Parent/Teacher Conferences

Well, I have not only survived but thrived during parent/teacher conferences!!

I had lots of parents come to my class to meet me and say how much their child loved music class! I did have a few who were wondering about their kid's grade too. My goal is to make music as important as the other subjects in my school. We get a lot of attention but the students and parents all think that music is just an extra and it isn't needed.

I do assign "real work" on occassion: worksheets, homework, and classwork, mostly projects but I do give written assignments. We also do a lot of actual music making in my class. Lately we have been playing xylophones and the kids love it! Next is the history of musical theatre! Annie, My Fair Lady, Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and The Sound of Music just to name a few!!! Hopefully my little cherubs will want to become little songbirds!