Green Turtles #13

NEED TO KNOW

Green Turtles #13: Thank you for coming to class this week! Parent days are so much fun, especially when we only get them once a month!

END-OF-SEMESTER PROGRESS: We are winding down the Green Turtles class and gearing up for Yellow Arrows. I loved being able to show you in class all the things they've "checked off" and mastered. I'm so excited to add in the left hand when we get to Yellow Arrows!

TUITION DUE: Thank you for getting your tuition in! It helps me so much when everything is on time! The next tuition will be due the day of the first class of Yellow Arrows, which will be January 14. 

CALENDAR CHECK-IN: Next week, November 26, there is no class due to Thanksgiving. The week after, December 3, will be a regular kid-only class for Lesson #14. Then on Lesson #15 (December 10) we will have our CELEBRATION DAY! This is a fun-filled day of review games and celebrations. It'll be an open-house style with student-led games activities to do on your own time. I'll meet with each student/parent at some point while you're here. You can come any time from 2-5:30 (the time block where I usually teach the three 2nd Year classes), and stay for as long or short as your schedule allows/requires. Parents get to come with kids that day, and we will have a lot of fun. After that we'll break for the holidays. 

YELLOW ARROWS: We will start Yellow Arrows on Wednesday, January 14, which will be a Parent Day, and the first installment of tuition will be due. You will get all your Yellow Arrows materials that day, including a class calendar taped into your workbook. You can check out the class calendar now at this link, and it will be available any time under the Calendar section on the website.

GOOD TO KNOW

PRIMARY CHORDS: Red, yellow, and blue! Your student should be able to play each of these chords and transition between them. To reinforce this, practice playing the red-to-blue chords perfectly 5 times back and forth. If they mess up, start the count over. When they can get to five-in-a-row, we call it Fabulous Five and give high fives and lots of celebration. Once they've mastered red/blue, try red/yellow. Then for a super challenge, blue/yellow. This will really test their brainpower!

PRINTABLE CHRISTMAS MUSIC: If your student is aching to play more, here are some Christmas songs that they will be able to play! They focus on the red, yellow, and blue chords in the right hand and will encourage your student to fill your home with holiday carols!

FUN TO KNOW

FIVE FAT TURKEYS: Here is an activity your student might like to do over the long break. Now that they know all three chords, they can play a lot of the songs from 1st Year, including Five Fat Turkeys! Here is a link to lots of Five Fat Turkey activities, including the music that your 2nd Year can play. If they're interested, they can also go through the back of their Red Balloons and Blue Bugs workbooks and play the red, yellow, and blue chords to the chord charts in the reference sections!