“Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ― Plato
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September 7, 2021
Dear parents and students, Welcome to a new school year! I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing summer break. Though it has been challenging for a lot of us in a variety of ways, thanks to all your commitment and support, we were still able to celebrate and enjoy our successes and have fun together last year. This year, Kindergarten through Grade 5 have opportunities to learn about the families of instruments, sing to a diverse variety of musical repertoire, read notes and rhythm, and play various instruments. Furthermore, I am excited to announce that we are going to have Tuesday Noon Hour Music for intermediate students and Fun Friday Music Performance for all the Peacock students and staff so that everyone can share their passion for music with our community. There will be a sign-up sheet posted on our Music Department board every week. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Lee via e-mail at any time. Music is a subject that integrates science, mathematics, foreign languages, physical education, and art. Most of all, Music teaches us about life and enriches our life with its beauty. As your Music teacher, I would like to assure you that I am committed to prioritizing the health and safety of your children and bringing opportunities for our students to grow as life-long learners. I look forward to working with your children and having fun making music with them. Sincerely, Nicole Lee nicole.lee@sd35.bc.ca Music Teacher Dorothy Peacock Elementary
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Peacock's Got Talent 2021 (PGT)
Our virtual talent show is back! Share you passion and gifts with our DPE community! You may submit a video of your act via email and we will showcase that at the end of May. The talent show video deadline is Friday, May 14, 2021. For more information, please feel free to contact Ms. Lee anytime by email at nicole.lee@sd35.bc.ca. Welcome to DPE Music!Dear DPE Families,
Welcome to a new year at Dorothy Peacock Elementary! I hope that you all enjoyed your summer break and are excited and ready to start the 2020-2021 school year as I am. As we begin our new year, I would like to communicate with you what music classes will look like for the time being. With your children’s health and safety in mind, I came to a decision that Band will NOT go forward for the first term. This may change after the holidays, but because the virus is spread by aerosol droplets, we’ve decided to refrain from using those instruments until we see how things go from now until Christmas. Instead, Band will become Music Appreciation for the time being. As I teach all the intermediate classes, my first and foremost interest is the safety and health of all members of our school community. Thus, I will be wearing a mask during all my classes and students will wash their hands before they come to their Music classes as well as when they return to class. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at nicole.lee@sd35.bc.ca. I truly appreciate all your continued support and encouragement for our community. Sincerely, Nicole Lee Music Teacher Dorothy Peacock Elementary Hello DPE!
It's our final week of school! Yay! You all made it! We had a quite interesting journey this term, but I believe we also experienced different dimensions of learning for sure. Although I do not get to say this to everyone in person, I want everyone to have a wonderful summer. Stay healthy and happy! Happy Summer Break! Ms. Lee Hello DPE families,
We have only two weeks left until our summer break! Although I don't get to see everyone at school, I am grateful that I am able to continue to build connection with some of you. I hope everyone is staying healthy and happy! Here are the announcements for this week: 1. Tutorial We have our LAST Band tutorial this Tuesday Grade 6 @ 1:00pm Grade 7 @ 2:00pm 2. Instrument Rental Many of you rented your instruments last September and it's time for you renew your contract. If you don't need the instrument for this summer, you CAN return your instrument at the end of this week. 3. Peacock's Musician of the Week We continue to present one inspirational musician from our school community and this will be posted on the News & Events. If you would like to share your learning in action, please feel free to e-mail me your clip at any time. Hello beautiful DPE peeps!
The biggest announcement for this week is our first virtual talent show (PGT 2020) is ON this week! You can watch the show either from the News and Events section on our website OR our school Facebook. I would like to congratulate and express appreciation to all the participants for sharing their amazing talents with all of us. Your “act of courage” truly made our community more beautiful! I also would like to remind you a few more things: Online learning Office Hours & Tutorial Sessions I am at school teaching on Thursdays and Fridays till the end of this month. This means all the tutorial sessions will be on Tuesdays from now on. *Grade 6 Band Tutorial sessions are on Tuesdays @ 1 pm *Grade 7 Band Tutorial session are on Tuesday @ 2 pm. Peacock's Musician of the Week We continue to present one inspirational musician from our school community and this will be posted on the News & Events. If you would like to share your learning in action, please feel free to e-mail me your clip at any time. Hello DPE families,
It's already June and we only have four more weeks to go until our summer break! Here are the announcements for the first week of June: 1. Online learning Office Hours & Tutorial Sessions I will be at school teaching on Thursdays and Fridays starting next week. This means I will be available only on Tuesdays for any online activities from now on. *Grade 6 Band Tutorial sessions are on Tuesdays @ 1 pm *Grade 7 Band Tutorial session are on Tuesday @ 2 pm. 2. Peacock's Got Talent (PGT) 2020 The deadline for PGT 2020 was May 31, 2020 (officially closed). I would like to thank all of you for your interest and participation in our first virtual talent show. We will post the show on our school Facebook and DPE Music website very soon. Stay tuned! 3. Peacock's Musician of the Week This week, we continue to present one inspirational musician from our school community and this will be posted on the News & Events. If you would like to share your learning in action, please feel free to e-mail me your clip at any time. 3. A Little Night Music Challenge Please continue with our A Little Night Music Challenge this week to show appreciation for our essential service workers. Keep making noise at 7 pm! I also would love to see a picture or video of you doing this! So Please send it along if you can to nicole.lee@sd35.bc.ca. Hello beautiful DPE families!
