Our second spring music recital was such fun! We enjoyed music from students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade on a beautiful spring evening. Thanks to all our music instructors who are so gifted at sharing their knowledge and love of music with our students. And thanks to the SRS parents who support their children in their musical development. Lastly, congratulations to all the students! It is a such a joy to hear you play!

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Our second spring music recital was such fun! We enjoyed music from students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade on a beautiful spring evening. Thanks to all our music instructors who are so gifted at sharing their knowledge and love of music with our students. And thanks to the SRS parents who support their children in their musical development. Lastly, congratulations to all the students! It is a such a joy to hear you play!

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Mrs. Linden's Sixth Grade students worked together to create a bulletin board about the SRS citizenship theme Independence and Collaboration. Sixth Grader Charlotte explains the project here:

"The citizenship theme of the month was Independence and Collaboration. For this theme the 6th grade created a bulletin board for the 600 building. Each student in the 6th grade class was given a 10 by 10 piece of paper, which was part of a bigger design. We didn’t know what the design was or what part of it we had. So independently we colored our piece of paper and when everyone was finished, we put the design together, and it turned into one big design colored different colors. This project includes independence because we all colored a piece of paper independently, and it includes collaboration because we put them together to make one big design. Check out our pictures to see how it all turned out!"

Photos: Cathy Linden

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One of our favorite SRS traditions is the spring chorus and band concert that takes place under the pavilion each year. After weeks of practice, students from the Fourth & Fifth Grade chorus, Middle School chorus, Fourth & Fifth Grade concert band, and the Middle School concert, jazz, and rock bands perform for their peers. These students have worked so hard this year and it certainly showed!

Because this is a school-wide event, it's a great way for younger students to see what kind of ensemble and instrument options are available to them when they reach Fourth Grade, and to get them thinking about how they might like to participate.

Thanks to Mrs. Minsinger and Mr. Solsky for their energy and expert direction of these musical groups!

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As is tradition at Shaker Road School, during the first week of May Mrs. Minsinger sets up her maypole to teach maypole dances to her music classes from Kindergarten to Eighth Grade.

As students dance and move around each other in certain ways, the ribbons create unique patterns around the pole. Younger students learn basic dances while older students learn more complicated maneuvers like the tent and weave. Students have to pay close attention to how they are moving in relation to the pole and to each other, while providing the appropriate amount of tension on their ribbon. It's a lot of fun, and so rewarding to see the end results!

Stay tuned for videos and more photos!

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SRS Middle School drama students and teachers have been working so hard these past months, weeks, and recent days to create an extraordinary event for the SRS community! Get your tickets from the Main Office for the production of Matilda, Jr., taking place this Friday at 7:00 PM at the Concord City Auditorium!

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On Saturday, Mrs. Minsinger and two Eighth Grade students, Lily and Lillian, represented Shaker Road School at the New Hampshire Music Educators Association Middle School Band Festival.

After being nominated by Mrs. Minsinger, Lily and Lillian were selected by the festival committee to participate. They received their music in April and have been practicing it for the past month. On Saturday, they spent the whole day at Central High School in Manchester rehearsing with the band of over 85 students from all over New Hampshire and in the evening they performed a concert. Lily plays clarinet and Lillian, flute. The festival is directed by Jeff Leonard, music professor at the Berklee College of Music and Boston University.

What a wonderful experience for these two talented and hard-working musicians! Bravo, Lily and Lillian!

Photos and video: Rachel Minsinger

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SRS Eighth Grade students learned the difference between caricatures and portraits — the most significant being that caricatures highlight a prominent feature or personality trait in an exaggerated way. Students then selected teachers as subjects for their caricatures and requested permission from them before before getting started.

This activity is a great way for students to practice facial drawing without the pressure to be perfect! Can you guess who they are?

