The Year Without A Christmas Parade...

Dear Parents,

We are on the home stretch towards putting on our winter concert.  The students are putting the finishing touches on their music, as well as their instrument decorations!

Before I get into the details for the winter concert, I must restate how incredibly proud I am of all the band members who participated in the "parade" on Saturday.  After hearing the announcement that the buses weren't going to show up, they were all very understanding and flexible.  We enjoyed a pizza and movie day in the band room.

Our warm-up with Drum Major Lindsay.

Winter Concert Details

Are you ready?  December 10 is right around the corner.  The kids and I cannot wait to show you everything they've learned throughout the fall!  Don't forget to sign up to help, and thank you to everyone who has already!  http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c094eaba82ea6f85-winter1 

Here's the schedule.  We will do our best to keep things as close to these times as we can. I encourage kids and parents to listen to all groups.

4:30 PM

We will be setting up for the concert.  Any parents that can come early to help would be greatly appreciated.

5:45 PM

Call time for Beginning Strings; begin selling dessert.

6:00 PM

Close down dessert table until intermission; CONCERT BEGINS with Beginning Strings Call time for everybody else.

6:15 PM

Advanced Strings performs.

6:35 PM

Beginning Band performs.

6:50 PM

Concert Band performs.

7:05 PM

INTERMISSION.  Reopen dessert table.

7:15 PM

Jazz Band reports to stage for warm-up

7:30 PM

Close down dessert table.  Jazz Band performs.

7:50 PM

Intermediate Band performs

8:10 PM

Advanced Band performs

8:30 PM

CONCERT ENDS.  Sell any remaining items at the dessert table.  Students will help load equipment truck.

NEW EVENT: Share Your Christmas Food Drive

In order to give the Intermediate and Advanced Bands another performance opportunity, we will walk to the Governor's Mansion on Friday, December 11, to perform our parade song at the food drive. This will either happen during your student's band class, or as a mass group sometime during the school day.  As soon as I know, I'll pass the information your way.  

That is all I have for now. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

-Mr. Jacques-