Wow!! Benton Bee Musicians ROCK!!!

Our concert last Thursday was spectacular!!! Our musicians did an awesome job of sharing their musical skills! Mr. Ray and his ukulele players were superior, the Percussion Club friends were exceptional, and the Bee Choir was fabulous!!!

Thanks again to families and friends who came and enjoyed our concert!!

Another shout out to Downtown Optimists Club for donating funds for new drums!!! If you haven't gotten your Christmas tree, please consider heading down to their lot and buying from them!! They use the proceeds to fund all sorts of youth projects throughout Columbia!!!

For more information about them, check out their website here: https://downtownoptimistclub.org/

Words for Uke assist songs! :)

Down By the Riverside

Gonna lay down my sword and shield down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my sword and shield down by the riverside
And study war no more

I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more

I'm gonna join hands with everyone down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
I'm gonna join hands with everyone down by the riverside
And study war no more

I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more

Gonna lay down my sword and shield down by the riverside
Down by the riverside, down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my sword and shield down by the riverside
And study war no more

I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more
I ain't gonna study war no more

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms

I ain't gonna work on the railroad

Ain't gonna work on the farm

Lay around the shack 

Til the mail train comes back

And roll in my sweet baby's arms

Roll in my sweet baby's arms

Roll in my sweet baby's arms

Lay around the shack 

Til the mail train comes back

And roll in my sweet baby's arms

Well, mama's a beauty operator

Sister can wheel and can spin

Daddy owns an interest in an old cotton gin

Watch that ol' money roll in.

Roll in my sweet baby's arms

Roll in my sweet baby's arms

Lay around the shack 

Til the mail train comes back

And roll in my sweet baby's arms

I Don't Know My Name

I don't know my name

I don't play by the rules of the game

So you say I'm just trying, just trying

So I heard you are my sister's friend 

You get along quite nicely

You ask me why I cut my hair 

And changed myself completely

I don't know my name

I don't play by the rules of the game

So you say I'm just trying, just trying

I went from bland and popular

To joining the marching band

I made the closest friends

I'll ever have in my lifetime

I'm lost               trying to get found

    In an ocean of people

    Please don't ask me any      questions

There won't be a valid answer, I'll just say

I don't know my name

I don't play by the rules of the game

So you say I'm just trying, just trying

I don't know my name

I don't play by the rules of the game

So you say I'm not trying, but I'm trying to find my way

Big Music Concert Approaching!!!

Dear Percussion Club & Bee Choir Families,

Our two groups will be having our fall concert on November 30^th with Mr. Ray’s Ukulele Club. It will be a great concert and we’re getting really excited about it. This note is to remind you of the concert and to add one rehearsal to our calendar. We would like to have an extra rehearsal on Thursday November, 30^th from 3:15-4:15 in the music room all three groups together. The concert will be that evening at Memorial Baptist Church (1634 Paris Road) at 6:30 pm. The singers and percussionists will need to be there no later than 6:15.

After November 30^th, percussion and choir will be done for 2017, and we will begin again in January the second week of school.

We hope your musician can be at the extra rehearsal and that you all will be able to come and enjoy their music at the concert that evening!

Thanks so much!!!

Ms. Hoeppner 😊😊😊

Thank you 2nd & 3rd grade families!!!

Our Benton 2nd & 3rd Grade Bees did a fabulous job singing, playing, moving, and being spooky last Thursday night!! What a great concert and a great time we all had!!!

Thanks to all the families that were able to come out and enjoy our music!!!

Wow!!! 2017-18 is going to ROCK!!!

Hello my musical Benton Bees and Families!!!

We've been so busy making music that I just realized I haven't got a good post about our school year!!! Below I've put all the dates for musical events for Benton. Our kids have already been making music, learning new rhythms, dancing, playing music games, and even playing instruments!! It's going to be a great year in Trailer S!!!

Friday, Oct 13        Benton Bee Choir sings National Anthem at MU Volleyball game, be at the                                          Hearnes Center at 5:45 pm, we'll sing at 6:15ish

Thursday, Oct 26   2nd & 3rd Grade Concert at 6:30 pm MBC
Thursday, Nov 30 Benton Bee Choir, Bee Percussion Club, & Ukulele Club Concert at 6:30 pm MBC
Thursday, Mar 22  K & 1st Grade Concert at 6:30 pm MBC
Thursday, Apr 12 Benton Bee Choir, Bee Percussion Club, & Ukulele Club Concert at 6:30 pm MBC
Thursday, Apr 26  4th & 5th Grade Concert at 6:30 pm MBC

MBC = Memorial Baptist Church, 1634 Paris Road; students should be at MBC at least 15 minutes                  prior to beginning of concert, usually 6:15 pm.

5th graders practice sheet!!!

"House Of Gold"--21 Pilots

She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone,
Will you take care of me?"

She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone,
Will you take care of me?"

I will make you queen of everything you see,
I'll put you on the map,
I'll cure you of disease.

Let's say we up and left this town,
And turned our future upside down.
We'll make pretend that you and me,
Lived ever after happily.

She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone,
Will you take care of me?"

I will make you queen of everything you see,
I'll put you on the map,
I'll cure you of disease.

