R ROJAS INC.
PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA

I am musical by nature (though not outrageously talented) so this is one area I gladly incorporate into my classroom instruction. In fact, I have written a few educational songs to help my students learn content in science and social studies. Of course, I also write songs as it is my way of including one of my favorite hobbies into my time of teaching - music in general. I have been happily married for 21 years and I still feel very young and full of energy! I have two children. My daughter will now be in 12th grade and my son in 10th grade. They both have been the product of a public school education and of McKinley in particular. My wife continues to volunteer her time at McKinley (helping me at home and in the classroom), and also substitute teaches pretty much exclusively here. One major change this trip inspired is that I will be teaching "Modern Band" to my classroom during the school day, and no longer after school. This is a change in order to be able to impact more students (a class load of them) and to do even more musically. In fact, this year fifth grade will be doing rotations for music (Mr. Rojas), art (Ms. Gangi-Hall) and P.E. (Ms. Gwinn). This means I will see all students in fifth grade for a total of 1 hour per week (two 30-min sessions). With Modern Band, I will focus on one main instrument, the Ukulele which all students will learn, though we will also be working on I am musical by nature (though not outrageously talented) so this is one area I gladly incorporate into my classroom instruction. In fact, I have written a few educational songs to help my students learn content in science and social studies. Of course, I also write songs as it is my way of including one of my favorite hobbies into my time of teaching - music in general. I have been happily married for 21 years and I still feel very young and full of energy! I have two children. My daughter will now be in 12th grade and my son in 10th grade. They both have been the product of a public school education and of McKinley in particular. My wife continues to volunteer her time at McKinley (helping me at home and in the classroom), and also substitute teaches pretty much exclusively here. One major change this trip inspired is that I will be teaching "Modern Band" to my classroom during the school day, and no longer after school. This is a change in order to be able to impact more students (a class load of them) and to do even more musically. In fact, this year fifth grade will be doing rotations for music (Mr. Rojas), art (Ms. Gangi-Hall) and P.E. (Ms. Gwinn). This means I will see all students in fifth grade for a total of 1 hour per week (two 30-min sessions). With Modern Band, I will focus on one main instrument, the Ukulele which all students will learn, though we will also be working on