4th grade alley. 

The video was exciting to watch and as I surveyed my room, everyone single one of my students were all eyes on the screen.  I also noticed a lot of writing was going on as we listened to the song a second time. 

It is so fun to present music each Monday and have the songs be completely different.  My students never know what to expect...

Our Music Monday List for 2012-2013...

Music Monday #1 (What I Am by Will I Am)

Music Monday #2 (Proud by Heather Small)

Music Monday #3 (Good Time by Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen)

Music Monday #4 (Dreamer by Chris Brown)

Music Monday #5 (Home by Phillip Phillips)

Music Monday #6 (Count on Me by Bruno Mars)

Music Monday #7 (Louder by Charice)

Music Monday #8 (Thriller by Michael Jackson)

Music Monday #9 (Firework by Katy Perry)

Music Monday #10 (Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo ole)

Music Monday #11 (Hall of Fame by The Script with Will I Am)

Music Monday #12 (Shooting Star by Owl City)

Music Monday #13 (Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson)

Music Monday #14 (Do They Know Its Christmas by Band Aid)

Music Monday #14 (Do They Know Its Christmas from Glee)

Music Monday #15 (Take a Look at Me Now by Greyson Chance)

Music Monday #16 (My Wish by Rascal Flatts)

Music Monday #17 (Dream Big by Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand)

Music Monday #18 (The World's Greatest by R. Kelly)

Music Monday #19 (Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and Glee)

Music Monday #20 (Rainbow Connection from The Muppets)

Music Monday #21 (One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston)

Music Monday #22 (One Day by Matisyahu)

Music Monday #23 (Surfin' USA by The Beach Boys)

Music Monday #24 (Vitamin String Quartet playing Bad Romance by Lady Gaga)

Music Monday #25 (I Believe by Yolanda Adams)

Music Monday #26 (That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick and Friends)
Music Monday #27 (Bailando Por El Mundo by J. Magan, Pitbull, El Cata)

Music Monday #28 (Waka, Waka - This Time for Africa by Shakira)

Music Monday #29 (I Won't Let Go by Rascal Flatts)
Music Monday #30 (#That Power by Will.i.am and Justin Bieber)



It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (5/20/13)

**With it being the end of the school year (12 days as of this posting), I find I don't have a lot of time to read, but the upside of this is that summer reading is just around the corner...

Thanks to Jen and Kellee for hosting this idea on their site.  Here is a link to their site...

                

                 http://www.teachmentortexts.com/

Books I Read this Past Week...

The Runway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

*We finished this as our class read-a-loud.

*We loved it.

*5 STARS out of 5 Stars!!! 

Books I Will (continue to) Read This Coming Week...

 

Rump by Liesl Shurtliff

*This is our current read-a-loud.

*We are loving it and enjoying the story so much.

*A great novel/story to end the year with! 

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

*Just started this epic novel, but I believe it is going to be a good one!

*It has been reviewed in so many places, I couldn't pass this one up. 

Music Monday #9 (Waka, Waka - This Time for Africa)

The last couple of weeks we have had a Hispanic flare to our selections.   This is mainly due to the music they are learning during Spanish class.

Today's selection was a complete JOY to share with the class.  They so enjoyed watching the video, listening to the music, and then writing their reactions. 

Be sure to watch the video at the bottom of the list of songs.  It certainly is fun to watch...

Our Music Monday List for 2012-2013...

Music Monday #1 (What I Am by Will I Am)

Music Monday #2 (Proud by Heather Small)

Music Monday #3 (Good Time by Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen)

Music Monday #4 (Dreamer by Chris Brown)

Music Monday #5 (Home by Phillip Phillips)

Music Monday #6 (Count on Me by Bruno Mars)

Music Monday #7 (Louder by Charice)

Music Monday #8 (Thriller by Michael Jackson)

Music Monday #9 (Firework by Katy Perry)

Music Monday #10 (Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakawiwo ole)

Music Monday #11 (Hall of Fame by The Script with Will I Am)

Music Monday #12 (Shooting Star by Owl City)

Music Monday #13 (Man in the Mirror by Michael Jackson)

Music Monday #14 (Do They Know Its Christmas by Band Aid)

Music Monday #14 (Do They Know Its Christmas from Glee)

Music Monday #15 (Take a Look at Me Now by Greyson Chance)

Music Monday #16 (My Wish by Rascal Flatts)

Music Monday #17 (Dream Big by Ryan Shupe and the RubberBand)

Music Monday #18 (The World's Greatest by R. Kelly)

Music Monday #19 (Pure Imagination from Willy Wonka and Glee)

Music Monday #20 (Rainbow Connection from The Muppets)

Music Monday #21 (One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston)
Music Monday #22 (One Day by Matisyahu)
Music Monday #23 (Surfin' USA by The Beach Boys)
Music Monday #24 (Vitamin String Quartet playing Bad Romance by Lady Gaga)
Music Monday #25 (I Believe by Yolanda Adams)
Music Monday #26 (That's What Friends Are For by Dionne Warwick and Friends)
Music Monday #27 (Bailando Por El Mundo by J. Magan, Pitbull, El Cata)
Music Monday #28 (Waka, Waka - This Time for Africa by Shakira)



It's Monday! What Are You Reading? (5/6/13)

Thanks to Jen and Kellee for hosting this idea on their site.  Here is a link to their site...

                

                 http://www.teachmentortexts.com/

Books I Read this Past Week...

The Runway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

*This is our current read aloud in my classroom.

*We are in the final three chapters and can't wait to see how things end! 

The Water Castle by Megan Frazer Blakemore

*4 STARS our of 5 Stars

Who Could That Be at This Hour by Lemony Snicket

*3 STARS out of 5 STARS

Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle

*3 STARS out of 5 STARS

 The Gollywhopper Games by Jody Feldman

*4 STARS out of 5 STARS

*This is our current and final book club selection for my "Breakfast with Books".

*We will be skyping with the author at the end of the month. 

 The 13th-Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths

*4 STARS out of 5 STARS











Books I Will (continue to) Read This Coming Week...

The Runway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Rump by Liesl Shurtliff

*Started this book this past weekend.  Really enjoying it.

*I'm thinking it will be our final read aloud. 

The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer

*Just started this epic novel, but I believe it is going to be a good one!

*It has been reviewed in so many places, I couldn't pass this one up.