Andrew Jackson Academy 3500 Regency Parkway District Heights

Andrew Jackson Academy 3500 Regency Parkway District Heights, Maryland 20747 301 -817 -0310 Creative Arts Team Newsletter – March 2019 Mr. Harding – sampson. harding@pgcps. org Physical Education Teacher/Creative Arts Team Leader and Athletic Director Mrs. De. Witt – bobbi. dewitt@pgcps. org Health Teacher and Student Government Coordinator Ms. Scales – deborah. scales@pgcps. org Art Teacher and Arts Integration Team Lead Mr. James – israel. james@pgcps. org Spanish Teacher Ms. Holley – andrea. holley@pgcps. org Instrumental Band Teacher and Music Department Chair Mr. Wilson – david 3. wilson@pgcps. org General/Vocal Music Teacher Ms. Dillard – chania. dillard@pgcps. org Vocal Chorus Teacher

Mr. Harding, sampson. harding@pgcps. org Physical Education Teacher Pre-K – 8 th and Athletic Director Middle school Physical Education classes will be participating in invasion games – shooting on goal, using floor hockey equipment. The Shape America Outcomes for this unit include: S 1. M 4. 8 - Passes and receives with an implement in combination with locomotor patterns of running and change of direction speed and/or level with competency in modified invasion games such as floor hockey S 1. M 10. 8 - Shoots on goal with long-handled implement for power and accuracy in a modified invasion games such as floor hockey S 2. M 1. 8 - Opens and closes space during small-sided game play by combining locomotor movements with movement concepts. Athletic Reminders/Announcements: Girls & Boys Soccer is our next and final sport of the 2018 -2019 Andrew Jackson Academy sports year. Please be on the look out for information and flyers about tryouts, practice, and games. Student Eligibility Requirements: - Students in grades 6 th- 8 th grade are required to have a 2. 0 from the previous grading period (3 rd Quarter) - A physical exam form must be completed and returned to the schools athletic director prior to attending try outs. - The physical exam must be completed by a licensed physician, certified physician’s assistant under the supervision of a licensed physician or a certified nurse practitioner.

Mrs. De. Witt, bobbi. dewitt@pgcps. org Physical Education K-5 th and Health Teacher 6 For the month of March, elementary Physical Education classes will work on dribbling – ball control with hands and ball control with feet. Below are the cues used to assess your students progress. Dribbling – Ball Control with Hands Cues - Contact the ball with hand (finger tips or palm acceptable) - Visually tracks ball - Contact ball with 1 hand only. - Keeps ball below chest level Standards – S 1. E 17. 4 a: Dribbles in self-space with both preferred and the nonpreferred hands using a mature pattern. S 1. E 17. 4 b: Dribbles in general space with control of ball and body while increasing and decreasing speed. th – 8 th Dribbling – Ball Control with Feet Cues - Keeps ball close to body - Keeps ball under control - Maintains movement with head up, looking in direction of movement - Moves at or faster than a jogging pace - Dribbles a ball using the foot for a distance of 25 feet Standards – S 1. E 18. 3: Dribbles with feet in general space at a slow to moderate jogging speed with control of ball and body S 1. E 18. 4: Dribbles with the feet in general space with control of ball and body while increasing and decreasing speed. Please allow your scholar to practice at home during their free time.

Ms. Scales, Deborah. scales@pgcps. org Art Teacher Pre K – 8 th Elementary: Anchor Standard 2: Organize and develop artistic ideas and work. Soon we will begin to think in the abstract by drawing objects inside of our rectangular prism. Pretty tricky! Pre-K & K: Our youngest art scholars are exploring paper folding techniques to create lines and shapes. We will construct mobiles from our creations and observe how art can move in space. Grades 4 -5: Math and Art meet again! Our intermediate art scholars are constructing geometric forms to assemble a kinesthetic mobile. We have begun with a rectangular prism decorated with interlocking, colorful designs. Our art scholars are drafting measured cube templates. We will decorate our cubes with a tessellation design. Grade 1: AJA first graders are enjoying work station activities to learn about spatial relationships. We are learning how to create the illusion of space with one-point perspective and the use of diminishing and overlapping shapes to create a sense of distance. Grade 2: Now that 2 nd graders have learned the art-math skills of symmetry in the making of tribal masks, they have come full circle to rotational symmetry. We are learning how shapes have a rotational symmetry order. Art scholars are designing rotational symmetry with triangles. When we put them all together they will look like a quilt design. Grade 3: Third grade art scholars are exploring observational drawing. We have integrated geometry into our project, learning how to draw a rectangular prism with parallel lines. Middle School: Anchor Standard 6: Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work. Grade 6: Art Medieval Style is our theme for semester two middle school students. We are designing creative lettering representing our names. We substitute gold foil for gold leaf to Illuminate our letters. After that, we will illustrate illuminated manuscript that our students author. Grades 7 -8: The Medieval Scriptorium is where books were hand scripted and hand made by artists and writers. It all took place in the Monastery. Our seventh and eighth grade scholars are working in groups sharing the jobs of illuminator, scribe, annotator, and illustrator. We are creating illuminated manuscript inspired by the poem, The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost.

Mr. Wilson, David 3. wilson@pgcps. org General/Vocal Music Teacher Pre K – 5 General Music 6 th – 8 th For the month of March, students will: K – 2 nd - Standard VC-B. 2. S 1 -Use appropriate posture and body alignment to support vocal production. 3 rd - 5 th - Standard VC-B. 3. 3 - Compose Rhythmic Patterns and simple melodies within specified guidelines. 6 th – 8 th - Standard VC-B. 2. S 17 - Perform music from various world cultures and traditions. Students will explore music used in daily living in order to recognize music as a form of individual and cultural expression. th Selected K - 8 th students and classes will also continue to prepare for our Women’s History Program with an Emphasis on Black History. Please come out and support us on Thursday, March 21, 2019 from 6: 00 pm – 8: 00 pm. Hope to see you there!