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Music Festival - OrchestraApril 24 Good afternoon!
Tomorrow is the day for Full Orchestra to head to music festival, this will be students from senior violin, cello, woodwinds, brass and percussion. We are leaving the school at 9:00 am, so if any parents are able to come with us, please meet us at the school at 9:00am. Students should wear their dark bottoms and will be wearing their orchestra tshirts.
Important Orchestra InformationFebruary 26 1.
March
23rd: all grade 3-5 orchestra program students
(beginner violin, intermediate, senior, cello and all band instruments) will be
going to Leo Hayes to see NBYO perform as part of their Canada 150 tour.
2.
Sometime
during the week of April 23rd: All full orchestra
students (senior violin, cello, brass, woodwinds and percussion) will be going
to the music festival at Nasis Middle.
3.
April
28th: Our senior Woodwinds/Brass have been invited
to perform with middle school students as a part of Band Blast at FHS. (details
to follow for students who are involved)
4.
May
9th during the school day: Junior Choir/Orchestra
Glee spring concert for the school (ALL orchestra program students)
5.
May
9th at 6:30 pm: Junior Choir/Orchestra/Glee spring concert
for families (donations at the door)
Orchestra Practice-A-ThonJanuary 29 Good afternoon Orchestra
Program Families!
We will be starting our Practice-A-Thon Fundraiser on February 5th!
Students will be coming home with information sheets today (I’ve also attached
them to this email). I would like to explain a few things about our Practice-A-Thon.
First and foremost, this is an event to get students to practice
(as we find at this time of year students can get into a bit of a practicing
slump) and to work together as a group to encourage their peers to spend some
more time practicing. The fundraising part, although it
will be a great help in raising funds for the music program, IS
NOT mandatory
in any way.
Two of our three prizes are focused on the time spent practicing,
one for the individual who practices the most and a pizza party for the section
that practices the most(on average.) Neither of these prizes have to do with
fundraising as I want everyone to have an equal opportunity to participate and
have a chance to win.
If anyone has any more questions or concerns, please do not
hesitate to contact me.
Have a great Monday!
 Sponsor Sheet.pdf
Practice-a-thon.pdf
Practice Record.pdf
Music Program ScheduleSeptember 24
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Music
Room
7:50-8:10
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Beginner Violin C
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Library
10:05
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Beginner Violin A
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Beginner Violin B
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Beginner Violin D
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Music
Room
10:05
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Beginner Woodwinds
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Percussion
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Beginner Brass
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Senior Woodwinds and
Brass
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Beginner Brass
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Library
12:00
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Intermediate Violin A
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Senior Violin and Cello
(whole hour)
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Library
12:25
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Intermediate Violin B
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Music
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12:00
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Junior Choir
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Beginner Woodwinds
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Percussion 12:00-12:25
(Will be full orchestra
at a later date)
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Senior Woodwinds and
Brass
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Music
Room
12:25
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Mme
Aubé’s Room
12:00
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Glee
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Park
Street Music Program Schedule 2017-2018
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Beginner
Woodwinds: First year clarinets, flutes and saxophones
Beginner Brass:
First year trumpets and trombones
Senior Woodwinds:
Second year clarinets, flutes, saxophones, trumpets and trombones
Important Practice-A-Thon InformationFebruary 16 Good morning again Park Street Orchestra Families!
It seems, after having conversations with some
students and emails, that there may be need for clarification of the intent of
the Practice-A-Thon.
First and foremost, this is an event to get students
to practice (as we find at this time of year students can get into a bit of a
practicing slump) and to work together as a group to encourage their peers to
spend some more time practicing. The fundraising part, although it will be
a great help in raising funds for the music program, IS NOT mandatory in any
way. If you have not started recording practice time, please feel free to start
now, any bit of practicing will help their section.
Two of our three prizes are focused on the time spent
practicing, one for the individual who practices the most and a pizza party for
the section that practices the most (on average.) Neither of these prizes have
to do with fundraising, as I want everyone to have an equal opportunity to
participate and have a chance to win.
If anyone has any more questions or concerns, please
do not hesitate to contact me.
Practice-A-Thon FundraiserFebruary 01 Park Street School Orchestra
Practice-A-Thon
Information Sheet
Your Practice Earns Money for the Park Street School Orchestra
Program!
Find sponsors or pledges
Start by contacting your
friends and family: your parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and
anyone else you can think of. Ask them to pledge a certain amount for every
minute practiced (ex: $0.10/minute) or a pledge a flat donation (ex: $25). Use
the Sponsor Sheet attached to track your pledges.
