Thanks to All of Our Teachers! May 2nd through the 6th is Teacher Appreciation Week, and
as it draws to a close, the Children's Music Foundation would like to recog nize all of you for your incredible dedication to the education of our children. Teachers play a key role in children's development. Educating children requires dedication, knowledge, and stamina. All parents know it! Teacher Appreciation Week gives us a chance to say "Thank you" in our own unique way. You don't have to be parents of school-aged children to appreciate teachers. if you appreciate how teachers educated you, guided you, and shaped your lives, Teacher Appreciation Week is the perfect week during which you can show your gratitude. It is said, "A teacher's highest reward is feeling the true appreciation and gratitude of his or her currect students" ( www.teacher-appreciation.info).
Program Update
The First Note music curriculum is in the final stages of editing with a completion date at the end of the month! We are excited to finish this phase of the written curriculum, complete with 30 les sons, 30 multi-cultural musical guests, 48 songs and a wide variety of movements throughout each lesson.
Our Music Man, Arturo Rodiguez
(pictured) has added his flare by designing a warm-up section at the beginning of each lesson. This movement piece, lasting 1 to 2 minutes, is designed to enhance the gross motor skills of our young learners. Mastering control of major muscle groups helps in the development of their fine motor skills. More importantly, these fun exercises increase brain function and ready students for learning!
As Einstein so succinctly pointed out,
"Learning is experience. Everything else is just information."
Paulette Evans
Program Director, CMF |
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The Children's Music Foundation, Inc.
608 State Street S., Suite 100
Kirkland, Washington 98033
www.cmfinc.org
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