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PROJECT PHOEBE 

Our third grade students are studying a note called “low” in preparation for labeling it as low la, a note that is a skip below do.  One of the songs we used to hear this note is called “Phoebe in Her Petticoat,” and old American folk song.

As a side project, we talked about the word patterns of the lyrics, and each class made up new lyrics using the original patterns.  Below you will find the original words and each class’s composition.

Phoebe in Her Petticoat

Phoebe in her petticoat,
Phoebe in her gown,
Phoebe in her petticoat,
Goin’ in to town. 

Billy in his old blue jeans,
Billy in his shirt,
Billy in his old blue jeans,
Playing in the dirt.

Mrs. Buske’s Class

Mr. Murphy in his mustache,
Mr. Murphy in his glasses,
Mr. Murphy in his mustache,
Checking in on classes. 

Mrs. Buske in her bandana,
Mrs. Buske in high heels
Mrs. Buske in her bandana,
Checking e-mails.

Mrs. Asimor’s Class

Mr. Murphy in his magenta shirt,
Mr. Murphy in his tie,
Mr. Murphy in his magenta shirt,
Saying hi.

Mrs. Asimore in her apple earings,
Mrs. Asimore in her coat,
Mrs. Asimore in apple earings,
Looking at our notes.

Miss Sitkiewitz’s Class

Mr. Murphy in his mango shirt,
Mr. Murphy in his shoes,
Mr. Murphy in his mango shirt,
Keeping all the rules. 

Miss Sitkiewitz in her skirt,
Miss Sitkiewitz in her dress,
Miss Sitkiewitz in her skirt,
Grading all our tests.

Mrs. Lindsay’s Class

Mr. Murphy in his mittens,
Mr. Murphy in his sunglasses,
Mr. Murphy in his mittens,
Checking in on classes. 

Mrs. Lindsay in her long turtle neck,
Mrs. Lindsay in her pants,
Mrs. Lindsay in her long turtle neck,
Going to a dance.