Keep track of your practice time
From February 6th
through March 3rd, keep track of your hours practiced on the
Practice Log attached.
Collect Money
At the end of the
Practice-a-thon, you will need to collect your donations. Turn in to Mrs.
Benson your Sponsor Sheet, Practice Log, and total money collected by March 13th.
Win Prizes
There will be prizes for the
most minutes practiced and the most money collected. The section with the most
minutes of practice time (averaged, so the larger ensembles do not have an
automatic advantage) will win a pizza party!
The sections are:
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Woodwinds
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Brass
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Percussion
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Beginner Violin A
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Beginner Violin B
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Beginner Violin C
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Beginner Violin D
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Senior Violin
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Intermediate Violin
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Cello
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What counts as practice time?
What counts as practice? Any
time you are playing your instrument outside of school, without Mrs. Benson or
Mrs. Moller.
Practice-a-thon.pdf
Sponsor Sheet.pdf
Practice Record.pdf
Orchestra Fees DueJanuary 24 Good morning Park Street Orchestra
Families!
Just a reminder that your second term
Orchestra Fees are due Friday, January 27th. The fee is $25. Please
send the cheque or cash to Mrs. Benson.
Poinsettia Fundraiser for MusicDecember 02 Dear Park Street Families
Again this year, Orchestra, Junior Choir and Glee will be doing their pointsettia fundraiser in partnership with Scott's Nursery. Each year, Scott's produces thousands of beautiful poinsettias in a variety of colours (red, white, pink, multi hues). Through our partnership with them, we are able to sell 6 inch and 8 inch poinsettias at a great price and fund-raise some money for our music programs.
The process is simple: ask friends and family if they would like to purchase a poinsettia, collect the money, send th emoney in to school and we will provide you with a coupon to go to Scott's Nursery and pick out the poinsettia you wish to have. (Please keep in mind that this is a fundraiser and our asking price is $1-2 higher than the price at the store.)
6 inch poinsettias are $15 and 8 inch are $30. We accept cash and cheques (made out to Park Street School). We are asking that all orders be turned in to your child's teacher no later than December 5th, as this allows us to collect the coupons from Scott's and get them to you.
Thank you so much for your continued support of our music programs!
Mrs. Benson and Mme. Aube
Bake Sale for the AuctionNovember 24 Hello Park Street Music Families
On Wednesday, November 30th, Park Street will
be hosting their Fourth Annual Christmas Community Auction in support of our
many performing arts groups here at school.
Each year, Glee, junior choir, orchestra, drama, puppet club, black
light theatre, visual arts and dance clubs look for ways to raise funds to
support the many activities offered to students at the school. Last year, the silent auction raised a lot of
money and helped out many of these clubs with their financial needs. It is because of the generous donations and
support of MANY people and businesses in the community that we are able to host
this wonderful event.
Our performing arts culture is a strong one at Park
Street, and it continues to grow each year!
It is very evident from the participation numbers in orchestra, and both
choirs! This year, we are asking parents of the three musical groups (Glee,
Junior Choir and Orchestra) to donate some baking for a bake sale that will
take place during the evening. We are
asking the items to be peanut/nut-free and pre-packaged for easy display on the
tables. For example, if you bake
a dozen cookies, please place 3-4 in a baggie and we will price and place the
bags on the table. Items for the sale
should be dropped off to us on Tuesday, November 29th so we can
figure out how much space we need everything. Perhaps you could send an email to us to let
us know you will be contributing. Glee
parents can email bryanna.aube@nbed.nb.ca , Junior choir and Orchestra parents can
email sara.benson@nbed.nb.ca
We thank you so much in advance for your continued
support of the performing arts groups at Park Street and we look forward to
seeing you on November 30th at the auction!
Mme Aubé ¯
Mrs. Benson ¯
Music Program Christmas ConcertNovember 18 Good morning Park Street Music Families!
Here are a few details about our Orchestra, Glee and Junior Choir Christmas concert!
Date and Time:
- December 8th at 6:30pm, students should arrive at 6:00pm
Dress: - Junior Choir: Dark bottom with light top
- Orchestra: Dark bottom with any top
- GLEE: Black bottoms and white tops (capes will be provided)
Location: - Park Street School Gymnasium
- Junior Choir will meet in Mrs. Davidson's Room
- Orchestra will meet in the library
- Glee will meet in Mme Aube's room
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CelloSeptember 27, 2016 at 12:00 PM
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