All School Assembly
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Each month all the students grades K-5 learn or review a song to sing for all-school assembly. Most songs are a chosen patriotic song and/or holiday song suitable for the month.
Visit the following sites for the lyrics and sample recordings:
http://www.patrioticon.org/patriotic-soundfiles.htm
http://www.scoutsongs.com/categories/patriotic-songs.html
http://www.usa-flag-site.org/songs.shtml
Below are the songs featured for this year:
September - Friends - all school round
October - God Bless America
November - America (My Country Tis of Thee)
December - May Peace Be Always with You
(alt. A Song of Peace http://youtu.be/mxidrVmwznU)
January -America, the Beautiful
February - Star-Spangled Banner http://www.amhistory.si.edu/starspangledbanner/
March -Read Across America http://www.nea.org/grants/read-across-america-song.html
April - This Land is Your Land
May - God Bless America/America
June - There are Many Flags/Grand Old Flag
Video Performance Links:
Elvis singing "America the Beautiful" http://youtu.be/n8wZGhfEslY
Carrie Underwood sings National Anthem http://youtu.be/LSiRUSjSJnQ
Kate Smith sings "God Bless America" http://youtu.be/1HVK4ztHayw
Aretha Franklin sings "My Country Tis of Thee" http://youtu.be/5NqszdLiJxg
"God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood http://youtu.be/Q65KZIqay4E
"Stars and Stripes Forever" by John Philip Sousa http://youtu.be/bm88Y-ocTyA