Welcome to the 2019-2020 School Year!

I hope everyone's school year has gotten off to a great start.  Remember that this blog is primarily a point of reference for you, my NDS and TCS students and parents.  With as much time as we all spend online these days, I figured it would be helpful to have a place online where you could check for important information at whatever time is convenient for you!  This site is ready-to-go with updated information for this year, and I will continue to update it as often as possible throughout the year.

Click on the tabs above to navigate to the information you are looking for.  If you think of a question that would be helpful to have answered on this page, or if there's information you are looking for that is not already posted here, please feel free to email me at kjohnson@sau49.org.  I check this email multiple times a day during the school year, and because I'm in two buildings during the week, it's often the easiest way to reach me!

Cheers to another great, music-filled year!

Kristin Johnson
NDS/TCS Music Teacher

P.S. As has become tradition over the past few years, below are some of my favorite recent family memories... because... cute kid pictures!  😍😃  Maybe I'm biased, though... 😉

We 💖 Story Land

Strawberry picking at Full Moon Farm

Happy 4th of July 2019!

    

Wolfeboro Public Safety Open House

Yes.  My son did manage to catch a fish with a stick, some string, a borrowed hook, and some bait.  Color us surprised!!

 

Dinner at the beach

Family gathering at Uncle Al's on Lake Champlain in Vermont

Riding the MS Mount Washington from Wolfeboro

Picnic lunch on the Mount

Our backyard blueberry bushes were very prolific this year!!  Picking was great!

Happy Birthday to me!  Hamilton at the Providence Performing Arts Center.

                

Lucky enough to meet Edred Utomi, the actor who played Hamilton himself, after the show!  Star-struck!

Made a "tourist stop" at Gillette Stadium on the way home from Providence.  Happy husband. 😍

Visit with my Grandma, my kids' Great-Grandma, who is 97 years young!  Blessed.

My kids love mini golf more than any 3 kids I know...

Picnic lunch in North Conway

Ride on Conway Scenic Railroad

Highlight of the end of our summer:  we bought a CAMPER!!

The kids love their bunks in the camper. 😃

One of our fall camping trips - happy boy by the campfire. 😍

                         

Welcome to the 2018-2019 School Year!

Welcome "Bach" to school, everyone!  I hope everyone had a fantastic summer.  My family had a wonderful, fun summer that seemed to have just the right balance of busy travel and quiet time at home.  Our travels brought us to Boston for a Broadway show, the mountains of North Carolina for a week, two weddings, a long weekend spent at Attitash and Story Land, and cabin camping with family at our favorite spot.  We also enjoyed some nice family time by/on/in the lake and at home.  Below are some of my favorite memories from this summer.  😍😃 As it always does, the summer went by way too quickly, but I do always look forward to getting back to the business of making music together!

I hope everyone's school year has gotten off to a great start.  Remember that this blog is primarily a point of reference for you, my NDS and TCS students and parents.  With as much time as we all spend online these days, I figured it would be helpful to have a place online where you could check for important information at whatever time is convenient for you!  This site is ready-to-go with updated information to start this year, and I will continue to update it as often as possible throughout the year.

Click on the tabs above to navigate to the information you are looking for.  If you think of a question that would be helpful to have answered on this page, or if there's information you are looking for that is not already posted here, please feel free to email me at kjohnson@sau49.org.  I check this email multiple times a day during the school year, and because I'm in two buildings during the week, it's often the easiest way to reach me!

Looking forward to another great, music-filled year!

Kristin Johnson
NDS/TCS Music Teacher

Happy 4th of July!

A Christmas gift fulfilled - Aladdin on Broadway (in Boston) with Mom and Dad

Ready for his first Broadway show! (And Mom's also excited to see Aladdin!)

Paradise Lodge in Saluda, NC - the house our extended family rented for the week in July for our 4-generation, 22-strong family reunion.  Amazing! 

Another view of Paradise Lodge - lives up to its name!

Family portrait in Saluda, NC

My Grandmother (91 years young) with all 8 of her great-grandchildren. They made her a hand print portrait when they were all together for the week. <3

"GG" and Ella, her youngest great-grandchild.  Who's more smitten?

My cousin teaching Ethan how to fish in NC.  Family time is the best time!

Ella is queen of the skies!  "I've got this flying-thing down, Mom!"  On our way home from North Carolina.

All "dolled-up" for a friend's wedding at the beginning of August.

We love Story Land!

On my birthday, we took a drive through Crawford Notch, and though it was cloudy, it was still a decent view of the Mt. Washington Hotel and the base of Mt. Washington.

Ethan & Ella at The Mount Washington Hotel in Crawford Notch

Snuggles and lunch out to eat on my birthday

Cabin camping with family at Cold Springs Camp Resort

We love camping!

