MS Week 5.1

Thank you so much to all of the parent volunteers that assisted with our first ever Pasta Dinner Fundraiser!  We made over $2,000 in profit from the event!
 
As we begin the 5th Six Weeks, please continue to help us keep an eye on student grades to ensure academic success.  All students will receive a new Objective Sheet in class on Tuesday.  Wind Symphony students will receive a separate email with details and instructions on how to complete objectives in this marking period.
 
Finances
The SMS Band Booster Club currently has $7,503.15 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 March Private Lessons (Due March 1st) forward.  Financial Statements have been emailed.
 
Fan Cloth Fundraiser
We have extended the deadline for Fan Cloth orders to Friday, February 21st in an effort to sell more items!  We have a goal of selling 2,000 items program wide.  Please go check out the online store and pick out some attire to help support the band program!  Orders can be placed at fancloth.shop/guvbum (if you type in ‘www’ the URL will not work).
 

•                  The Entire Fundraiser is ONLINE – Students will not need to turn in an Order Form or collect payment!  Students simply need to encourage people to check out their brochure and visit the online store at fancloth.shop/guvbm
•                  Customers must select the name of the student (or if it is the first item being purchased for a student, enter the first and last name) they would like to receive credit when checking out.
•                  Students will receive $5 per item sold as credit in their Charms Miscellaneous Ledger at the conclusion of the fundraiser.  Profit may be used toward any band expense that is paid through Charms.  Profit transfers from one school year to the next and from one campus to the next, within Denison ISD, as long as students are enrolled in the Band Program.
•                  Size charts are available on the online store. 
•                  Products will be delivered after Spring Break to the student they were purchased from, and then it is that student’s responsibility to deliver them to the customer.

 
SMS Band Pictures – Wednesday, February 19th at 9:00 AM.
Students must wear their Concert Black Attire and meet in the SMS Band Hall for 2nd Period.  We will take group pictures and individual pictures of every student for a composite.  Students may wear their Concert Black Attire to school (unless they have Athletics 1st Period) and will have an opportunity to change into school clothes after pictures are completed, so please bring a change of clothes.  Students that have Athletics 1st Period need to be prepared to change into Concert Black Attire as soon as Athletics is over.  Students participating in Special Olympics will be released when pictures are completed.  We plan to finish taking pictures by 3rd Period. 
 
All students must participate in taking pictures, however, purchasing pictures is optional.
 
Students received a Picture Order Form today in class.  Please complete the Picture Order Form and send it back with payment on the day of pictures to place an order.  Please note that payment must be via cash or check made out to Micahel’s.  All Picture Order Forms will be delivered directly to representatives from Michael’s and should not be turned in to a Band Director or in the Band Office.  Please do not turn in Picture Order Forms ahead of time.
 
Monday

•          NO SCHOOL

Tuesday

•          WS Alto Saxophone / French Horn Sectional 6:45 AM – 7:50 AM in the Band Hall with Mr. Fisher
•          WS Percussion Sectional 6:45 AM – 7:50 AM in the Band Hall with Mr. Gurke
•          MAKE UP SECTIONAL – SB Low Reed / Low Brass Sectional 6:45 AM – 7:50 AM in the Band Hall with Mr. McCall
•          MAKE UP SECTIONAL – WS Low Reed / Low Brass Sectional 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Band Hall with Mr. Fisher
•          SB Alto Saxophone / French Horn Sectional 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Jazz Room with Mr. McCall
•          SB Percussion Sectional 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Ensemble Room with Student Leader

Wednesday

•          WS Trumpet Sectional 6:45 AM – 7:50 AM in the Band Hall with Mr. Fisher
•          WS Flute / Oboe Sectional 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Band Hall with Mr. Fisher
•          SB Flute / Oboe Sectional 6:45 AM – 7:50 AM in the Jazz Room with Mr. McCall
•          SB Trumpet Sectional 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Jazz Room with Mr. McCall
•          SMS Band Pictures

Thursday

•          WS Brass Sectional 6:45 AM – 7:50 AM in the Band Hall with Mr. Fisher
•          WS Woodwind Sectional 6:45 AM – 7:50 AM in the Jazz Room with Mr. McCall
•          WS Percussion Sectional 6:45 AM – 7:50 AM in the Band Hall with Mr. Gurke
•          WS Clarinet Sectional 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Band Hall with Mr. Fisher
•          SB Clarinet Sectional 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM in the Jazz Room with Mr. McCall

Friday

•          Fan Cloth Orders FINAL
•          Sherry Miller Clinic During Classes
•          Glenn Lambert Clinic with Wind Symphony 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM in the Band Hall
•          Denison Panda Express Spirit Night Fundraiser 10:30 AM – 10:00 PM (Optional)

 
Upcoming Events

•          Tuesday, February 25th – Alan Harkey Clinic During Classes
•          Friday, February 28th – Gary Williams Clinic During Classes
•          Saturday, February 29th – Sherman Symphony Concert at 7:30 PM at Kidd-Key Auditorium in Sherman, TX (Student Admission is Free – Extra Credit Opportunity)
•          Monday, March 2nd – Pre-UIL Concert / Clinic with Alan Harkey (Symphonic Band at 6:00 PM, Wind Symphony at 7:00 PM)
•          Thursday, March 5th – Denison ISD Percussion Concert, 7:00 PM in the Denison High School Smith Auditorium
•          Friday, March 6th – Six Flags Trip Fee Due ($70)
•          Friday, March 6th – 7:00 AM Retention Assembly at B. McDaniel Intermediate School (Wind Symphony Only – Details TBD)
•          Friday, March 6th – Sherry Miller Clinic with Wind Symphony 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM in the Band Hall
•          Monday, March 9th – Friday, March 13th – Spring Break
•          Tuesday, March 17th – Sherman Chick-fil-A Spirit Night Fundraiser, 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM (Optional)
•          Tuesday, March 17th – James Rees UIL Clinics (Symphonic Band 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM, Wind Symphony 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM)
•          Thursday, March 19th – Pre-UIL Concert with Ross Patterson and Alan Harkey (Symphonic Band at 6:00 PM, Wind Symphony at 7:00 PM)
•          Friday, March 20th – Wind Symphony Rehearsal from 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM in the Band Hall
•          Tuesday, March 24th – Non-Varsity UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation at Wylie East High School (Symphonic Band – Details TBA)
•          Wednesday, March 25th – Varsity UIL Concert and Sight Reading Evaluation at Wylie East High School (Wind Symphony – Details TBA)

Please feel free to contact us with any questions.