Hello!
I hope that you and your family have enjoyed your Spring Break.  I wanted to give you an update on events at Northside, and also share with you several additional opportunities that are available to your child.
We had a wonderful Fine Arts Day!  We had three acts between which students rotated in the morning.  This included the “Maple Leaf Squares” who spoke about, demonstrated, and taught basic information about America’s original folk dance: The Square Dance.  Mr. Puentes sang and played on his acoustic guitar a variety of songs.  Finally, Mrs. DeGarmo and several high school students demonstrated the art of pottery, making several examples that will be displayed in the art room and shared with students.  During the morning, the Middle School Jazz Band and Swing Choir performed a number of exciting selections for us, and in the afternoon we were honored to have the Junior/Senior Choir come sing for us a wide variety of music.  To end the day’s festivities, our two Northside ensembles performed their pieces for the school.  Thank you to everyone who assisted in helping to make this day a very positive one for our students!
Here are links to video recordings from the day’s events:
NS 4th and 5th-“When Johnny Comes Marching Home/Pat Works on the Railway”:¬†https://youtu.be/x8NpjtViqwI
NS 2nd-4th “Great Git’n Up Mornin'”- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNXK1v-_mvY¬†
MS Swing Choir “Children Will Listen”-¬†https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxH0CXxlaMw
MS Swing Choir “Ease on Down the Road:”¬†https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WX-uHonx4k
MS Swing Choir “Anything Goes-https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=a8uRS4yPlzY¬†
MS Jazz Band Song 1-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BUxAlijsvw 
MS Jazz Band “Caldonia”-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usGmtsgJIVk
MS Jazz Band “Hooked on a Feeling”-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gJL_3ZyhK4
MS Jazz Band “Gonna Fly Now”-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb2P_1J0LBo
HS Jr/Sr Choir-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5cYA_8Qqqg 
Main Act and NS instrument ensembles audio recording: FAD Main Act 2017
As always, please let me know if you have questions at meckwall@geneseoschools.org or (309) 945-0625.  My district blog may be found at https://gcsdstaff.org/eckwall/. Thank you for your support of the arts in Geneseo!
Sincerely,
Mike Eckwall
General Music Teacher
Northside Elementary