Tuesday, September 8, 2015

This Year's FAME Schedule

(Courtesy of Tracy Muldery)

Join us at the Amador Center (Grace Fellowship - 8040 S. Hwy 49, Jackson) for fun and informative sessions about music and art, open to grades K-8+. Each FAME (Fine Arts Mini Experience) session includes a lesson about an artist and a musician, which will be followed by a hands-on art lesson with materials provided for each student. This is a relaxed atmosphere where students and parents can come together to meet other families.

Class Time: 9:30 - 10:45
Cost for four classes: $20 - Enroll in Launchpad Class ID#16033

Each lesson consists of:

  • Introductory segment (skit, presentation, etc.)
  • Information about a selected composer and artist of same genre, timeline.
  • References to elements of art (line, texture, composition, etc.)
  • Large reproductions of featured art, featured music, pictures of artist/composer.
  • Individual student art projects emphasizing the same featured concepts.


Semester 1 Class Dates:
Class # 1 - September 30:
(FAME III) The Marriage of Giovanni Arnolfini and His Bride (Jan van Eyck) and Minuet in G and Toccata & Fugue (Johann Sebastian Bach.) Lunch provided (open to all students.)

Class # 2 - October 28:
(FAME III) The Purple Robe (Henri Matisse) and Rhapsody in Blue (George Gershwin.)

**December 2 – Additional Fee - $15.00 – *Enroll in Launchpad Activity #  (Gingerbread Houses (9:30-11:30), Party & Talent Event following at 11:30. Refreshments provided **NOTE: Not included in class fee.


Semester 2 Class Dates
Class # 3 - February 24:
(FAME III) The Blue Boy
(Thomas Gainsborough) and Sonata in C Major (Wolfgang A Mozart)

Class # 4 - May 11:
(FAME III): Persistence of Memory
(Salvador Dali) Hungarian and Rhapsody #2 and Liebestraum (Franz Liszt) Lunch provided (open to all students)

Hope to see you there! ~Traci Muldery, CT (209-217-6538) and Kirstin Leggett (Musician/Parent.) Complete, sign and bring one Field Trip Permission Form per family/semester

Link to Flyer

I Can Statements, Standards, Learning Units & Report Cards

Looking for information on what your child needs to know this year? Here are some links to commonly asked for information.

Learning Units
The subject units for grades K-8. These are the "big picture" units you choose to focus on each learning period (LP) to help ensure that the standards are covered. If you lose this link, the learning units can be found on the Hub. Open the Helpful Homeschool Documents and scroll down. The link is at the top of the second page.
Learning Units Link


California Standards (Common Core)
If you lose the following links, the standards can be found on the Hub. Open the Helpful Homeschool Documents and scroll down. The standards can be found on the second and third pages.

Transitional Kindergarten & Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade 
7th Grade
8th Grade
High School Standards (Link to the CA Dept. of Education page)

I Can Statements
Created by the Folsom-Cordova School District, they turn the standards into an "I Can" statement that makes them easier to understand. (K-6, + TK Math)
I Can Statements Link


Last Year's Report Cards (K-5, 6th grade and up receive letter grades)
These are for reference only. I don't imagine that there will be many changes, but you never know.
Last Year's Report Card Folder Link

This Week's Meeting Schedule

Monday 9/7
Labor Day - No School

Tuesday
Ione
Khloe & Sadie - 11:00
Tyler & Lexi - 1:00

Wednesday
Ione
Leila - 11:00
Zora - 12:30
Lillian - 1:45

Thursday
Pioneer Library
Wyatt - 12:00
Joey - 1:10
Xanett - 2:20
Emma E.- 3:30

Friday
Office Day