Hello Choir Families,
This has been an incredible week in choir! We started Monday with a back to school performance, and we’ve been on a roll ever since. This week we created a social contract, sang a silly song, and learned a song and dance for our upcoming Seal Beach performance. I’m so impressed with our teams! Not only are they singing REALLY well already, but they are kind, fun, and invested. Huge shout out to our elementary programs for training up our 6th graders. They are crushing it!
I’ll be sending an email/newsletter every Friday (mostly) to keep you up-to-date on all things choir. Please feel free to email me at shwallace@losal.org if you have any questions or concerns and I look forward to working alongside all of you this year.
Let’s make it a great year for these awesome kids!
McAuliffeChoir.com
If you have not already done so please go to McAuliffeChoir.com and set up your account. This is how you will receive booster communications, purchase merch and tickets, view the calendar, and donate to the program.
Permission Slips
Once you register on McAuliffeChoir.com you will be asked to complete a permission slip. We do this once for the year so you don’t have to do this every time we go somewhere. Please make sure this gets taken care of right away so we are not scrambling the week before a trip.
Donations
You will be asked to complete a donation commitment form as well. There is no money due at this time, but completing the form helps us budget for the year. The more donations we can collect, the fewer fundraisers we have to do. If you are unable to donate the full amount, you can still add it in your cart and just donate what you can. I am a parent too and I know how taxing this time of year is. So, I just put my donation in the cart, and each month I go there and donate what I can until it’s all paid off. You can also send checks to the school. I have a secure collection box in my classroom. Be sure to label your donations with the student’s name and choir.
Raise Right!
This is the best fundraiser we do! It’s FREE MONEY on almost every store, restaurant, or business you shop. You can purchase e-gift cards in the store and use them to pay for your purchases. The business then gives the choir a percentage of the sale. Each purchase costs you 25 cents! You can load up on grocery cards, Starbucks, Home Depot, etc. and those businesses give back to your kid! I had a parent who did a remodel one year and paid for all of her choir dues with money from Home Depot and Best Buy! I bought a dryer a couple of years ago and earned $45 for my child’s account!
To get started, you will first contact our Raise Right chair at McAChoirScrip@gmail.com and download the app to your phone. You will get a code to verify your connection with McAuliffe and once your account is set up you can start shopping and earning.
Beach Party!!!! August 29th
We wanna kick things off with a fun beach party where the kids hang and the parents get to know each other a bit. We are going to meet from 3-5 on August 29 near the Seal Beach Pier. This is a minimum day for the kids so they will have plenty of time to get themselves down there. This is a family event and each family is expected to watch their own kids. They will not be supervised or looked after by the booster parents. Everyone just brings some snacks to share and we hang out in our chairs and watch the kids play.
Seal Beach Art Fair
Each year we get asked to sing at the Seal Beach Art Fair. It’s a great outdoor event and the kids enjoy it. It will be optional and all of the choirs are invited to be a part of it. We will perform “Sun Roof” and several of our students will perform solos while we cheer them on. Mark your calendars for Sept. 6th 11:30.
Mark Your Calendars
Aug 28-Back to School Night - Minimum day
Aug 29-Beach Party 3-6 - Minimum day
Sept 6-Seal Beach Art Fair 11:30am - Optional Performance
Oct 15-Lip Sync Battle - McAuliffe MPR 3:30-5:00
Nov 4/5-Broadway Show 6:30 McGaugh Auditorium