Family kayaking trip on Crescent Lake and Lake Wentworth.

I had the cutest passenger in my kayak!

Welcome to the 2017-2018 School Year!

Welcome back to school, everyone!  I hope everyone had a fantastic summer.  My family had a completely jam-packed, fun-filled summer and we wouldn't have it any other way!  You know the summer must be filled with fun adventures when you rack up about 3000 miles on the car without ever leaving New England, ha!  We spent plenty of time with family and friends, and we managed to pretty much see and do it all in one summer:  a visit to the city, a weekend camping, a weekend at the ocean, time down at the lake, three family reunions, preparations for my sister's wedding, a weekend with friends, visits to Story Land...  I think that about covers it!  As it always does, the summer went by way too quickly, but I do always look forward to getting back to the business of making music together!

I hope everyone's school year has gotten off to a great start.  Remember that this blog is primarily a point of reference for you, my NDS and TCS students and parents.  With as much time as we all spend online these days, I figured it would be helpful to have a place online where you could check for important information at whatever time is convenient for you!  I am currently working on updating much of this blog with current information, and will continue to do so as often as possible throughout the year.

Click on the tabs above to navigate to the information you are looking for.  If you think of a question that would be helpful to have answered on this page, or if there's information you are looking for that is not already posted here, please feel free to email me at kjohnson@sau49.org.  I check this email multiple times a day during the school year, and because I'm in two buildings during the week, it's often the easiest way to reach me!

Looking forward to another great, music-filled year!

Kristin Johnson
NDS/TCS Music Teacher

Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year!

As the signs in my hallways said last month, "Welcome 'Bach' to school!"  I hope everyone had a fantastic summer.  My family welcomed our beautiful baby girl, Ella Loralise, back at the beginning of June.  It was lovely to spend the whole summer together learning to be a family of four!  As it always does, the summer went by way too quickly.  It *is* always exciting to get back to the business of making music together, though!

Remember that this blog is primarily a point of reference for you, my NDS and TCS students and parents.  With as much time as we all spend online these days, I figured it would be helpful to have a place online where you could check for important information at whatever time is convenient for you!  I am currently working on updating much of this blog with current information, and will continue to do so as often as possible throughout the year.

Click on the tabs above to navigate to the information you are looking for.  If you think of a question that would be helpful to have answered on this page, or if there's information you are looking for that is not already posted here, please feel free to email me at kjohnson@sau49.org.  I check this email multiple times a day during the school year, and because I'm in two buildings during the week, it's often the easiest way to reach me!

Looking forward to another great, music-filled year!

Kristin Johnson
NDS/TCS Music Teacher

Happy... Spring?

March is Music In Our Schools month, and it's been a while since I've posted an update here, so today and this month seems appropriate for a post!

What a mild winter it has been!  Though I sit here typing this as the snow falls on March 21st and we are in the midst of our first Blizzard Bag Day of the year.  Wow!

The 4th graders have recently started their band instruments, and the band and chorus at both schools are very hard at work on their programs for our combined spring concert, to be held once again at the Kingswood Arts Center in Wolfeboro on Thursday, May 12 at 6:30.

The 6th grades at both schools are looking forward to a trip to see the UNH Symphony Orchestra in Durham next month, and the rest of the general music classes are busy, busy, busy as well!

Think spring!  Regardless of whether anyone told Mother Nature, the calendar is sure moving right along and I know the warmer months and end-of-school-year activities are coming quicker than we're all ready to admit!

Mrs. Johnson

November Update

Whew!  November is moving right along!  What a short, yet completely jam-packed, month November is in the music department!  With Halloween behind us, the music department now (unfortunately) does what all the retail stores do:  skip November and focus full-time on the Holidays!  The band and chorus have actually been in "holiday mode" since September, but we are shifting into full-time holiday mode now that the Kindergarteners, 1st graders, 2nd graders, and 3rd graders have begun work on our K-3 Holiday musical:  a musical by Teresa Jennings called "This Old Gingerbread House."  It's a pretty "sweet" play, ha!  The kids are off to a good start with it.

Blizzard bags went home at the beginning of this month, and the students have been briefed during class on what to do if the blizzard bag day falls on a day that they normally have musical activities:  music class, band, lessons, or chorus.  For your convenience, there is a link to my blizzard bag page above.

Chorus students:  the Chorus Practice Guide page has finally been fully-updated and is officially up and running with this year's holiday music!  Enjoy the chance to practice your chorus music at home!

As the days grow short and we all start to feel the hustle and bustle of the holiday season increasing the swiftness of our steps, I sure hope that everyone is still able to take some time to slow down, breathe, and bask in the glow of what really matters in life.  Happy Veteran's Day and a special thank you to all of those who have served and/or continue to serve our great country.  Happy Thanksgiving to all!

Mrs. Johnson

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