Boston Harbor Elementary 4th & 5th grade classes

March 18th after spending the morning at Horizons elementary I headed over to Boston Harbor elementary. Mrs. Watson's 5th grade class, Mr. Barber's 4th/5th grade class and Mrs. Robinson's 4th grade class. After my little speech Mrs. Richart the music teacher had them sing several songs. One of the classes used the MENC music books for some classic songs like Clementine and Danny Boy. The students were excellent singers and full of enthusiasm. They even let me sing along with them!

Horizons Elementary 5th, 6th grades & Chorus

March 18th I spent the morning at Horizons Elementary. I met with 4th Grade Mrs. McCuston's class, 6th grade Mrs. Regester's class, 6th gradeMrs. Cameron's class & the 5th & 6th grade chorus group. Mrs. McElroy is new to Horizons school. She has been busy assesing the students to see what they know. It was fun to take a break and have a guest for them this week. These classes had great questions for me they would make great pageant judges! Mrs. Cameron's class was very funny!
The 5th and 6th grade chorus sang a song they were working on for me. It was beautiful and the girls are very talented. They were working on their choreography and they had some great moves. They will be performing at an upcoming assembly for the school.

KGY 1240 Interview with Dick Pust

This morning I was interviewed on the Radio for the Mrs. Washington Pageant. Dick Pust has been a local DJ for many years and happens to be a friend of my parents. He asked me lots of very good questions I think he would make a great judge for a Pageant. I brought my son Cameron and his friend Kelsey as they were out of school this morning. It was very comfortable chatting with him, it was easy to forget there are people out there listening. I have a tendency to talk fast because I have so much to say, but I did my best to slow it down!

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Roosevelt Elementary 4th and 5th Grade Music class

Today I went to Roosevelt Elementary and spent time with 3 different classes. The students were very fun and energetic. They sang and african song that had dance moves with it as well! I sang along and took pictures of them doing their thing! Mrs. Richart is their music teacher. She travels around to several schools in the district. I will be following her around this week to other classes. Mrs. Richart is an amazing teacher who puts a lot of time and effort into each of her classes. She produces several musicals with her Junior High kids each year.

South Bay School Mrs. Gerard's 3rd Grade Class

My second visit was to South Bay Elementary my Alma Matter! Wow the school has sure changed since I was a student there. This time my visit was with the 3rd graders. We had a great time together. We talked about how important music education is and how much fun it is. I got to put Music tattoos on everyone and then they sang and played some songs for me. I even got to join them in a song game. Music class can be so much fun thanks to amazing teachers like Mrs. Gerard!

Seven Oaks Elementary

My first class visit for music in our schools month was at Seven Oaks Elementary, Mrs. Hathaway's 6th grade class. I had so much fun! I got to talk to the kids about the importance of music education in their lives and many other things! They were very respectful and well behaved. Mrs. Hathaway even got me to sing for them! They were a great group of students, bright and energetic full of questions! After the class was over Mrs. Hathaway taught me and my son Cameron (the photographer) how to play the Marimba. What an amazing teacher she is, it is obvious she loves what she does and cares about her students.

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March is Music In Our Schools Month

The Mrs. America Organization has a strong and continuing commitment to MENC: The National Association of Music Education working everyday to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music for all students!

In an effort to promote and support music education in our schools, each contestant raises funds and volunteers at various schools and music events in our community. I personally am very passionate about music. I am a vocalist and percussionist. I along with my husband and friends practice and perform as a band. I have also been the music director for our local vacation summer school for 10 years. We have an average of 1000 kids within our community who attend each year.

The MENC has dedicated March as MIOSM: Music In Our Schools Month. I will be visiting school music classes in Thurston County to share some words of inspiration to the students. My message is simple, to the let students know the benefits to them to be part of a music program and to encourage them to pursue more music classes throughout their education. The students will be filling out a card that says "What music means to me..." I will be using these cards to make a poster collage that will be displayed in their classroom for all to admire!