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Announcements For the Week of November 13, 2008
Cario Concert Update
The Jazz band and the Percussion ensemble concert will be held next Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 7:00pm in the Cario Gym. Performing students are required to wear their new jazz band polos, khaki pants, black socks, black shoes, and black belts. Mr. Scott says " If you are not in uniform, you will not play. If you do not play, that is equal to an unexcused absence during a performance". Please refer to page 8 under "Concert Attire" and page 10 under "Grading System" for more details. Please double check your child so that he or she is in full dress uniform, even if the shirts are a bit to big or even a lot to big, we are working on a way to correct any size issues.
Uniform Update
Following is an update for Uniforms: 6th grade band students will be receiving their polos and pants in class on Friday November 14, 2008. If your child does not bring home a pair of pants and you do not already have a pair, then you must go to Stagecoach Clothing Store to purchase a pair. Availability is limited as the pants were special ordered and Stagecoach does not routinely keep these in stock. The Uniform Chairperson also has a limited number of pants that can be purchased. Please contact Mary Dinda at uniforms@cariobands.org to see if she has your child's size. Do not remove tags until the clothing has been tried on. The shirts may be a bit large, but you can expect some shrinkage after washing and drying. You may need to hem the pants. Any problems with the pants should be addressed with Stagecoach. Contact uniforms@cariobands.org with questions about the polos. Students must be in proper uniform to perform. The 6th grade uniform includes the black polo, black uniform pants, black shoes (no sneakers), black socks and a black belt.
Concert Opportunity
A concert opportunity is coming up this Thursday, November 20th. The Wando High School Band (fresh from their fourth 5A State Marching Band win!) will be performing their Winter Concert at the Wando Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. This is a great way to get one of the required 2 outside concerts/semester done.
Florida Trip Update
The 7th/8th grade Florida trip details are currently being finalized. You will be receiving an email with all forms, information, and payment schedules.The initial deposit that will secure a spot on the trip for your child will be $100. This deposit must be attached to the trip "Registration/Committment" form that you will be receiving by email within the next week. Detailed information will be posted on the website as well. This year is a competition year and we will be performing in a music festival at a local high schoool with the awards ceremonies to be held at the Fear Factor set inside of Universal Studios. It will an amazing trip, can you say Universal, Islands of Adventure,Wet and Wild, Seaworld? Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh my! The deposit will hold a place for your child and will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. There are 90 spots available and about 150 7th & 8th grade students, so get your deposit in early. Checks should be made out to "Cario Band Boosters" and you should write your child's name & FL Trip on the memo line. Please refer to the band handbook about trip eligibility and requirements. Page 14 in the handbook.
Pie and Fruit Sale Update
Fruit Fundraiser
Don’t forget orders are due THIS Friday, November 14th.
Volunteers will be needed to help count and verify fruit orders on Friday, 11/14, from 8am to about 11am.
If you are interested, either email or call Alison at wachowsk@comcast.net .
If you are coming in later than 9:30am to help with orders, please call Alison at 813-5540 to make sure help is still needed at that time. Hopefully, it will save you a trip if the counting is complete.
I know some of you have already submitted your fruit orders and that is fine. I will hold
them until the due date.
Pie Fundraiser
THE PIES ARE COMING! NEXT FRIDAY, 11/21, 2pm to 6pm, at the Brickyard Clubhouse.
The pies MUST be picked up. They are frozen and perishable. There is NO room to store pies.
Please email Alison Wachowski to let her know if someone else will be picking up your students order.
Volunteers will be needed to help distribute the pies. If you can help for any amount of time from 2pm to 6pm, please email Alison at wachowsk@comcast.net.
BoxTops and Campbell's Labels
Lets hear it for Mrs. Barbara Orrell-Jones!!! She is our most awesome"Boxtop Mom". She has been coordinating this effort and has done a fabulous job for the band. The BoxTops have been streaming in so thank you. We have joined with the PTSA and will also be collecting Campbell's labels -- PTSA will be getting all the Campbell's labels and in exchange, we will get all the BoxTops the school collects -- a win-win for both of us! So send in your Campbells' labels too! Remember this is free money for the band.
Practice Makes Perfect!
Mr. Scott has amended the 6th grader weekly practice time requirements. Originally, the first 9 weeks was at 75 minutes per week. The second 9 weeks was to ratchet up to 150 minutes to parallel the 7th and 8th grade requirements. He has now adjusted this and the second 9 week practice time requirements for the 6th graders is 100 minutes per week. This only 20 minutes per day. He asks that all students be reminded that practice is an important part of the band program. Students should be practicing every week. Please ensure that your child is doing this homework requirement!
Betsy
president@cariobands.org