Bonnie Tomm, native Canadian, is our music
teacher who brings a vast repertoire of experience in teaching with the Orff Schulwerk approach. She exposes the students to the basic elements and principles of music. Concepts and skills include activities in beat and rhythm, tempo, dynamics, melody direction and patterns. Emphasis is given to learning English vocabulary when new songs are introduced.  Creative movement is an integral element in the class, which is structured with different lessons to engage the students for 30- 45 minutes twice a week.  Students explore with Orff instruments (xylophones, glockenspiels, drums, rhythm sticks among others) and use them to accompany songs; performing patterns, beat and rhythms.
     The music classes have become a vital ingredient in our effective teaching of English, offering developmentally appropriate songs for each grade level. The music teacher provides support in the weekly assemblies with sing-alongs and accompaniment when classrooms present special programs to the parents.

     Every Christmas each grade level in Preprimary presents a full 40 minute program which reflects hard work and team effort in the production. The First grade class presents “The Great Kapok Tree” musical at the end of the school year as their farewell to preprimary.