St. Mary High School Christmas Concert DEC 16 @ 7PM

Hello all! Our Annual Christmas Concert is this FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16th @ 7PM at the ST. MARY HIGH SCHOOL THEATRE. I hope to see you there!

http://www.paherald.sk.ca/News/Local/2016-12-12/article-4702811/A-showcase-of-passion/1

Happy Feast Day of John Paul II

When I was growing up, I always had a special place for Pope John Paul II in my heart. In retrospective, I'm not entirely certain why. I think it has something to do with his Polish roots, and perhaps that he resembles my Papa (my dad's dad) to an extent. I've always had a feeling that John Paul II watches over me and guides me. I've had dreams where he protects me from evil and dangers that could harm my heart. I've had dreams where he passes his mission on to me. I've got a special connection with this Polish man, now a Saint of the Catholic Church, and am very grateful for this. Happy Feast Day Papa Giovanni Paulus! You are very dear to me and I am blessed to know you!

CANTO

Hey Guys!
Check out this groovy recording of Canto by W. Francis MacBeth! St. Mary Senior Band is currently learning this piece!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPQEqeqqcyo

Thanks for a great first week back!

Thank you to all Saint Mary Staff and Students for an EXCELLENT first week back at school!
Just a friendly reminder to all band students to start bringing your band instruments to class starting on TUESDAY!

Other reminders:
Glee club first rehearsal:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6th @ 8:15AM in the Chapel!
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7th @ LUNCH REHEARSAL in the Chapel!
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th @ 8:15AM in the Chapel!

Jazz Band First Meeting:
Wednesday, September 7th after school! (3:30PM in the Band Room)

Wednesday, September 7th 5:00-7:00PM - meet the staff BBQ!

That's all for now folks!

Have a great long weekend!
Miss R

Welcome back to school!

Hello Saint Mary Students! Welcome back for another great year of fun, learning, loving, and music making! My name is Miss Erika Rybinski and I will be teaching Band, Glee Club, and Religion/Christian Ethics this 2016-2017 school year!

Just a bit about myself...
I am a very recent graduate of the University of Saskatchewan Music Education program and my major instrument is trombone! That being said, I love all the instruments with my whole heart. I am also a singer-songwriter on the side, and you can check out my artist's page on Facebook @ www.facebook.com/erikastarmusic . I will be releasing a single and music video in mid-October, so please keep that in mind!

I am very excited to build a strong music and faith community here at Saint Mary! I welcome you all with a smile and very likely, a "rock on" sign.

PEACE!
-Miss Rybinski

Junior Girls and Boys Basketball Photos

Hello to all Jr. Girls and Jr. Boys Basketball parents! I am hunting for some team photos for this year's Jr. Girls and Boys Basketball teams. It appears as though I have none in my collection and am looking for YOUR photographic input! If you have any photos stored in your collections PLEASE email them to:
erika.rybinski@pacsd.ca or esr927@mail.usask.ca
THANK YOU SO MUCH!


Keep feelin' the rhythm of life,
Miss R

May 26th - Information Processing 10

Hello Grade 10's!
I miss you all! And I hope you are well!
Here is the scoop for today. Please continue your work on Yearbook and Music Videos.
If you are at a complete loss, you may check out this tutorial on Adobe Premiere Pro 2014 (the program installed on our computers that is used for developing music videos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK3JTh2jOf8

Peace!
Miss R

Level 2 Band - May 26, 2016

Hello Level 2 Band!
I miss you all!
Your task for today is to do a little research assignment based on famous Composers from the Past and Present! (Sorry, but I don't know who the famous composers are from the Future!)

In music history, there are different ERAS, just like there was in world history - the Prehistoric Era, the Medieval Era, the Dark Ages, etc.

In music history, there were the following eras:
1. Medieval Era
2. Renaissance Era 
3. Baroque Era
4. Classical Era
5. Romantic Era
6. 20th Century Era
7. The Present

You have the freedom to choose ONE composer to study from the following eras:

1. Medieval Era:
-Hildegard von Bingen
-Leotin
-Perotin
-Guillame de Machaut

2. Renaissance Era:
-Josquin Des Prez
-William Byrd
-Claudio Monteverdi
-Giovanni Pierliugi da Palestrina

3. Baroque Composers
-Johann Sebastian Bach
-George Philip Telemann
-Antonio Vivaldi
-George Frederic Handel

4. Classical Era
-Ludwig van Beethoven
-Franz Joseph Haydn
-Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
-Muzio Clementi

