Concerts are DONE!

Congratulations to all of my band students! I am so very proud of all of you! The concerts were fabulous. All of that hard work (and the gray hairs that you caused - you know who you are) paid off!
8th grade band students will rehearse during AM advisory period on Friday - if we have AM Advisory on Friday - so that we can prepare for Tuesday's field trip.
Enjoy your snow day!!

Parents, we are going to change a few things for the spring concerts. Stayed tuned for more information in the months to come. The dates will remain the same. Only the times will be changed.

CONCERTS

It's concert week!
Check your practice records for all the information that you need.
6th grade band concert is on Monday, December 13th. Students need to report no later than 6:30.
7th and 8th graders have a concert on Wednesday, December 15th.
Be sure that you are dressed in your black pants, CMS shirts - tucked in - and dark shoes. Use the bathroom before reporting to the band room.

6th graders have full band rehearsal during AM advisory on Monday morning! Don't forget to check in with your homeroom teacher before coming to the band room!

Hopefully, we will have the Yankee Candle orders by the 7th and 8th grade concert. I will post information as soon as the shipment arrives.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Tests Delayed

I had a chance to tell my B day students, but did not have a chance to talk to A day students...the tests scheduled for the 16th and 17th are rescheduled for the 19th and 22nd because I will be out of state attending a funeral. Please be good for the substitute and do some extra practicing at home. See you on Friday.

Whoo-hoo!

I teach the best students in all of CMS! All of you are doing a great job! Don't stop practicing - instead of a great job, I expect a super job :-)

Speaking of great jobs...you were amazing at raising funds for the band program. We doubled the band's budget for the year! Thank you to all who sold or bought! The orders are on their way to Yankee Candle and will be in before Christmas. (I don't have an exact delivery date, but will let you know when the orders are on their way.)

Great start to the weekend!

Because of our two-hour early dismissal, I only got to see two bands today, but WOW! They were fantastic! 8th graders, you did an excellent job on "Allegretto" and "The Chipmunk Song". (Could those two songs BE more different?!) I was really pleased with how well you responded to my suggestions for improving sound. Trombones, thanks for getting the whole "round sound" thing! Drummers, you rocked! Saxes and trumpet, keep up the good work! The 6th grade beginning band was also rockin' on their sight reading of "The Night Before Christmas". I can't believe that some of you just started playing LAST MONTH! Keep up the good work, EVERYONE! Get some practice in this weekend. Hope to see some of you tomorrow at NHS for the "Beat the Teach" 5K.

So much to do...

Wow! The school year is speeding by! First quarter ends this week and it's nearly November which means crunch time for the musical and concerts. Hope everybody is ready!!

Test #4 is Monday (tomorrow) for A day students and Tuesday for B day students. Get those practice records signed and completed so that you get the highest grade possible!

Our fundraiser starts tomorrow as well. We will be selling Yankee Candle products once again. I'm very sorry to report that the catalogs are no longer scratch-and-sniff. The good news is that we get 40% of the sales, and that all sales made by band students stay in the band program. Think of it this way - if you sell $100 worth of products, you've bought a new song for the band! There are lots of cool things and it is the start of the holiday season...start thinking about presents. Remember, Nanas and Bumpas love candles!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. I'm off to give Cleo and Big Dumb Dave their baths.

Test #3 is coming up!

Test #3 and Practice Record #3 are coming up next week: 12th for A days and 13th for B days. Be sure to practice and get those PR's signed.

The 13th is also Ms. Griwatz's 50th birthday! If you are near a dollar store this weekend, be sure to pick up some noise makers or party hats! It's going to be a BIG celebration!

Hope to see you all at the Northern High School TOB tomorrow night.