Contact Information
Website: https://www.ksb.kyschools.us
Location: 1867 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206
Phone: (502) 897-1583
Fax: (502) 897-2850
Facebook: facebook.com/KYschoolfortheblind/
Twitter: @KSBWildcats
Announcements📢
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Social Studies 🗺️
2nd Graders are working on their geography skills. We are learning to locate the compass rose and use it to help orient the map, locate and identify continents and oceans, and use a key or legend to understand what information the map is presenting. We are also using the map to help us track the journey of Edward as we read The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo. 5th Graders are wrapping up their unit on Democracy before we jump into the American Revolution. They are working to use higher level vocabulary, utilize their resources, and gain a deeper understanding of how the United States of America was formed.
Middle School:
6th grade social studies students have started learning about ancient Egypt and the Nile River Valley. We have gone into detail about the Sphinx and the ability to build these massive pyramids on a grand scale. 7th grade social studies is finishing Mesopotamia and will begin studying ancient Egypt. 8th grade has continued their study of various governments and have started to dig deeper into the Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches.
High School:
Integrated Social Studies just started their ABC books on U.S. History. World History class has been talking about the Renaissance and will be starting on the Protestant Reformation in the coming weeks. Last, U.S. History started a new project after researching important symbols and landmarks in the United States. Students are recreating these in Minecraft and then sharing the information that they learned in the virtual world.
Art & Music 🎨🎼
KSB Art
Our time with KMAC clay artist Suzy Hatcher has now come to an end for the year and the students in the classes made some awesome pieces during these sessions. The pieces will be packed up to be taken home soon! We hope that the students and their families can find a place in their homes for these to put on display or they can be saved and given away as great Christmas gifts! Our next KMAC artist will be Lizzie Gulick. She is a fiber artist, and she has some great projects planned that will take us to Christmas break. Stay tuned for more about projects and plans as well as a quick bio of Lizzie in the next KSB art portion of the newsletter. Ms. Roark's Arts Appreciation class has been creating felted acorns out of wet felted balls with acorn caps attached and are now in the process of making felted leaves. The end project will result in the acorns and leaves being adhered onto napkin rings for the students to take home to enjoy. While this class does focus on creating art at certain times, we also focus on many aspects and categories of the arts so if there is a break in our creating, we are learning about other things within the subject that might include music, dance, or drama.
Fun Fact: The Mona Lisa has her own mailbox in the Louvre because of all the love letters she receives.
KSB Music
The music department has been scaring up some good things this month! The younger elementary students are learning about major and minor, turning some of our favorite songs into their spooky alternatives. We’re also practicing playing percussion instruments in a group and learning the importance of listening in an ensemble.
The middle schoolers are mostly working in ensembles and adding to their repertoire. We’re excited with how well they are getting their pieces together! It’s a challenge having all 8 instruments sync up and recreate a song we all know.
The high schoolers are working toward their goal of performing later this semester and are making a lot of progress. There will be a ton of variety in both concerts. Speaking of, now is a good time to mention our upcoming performances. November 17th will feature our 9th and 10th graders at 1:30 PM in the cafeteria. December 16th at 9:30 AM in the gym will be packed with performances! We will feature all of our elementary students along with 11th and 12th graders. We haven’t forgotten our middle schoolers! They’ll be performing next semester on their own concert. We’re proud of our students’ efforts to prepare for these concerts and look forward to having them perform!
Fun Fact: None of The Beatles Could Write or Read Music