5. Romantic Era
-Frederic Chopin
-Claude Debussy
-Robert Schumann
-Hector Berlioz
-Richard Wagner
-Franz Schubert

6. 20th Century Composers
-Igor Stravinsky
-Aaron Copland
-Benjamin Britten
-Sergei Prokofiev
-Dmitri Shoshtakovik
-Bela Bartok

7. The Present:
-Eric Whitacre
-David Braid
-John Williams
-Howard Shore

Your task is as follows:
1. Open a new Word Document.
2. Put the name and dates of your composer at the top of the page.
3. Place a photograph of your composer underneath the title at the top of the page.
4. Copy and paste the following questions into your word document and answer them.
5. What musical era did your composer emerge from?
6. What are STYLISTIC features of this era?
7. Please provide a brief history of this composer's life (1. Where were they born? Who were they born to? If possible, what was their musical training when they were young? What countries/cities did they work in? Who were some of their main employers (bosses?))
8. What were their MAIN contributions to the music of their era?
9. What is an example of a famous composition by this composer?
10. What are three interesting facts about your composer?

NOTE: Once you have completed your task, please save as LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME - COMPOSER HISTORY ASSIGNMENT.

Have a great day Level 2! I will see you soon!
Miss R

Automatic Slide Transitions Practice - Spring by Shakespeare

Hello Grade Eights!

Your task is to create a "Hands Free" PowerPoint using the text from Shakespeare's Poem "Spring". Here is the text to Shakespeare's Poem: Please copy and paste the poem into a Microsoft Word Document:

Spring by William Shakespeare

When daisies pied, and violets blue,
And lady-smocks all silver-white,
And cuckoo-buds of yellow hue
Do paint the meadows with delight,
The cuckoo then, on every tree,
Mocks married men, for thus sings he:
'Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo!' O word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear.
When shepherds pipe on oaten straws,
And merry larks are ploughmen's clocks,
When turtles tread, and rooks, and daws,
And maidens bleach their summer smocks,
The cuckoo then, on every tree,
Mocks married men, for thus sings he:
'Cuckoo!
Cuckoo, cuckoo!' O word of fear,
Unpleasing to a married ear.

Please follow the instructions as listed below:
1) Create a 20 slide PowerPoint.
2) Each slide will need a background photo that is related to spring. (ie. Photos of Daisies, the Riverbank, Budding greens, etc.) Therefore, you must find Spring photos on Google, save them to "My Pictures" folder and insert them into the PowerPoint.
3) One Slide 1 Copy and paste the text of the TITLE and AUTHOR of the poem "Spring" onto the slide. Make sure the text can be seen.
4) On each of the following slides copy Line 1 of the poem on to the Slide 2, Line 2 of the poem on to Slide 3, etc.
5) On the very last slide please insert a text box and write the text "The End".
6) After you have inserted all of the text onto the slides in PowerPoint your next task is to choose SLIDE TRANSITIONS and make them AUTOMATIC (this means that you should not have "ON MOUSE CLICK" selected but rather click on "AFTER". Your task is to estimate (appropriately) how long it will take the viewer to read each line of text from Shakespeare's poem "Spring".
Ex. "Spring by William Shakespeare" (On Slide one) = 3 Seconds.

PowerPoint Practice 6 Checklist:
1. You have 20 slides
2. You have the title and author of the poem on slide 1
3. You have each line of the poem on a separate slide
4. You have "The End" at the end
5. You have a spring photo as your background for each slide.
6. You have an AUTOMATIC TRANSITION on each slide.

After this - save as "LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME, POWERPOINT PRACTICE #6)

Please save and submit to the PowerPoint Practice #6 hand-in folder.
Miss R

Grade Eight Computers - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

Hello Grade Eights!

Today your task is to create a PowerPoint with automatic transitions and animations using the word:
SUPERCALIFRAGILISTICEXPIALIDOCIOUS!
On Slide 1 You will have a photograph a Mary Poppins fly in (to access this feature see the "ANIMATIONS" tab.
On Slide 2 You will have the Word SUPER fly in (or choose an animation you like)
On Slide 3 You will have the Word CALI fly in (or choose an animation you like)
On Slide 4 You will have the Word FRAGILISTIC fly in (or choose an animation you like)
On Slide 5 You will have the Word EXPIALIDICIOUS fly in (or choose an animation you like)
On Slide 6 You will insert a STAR using SHAPES tool on Microsoft PowerPoint and have it fly out.

