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The North Side Songs Project: Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8

slbradio — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 01:14:43 +0000

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Nearly 100 third, fourth and fifth grade students at Pittsburgh Manchester K-8 participated in this innovative project celebrating neighborhood history through music and art.

This project was funded in part with generous support from The Grable Foundation as a part of the Charm Bracelet Project Fund.

All performances and recordings presented on this CD are for educational purposes only and were created for limited distribution on a non-profit basis.

Lyrics to all songs are available here: The North Side Songs Project – Lyrics.

3rd Grade

Clan Chants:

(Original lyrics & melody)

Bear Clan Chant

Eagle Clan Chant

Turtle Clan Chant

Wolf Clan Chant

Songs:

The Seneca Canoe Song: Kyo Waji Nayo

Turtle Island

(Lyrics by students; melody based on a traditional flute song)

4th Grade

Old Allegheny

(Lyrics by students; sung to melody of Stephen Foster’s “Oh, Susanna”)

Watch Them Grow

(Lyrics by students; melody based on Pittsburgh Steelers’ “Here We Go”)

5th Grade

Pittsburgh Town

(Woody Guthrie)

Pollution Blues

(Lyrics by students; melody based on traditional 12-bar blues)

North Side Songs was facilitated by Sense of Place Learning, LLC and SLB Radio Productions, Inc..

Special thanks to the children, teachers and staff of Pittsburgh Manchester K-8, including Ms. Cherry (principal) and Ms. Terlecki, Mr. Skelton and Ms. Washington (teachers).

Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8 – North Side Songs – My Favorite Things

slbradio — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:05:43 +0000

Students in the 4th grade class at Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8 spent a class learning about microphones and recording as part of the North Side Songs project. As an introductory activity they recorded these short personal bios containing a few of their favorite things.

Anthony

Brandon

Cellou

Cheryl

Dayonna

Eric

Ernest

Jahli

Jermain

Kieleah

Michael

Nyasia

Premier

Quelon

Rondale

Tamaya

Teonna

Zion

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Pittsburgh Manchester – “How To” Storybox

slbradio — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:46:50 +0000

Listen and learn as Pittsburgh Manchester PreK-8 4th and 5th graders share their expertise, from how to form tackle too how to make hot wings! This project was made possible with generous support from The Buhl Foundation.

Bryce

Cameron

Donnell

Eric

Gary

James

Jordan

Keith

Louie

Quincy

Rasheed

Martin Luther King, Jr. Storybox

slbradio — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:14:46 +0000

Students in 6th through 8th grade at Pittsburgh Manchester Pre-K-8 took time to reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This StoryBox unit presents the resulting spoken essays about his life as well as through verbal interpretations of specific passages from Dr. King’s speeches.

This StoryBox unit was made possible with support from the Pittsburgh Public Schools Elect student Works After-School Program and The Buhl Foundation. Special thanks to Ms. Sirmons, Mr. Mathews, Ms. Ferraro, Ms. Mole, Principal Cherry, and all participating students.

Biography

Earnest – on Letter from Birmingham Jail

Tim – on Letter from Birmingham Jail

Courtney – from Loving Your Enemies

Dushawn – from Loving Your Enemies

Justyn – from The Dream

Maltese – reads an Original Poem

Marccus – on Sacrifice

Teisha – on Change

Tyra – on Respect

My Favorite Dessert

slbradio — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 19:55:40 +0000

Students from Manchester Elementary and Greenfield Elementary school’s 4th and 5th grade ESW workshops met for the first time this week and lent their voices to a fun piece about their favorite dessert.

My Favorite Dessert