A comprehensive music program is in operation in our school. Students in Grades K to 5 are taught general music. Two approaches are incorporated in developing students' musicality in the general music program. The Kodaly approach emphasizes a student's ability to read and write music using hand signals. The Orff approach uses speech, singing, movement, improvisation and the playing of instruments to encourage creativity and develop music skills in the area of rhythm, melody and harmony. Interested students will have an opportunity to sing in our primary or our intermediate choirs, which practise during certain noon hours.

Musical

Grade four to eight students will have an opportunity to take part in a spring musical. In addition to acting and choral parts, it is a chance for students to be involved in other aspects of a production, namely costuming, props, sets, lighting and makeup. Auditions and practices will start in January at noon hours followed by more intensive practice in the weeks before the production dates (approximately end of May, beginning of June). Previous performances have been very successful and we expect this year's to be as good.