NOTE: For every Slide in this PowerPoint, you will need an AUTOMATIC transition. This means that you will need to select the perfect amount of time for each slide to pass and choose "AFTER" not "ON MOUSE CLICK". If you choose "ON MOUSE CLICK" your slides will not progress automatically.

This all being said, please add a SLIDE TRANSITION to each slide.
Miss Rybinski has a sample to show you for this assignment.

Save and submit to the Grade Eight Computers Hand-in Folder as Last name, First Letter of First Name, PowerPoint Practice #5

Thanks!
Miss R

A little Sunday Painting

Hello Everyone!
I hope you had a relaxing weekend! One more week until the long weekend!
I was able to spend some time with my paints this weekend and this was the result... check it out here
@ https://www.instagram.com/p/BFcZIVYpbJg/

Christian Ethics Homework

Hello Grade Eight's!
I still need Peacemaker Brainstorms from:
Jarica and Karissa
Lauren and Payton
Keaton and Serra


I still need Peacemaker Hand-outs (for your presentations) from:
Jarica and Karissa
Lauren and Payton
Keaton and Serra


I still need Life Symbols from:
Lauren and Keaton


Have a great weekend everyone!

CE Poster Design Requirements

Requirements for Poster Design:

• Include your Peacemaker’s name at the top of the Poster Page
• Include a photograph of your Peacemaker on your poster.
• Include the flag of the country where your Peacemaker originated.
• Include Birth and Death (or if they are still alive Birth dates only) underneath the name at the Top of the Poster Page.
• Include contributions to world peace
• What was their main goal (with regards to world peace)
• Three important quotes by your peacemaker
• Awards, Special Recognition, etc.
• IS YOUR PEACEMAKER STILL ALIVE (only include if they are still alive)

Grade Eight Computers May 9, 2016

Grade Eight Computers:

Your task today is to create a Trivia PowerPoint Video!

This assignment requires the use of a) several slides (32 to be exact) and b) HYPERLINK ACTION.

Here are your instructions:

1. Create a new Presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint.
2. Make sure you have 32 blank slides.
3. Make sure you include a photograph on EACH SLIDE!
4. The First slide will be your title slide. In the First Text Box please put “____________________ Trivia” (Ex. Jazz Music Trivia). In the Second Text Box please put “A Quiz by YOUR NAME”.
5. You will need to ask your audience TEN trivia questions all based on your topic of choice.
6. Between Every QUESTION SLIDE you will need to have a WRONG ANSWER (and a TRY AGAIN) SLIDE and a RIGHT ANSWER (and continue on to the next question) SLIDE.
7. For each question you must have FOUR possible answers:
   Ex. What is the name of David Braid’s 2011 Juno Award Winning Album?

a. Vivid b. Volume c. Verge d. Vivacity

8. You will HYPERLINK the three WRONG ANSWERS to the WRONG ANSWER SLIDE and you will hyperlink the RIGHT ANSWER to the RIGHT ANSWER SLIDE.

9. To hyperlink, simply highlight your text and right click. Choose HYPERLINK.

10. Once you click HYPERLINK choose PLACE IN THIS DOCUMENT and choose your destination (which slide you want to hyperlink to)

11. For every WRONG ANSWER SLIDE you have to Hyperlink back to the initial question.

12. For every RIGHT ANSWER SLIDE you have to Hyperlink to the Next question for a grand total of TEN QUESTIONS.

13. Save as “LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME, TRIVIA POWERPOINT PRACTICE 4”

14. Submit to the Hand-in Folder.

Yearbook Link

Below is an easy-access to the Lifetouch Website:


https://als.lifetouch.com/account-login-service/login?service=https%3a%2f%2fonlineyearbooks.lifetouch.com%2f


Thank you Grade 10!
Miss R

May 6th Grade 8 CE - Groups for PEACEMAKER Assignment!

GROUPS FOR CE 8 PROJECT!

