Friday 14 March 2014

Optimist Festival Week!

Things to Remember:
-Optimist Picture Forms (see side bar for extra forms)
-Grade 8 permission Forms

Optimist Week!
Optimist Festival week is here.   The students are sounding great and we are looking forward to performing and to our clinics.   All students are reminded to get some practicing in this weekend and we look forward to seeing everyone at the festival.    Parents are reminded they are welcome to come listen to us perform and welcome to join us for our clinics.    For more information about the festival, please check out the side bar, we have a link to the festival website.

Students are reminded to bring their instrument, have their music and be wearing their band t-shirt dark pants, dark shoes and dark socks when they arrive at the Center of the Arts.  They are also reminded to get in some final personal  practicing over the next few days.  

The run down of the week is:
Monday March 17 - Dress Rehearsals.
9:30-10:30 - Grade 6 Band Dress Rehearsal (All Schools)
10:35-11:35 - Grade 8 Band Dress Rehearsal
1:30-2:30- Grade 7 Band Dress Rehearsal (with the exception of McVeety students)
3:45 - 5:00- Jazz Band Dress Rehearsal

Tuesday March 18 - no band classes

Wednesday March 19
8:45a.m. - Grade 7 students meet at the Center of the Arts (Students are asked to bring a lunch with them)
*I will be there at 8:00a.m.to meet students that need to be dropped off early.  If students need to be dropped off before that, please let me know.
10:12a.m. - Grade 7 students perform
11:45a.m. - Grade 7 students are bused back to their schools
4:30p.m.  - Jazz Students meet at the Center (if students need a ride, please let us know.  They are asked to bring a lunch or bagged supper with them.)
5:30 - Jazz students perform (They perform in the basement of the Center,)
7:15 - Jazz students will be done.

Thursday March 20
7:30-8:30a.m. - Junior Winds Dress Rehearsal
12:30 - Grade 8 students are bused to the Center of the Arts
2:00 - Grade 8's will perform
3:45 - They will need a ride from the Center Home.  (Please let us know if anyone will have problems getting home.)

Friday March 21
8:00a.m. - Grade 6 Students meet at the Center of the Arts
*I will be there by 7:30 in case students need to be dropped off early.
9:00a.m. - Grade 6 Students perform
10:15 - Students will be bused back to their schools.   Massey students will walk home from Massey or go home with their parents.   Grade 6's who are in Junior Winds will stay with us.  
11:35 - Junior Winds students will be bused over to the Center of the Arts.
1:14 - Junior Winds performs
2:45 - Junior Winds will be bused back to their schools.  Massey students will walk home from Massey or go home with their parents.









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