February 8th – Kyle Tiernan Draw Along Assembly

February 8th – Kyle Tiernan Draw Along Assembly

PTA-sponsored Student Assembly, February 8th, 2018

Kyle Tiernan Draw Along Assembly

Hello!

My name is Kyle Tiernan and since 2004, my draw along elementary school assemblies have become the go-to solution for schools and PTAs looking for the most educational and entertaining and interactive assembly programs for their students.

Teachers, Principals, and parents love how the kids actively participate during this assembly instead of just sitting and watching.  They are blown away by the visual results they see immediately at the end of the shows, proof classroom time has been wisely used for educational purposes.

And most importantly they appreciate the unmatched boost to their student’s self confidence this unique assembly brings.

Students and’ staff will complete three refrigerator-ready pictures during this amazing Draw Along School Assembly (it’s loaded with visual arts standards and Common Core math content!).

Canned Food Drive winners!!

Canned Food Drive winners!!

Thank you from Student Council for all the collections and donations from you and your classes! We collected 1,298 pounds of food and $700.00 for the Alameda County Food Bank!

The winning classes for most collections (combination of food and cash):

TK through 2nd – Haller (167 donations)
3rd through 6th – Browning (over 300 donations!!!)

The winning classes earned playground balls, and the School Spirit trophies.

January 25th – Culture Loops Assembly

January 25th – Culture Loops Assembly

PTA-sponsored Student Assembly, January 25th, 2018

CULTURE LOOPS
An educational tour of the Middle-East, Latin America and West-Africa

Take a fascinating tour of West-Africa, the Middle-East, and Latin-America without leaving the school. Culture Loopspresents the music from those three regions on authentic instruments that students and staff find toe-tappingly informative.

Students will be guided by award-winning composer/recording artist/teacher Michael Smolens single-handedly creates a whole ensemble, playing and ‘looping’ a half-dozen parts that magically interweave. This is a powerful and inspiring role modeling for students to see a multi-instrumentalist play so many different instruments from different cultures using modern looping technology.

The instruments used are: Senegalese balafon (marimba) and djun-djuns (conga-like drums), Turkish dumbek (goblet-shaped hand drum), Brazilian tamborim (small tambourine), shaker, melodica (small reed keyboard), alto flute, and voice & vocal bass.