Ohhhh...
And since we know that dreams are dead,
And life turns plans up on their head,
I will plan to be a bum,
So I just might become someone.

She asked me, "Son, when I grow old,
Will you buy me a house of gold?
And when your father turns to stone,
Will you take care of me?"

I will make you queen of everything you see,
I'll put you on the map,
I'll cure you of disease.



Best Day Of My Life - American Authors
I had a dream so big and loud I jumped so high I touched the clouds
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh [x2]
I stretched my hands out to the sky
we danced with monsters through the night
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh [x2]
I'm never gonna look back   Woah, never gonna give it up
Please don't wake me now

Oo-o-o-o-oo  This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife
Oo-o-o-o-oo   This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife

I howled at the moon with friends And then the sun came crashing in
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh [x2]
But all the possibilities No limits just epiphanies
Wo-o-o-o-o-oh [x2]
I'm never gonna look back woh, never gonna give it up
No, just don't wake me now

Oo-o-o-o-oo  This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife
Oo-o-o-o-oo  This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife  My li-i-i-i-i-ife

I hear it calling outside my window I feel it in my soul (soul)
The stars were burning so bright
The sun was out 'til midnight I say we lose control (control)

Oo-o-o-o-oo  This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife
Oo-o-o-o-oo   This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife

Oo-o-o-o-oo   This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife
Oo-o-o-o-oo   This is gonna be the best day of my li-ife My li-i-i-i-i-ife

Attention kindergarten and first grade parents:

I am pleased to announce that your students are getting ready to have a wonderful music program for you!!! It will be on Thursday, May 4^th, at 6:30pm. We are having this concert at Memorial Baptist Church, at 1634 Paris Road. Your student will need to come to their class line in the lobby by 6:10pm, and at that time you can find a seat in the sanctuary. The students should wear clothes they like to wear with shoes that don’t slip, please. J The concert will be approximately 30 minutes long. We are very excited to honor our families with our music, so be sure to try and be there for your students.

Attention Fourth & Fifth grade Parents

I am pleased to announce that your students are getting ready to present a wonderful music program for you!!!  This program will be the evening of Thursday, April 20^th.  The concert will be at Memorial Baptist Church, 1634 Paris Rd. Singers should be there at 6:15 pm and the families can go into the sanctuary at that time to find seats. The program will begin at 6:30 pm.

We are very excited to share our music with you, so be sure to try and be there for your students!!!

Harriet Tubman

All of the 2nd & 3rd grade classes learned a really awesome song about Harriet Tubman during February. We wanted to share it with our families, so please click on your child's class below to hear them sing it for you!!  Enjoy!!!


Mrs. Aldridge's Class singing Harriet Tubman

Mrs. Floyd's Class singing Harriet Tubman

Ms. Nelson's Class singing Harriet Tubman

Ms. Morgan's Class singing Harriet Tubman

Ms. Sanford's Class singing Harriet Tubman

Ms. Waltz's Class singing Harriet Tubman

Concert & Rehearsal Reminders!!

Benton Bee Choir Families,

Our concert is quickly approaching!! Our last few rehearsals and our concert are listed below:

·       Wednesday, March 1  à rehearsal 3:00-4:00

·       Wednesday, March 8 à rehearsal 3:00-4:00

·       Wednesday, March 15 àrehearsal 3:00-4:00

·       Wednesday, March 22 àrehearsal 3:00-4:00

·       Thursday, March 23 àConcert!!! 6:30 pm

The concert will be at Memorial Baptist Church, 1634 Paris Rd. Singers should be there at 6:10 and the families can go into the sanctuary at that time to find seats.

We are super excited to sharing our music with you!!

Ms. Hoeppner  JJJ

Bee Choir Spring Concert!!

Here's the link to the practice with for our concert:

Spring Concert Practice Link

Our concert will be on Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30 pm. It will be at Memorial Baptist Church at 1634 Paris Road. We're very excited to share our music with our families!!!

Ms. Finazzo's welcome note

Dear Benton Elementary Parents and Guardians:

Hello, my name is Gina Finazzo. I am helping Ms. Hoeppner as a student teacher in music classes until April 7, 2017. I have already met your wonderful students and been having fun learning about and making music together! I am excited and grateful that I have the pleasure of guiding your students in music and witnessing their growth as musicians.

I am currently a student at Mizzou pursuing a Bachelor of Music degree with an emphasis in Music Education and will graduate with a K-12 Certification after ending my student teaching in May of 2017. After my time at Benton, I will finish up my student teaching internship with middle school band at Gentry Middle School here in Columbia. After graduation, I plan on getting a public school job teaching music at the elementary level in Missouri.

If you have any questions, comments, concerns or something you would like to share with me about your student, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Sincerely,

Gina Finazzo

gnfxf8@mail.missouri.edu

Dag nab it!!! No choir Wednesday!!!

Hello Bee Choir Families,

I am sorry to inform you that we cannot have Bee Choir this week (Wednesday, 1/11) because of a meeting I must attend. We will begin Bee Choir next week on Wednesday 1/18 from 3:00-4:00 pm.

Thank you!

Ms. Hoeppner