Bagnall sixth graders, thanks to the sponsorship of the Bagnall PTA, had the opportunity to learn from Tony Vacca again this year.  The rest of us got to enjoy that learning via a concert by the 3 sixth grade bands and their teachers.  Tony Vacca is a percussionist with over 30 years experience as a drummer/composer, and with over a dozen trips to West Africa. He spent the day working with Bagnall 6^thgrade staff and students to create and teach them a percussion composition. Our students learned to use djembe drums, gongs, rattles, an orchestra of tuned bells, and a wide variety of Tony’s other signature combinations of percussion instruments. They also learned call-and-response phrases and chants, and then learned several signals in order to play five sections within a composition. The pieces they learned involve combinations of rhythms that connect African, Caribbean and American traditions.

Tony has many important messages to share with us all every year when he comes to Bagnall.  His focus this year was on taking risks as learners and going for it!   Our sixth graders did just that, and the result was a powerful learning experience that will stay with them for years to come.  

If you are interested in  learning more about a quality preschool program for your child through the Pentucket Regional School District, you will want  to read this  important notice. 

PRESCHOOL SCREENING PARENT INFORMATION NIGHT

Please replace any PRSD calendar's with the revised calendar dated 12/8/11. The changes include January 2, 2012 as No School for the  New Year holiday and a change to the last day of school and any makeup days that may be needed.

Revised PRSD District Calendar 2011-2012