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Interim Progress Reports have been submitted and will be sent home with students this week. We will email parents of students that are failing one or more of their classes to make sure they are aware. Please continue to help monitor your student’s progress on their 4th Six Weeks Objective Sheet, which are due on Tuesday, February 11th. Grades are updated each week. Wind Symphony students also need to submit their Listening Assignments each week by Monday on Schoology. Wind Symphony must also upload their objectives to Schoology. Finances The SMS Band Booster Club currently has $6,192.25 in past due finances. Please check Charms to make sure all finances are up to date. Payment may be made in the Band Office via cash or check made out to Touch of Gold, or online through Charms via credit or debit card. All fees should be paid at this point except for trips and February Private Lessons (Due February 1st) forward. Financial Statements have been emailed. Dinner and a Show We please need more volunteers! The Scott Middle School Band Program is hosting an Ensemble Recital and Pasta Dinner as a major fundraiser on Tuesday, February11th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM at the Scott Middle School Commons! We heavily rely on parent volunteers from B. McDaniel Intermediate School and Scott Middle School to make this event possible and successful. Please consider visiting the following link and signing up to help work this event and / or supply necessary items. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084dadaa23a2f58-dinner Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. Tickets may be purchased in advance at scottmsband.ludus.com or in the Band Office. Tickets will be available for purchase at the door on the night of the event as well. Admission will be charged for the event regardless of whether or not individuals plan to eat. All Scott Middle School students will be participating in the performance aspect of the evening as a major performance for this marking period, but students must have a ticket if they wish to stay at the event and / or eat. Monday
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This past week was the halfway point for the 4th Six Weeks. Interim Progress Reports have been submitted and will be sent home with students this week. In addition to the progress report, parents should look at their students’ objective sheets. Each band class has weekly objectives that students should pass off either during sectionals, class, or via Schoology. Most students with low grades in band are due to objectives not being completed. Finances Please make sure all finances are up to date. Payment may be made to the Band Booster Box at the front of the Band Hall via cash or check made out to Touch of Gold, or online through Charms via credit or debit card. January Private Lesson Fees are now past due, and February Private Lesson Fees are due this weekend. All fees should be paid at this point except for trips and February Private Lessons (Due February 1st) forward. In addition, the Solo and Ensemble contest fees have been applied to the accounts of those participating, and are due on February 1st. Volunteer Opportunity The Denison Athletic Booster Club has offered us a few dates to work the soccer concession booth and earn money for the Touch of Gold Booster Club. Please visit this link to sign up: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050f4eacaa2aabff2-soccer Solo and Ensemble Students in all three concert bands will prepare a solo during the fourth sixth weeks. These will be performed during In-Class Recitals in February. Many students have also elected to compete at the UIL Solo & Ensemble Contest on February 8th. Separate emails have been sent out to those students who signed up. There is an entry fee of $13 for solos and $8 per person in ensembles. In addition, if your student is playing an accompanied solo, there is a $60 pianist fee. These fees have been applied to your CHARMS account and are due by February 1st. The first piano rehearsals will take place this week on Thursday and Friday after school in the Choir Room practice rooms. Please check the updated schedule that is attached to this email. This schedule will also be posted in the band hall. If you miss your piano rehearsal, you will NOT be able to make it up. The Solo & Ensemble Contest will be held at Rockwall Heath High School, and we will provide transportation to and from Rockwall Heath HS. The schedule was sent home in a previous email. Composition Project Students in all three concert bands have also been working on a Composition Project this six weeks. These projects are due on Wednesday, February 12th. I encourage all families to listen to the music that your students have written! I have been very impressed by the submissions I have gotten thus far! Week 4.4 Monday, 1/27 · Wind Ensemble Percussion Sectional in Percussion Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Wind Ensemble Clarinet Sectional in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Clarinet Sectional in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Percussion Sectional in Percussion Room, 4:00 - 5:00 pm Tuesday, 1/28 · Wind Ensemble Horn Sectional in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Saxophone Sectional in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Trumpet Sectional in Ensemble Room, 4:00 - 5:00 pm · Varsity Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Wednesday, 1/29 · Wind Ensemble Saxes and Low Reeds Sectional in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Low Brass Sectional in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Wind Ensemble Flute Sectional in Ensemble Room, 4:00 - 5:00 pm · JV Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm Thursday, 1/30 · Wind Ensemble Low Brass Sectional in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Flute and Oboe Sectional in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Concert Band Percussion Sectional in Ensemble Room, 4:00 - 5:00 pm · Varsity Winter Guard Practice in Band Hall, 4:00 - 7:00 pm · Piano Rehearsals with Ms. Kim 4:00 - 7:00 pm (Flutes and French Horns - see schedule attached) Friday, 1/31 · Wind Ensemble Full Band Rehearsal in Band Hall, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Symphonic Band Horn Sectional in Ensemble Room, 6:45 - 7:45 am · Wind Ensemble Trumpet Sectionals in Band Hall, 4:00 - 5:00 pm · Piano Rehearsals with Mrs. Park 3:15 - 8:30 pm (Clarinets, Saxes, Trumpets and Low Brass - see schedule attached) Upcoming Events 1. UIL Solo and Ensemble Contest, 2/8 2. In Class Solo Recitals, 2/10 and 2/11 3. Band Directors at TMEA Professional Development, 2/12 - 2/14 4. No school, 2/17 5. Spirit Night at Panda Express, 2/21 6. NTCA Contest for Varsity Guard, 2/22 7. MA Championships for Varsity and JV Guard, 2/29 |
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