1. Dawson and Declan – Martin Luther King, Jr.
2. Lauren and Chloe – Jody Williams
3. Ramon and Oliver – Mahatma Ghandi
4. Kira and Aimee – Mama T
5. Acacia and Emma – Aung San Suu Kyi
6. Justine and Mackenzie – Saint Francis of Assisi
7. Karissa and Jarica – Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan (Ireland)
8. Scarlet and Payton – St. Pope John Paul II
9. Hans and Caleb – Nelson Mandela
10. Irsa and Nadia – Malala Yousafzai
11. Serra and Keaton – Rigoberto Menchu Tum

Grade Eight Christian Ethics May 6, 2016

After having learned about what Our Faith teaches about PEACE, you are responsible for collecting data on a contemporary-semi contemporary role model of PEACE. You will be working with a partner (there are twenty-two people in our class). After you inform who you will be working with, we will assign one person to each team. Our list of research candidates are:
1. Nelson Mandela
2. Mahatma Ghandi
3. St. Pope John Paul II
4. St. Francis of Assisi
5. Martin Luther King, Jr.
6. Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta
7. Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan (A Dynamic Duo from Ireland)
8. Aung San Suu Kyi
9. Rigoberto Menchu Tum
10. Malala Yousafzai
11. Jody Williams
Once you have been assigned a Peacemaker, please complete the following brainstorm questions. Your brainstorm will be your source of information from which you will design a poster based on your Peacemaker. Please copy and paste the following questions into a Microsoft Word Document.

1. Where and when was your Peacemaker born?
2. Provide a brief summary of their upbringing/childhood/adolescence. Were there any major events in their childhood/adolescence that contributed to their desire to make peace in the world?
3. What was their MAIN goal? Did they live this goal out through their actions?
4. List 3-5 of their major contributions to world peace.
5. Did your Peacemaker win any prestigious awards for their contributions to world peace?
6. Provide 3 important quotes stated by your Peacemaker.
7. Is your Peacemaker still alive? If so, where are they currently living and what occupation/job/career do they have? If not, when did they pass away, and what country were they laid to rest in?
8. Provide Three Interesting Facts about your Peacemaker.

Once you have completed your brainstorm, please save as YOUR LAST NAMES, PEACEMAKER BRAINSTORM.
Your posters will be presented to our class next week.
God bless!
Miss R <3

Grade Nine Musical Eras Assignment

Hello Grade Nines!
The grade eights are currently in a treaty information session, so therefore we are going to look closely at the following musical eras:
1) Medieval Era
2) Baroque Era
3) Classical Era
4) Romantic Era

Your task is to buddy up with someone. Let Miss R know who your partner is and which Musical Era you would like to research.
Please copy and paste the following questions into a Microsoft Word Document and save as "Last Name(s), First Letter of First Name(s), Musical Era Assignment".
1) What are the dates for your Musical Era? (Please state the name of the Era in your answer, ex. The Classical Period lasted from Date 1 until Date 2).
2) What are musical characteristics of your Musical Era? (Ie. In the Baroque Era, many composers used terraced dynamics). Please provide a minimum of five musical characteristics. You may use bullet points to generate your list.
3) What is an example of a famous composer from the Era you have chosen? Please provide their dates, musical contributions and three interesting facts about them. Please also include a photograph of your composer.
4) What is an example of a famous composition from this Musical Era?
5) Is there any music written for YOUR band instrument from this musical era? (ie. Baroque Sonatas for String Bass, Classical Concerto for Flute, etc.)

Please save and submit to the Level 3 Band Folder under Musical Era Assignment.

May 3, 2016 Grade Eight Computers

Grade Eight Computers!

Your task is to create a DISNEY FUN FACTS POWERPOINT.

You need to find TWELVE Disney Fun Facts to include in your PowerPoint.

1.   Open a new PowerPoint.

2.  Select a theme (Design)

3.  Make sure you have FOURTEEN slides.

4.  Your first slide is your title slide. In the first text box write DISNEY FUN FACTS. The second text box put POWERPOINT BY “YOUR NAME”.

5.  For each slide after, the title will be FUN FACT #1, #2, #3 etc. up to FUN FACT #12. YOUR FINAL SLIDE SHALL SAY "THE END and THANK YOU FOR VIEWING MY BLOG".

6.  For each slide, insert a fun fact about Disney (Walt Disney himself, the Disney Parks, Disney films, etc.) AS WELL AS A PICTURE to accompany your fun fact!

7.  In addition to this, you are required to add a SLIDE TRANSITION to each slide which can be found under the TRANSITIONS tab.

8.  After you have completed your task, please save as “LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME DISNEY FUN FACTS”

9.  Save and submit to the PowerPoint Practice #3 Hand-in folder.

Grade Eight PowerPoint Practice 2 - Layout

Hello Grade Eight! Posted below is your assignment for today's class if you have submitted your Newspaper Article and PowerPoint Practice 1.

