Happy Fall Students and Parents.
All of our fifth grade band students have their instruments and we have now
learned several notes and are starting to work on our Christmas pieces. Every-
one needs to be bringing these instruments home to practice on a regular basis.
Remember that practice charts need to be handed in every week. All band
students need to practice a minimum of 60 minutes per week.
Sixth, seventh and eighth graders now have their Christmas music to practice and
also need to remember to hand in practice charts every week. Eighth graders per-
formed at the Band-O-Rama concert on Tuesday, October 20th at Bothwell Middle
School. Everyone did an outstanding job! Thanks parents for getting your children
there on time. Hope you enjoyed the concert.
We have our concert dates set for the school year. Our Christmas concert will be on
Thursday, December 17th and the spring concert will be Thursday, May 27th. Both
concerts will be held at St. Michael Church at 6:30 pm, and will include all band and
choir students. This is a required performance for all of the students.
Our Orchestra program is underway for the year. We meet Mondays from 2:15-3:00
throughout the school year and hope to perform at both concerts. If you would like
your child to participate, please let me know. We have a very small Orchestra and
would love to have more participants.
We have our seats reserved to attend "Fiddler on the Roof" next May for the 6, 7, and
8th grade band students. I will collect money for the remainder of the ticket and for
the bus later this fall. Watch for details in the newsletter. I have a few seats that are
still available. If you are interested in any tickets, let me know.