Mrs. Bettis' first guitar

I absolutely loved my first guitar which I received on my 5th birthday. I even slept with it!

I still love music and love sharing the joy of singing, playing and moving with my students! This year I will be full time at Park for the first time. I will also be working with several classes in the Discovery Lab. Yeah!

Honduras

Check out my trip to Honduras

http:heiferproject.blogspot.com

Let me know what you think!

World Music

National Geographic has a wonderful site to explore music from around the world. Kudos to Mrs. Nichols from Little Rock who sent me this awesome site!

http://worldmusic.nationalgeographic.com/worldmusic/view/page.basic/regions

Interactive website from LA Symphony!!!

Here is a new interactive website from the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra!!!

http://www.laco.org/kids/html/activities.htm

Everything but the kitchen sink about music!

This School District has neat music stuff to share!


http://www.empire.k12.ca.us/capistrano/Mike/capmusic/music_room/themusic.htm

New Music Fun!

Check out this fun music site!

Mrs. Bettis thanks her e-mail colleague, Mrs. Stanley for sharing this new website.

http://www.smart-central.com/

Mrs. Bettis in Hanamaki

Mrs. Bettis had the great fortune to visit Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, during the Summer of 2005. I was sent as part of the Sister Cities' Teacher Exchange Program. See pictures of the schools and sites from Hanamaki on my blog at http://sistercities2005.blogspot.com. I told my Hanamaki friends that it would never again be a color on a map or a picture in a book, but it now was a place in my heart. Check out my pictures and you will see why.

Heifer International

Mrs. Bettis is a volunteer for Heifer International which is based in Little Rock, AR. Heifer has a mission to end hunger in the world. The other equally important mission is to educate all about how we can learn to help take care of our world. Check out www.readtofeed.org or www.heifered.org to find fun and informative activities to help you learn more about doing your part to help our world!