I was so extremely proud of McDonald Students today on our trip with the Detroit Children’s Choir D.C.C. and the Singers of United Lands S.O.U.L. EVERY SINGLE ONE of you were responsible, involved, and most importantly MUSICAL! There were 10 songs learned with 7 different languages, and your singing brought me to tears of joy. What an amazing experience!!
Below are pictures and video from our trip!
Early Bus Ride!
On our way to the singing workshop!
Excited to start our day!
Learning new music.
Stellah who is from Kenya and Keny who is from Malaysia both taught us songs from their countries.
Learning Keny’s song “Chan Mali Chan”
Siwi from Norway taught us a song about the sunrise and she used our hand signs in this song!!!
Selfie with Julian from Albania!
pictures from the dress rehearsal
We got to teach all of our new friends Gidi Wa Hamar! They loved learning a new song in Arabic!
A short clip of “Jambo”
“Building Bridges”
Mrs. Duncanson directing Gidi Wa Hamar
Finally back to McDonald from a long day of singing, learning, and making new friends!
Please thank your parents for allowing you on this trip and also thank Mrs. Modica for allowing us to go on a SATURDAY field trip!
The Bus will be here at 8:45 a.m. ready to board! We will be leaving at 9:00 a.m.
The Bus will be returning around 6:30 p.m.
Lunch and snack are provided!
Please Dress in concert Attire:
Girls : • Black skirt or dress with black tights OR floor length loose black pants with plain black socks. Comfortable, low heeled, black closed-toe shoes (must cover both toes and heels). Black, plain, long sleeved blouse or shirt with modest neckline. No sneakers allowed. • No flashy jewelry or makeup. Hair pulled out of eyes, fastened with barrette or ties that match hair color. • No sparkles or sequins are allowed on dresses • No strapless gowns or spaghetti straps
Boys: • Black pants, long sleeved black, plain, button down shirt with a collar, plain black socks and plain black dress shoes. No sneakers allowed. • Shirts tucked in to pants. We encourage you to follow the Detroit Children’s Choir on
We invite you to come see your children perform the music they will have learned at the workshop (Workshop Flyer)
THANK YOU for supporting music and this special opportunity for your child!
3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade students have the opportunity to go on a Saturday (9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. on Jan. 30th, 2016) Field trip to the Max M. & Majorie Fisher Music Center for a Singing Workshop with the Singers of United Lands. It is an all day event
Please fill out Permission slip that was passed out today and return it to me ASAP. I am so excited that we have this opportunity to learn and share music.
Today in class we discussed the performances we experienced last Thursday. Below is Ms. Aun’s class and Mrs. Wagner’s Class and their illustrations of their concert experience.
Please email me with any questions about our Field Trip opportunity!
Yesterday we had the awesome opportunity to hear the Singers of United Lands! Below is the link to heir blog! Missing you all today while I’m learning at the Michigan Music Confrence!
I am SOO PROUD of all of you! Everyone’s hard work paid off. You were great audience members as well as singers! Our Concert was featured in Dearborn’s School Life:
