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Arts a la Carte Department of Visual & Performing Arts April 2018—May 2018

Westfield Public Schools Westfield New Jersey

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3/27/18 RIS Chamber Music Night 4/24/18 WHS Chamber Music Night @ United Methodist Church 5/1/18 Wilson Band 5/3/18 Franklin Advanced Band

5/5/18 WHS May-Hem 5/9/18 McKinley Chorus 5/10/18 Franklin Beginner Band 5/12/18 WHS / EIS / RIS Jazz Night @ WHS Courtyard – 5:30 pm (Saturday) 5/14/18 Franklin, Tamaques, Washington & Wilson 4th Grade Strings @ EIS 5/15/18 McKinley 5th Grade Band & Orchestra 5/15/18 Washington 4th Grade Band 5/17/18 Franklin Chorus 5/17/18 Jefferson 4th Grade Band & Orchestra 5/17/18 Washington 5th Grade Band & Chorus @ 7:30 pm 5/17/18 Wilson Chorus 5/21/18 Franklin, Tamaques, Washington & Wilson 5th Grade Strings @ EIS 5/22/18 Jefferson 5th Grade Band, Chorus & Orchestra 5/22/18 Tamaques 4th Grade Band @ 6:30 pm 5/22/18 Tamaques 5th Grade Band & Chorus @ 7:30 pm

5/23/18 McKinley 4th Grade Band & Orchestra 5/24/18 WHS Orchestra @ 7:30 pm 5/30/18 WHS Chorus @7:30 pm 6/4/18 EIS Concert Series #1 @ 7:30 pm 6/4/18 RIS 6th & 8th Grade Chorus 6/4/18 RIS 6th & 8th Grade Orchestra @ 8:00 pm 6/5/18 EIS Concert Series #2 @ 7:30 pm 6/5/18 RIS 7th Grade Chorus & Sharps and Flats 6/5/18 RIS 7th Grade Orchestra & Early Morning Orchestra @ 8:00 pm 6/6/18 All City Festival @ WHS Auditorium @ 7:30 pm 6/7/18 WHS Jazz / Percussion @ WHS Auditorium @ 7:30 pm 6/11/18 WHS Band @ 7:30 pm 6/13/18 EIS Concert Series #3 @ 7:30 pm 6/13/18 RIS Bands 6/14/18 EIS Concert Series #4 @ 7:30 pm 6/14/18 RIS Jazz Ensembles

District Art Show Opens May 15! The goal of the Westfield Visual Arts Department is to develop an awareness and appreciation of the visual arts in every learner, from grades pre-kindergarten through twelve. It has been proven many times in many different ways

that the arts are an essential educational component. The arts help children better comprehend the basic studies of language, math and science. Annually, district art educators convert the Westfield High School gymnasium into an

art gallery of work created by pre-K-12 students. Visitors are always amazed by the quality of work our art teachers

encourage the students to create. You will find graphic art pieces, sculptures (both large and small) ceramics, charcoal and pencil drawings, watercolors, fabric arts, painted furniture and so much more.

Beginning May 15 we invite you to come and enjoy the Westfield District Art Show. The show is open to the public

on May 15 and 16 from 9:00AM - 9:00PM and on May 17 from 9:00AM – 2:00PM.

ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 7:00 PM

unless otherwise noted

Youth Art Month

celebrated in March

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Arts a la Carte April 2018 - May 2018

Westfield

High School Art

DRAWING students just finished studying the proportions of human

skeletons or skulls, using previous

learned techniques. They are currently working on Mixed Media

pieces incorporating subject matter of their own creation and focusing

on negative space and texture.

Perspective and Indicators of the illusion of believable depth and

value will be next. With each new technique and method introduced

their work will continue to find

form and self-expression.

COMPOSITION students are being asked to take risks by

incorporating their compositional knowledge with mixing a variety of

media. Using resist techniques of

oil pastel, and different waxes, they are creating three different

pieces. Overcoming the unknown and being brave enough to

significantly alter their work by letting materials cover what they

have made precious in their work

is an internal struggle all artist face. Quite a few works by

Composition students were exhibited during Youth Art Month

in downtown Westfield.

April 2018 - May 2018 Arts a la Carte

ADVANCED PORTFOLIO PREP

& ART HISTORY - Art IV students are now working

independently to create pieces of their own conception. Acrylic and

watercolor paintings, drawings,

mixed media, photo manipulation, art journaling, are all being

investigated. The seniors also continue to hang their Sr.

Exhibition Walls every two weeks.

Students in Crafts Exploration

recently began the sculpture unit. The first sculpture project was 3-D

needle felting. Students had to use raw wool and a barbed needle

to create a miniature animal of

their choice. When done, they had

to use found objects and materials from the Crafts room in order to

make some type of item from their animal‟s environment. Most of

these projects were on display for Youth Art Month at the Westfield

Memorial Library. The next project

involves creating a Zentangle style initial by carving balsa foam.

Students are learning about line, shape, negative versus positive

space, color, rhythm and

movement in an artwork. We will then move on to plaster carving

and stone carving. Be sure to check out the final sculptures at

the District Art Show in May!

Ceramics 1 students are all pinch potted out! We spent most of the

second semester so far creating various pinch pot forms. Students

were introduced to white talc clay, red clay, white stoneware clay,

and raku clay. We discussed the

different clay bodies and compared the texture, color, and hardness of

each clay while creating pinch pots and decorative pinch pots.

Students also learned how to

correctly join pieces of clay together by adding faces to their

pinch pots and joining two pinch pots together.

Foundations of Art students are

in the midst of painting landscapes. The students have

employed color theory knowledge and acrylic painting techniques on

canvas to create compositions;

learning the process of working through background to middle

ground and foreground, elements of art and principles of design. The

paintings show personal interest of

a location visited and photographed or have a personal connection to

the student artists.


World Crafts Sampler students have experienced the art of dry

needle felting; using wool roving, a barbed felting needle and felt as

the backing for an original felted landscape. The students learned

the art of Irish felting and

techniques to develop their works of art. Needle felting as a craft,

utilizes unspun dyed wool as the color element in the composition.

Soft gentle works of art are in the

making to be exhibited in the Westfield District Art Show in May.

We can‟t wait to see you there!

Music

Night of Love Songs On February 10th, the Choral

Department held our annual fundraiser, Night of Love Songs at

Westfield High School. Students

from Concert Choir, Chorale / Choraleers and Blue Devil Treble

performed songs that brought in the Valentine mood. Sprinkled in

between the group numbers, our students performed solos, duets

and even sextets accompanied by

the wonderful Mr. Brent Geyer (Franklin Elementary) or by

themselves on guitar or piano. Delicious desserts and coffee were

served and 300 guests were

welcomed to bid on baskets in our silent raffle. The fundraiser

brought in around $4400. We would like to thank our table

sponsors and all of those who

donated items for the baskets. A


special thank you to the Westfield Choral Parent Association for

making this night a huge success!

Concert Choir

Blue Devil Treble

Guest Artists and Speakers On February 20th, Concert Choir

and Chorale/Choraleers worked

with Aubrey Adams-McMillian, Assistant Choir Director from Salt

Lake City‟s Westminster College. She worked on vocal technique

and discussed the ample

opportunities for students wanting to study music as a major or minor

at Westminster College. On March 13th, Concert Choir

welcomed Westfield resident and

native of Finland, Silja Duval, to work through the correct Finnish

pronunciation in Sibelius‟ “Finlandia Hymn” which they will be

performing in Finland on our Baltics Tour. It was an invaluable

experience to have her clarify our consonants so that our Finnish is

precise. We spent an entire class speaking the text and then

performed it towards the end of class with Ms. Duval‟s stamp of

approval.

On March 27th Dr. David Fryling,

Professor of Music and Director of Choral Studies at Hofstra

University, came in to work with

Concert Choir and Chorale / Choraleers. We were very excited

to welcome him back after last year‟s visit!

Carnegie Hall

On April 28th, Chorale will be

performing at Carnegie Hall! We have been invited to join

MidAmerica Productions in a collaborative performance of

Randall Thompson‟s “Frostiana,”

which is a collection of choral pieces set to the poems of Robert

Frost. The performance will be accompanied by a small chamber

orchestra.

Baltics Tour

The time is quickly approaching for

our choral department‟s tour of the Baltic States. Members of Concert

Choir, Bel Coro and Chorale will be performing in cathedrals and

churches throughout Finland,

Estonia and Latvia over spring break. Our repertoire includes

works by composers from these

countries as well as some American jazz and spirituals!

Men’s Choir and Blue Devil

Treble The Westfield High School, Men‟s

Choir resumes rehearsals on March

20th to prepare for the Spring Concert. New members are

presently being invited to participate in this non-auditioned

all-male voice ensemble which will

rehearse every other Monday evening. Upon the requests of

students, Blue Devil Treble has been extended to juniors and

seniors. This auditioned all-female group will rehearse on Friday

afternoons.

Black History Month Assembly

The Choraleers will be performing Duke Ellington‟s “It Don‟t Mean a

Thing” at the Black History

Assembly at Westfield High School on March 29th along with Westfield

Alumnus, Gil Scott Chapman, a classically trained jazz pianist.

In the Choir classes, students have been working hard on theory.

For the higher levels, they continue to identify key signatures

and sight-reading exercises are becoming more challenging. In

Mixed Choir, the students are

learning about intervals, specifically how to recognize them

by sight and sound. They are also learning how to find “do” on the

staff if given an accidental in the

key signature.

We continue to work on our repertoire for the Baltics Tour, the

Carnegie Hall concert, Spring Concert and jazz night. The

students are being introduced to

such a fantastic variety of genres and they love the challenge!


WHS Concert Bands This spring, the WHS Wind

Ensemble and Chamber Orchestras gave a special performance at

Jefferson, McKinley and Tamaques elementary schools. The audiences

especially enjoyed hearing music

from the Jurassic Park movies. As part of the presentation, WHS

students introduced each of the instruments to the elementary

children.

On the 19th and 20th of March, the

WHS Concert Bands traveled to the annual CJMEA State Concert Band

Festival. All three bands had terrific performances. They also

had an opportunity to cheer on

bands from neighboring schools. It was a great week for Central

Jersey bands and the WHS students represented their school

well!

The Wind Ensemble also played as a featured group at the NJMEA

Teacher‟s Conference in February.

They gave an inspiring performance to music teachers

from around the state. In preparation for these festivals, the

Wind Ensemble had opportunities

to rehearse with several guest clinicians: Brendan Caldwell from

Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory,

Bruce Yorko and Dr. Joe Higgins from Rowan University and Todd

Nichols from Rutgers University.

Congratulations to 12th grade

percussionist, Lucy Ritter on winning the 2018 WHS Concerto

Competition. She will perform Tambourin Chinois on Marimba

along with the Wind Ensemble at

the spring concert on June 11th at 7:30pm.

Italy Trip The WHS Band program is

headed to ITALY in April. If you want to get up to the

minute updates of the

performance tour, follow us on Facebook and Instagram: WHS

BANDS FRIENDS, FAMILY, AND ALUMNI

Band Council Charity Event

The WHS Band Council sponsored

an entertaining night of Chamber Music in Café B on March 10th.

Student groups ranging from flute duets to jazz combos performed.

The event was 100% student run.

Congratulations to these motivated students, who

raised $500 to benefit a small community band

that we will meet in Italy!

All-State Band Congratulations to Brooke Walden

(Flute/Picc) and Aprina Wang (Horn) who were selected to the

2018 All-State Bands. They performed at the NJ Performing

Arts Center in Newark on.

Jazz Bands WHS‟ three jazz bands performed

at the Westfield Rotary Club

Annual “Breakfast with the Bands” on Saturday March 3rd. They also

played at several jazz festivals throughout the spring, including

the Princeton Jazz Festival where

they had an opportunity to work with world-renowned jazz artist,

Tony Succar.

The annual Jazz Night will be held on Saturday, May 12th in the WHS


Courtyard. Stop by for performances “under the stars” by

the RIS, EIS, and WHS jazz students.

WHS Jazz is pleased to announce that legendary trumpeter, Al Chez,

will be joining the 3 WHS Jazz Bands at their Spring Jazz Concert

on Thursday, June 7th. Mr. Chez is

best known for his 25 year stint with David Letterman‟s band on

late-night television. Other credits include tours with Tower of Power,

Bon Jovi, David Bowie, Maynard

Ferguson, and Eric Clapton. He is a terrific entertainer- you won‟t want

to miss it!

Region Jazz Combo

Congratulations to Westfield High

School Sophomore Bassist, Charlie Compton, who was selected for

the NJAJE Region Jazz Combo.

Charlie will perform with the group on April 22nd, 3 pm at Rahway

High School.

WHS Winterguard

Under the direction of Danny

Matos, the WHS Winter Guard has

traveled to competitions in Hillsborough, Morristown, Monroe

Township and Brick Township.

In March, they attended their first ever Winter Guard International

(WGI) show in Pittsburgh, PA.

They had a terrific performance, placing 4th in Regional A Class.

They hope to continue their

success heading into the Mid-

Atlantic Indoor Network Championships at South Brunswick

High School on April 21st.

Marching Band There will be an interest meeting

for any prospective 2018 marching

band members (including current 8th graders) on Monday, April 30th

at 7:30 pm in the WHS Auditorium. Hope to see you there!

To find out more about becoming a part of the Blue Devil Band

program, head to: www.westfieldhsbands.org/new-

members.html

WHS Orchestra

March has been a busy month with

the WHS Orchestras. We have some great news to announce and

some exciting events coming up. March has seen a variety of

developments that we are very excited about. On March 17th,

string students from across the

state of New Jersey auditioned at J.P. Stevens High School in Edison,

NJ for the 2018 NJ All-State Orchestra. Two students from the

WHS Chamber Orchestra

auditioned and I am glad to say that they were accepted into the

group. Congratulations to Kelly Eagan (Freshman- Bass) and Kevin

Li (Junior - violin) on this extraordinary achievement! They

will be performing with the All-

State Orchestra in the upcoming concerts in November of 2018.

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In the meantime, the WHS Chamber Orchestra and the

Writing and Arranging classes have been preparing for a number of

upcoming events. On Monday March 26th, Dr. Steven Rosenhaus,

a composition professor from NYU,

came to visit our Writing and Arranging students and gave them

feedback on a number of their projects. It was a great

opportunity for our young

composers to get some real-world feedback on their compositions.

Dr. Rosenhaus, whose responsibilities also encompass orchestral

work, was also able to sit in with our Chamber Orchestra and help

give an instructive master class and helpful advice for them as

they prepare pieces for the upcoming Spring Concert in May.

There are two major opportunities to see our students perform this

year. On Tuesday April 24th, the WHS Chamber Orchestra and

students from the Writing and

Arranging classes will host the 3rd Annual Chamber Music and Young

Composers‟ Concert. The show will feature student led groups playing

selections of their choosing. It will also feature members of the

Writing and Arranging classes

debuting their original works. The concert will be at 7pm at the First

United Methodist Church of Westfield on Broad Street. The

concert is free, but there is a

suggested donation of $10 for adults and $5 for students. The

May 24th concert is also fast approaching. The concert will

feature a number of excellent selections by composers such as

Bloch, Stravinsky, Dvorak, and

more!

Finally, we are excited to

announce that in 2019 the Orchestra will be traveling! We are

now in the process of putting together a trip for Spring Break of

2019 and would like your input.

There will be an informational

meeting for parents and students on Wednesday, April 18th from 7-

8pm in the Orchestra Room at WHS. We hope to see you there!

You can find more information on

the meeting at the orchestra website (www.whsorchestras.org).

Drama

Drama The Westfield High School drama

students are once again engaged in furthering their studies of the

world of theatre. In Intro to

Theatre, the students have just completed an investigation of

Roman Theatre and its contributions to world theatre. In

addition to the historical aspects of

the period, the students also examined the specific elements

from the time period still seen in contemporary theatre via the

performance of scenes from Rumors, a comedy by Neil Simon.

The Theatre Workshop students

are also exploring the world of comedy, focusing on physical

comedy and the Commedia dell‟Arte. This study included an

exploration of the physical comedy

and the use of mask work. This study will also include scene work

from the contemporary comedy Baby with the Bathwater, by

Christopher Durang. In Advanced Theatre Production, the students

are preparing for the annual Bucks

County Student One Act Play Festival, where they will perform

on Thursday, April 12, 2018. This year those performances will

include scenes from Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, by Christopher Durang and Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling. WHS students are also continuing their

exploration of the world of theatre

behind the scenes in the newly developed Stagecraft course. The

students are engaged in learning the various jobs that exist in the

technical theatre and the numerous employment

opportunities they present.

Currently, the students are learning the fundamentals of

lighting design and its various applications within the theatrical

production process. This unit will

conclude with student pairs reading a play and then designing

a lighting plan for the show.

Follies! The Westfield High School Theatre Department ventured into the past

when they presented FOLLIES as their spring production this March.

For those unfamiliar with FOLLIES, it is 1971, and the iconic

Weismann Theater, now a

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crumbling shell of its former glory, is about to be demolished to

provide a new parking lot. Broadway producer Dimitri

Weismann arranges a reunion of the actors, singers, dancers, and

personalities who peopled his

famous Follies in the years between the World Wars, as a

farewell tribute to the doomed building. In a shabby yet sparkling

atmosphere of bittersweet

nostalgia, a wide variety of faded glamour girls, the famous Follies

beauties of years gone by, laugh, reminisce, brag, boast, express

regret, and perform the musical numbers which made them

famous, trailed by the ghostly

memories of their younger selves. Against this volatile atmosphere of

remembrances, a decades-old love quadrangle receives a revival as

well when Follies dancers Sally and

Phyllis, and their respective husbands, Buddy and Ben, who

used to hang around backstage, meet again. During one night of

romance and regret, two

crumbling marriages are put to the test. With the endless variety of

Stephen Sondheim‟s score, a loving and brilliant pastiche of

show music from the „20s, „30s, and „40s, and the time-travel

trickery of James Goldman‟s book,

Follies is a glamorous and fascinating peek into a bygone era,

and a clear-eyed look at the transformation of relationships

over time.

Follies is a combination of reality,

dream and ghost story. But it is a ghost story of a different kind, a

moment in time where we stop, if only for a moment, and look back

at our past. Ghost stories are

meant to be scary, and Follies is also scary in its own way. We see

the panic and regret people have as they age and rue the roads they

didn‟t take.

The production was extremely

successful and played to full houses for all performances and

ended each with standing

ovations. Featuring over 130 student actors, technicians and a

27 piece orchestra, the production clearly demonstrated the myriad

talents of the WHS fine arts

students and their various disciplines. Based upon the

reactions of the audience members each night, FOLLIES! continued

the level of professionalism and excellence that the Westfield

community has come to expect

from the WHSTD while continuing the tradition of producing lesser

known works, including recent Paper Mill Playhouse “Rising Star”

Award recognized productions

Sweeney Todd, Bat Boy, Anyone Can Whistle and Urinetown, the Musical. Congratulations to everyone who participated in this

outstanding production.

Roosevelt

Intermediate

Art

The 6th grade students in Mr.

Greenwood‟s classes started the 3rd quarter looking at artwork from

the Late 1950s and early 1960s, the Pop Art era. Students created


color drawings of popular foods using an artistic interpretation

manipulating color and scale. Taking a turn into Architectural

design and painting, students looked at the work of American

painter, Edward Hopper and

created fantasy street scenes based on the painting Early Sunday Morning. Students were permitted and encouraged to push

the limits of creativity in design

and location. Also in the 3rd quarter, students will be

introduced to the concepts of pattern design while creating their

own tessellations.

The 7th grade students have

looked at Leonardo DaVinci and his inventive side. Students were

asked to create modern inventions for today‟s world and the future.

Also in the 7th grade, the students

completed drawings and sculptures based on the artist, Joan Miro.

Students made abstract alien drawings in full color then using

newspaper, plaster of paris and

wire created 3-D sculptures of their creatures.

The 8th graders in Mr. Greenwood‟s

classes started the semester with a new group of students. The 8th

grade is compiling art history

images as each student illustrates two or more famous artworks and

combines them together to create a new original image. These

students kicked off the year with

an introduction to Brazilian- American artist, Romero Britto.

Britto is a contemporary artist from

Miami, Florida whose style and flair is reminiscent of the artwork of the

1960s. With a concern for human

rights and positive uplifting motivation, many of his works can

be seen in commercial art applications today. Most recently

Britto‟s work appeared in a 2018

Super Bowl commercial. After the project students entered a

discussion about what the artist‟s motivation is. Focusing on how the

artist wants their work to be seen, which led to a discussion of how

artists accomplish this by

manipulating the Art Elements to attract viewer interest. The final

conclusions were Size and Scale are very important tools, the artist

controls to gain interest. Later this

3rd quarter the students will be required to complete an artwork

2”x2” incorporating as much detail as possible in a miniature space.

Many of these 2x2 drawings will be displayed at the District Art Show.

The 7th grade students in Miss Suchy‟s art classes studied the

intricate designs of Persian carpets. They mimicked these

motifs in their own symmetrical

pieces, using watercolor pencil to add vibrantly blended colors.

Sixth grade students in Miss Suchy‟s classes studied one point

perspective and designed their own rooms. To deepen the illusion

of space on their projects, they used colored pencils to blend dark

towards the back.

Music RIS Bands

On Saturday March 3rd, the Roosevelt jazz ensembles

participated in the annual “Breakfast with the Bands”

fundraiser for the Westfield Rotary Club. This event features

performing ensembles from Roosevelt and Edison Intermediate

Schools, as well as Westfield High School. Students and their families

had the chance to enjoy live music

and a delicious breakfast, all for the benefit of the Rotary Club, who

provides numerous scholarships and grants to programs and

students in Westfield. It was

another successful event!

Breakfast with the Bands Jazz I

It has been a busy month for the Roosevelt band program! On

March 27th, the 7th and 8th grade band members participated in our

annual Chamber Music Night. This evening featured 19 small

ensembles, ranging from 3 to 18

members in each! All students in the 7th and 8th grade began

practicing in their small ensembles in January. Chamber music

provides students with new


challenges that they may not face in a typical band class setting.

Playing in a smaller ensemble puts more responsibility on the shoulder

of the musician to do his or her part well. Also, students do most

of the work in preparations without

the aid of a teacher. Mr. Doyle and Ms. Hauge feel it is important that

students begin to learn how to make quality music and rehearse

with their peers without the

intervention of an adult teacher. This kind of autonomy will serve

them well as they move into high school and beyond.

Not only was it a good

performance, it was also the first

band event in the newly renovated auditorium! Both teachers and

students were excited to play in the new space, and the

renovations have resulted in

acoustic improvements that make it easier for musician and audience

member to enjoy the music being played. We are looking forward to

performing our first full band

concerts in June!

RIS Chorus Most recently, Roosevelt‟s 6th

grade chorus students are working on composer projects. They are

creating pretend social media and

fun skits/videos for music composers of the Baroque and

Classical period. Beethoven made his appearance on Jimmy Fallon,

while J.S. Bach appears on

Instagram. Students are enjoying the opportunity to be creative

while learning about the music and lives of these composers. In

addition, the 6th grade chorus is busy preparing for the Spring

Concert scheduled for Monday,

June 4th at 7 pm.

The 7th grade chorus class performed an outstanding Winter

Concert at Westfield High School.

The students overcame many obstacles and performed very well.

Since then they have been studying the History of Jazz in

America from Ragtime on. Students are enjoying learning the

history of American Music. They

have also been studying Folk Music. We have been singing

various American folk songs so students can understand the

tradition. They have also been

studying rest values and incorporating rest into rhythm

projects. Lots of Fun!

The 8th grade chorus students attended “Recruitment Day” at

Westfield High School. Students

listened to performances of high school music students, including

band, orchestra and chorus. In preparation for District Choral

Night, our 8th graders enjoyed the

opportunity to rehearse with the WHS Concert Choir. Furthermore,

high school choral students shared information regarding the WHS

Choral program, as well as their

experiences being part of this wonderful group.

On January 17th the 8th graders

participated in District Choral Night. The event included

performances by both Roosevelt

and Edison 8th grade choral students, as well as the WHS

Concert Choir and auditioned groups The Westfield community

enjoyed choral performances by all

groups. This fantastic event culminated in a final performance,

which included all students singing “River in Judea.” In addition, the

8th grade chorus is busy preparing for the Spring Concert scheduled

for Monday, June 4th at 7 pm.

We are looking forward to a great concert!

Sharps and Flats also performed

very well at their Winter Concert

and then had a blast at the District Choral Night. On February

3rd the group had the honor to sing alongside the Newark Boys Chorus

at the Roosevelt Black History Month Assembly. We have been

lucky enough to sing with this

renowned group for the past six years and our students love the

experience. Since then, we have been working towards our May 4th

adjudication at Dorney Park. We

have challenged our students with difficult selections and they are

sounding fantastic. We are looking forward to the rest of the school

year and all of our upcoming performances.

2018/2019 WHS Marching Band informational meeting - interested 8th graders please see

page 7 for more information.

Drama

Legally Blonde Bravo to the cast and crew of

Legally Blonde! 48 Cast members and 20 Crew members! Record

breaking audiences and our renovated auditorium!

A fantastic show filled with energy and show stomping numbers that

left the audience singing OMIGOD! Directed by Kimberly Jonny, and

Musical Direction by Karen Romero

and Sabino Losco; Guest Choreographer Samuel Spare.

Congratulations!


Edison

Intermediate

Art Eighth graders in Mrs. Frees Fine

Arts class are working on a portrait inspired by Chuck Close. They

spent several days working on

sketches from mirrors so they could learn to draw in proportion.

The students learned how to take what they learned in 6th and 7th

grade and make a three quarters

portrait, or a turned to the side view. I am so proud of their work.

We are continuing by studying tint

and shade, as they paint their final works. They did a two-day still life

study on flowers in mixed media as a precursor to more still life

painting. The students had access

to multiple forms of media to work with so that they could have

success with the material they find is best for them. We are also

beginning a study of properly drawing trees and applying it to an

acrylic painting.

The 7th graders finished up lessons on figure proportions, and they are

currently working on a clay container project. They began with

re-learning to build a pinch pot,

and then they worked on transforming the shape into a

functional container. They are then

beginning a collaged and mixed media study on landscape,

learning about comparing Surrealism and the work of

Georges Braque in Cubism. The students will have access to glass

fusing in a basic project to get

them familiar with the process. This is an initiative that Mr. Black

and Mrs. Frees started a few years ago, and we are happy to continue

with this great opportunity.

Sixth graders are learning to roll a slab and create a functional mug

with their own relief design. They learned about basics of working

with clay earlier in the year with a

cultural project on the chanchito pig from Chile. They are

reinforcing their skills now with this project and learning the

process of glazing. Students are

also learning how to work with 1 point perspective. They drew

cubes, letters and now are building their dream houses. They are

enjoying this project very much.

Eighth grade students, in Mr. Black & Dr. Ruggieri‟s classes built on

their study of contour line by

drawing flowers from life, focused on every bend, twist, and turn of

the petals. After finishing their contour line drawings, they then

used hatch marks and crosshatch

marks to help convey a sense of depth by creating different values

meant to represent highlights, mid-tones, and shadows. Once the

initial drawings were complete,


students learned about Intaglio printing, where a surface such as

plastic or metal known as a matrix is scratched with a needle to

create small grooves where ink can be placed. Then, the scratched

plate is run through a press and a

series of prints is created. Students used watercolor to embellish the

works. Some of those beautifully created prints are shown below.

The 7th grade students In Mr. Black & Dr. Ruggieri‟s classes

finished up a unit on landscape painting, learning about how

painting progressed from the Renaissance until present time.

Artists such as Michelangelo, Cole,

Monet, Van Gogh, Wyeth, and Hockney were discussed. The

paintings focused on learning about and practicing skills related

to composition and color mixing.

Subsequent to this, students created vibrant works of art only

using tape and focusing on movement and balance. They are

currently working on a sculptural unit where students are learning

about scale and proportion.

Sixth grade students are in the

middle of an animation unit. The three projects associated with this

unit are the creation of original

animation cels, Keith Haring inspired art made with cut paper,

and an original flip book using at least 30 sequential drawings to

create a sense of motion. One

animation cel is shown below. The cel and master background were

created in a traditional manner reminiscent of how professional

animators created movies and cartoons.

Music

EIS Bands The EIS bands are busy preparing

for their end of year performances. The students have come a long

way in a short time. Over the last

few months, students in 6th grade have learned how to play 8 major

scales while the 7th and 8th grade students have learned how to play

all 12 major scales.

The 8th grade band is also

preparing for their performance at the Central Jersey Jr. Region

Concert Band Festival. Along with 8 other middle school bands, the

EIS 8th grade band will perform for

adjudicators. The selections they will play are Earthdance by Michael

Sweeney and the challenging English Folk Song Suite by Ralph

Vaughan Williams.

The Jazz Band has had a busy

season. With great performances at Breakfast with the Bands, the

group is in preparation for their performance at the annual Jazz

Night, as well as the Spring

Concert and Six Flags Music Festival.

2018/2019 WHS Marching Band informational meeting -

interested 8th graders please see

page 7 for more information.

In exciting performance news, the

EIS Flute Ensemble was selected to perform at the NJMEA Music

Educator Conference in February.

Featuring students on piccolo, flute, alto flute, and bass flute, this

group performed a wide variety of selections to showcase the great

musicality of the students.

Spectators were captivated by songs such as Simple Gifts, Symphonies and Fanfares for the King‟s Supper, A Child is Born,


Views From Falls House, Washington Post March, and Little Red Monkey.

Drama

Sound of Music Congratulations to the cast and crew of Edison Intermediate

School's Spring Musical The Sound of Music. Three amazing

performances, that left the crowd

in awe. What a great job! The audience was raving about the

performances, voices, dances, lights, sets, and sound. What a

great job they all did (115 in cast and crew to be exact). They

worked so hard to put together a

performance that made EIS proud!

Franklin

Elementary

Art The Franklin Art students were

very creative under the direction of Mrs. Coveney. Each grade level

experienced a different project

using a variety of medium.

The 2nd grade students used the element of texture to create their

art project. Texture we know is

how something feels through touch. What better way to create

texture then to do a fish rubbing. Aluminum foil and sharpies were

the medium of choice. Each

student drew their

own templates of fish using their

imaginations or a step by step

approach. They

then traced them on their foil in a

horizontal direction to suggest

movement in the background or

water. A plastic

mesh was laid under the foil and

then rubbed with colored sharpies.

Scales were created

in a variety of colors. They shimmered on

their background and the end result was a

total success.

The 3rd grade

students learned a technique using black paint and a cardboard strip

to create Birch trees. The cardboard was dragged through

paint and then pulled along the


paper creating the width of the tree and its common bark. The

trees were the focus of the landscape. Warm and cool colors

were used to suggest the sky and ground. A review of the

importance of the horizon line

helped the students to visualize the landscape.

The 4th grade students reviewed

positive and negative space and

shape. A block letter was created and set in a drawn grid. To

enhance their learning, the works of Robert Indiana were observed

and discussed so that they could see how he used positive and

negative space. This assisted the

students in the space and shapes that they created in their own

work. The students were asked to follow a pattern that they used and

created using fluorescent paint.

They were to determine where the positive shapes could be seen and

the negative space could be found. The level of concentration and the

attention to detail is what creates

the effectiveness of this painting. Success was achieved.

The 5th grade students were

introduced to 3-D art. They studied Alexander Calder who was their

inspiration for this particular

project. He was a sculptor who created moving art called the

mobile. Wire, twist ties and beads helped the students bend and twist

a fish with negative space and a

positive shape. All had success.

Music

You may have heard some extra singing in your homes over the

past month, as the Franklin students in grades 1-4 prepared

for their upcoming Music In Our

Schools Month concerts. The concert on March 29th celebrates

the importance of music in our lives and as an essential part of a

child‟s education. Our concerts featured students playing

instruments, dancing, singing, and improvising. Also, one 4th grade

winner got to share his/her essay

or poem at our concert describing why music is important to them.

In addition to preparing for their

upcoming concerts, the Franklin music room has been busy with a

lot of note reading, composing, and improvising. Students in 1st

grade continued to play singing

games involving the pitch set sol, la, and mi found in “Lucy Locket.”

This fun chase game included a simple bordun on the xylophones,

too.

The 1st graders also continued to

compose eight and sixteen beat patterns using the rhythmic

elemental building blocks to

accompany the chant “Simple Simon” using hand drums.

Second graders worked on their

expressive singing, especially while singing slower songs. To guide and

focus them as they sang more expressively, they balanced

peacock feathers on their hands.

In developing their independence

of parts, the 2nd graders continued to explore texture as they learned

and performed as a class a bass xylophone ostinato against a

soprano xylophone ostinato, while

singing and performing a dance to the song “Turn the Glasses Over.”

In addition to this, they then improvised pentatonic answers in a

call and response style in F pentatonic.

Our 3rd graders learned the Japanese folk song “Deta, Deta”

and explored sustained and direct movements using Japanese

characters as inspiration. Next,

they added their shadowing concept and practiced their

movements in small groups. The final step was adding a hand drum

as a prop during their movements

with LED lights to imitate the


firefly and moon described in the song. After Spring Break, the

students will be introduced to Osmo Jam, a fun coding kit using

the iPads and coding blocks to create music.

The 4th and 5th graders reinforced their note reading skills along with

composing and playing simple melodies during their center

activities. Each center had a

different objective such as reinforcing pitch & interval

identification through the iPad app Noteworks or playing staff twister.

The 5th graders also composed their own pieces using the website

Soundtrap. This popular way to build loops and beats makes

anyone sound like a professional

DJ. To guide them, principals about form and style were

reviewed and applied.

In May, the Franklin 5th graders will also present their Spring

Chorus Concert on May 17. Their repertoire includes the modal

canon “Hey Ho, Nobody‟s Home,” “Kusimama,” and other varied

styles of music.

Jefferson

Elementary Art

Second graders have just learned

about spacial relations in a 2 dimensional artwork, and made

their own forests that

illustrate trees in the foreground, middle ground and background.

As a review of their proportion unit and an introduction to their

sculpture unit, they used air dry

clay to do a self-portrait and placed themselves in the

foreground, middle ground, OR background of the forest. Next,

they will be using clay to create pinch pot turtles and clay lizards.

In 3rd grade, they are finishing up their sculpture unit of cupcakes

and bugs, and will begin weaving in a few weeks. This is scheduled

to coincide with their testing

period. It has been hypothesized that repetitive activities, like

weaving, improve focus all day long. It is an added benefit that

most kids find the activity

extremely relaxing, once they are comfortable with the technique.

Because of snow day craziness,

the 4th grade classes are in very different places. Some have just

started their watercolor paintings,

using Professional tubed watercolor paint! No Crayola

here... They are very excited. Some classes have finished their

paintings and are about to begin

their new project, Totem Poles. The kids use cardboard, hot glue,

and paint to create a bas relief of their chosen spirit animal.

Individual totems are stacked into pole structures for displays around

the school.

Fifth graders are having a BLAST

with their fabric-mache fish. Fins have been assembled, attached,

and fabric-mached. Next will be

eyelids, lips, and paint. Children are encouraged to bring from

home, or make, props to add to their fish's personality. In the past

we have had fish with glasses, fish driving Barbie cars, fish hanging

out in a homemade jacuzzi... the

possibilities are endless.

Music

Jefferson Elementary General Music classes are off to a Super

Spectacular Spring with specific

lessons in Rhythm and Duration (April), Tone Color and Timbre

(May), and Form and Style (June)!!

First grade topics and songs will include: “The Three Billy Goats

Gruff” from the Once Upon A Time

Suite, “Mud”, Patriotic favorites, “The Wheels on the Bus”,

“Counting Up The Dinosaur”, “The Dinosaur Dance”, “Out In The

Garden”, “Take Me Out to the

Ballgame”, “The Seventh Inning Stretch”, “Wiggleworm”, “The Itsy

Bitsy Spider”, and “Over In The Meadow”.

Second grade topics and songs will

include: “I Had an Old Coat”,

“Abiyoyo”, “Michael Row the Boat Ashore”, “Circus Parade”, “You‟re

a Grand Old Flag”, a variety of spring and Patriotic songs, and a

study of the four Instrumental

Families.


Third grade topics and songs will include: “The Wheel of the

Water”, “America the Beautiful”, “Supermarket Shuffle”, “The

Garden Song”, “This Land is Your Land” (composer: Woody

Guthrie), “The Color of Music”,

partner songs, and “Take Me Out to the Ballgame”.

Fourth graders will finish up their

study of Musicals with partner

songs “Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little” / “Goodnight Ladies”, “Seventy-Six

Trombones” and “The Wells Fargo Wagon” from The Music Man.

Additional topics and songs will include: “Erie Canal”, “Oklahoma

Land Rush”, “The Wreck of the

Edmund Fitzgerald”, “Side By Side”, “The MTA Song”, “The

Inchworm”, and “Stars and Stripes Forever” (“March King” composer:

John Phillip Sousa).

The 5th grade general music

classes will soon be working with key signatures, scales, and the

circle of fifths. At the same time,

SAVE THE DATE because our favorite rascally pirates are back at

work seeking adventure and treasure on the high seas. “Pirates

2” will be performed on Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018 in the Jefferson

Auditorium. The Band, Orchestra

and Chorus performance will begin at 1pm for students and staff, and

7 pm for parents and guests. The chorus will also give an additional

performance of their musical

“Pirates 2” for Grandparent‟s Day on Wednesday morning, May 23rd.

We would like to thank the really AWESOME Jefferson School staff

and parents for their help and support!!

McKinley

Elementary Art

In 1st grade, we will be starting a unit on still life drawing. Students

will practice drawing real life by creating original flowering

drawings. The main project in this

unit will consist of flowers created using a drop watercolor technique.

They will paint their papers with water, drop different colors on the

paper in watercolor, and then

create flowers out of these colorful spots.

The 2nd graders will be working on

African masks. We will be looking at different masks and studying

their characteristics. Students will

be creating their own original masks out of colorful construction

paper. They will be paying close attention to the use of geometric

shapes, lines, and symmetry

throughout their designs.

In 3rd grade, students will be starting a project called “What‟s

Inside Your Head?”. This project is a very personal project where

students will be examining the

things most important to them. Students will begin by writing lists

and focusing on creating visual representations of these things

throughout their designs. We will

be focusing on color, composition, and creating a sense of balance in

a work of art. At the end of this project, they will be presenting

their work to the class!

The 4th graders will be learning

about the mosaic technique and be creating paper mosaics. Students

will choose an animal of their choice to create in this style. We

will be focusing on different cutting

and gluing techniques, as well as working with different colored

papers to create contrast in our designs.

Fifth grade students will be

studying Cubism through the work

of Pablo Picasso. For this project, we will be working on creating

geometric shape designs. Each student will create a shape at the

center of their paper and be using

a ruler to break their designs up into different sections. When these

projects are ready for color, they will be using colored pencils to

create value within each shape. These projects will be extremely

colorful and filled with contrast!

Music

The 5th graders at McKinley have

been working on a March Madness Song writing competition! Each

class is divided up into 5 groups and using garage band to craft the

perfect song. After they are finished, they will vote on the top

2 songs from each class and those

top 2 songs will go on to compete against the winners from the other

classes. We can't wait to hear the winning song!

Tamaques

Elementary Music

Now that winter is finally behind

us, Tamaques is turning the corner in our music classes from

introduction to application. Our 1st graders will be reinforcing their

knowledge of rhythm, pitch, dynamics, and instrumentation

through listening examples and

through various interactive games and songs. In 2nd grade, students


will be focused on heightening their understanding of rhythmic

values as well as tempo terms through many activities such as

“Mr. M‟s Music Matching Memory Game.” These students will also be

learning various songs dedicated

to our armed forces in preparation for Memorial Day.

Third grade students wait in eager

anticipation for arguably their most

defining musical moment of their elementary school experience in

their choice for instruments in 4th grade. To prepare them for an

educated and sound decision, we will be discussing the differences

between instruments and

instrument families as well as preparing their note-reading ability

to take that next step. For those who are in 4th and 5th grade, music

class combines a higher level of

detail in rhythm and pitch identification and more creative

ways to apply that knowledge. Students will be composing and

experimenting with various sounds

and songs that will help them grow in their musicality.

The Tamaques 5th grade Chorus is

also excited for their presentation of the Spring Concert on May 22nd.

With the theme of “Who Is Your

Hero?,” the Tamaques audience will be pondering the question of

what it takes to be a hero through a collection of inspiring and

empowering tunes. From the toe

tapping numbers of “One Last Hope” from Hercules to classics

like “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor,” our students are prepared

to put on a performance that carries a message we should never

forget of how our actions can

profoundly impact others, and that they should not be taken for

granted.

Tamaques & Washington 4th & 5th Grade Band

The Tamaques and Washington 4th grade beginner bands are busy

preparing for their Spring Concerts. In addition to their

instrumental lessons, the students

are participating in weekly before school band rehearsals. Selections

from the spring concert include: Old MacDonald had a Band, Hard Rock Blues, When the Saints Go Marching In, and many other favorites from our Essential

Elements Book! The students have made significant progress since

our very first lesson in September!

The Washington and Tamaques 5th

grade intermediate bands are also diligently preparing for their Spring

Concerts. They have begun their early morning band rehearsals

before school. Selections from

their spring concert include: energetic and dynamic Warp Speed, calm and quiet A Song for Peace, mysterious Midnight Mission, rock and roll Reason to Rock, and the good old Let‟s Go Band! We are so excited to

perform and showcase our progress!

Congratulations to all of the

Washington and Tamaques Band

students who were accepted into the 2018 All City Band!

Washington

Elementary Art

First graders learned about

perspective while creating their cactus inspired desert-scape

drawing. They learned about why

an object that is in the background looks and feels smaller and why an

object that appears in the

foreground looks and feels larger. The students also learned about

how creating objects at the correct size helps to add a sense of

realism to their artwork.

The 2nd graders are learning about

their SGO topic of positive & negative space while creating their

Greek-inspired pottery drawings. They learned about how the

Greeks created ceramic vessels

using terracotta clay and how the carvings on their ceramic artwork

would have been the negative space, while the uncarved space

around the carvings would have represented the positive space.

Third graders have been hard at work design, drawing & sculpting

their African masks. Students learned about the culture and the

traditions associated with African

mask making before designing their own masks using pencil and

paper during week one of this lesson. During week two of this

lesson, students watched a short

demonstration on how to hand build with clay and then recreated

their drawing into a hand sculpted African mask pendant. After the

pendants were fired in a ceramic kiln, students added color using

watercolor paints, oil pastels,

markers, and crayons.

The 4th graders have been busy studying art from ancient Egypt as

they created their Egyptian

inspired self-portrait drawings. After designing and coloring their

self-portrait drawings, they used clay to sculpt the cobra

traditionally seen on an Egyptian headdress. After being bisque

fired in a ceramic kiln, students

painted the cobras, and they were then attached to their self-portraits

adding a 3-D element to their 2-dimensional portrait drawing.


Fifth grade students have been working super hard to finish their

self-portrait drawings. It's a tradition at Washington School for

students to create a self-portrait in 1st grade and 5th grade. All the

portraits are framed and displayed

at our end of year awards ceremony. This event offers

students the opportunity to reflect on the difference between their 1st

and 5th grade portraits and see

how much they've grown during their time spent at Washington

School.

Music

Tamaques and Washington 4th and 5th Grade Band

The Tamaques and Washington 4th grade beginner bands are busy

preparing for their Spring

Concerts. In addition to their instrumental lessons, the students

are participating in weekly before school band rehearsals. Selections

from the spring concert include: Old MacDonald had a Band, Hard Rock Blues, When the Saints Go Marching In, and many other favorites from our Essential

Elements Book! The students have made significant progress since

our very first lesson in September!

The Washington and Tamaques 5th

grade intermediate bands are also diligently preparing for their Spring

Concerts. They have begun their early morning band rehearsals

before school. Selections from

their spring concert include: energetic and dynamic Warp Speed, calm and quiet A Song for Peace, mysterious Midnight Mission, rock and roll Reason to Rock, and the good old Let‟s Go Band! We are so excited to

perform and showcase our progress!

Congratulations to all of the Washington and Tamaques Band

students who were accepted into the 2018 All City Band!

Wilson

Elementary Art

First grade art classes at Wilson

School had fun creating Mexican

sombreros. Students created impressive hats, as they learned

about pattern, color, lines and shapes. They attached them to a

headband and were so excited to

be able to wear their creations home!

The 2nd grade students in Mrs. Massenzio‟s class experimented

using various types of lines and

patterns as they created imaginative roosters. They ranged

in every color of the rainbow! The children learned that there are

hundreds of different breeds of

chickens. Roosters are male chickens.

Third grade classes were busy

creating a mixed media collage of a Bavarian window box with

flowers. Students learned to create

a pleasing composition using the elements and principles of design.

They learned that balance refers to

the distribution of visual weight in a work of art. The children had fun

learning to identify different types of flowers. We‟re ready for spring!

Fourth grade students learned

about the fascinating history and

colorful folklore of Russian stacking dolls. They are also referred to as

Matryoshka dolls, which are a set of egg shaped wooden dolls of

decreasing size, placed one inside

the other. Traditionally the outer layer is a woman, dressed in a

sarafan, a long traditional Russian peasant dress. There are usually

anywhere from 3-8 smaller dolls inside the large one. Students

enjoyed creating paper Matryoshka

dolls. Color, pattern, shape, and texture were emphasized in this

lesson.

The fifth graders in Mrs.

Massenzio‟s classes created whimsical 3-D monsters. Students

learned the difference between an organic (free form) and a

geometric shape (square,

rectangle,) etc. The children brainstormed about what makes a

monster a monster… crazy hair, horns, wild eyes etc. Using various

materials, textures, and a lot of imagination, the end results were

amazing, and the students were

quite happy with their creatures!

Music

The 3rd and 4th graders at Wilson School have been preparing a

performance for parents in celebration of “Music in Our

Schools Month!” Call and

response, movement and drums will all combine to provide the

occasion with a special dose of fun. A recurring theme in the

concert was “peace”.


Fifth graders are completing basic, eight-bar original compositions for

their instrument of choice. We have works for the flute, piano,

violin and percussion! All are looking forward to hearing as

many of the compositions

performed as possible!

The 5th graders are also gearing up for Spring! BROADWAY is this

year‟s Spring Concert theme!

(Watch out for the “Newsies” boys!)

Reading and creating rhythms,

turning identification of “dynamics” and “tempi” into games and “Music

Show & Tell” are some of the

activities that keep our youngest Wilsonians interested and active

during Music class!

Lincoln

School

Our kindergarteners have worked

tirelessly in the midst of several snow days to create the

“Broadway” skyline collages for the annual Kindergarten Sing-a-Long.

This artwork really set the mood

for our sing-a-long theme; the kinder artists were excited to share

them with family, friends, and the Lincoln School Community.

We have a very busy two months

ahead of us at now that our sing-

a-long is completed. In April and May, we will be travelling around

the world and back in time. First, the Japanese art of fish printing

called Gyotaku will be explored.

Then, we will be learning about the first artists through cave

painting. The kinders really do love to explore how others make art.

Our preschoolers have been exploring with different methods of

painting and sculpting. Shaving cream prints were a favorite

among the students. Hopefully, spring will make its long awaited

appearance as we return from

break. So our littlest students will be learning all about nature‟s

colors and all things spring in April and May. From Georgia O‟Keeffe‟s

big and bold flowers and Van

Gogh‟s sunflowers to cheery cherry blossoms that help us

welcome spring, we will be exploring many different ways to

create flowers.

The Kindergartners at Lincoln

school all worked very hard for their Sing-a-Long on March 23rd.

The students put on their own Lincoln School Broadway musical

by combining songs from different shows. Songs included Give my Regards to Broadway, Tomorrow, Do-Re-Mi, Happiness, Green Eggs and Ham and Best Day Ever. The 1st and 2nd graders have been

celebrating Music in Our Schools

Month by making beautiful banners to hang throughout our

hallways. Below is a picture of our flags that celebrate what we love

about having music in our schools.

Youth Art Month was celebrated during the month of March with

colorful and creative displays throughout the downtown area.

A special thanks to the Parents

who graciously volunteered their

time to help deliver the artwork and to the Westfield merchants

who volunteered their window space for display!

If you would like to receive information on how you can help during Youth Art Month,

Please email [email protected]

subject: YAM 2019

mailto:[email protected]


WESTFIELD COALITION FOR THE ARTS

Dear Westfield Arts Lovers! Fall 2017 The mission of the Westfield Coalition for the Arts is to act as an advocate for the arts in our schools, including music, fine art, theatre, visual art and dance. We speak out on behalf of the arts and their importance in our schools by raising public awareness of the arts‟ programs currently in our schools, supporting the schools when there is no room left in the budget, and encouraging our

students‟ artistic endeavors. We cannot do this without your support! We are very fortunate to live in a community that reveres the arts and strongly believes in nourishing the diverse talents of our youth. This community has demonstrated its commitment to the arts‟ programs by donating to the Coalition. Once again, last year you generously gave over $20,000 for us to support programs in all of the schools. For instance, with your donations, the Coalition has helped to maintain our robust arts‟ programs and implement new programs such as: ★ Purchase of 5 marching baritones for the WHS Marching Band

★ A clinic and performance by the Rutgers Bassoon Ensemble and their leader, Dr. Chris Wickham for WHS Band

★ Entry fees and partial transportation costs for the WHS Concert bands to attend the CJMEA Concert Band

Festival ★ Shared transportation costs for the WHS Jazz band to attend the Holmdel Jazz Festival

★ Music staff-lined white boards for the Wilson School music teachers in conjunction with the Wilson School PTO

★ Purchase of equipment for working with glass for the Edison Intermediate School fine art and craft classes

★ Funds for opera singer, vocal clinician and music educator, Maureen Francis to work with the WHS choirs

★ Funding for heavy-duty storage shelving for musical instruments at Edison Intermediate School

★ Continuing education classes for WHS art teachers

★ Purchase of 3 double French horns for Edison Intermediate School

★ Purchase of a bass rack for WHS orchestra

The Westfield Coalition is an independent, nonprofit, organization, and we depend solely upon the generosity of supporters and parents like you! We hope that you will once again demonstrate your commitment to the arts by making a donation today. With your support we can continue to make sure the arts are protected in our schools and that our children continue to have access to outstanding arts programs, supplies, teachers, and extracurricular offerings. We welcome your feedback or any ideas you have to help us with our mission. You can email us at [email protected], visit our Facebook page and visit our website: www.WestfieldCoalitionForTheArts.weebly.com. Please say you will stand with us as art advocates! DONATE TODAY! Simply return the bottom portion of this letter with your donation to WCA Treasurer, 562 Pierson St, Westfield, NJ 07090. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT! ~ Margaret Smith, President

Yes, I/we would like to donate!

____ Benefactor $500 _____ Sponsor $75 ____ Angel $200 _____ Sustaining Member $50 ____ Patron $100 Donation $______ In appreciation of your gift of $75.00 or more, your name will be printed in the Winter & Spring concert programs.

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