Hello Choir Families,
Week 2 was a good one! The students are plugging along and doing some great work! Today we had a little competition with the choreo we’ve been working on. The kids were awesome and have made some really great improvements in a very short time. I’m working on setting up my gradebook now that all of the schedule changes are complete, and will be updating everything next week. We have several things coming up so be sure to read on.
Get to Know Me Assignment
This week’s assignment was to figure out how to make a video and attach it to Google Classroom. Students with Chrome books did their assignment in class on Thursday. All of our singing tests and many of our auditions will require this skill so it’s important that they figure it out. Please do not email videos or attach Youtube videos. They need to access the camera on their device and attach it directly to the assignment. They can also use a phone as long as they can sign into Google Classroom.
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. It’s also a grade for your student so be sure to get that done.
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 29
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 3-6 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.
Solo auditions for this event are posted on Google Classroom. Students wanting to sing a solo will submit a video of themselves singing the whole song using a karaoke track. They may also do a dance or play an instrument. Submissions are due next Friday 8/29 and will be announced on Tuesday 9/2.
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 11:30-Optional Performance
Oct 15-Lip Sync Battle-McAuliffe MPR 3:30-5:00
Nov 3-Dress rehearsal at McGaugh 4:00-6:30
Nov 4/5-Broadway Show 6:30 McGaugh Auditorium