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It's "bug week" in Tania and Nikki's Pre-Kindergarten class and the weather finally cooperated so students could get outside in search of the real deal! 🐜🐞🦗

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It was an exciting day yesterday when Mr. Daley and Mrs. Daniels’ Third Grade students released the trout fry they had raised from eggs over the past few months. After Mr. Daley carefully loaded up the fry into a cooler, the students boarded the bus to Sewalls Falls—an approved release site. Each student got the chance to release a few trout fry into the Merrimack River. It was bittersweet for the students as they had to say farewell to their fish babies after caring for them for so long. Official numbers will be reported to the state. Great job, Third Graders! And thanks to Mr. Daley for his time, energy, and expertise spearheading this valuable program at SRS!

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On Tuesday evening, in celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Day, the PTG and SRS community treated faculty and staff to a delicious catered dinner and dessert from @georgiasnorthside , amazing live music by Alex Cohen, and wonderful gifts and prizes. We are so humbled and honored. It was a night filled with good food, fun, and people! Thank you to the SRS PTG, parents, and grandparents for making us feel so special!

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We love that Middle School Flag Football is back in action after two years! Currently the league leaders are the Centaurs (4-1), followed by the Minotaurs (3-1), Phoenix (2-2), and The Kraken (0-5). With several weeks to go, we could easily see some movement in the standings before the Shaker Bowl!

If you missed Dr. Matt's flag football post, follow the link in our bio!

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Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! Tonight we will celebrate our amazing faculty and staff at the PTG Teacher and Staff Appreciation Dinner! Thanks to the PTG and our wonderful community for making us feel loved! #shakerroadschool #srsptg #srscommunity ...

Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade students played Predator-Prey last week—an active game that teaches students about the food chain (and a fun way to wrap up Spirit Week!).

In the game, each student is assigned a role that affects how they can play. Primary predators have the goal of finding and catching prey, while students lower on the food chain are faced with the challenge of avoiding predators while also finding "food" and "water" at stations set in advance by teachers. Throw in some natural disaster roles and things can get dicey for everybody!

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Middle School Capture the Flag (in pajamas!)

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After a busy morning involving the Teacher Talentless Show, advisory time, and locker clean-outs, Middle School students participated in a MATHCOUNTS Countdown Round. We were excited to see such awesome engagement from the students who volunteered to compete!

Later in the day, Middle School teachers and students faced off in a friendly game of Family Feud, hosted by Mr. Lewis— with the teachers coming out on top!

The group finished the day with a game of Capture the Flag and ice cream! It was one fun-filled day to wrap up Spirit Week!

Photos: Cathy Linden

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There was much excitement in Marie and Spencer’s Pre-Kindergarten class when, after three weeks of incubation, 14 baby chicks hatched out of their eggs. The first chick arrived a day early, on Easter, and was subsequently named Peter Cottontail. The remaining 13 arrived on their hatch date the following day (all sharing a birthday with Pre-Kindergartener Reese!).

Leading up to this, the students had been learning all about chickens. They visited the chickens at Patti and Doug Hicks’ coop to see where the hens lay eggs, eat, and spend their days together in the pen. Marie brought her rooster Rusty over to live at the Hicks’ and the students visited him often. They collected eggs from the hens to be incubated in the classroom and added a dozen more from Marie’s sister’s flock for a total of 21.

During the time of incubation, the class candled them twice to check on their development. This process involves placing each egg over a very bright light on the incubator. Early in the process they could see some veining and by day 18 the eggs were almost completely filled.

This was such an exciting project for the students! The 14 baby chicks are doing well and are now living in a coop at the Hicks' greenhouse where the students will be able to visit them regularly.

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Our Middle School Rock Climbing team kicked off their first official day of vacation with their first top-rope competition of the spring session. The climbers showed up with great energy and tackled some challenging routes. Rock climbing divisions are based on birth year. In the D division, Rowan placed first. In the C division, Liam placed second and Nico placed first. In the B Division, Lillian earned second place. Thanks to all the coaches and parents for their support!

Our final competition of the season will take place on Saturday, May 21.

Photos: Cathy Linden

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Our Infant and Toddler students joined in on the Pajama Day fun last week!

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