GRADE EIGHT MICROSOFT POWERPOINT PRACTICE 2:

OBJECTIVE: LAYOUT

Your task for this PowerPoint Practice Assignment is to use a DIFFERENT LAYOUT PER SLIDE.

THE DIFFERENT LAYOUT OPTIONS ARE:

1. TITLE SLIDE
2. TITLE AND CONTENT
3. SECTION HEADER
4. TWO CONTENT
5. COMPARISON
6. TITLE ONLY
7. BLANK
8. CONTENT WITH CAPTION
9. PICTURE WITH CAPTION

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. OPEN BLANK POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
2. SAVE AS “LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME, POWERPOINT PRACTICE 2 LAYOUT”
3. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE TEN SLIDES IN TOTAL (ADD MORE SLIDES BY CLICKING “NEW SLIDE”).
4. GO TO DESIGN, FORMAT BACKGROUND AND CHOOSE THE GRADIENT OPTION FOR BACKGROUND. CHOOSE COLOURS OF YOUR CHOICE. CLICK APPLY TO ALL.
5. ON SLIDE ONE, SELECT TITLE SLIDE AS YOUR LAYOUT.
6. ON SLIDE TWO, SELECT TITLE AND CONTENT AS YOUR LAYOUT.
7. ON SLIDE THREE, SELECT SECTION HEADER AS YOUR LAYOUT.
8. ON SLIDE FOUR, SELECT TWO CONTENT AS YOUR LAYOUT.
9. ON SLIDE FIVE, SELECT COMPARISON AS YOUR LAYOUT.
10. ON SLIDE SIX, SELECT TITLE ONLY AS YOUR LAYOUT.
11. ON SLIDE SEVEN, SELECT BLANK AS YOUR LAYOUT. USE WORDART TO INSERT TEXT ONTO THE SLIDE.
12. ON SLIDE EIGHT, SELECT CONTENT WITH CAPTION AS YOUR LAYOUT.
13. ON SLIDE NINE, SELECT PICTURE WITH CAPTION AS YOUR LAYOUT.
14. ON SLIDE TEN,  SELECT TITLE ONLY AS YOUR LAYOUT.
15. USE THE PRINTED OUT SLIDE-GUIDE TO INSERT THE CORRECT TEXT INTO THE CORRECT BOXES IN YOUR POWERPOINT.
16. SAVE AND SUBMIT TO THE POWERPOINT PRACTICE 2 FOLDER IN THE PUBLIC HAND IN FOLDER.

Level 3 Band - April 26, 2016

Greetings Grade Nine's!
Miss Rybinski is away with the Grade 7's and 8's on a Science field trip this morning. Your assignment for this class is posted below.

Grade Nine Lesson:

Copy and paste questions into a word document and answer in full sentences. Do not rush through your work – please provide as much information as you can – take the opportunity to learn.

Choose a rock band, funk band, jazz band, marching band, symphony orchestra, etc. that YOUR band instrument is used in.

(IE. Flute = Brecker Brothers, Saxophone = San Francisco Jazz Collection, Trumpet = Five Alarm Funk, Bass Guitar = The Mingus Big Band (Charles Mingus), Drumset = The Buddy Rich Big Band)

Please write a brief study on the band of your choice answering the following questions:

1.      How long has your band of choice been performing/touring/writing? Are they still together?

2.      What style of music does your band of choice perform/write/tour with?

3.      Who are the members of your band of choice?

4.      What is the instrumentation? (What instruments are used in your band? ex. Bass, guitar, drums, piano, maracas, zither, synthesizer and vocals)

5.      Who is the instrumentalist that plays your instrument in your band of choice?

6.      What is a well-known song by the band?

7.      Has the band won any prestigious awards such as a Juno Award, Grammy Award, Academy Award, or Billboard Award?

8.      Who are your band of choice’s INFLUENCES (who inspired the musicians in your band of choice?) (ie. Miss Rybinski’s influences include J.J. Johnson, John Legend, Regina Spektor, Duke Ellington, Bill Evans)

AFTER YOU HAVE COMPLETED THE QUESTIONS, PLEASE SAVE AND SUBMIT TO THE HAND IN FOLDER IN THE LEVEL 3 BAND FOLDER. PLEASE SAVE AS “LAST NAME, FIRST LETTER OF FIRST NAME, BAND STUDY” Have fun!

After you complete the assignment please refer to the following link for musical theory practice! https://www.musictheory.net/exercises or https://www.tonictutor.com/.