As we go into our Week 7, we continue with our regular routines, Activities of the Week (K to 7), Recorder Karate (Gr 4), Introduction to Band (Gr 5), and Band Tutorial (Gr 6 & 7). If you have any questions regarding these activities, please do not hesitate to contact me at any time. Here are this week's announcements: 1. Peacock's Got Talent 2020 First of all, I would like to thank and congratulate all of you who participated in our first virtual talent show (Peacock's Got Talent 2020) this month. I was truly amazed by all your talents and I feel privileged to share them with our community; however, I realized that there are still some of you who need more time to record/edit/refine your performances. Thus, I decided to extend the deadline to Sunday, May 31, 2020. I look forward to hearing from more of you next week. Good luck to you all! 2. Peacock's Musician of the Week To carry the amazing spirit of the Peacock's community, we are going to continue to present one musician (an inspirational learner) to you every week and this will be in the News & Events section. If you would like to share your learning in action, please feel free to e-mail me your clip at any time. 3. A Little Night Music Challenge We still continue with our A Little Night Music Challenge this week to show appreciation for our essential service workers. Keep making noise at 7 pm! I also would love to see a picture or video of you doing this! So Please send it along if you can to nicole.lee@sd35.bc.ca. Hello beautiful DPE families!
I hope all of you had a fantastic long weekend with your loved ones. Here are the announcements for this week: 1. Peacock's Got Talent 2020 (PGT 2020) I would like to remind you once again that the deadline for this event is Friday May 22 (THIS FRIDAY!) If you need more time, please contact me in advance. 2. Peacock's Musician of the Week Although we are facing many challenges every day, I am continually inspired by numerous students who demonstrate their passion for learning. To carry this awesome spirit of the Peacock Nation, we are going to present one musician/learner to you every week and this will be in the News & Events section. If you would like to share your learning in action, please feel free to e-mail me your clip at any time. 3. Band Tutorial/Sectional Rehearsal (Grade 6 & 7) We will continue to have our sectional practice using TEAMS. 4. A Little Night Music Challenge We still continue with our A Little Night Music Challenge this week to show appreciation for our essential service workers. Keep making noise at 7 pm! I also would love to see a picture or video of you doing this! So Please send it along if you can to nicole.lee@sd35.bc.ca. Hope to see all of you very soon. Ms. Lee Hello DPE families,
I hope you were able to enjoy the sunshine over the weekend and show your appreciation to your loving mothers & grandmothers in your life. I continue to receive some positive feedback from the students and parents about our activities including PGT 2020 and Recorder Karate (Thank you to those who have already submitted their recording!) I hope to hear from more of you this week! Here are the announcements for this week: 1. Peacock's Got Talent 2020 (PGT 2020) I would like to remind you that the deadline for this event is Friday May 22 (NEXT Friday)! If you think you will need more time to prepare for your act (extended deadline), please contact me in advance. 2. Recorder Karate Belt & CHALLENGE program badge (Grade 4) I took great pleasure in watching the video recordings of some of you last week! I also would like to remind you that you DO receive your belt via e-mail as you complete the song(s) for each level. If you would like to challenge yourself a bit more (AND play more than one song a week), you can always practise the songs that are posted under the CHALLENGE section. Upon the completion of each CHALLENGE song, you will receive an extra badge from me. 3. Band Tutorial/Sectional Rehearsal (Grade 6 & 7) It was so great to "see" some of you online last week! This week, we will continue with our Tutorial/Sectional rehearsal using TEAMS. If you don't have access to TEAMS or do not feel comfortable joining us online, you can always record your playing and e-mail it to me for feedback. I would be more than happy to do that for you! Attention Grade 7! Our Tutorial this week is on Tuesday at 2 pm instead of Friday! 4. A Little Night Music Challenge We are going to continue with our A Little Night Music Challenge this week to show appreciation for our essential service workers. Keep making noise at 7 pm! I also would love to see a picture or video of you doing this! So Please send it along if you can to nicole.lee@sd35.bc.ca. 5. Pro-D Day This Friday (May 15) is Pro-D Day for all the district staff. Have a wonderful week everyone! Ms. Lee |
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If you have any questions, please e-mail Ms. Lee at nicole.lee@sd35.bc.ca. Office HoursTuesday, Thursday & Friday Tutorial
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