Hello Choir Families,
Thank you all so much for coming out and supporting Concert On the Green. It is one of my favorite events of the year and I hope you enjoyed it. Shout out to the booster team for organizing it all, and to all of you who helped set up and tear down. It all ran very smoothly and I was so grateful to have such a great team in place during a difficult time. The kids were awesome and I think they all had a lot of fun too.
I also wanted to express my sincere gratitude for all of the condolences AND for the very generous gift of South West cards. As most of you know, we fly to Kansas twice a year to see family and this year we had a funeral, 2 weddings, along with our regular trip at Christmas. All this to say, it’s going to be an expensive travel year for us so this incredible gift will go a long way to help us get there. Thank you so much for all of the ways you help support the program.
Audition Results!
As I’m sure you are aware, audition results will be posted at 3:15 today via Google Classroom. This is always a tricky time as some students will be very excited while others may be disappointed. Both emotions are OK and allowed. I just ask that students and families be mindful of one another as you react and post in public spaces. Not all students will be in a celebratory mood. I also ask that you help your child keep things in perspective. We all grow, learn, and mature at different rates and we all have our own path. All of our groups are growing in both size and skill and no matter where they land, it is my goal to create an ensemble where they can thrive and grow.
Choir Pictures!We are collecting pictures from families and students to be included in a slide show at the choir party. The students can submit up to 5 photos via Google Classroom and we want to make sure every student is included. Pictures must be uploaded by Wednesday May 13th to be included in the video.
Angels Game
Angel’s tickets were sent home last week and hopefully you all have them and have taken a picture of them. Families must get their student to and from this event, and I will only be chaperoning your child while they are on the field. Once they find their seats they will be your responsibility. Please review behavior expectations with your student as we are representing our school, our program, and our country in a very public way. We will need to be very disciplined. Here is the time line for the day.
4:45-arrive wearing the McAuliffe Choir t-shirt and pants (not shorts), park and walk to Gate 6. Students should have everything they need in their pockets (ei. Phone and ticket). No back packs, purses, jackets, etc. are allowed on the field.
5:00 rehearse with the other choirs
6:00 line up in the tunnel to take the field
6:27 perform
Following performance, students will exit the field and go in through the ticket gate. They will need their ticket with them to get in.
Costume Return
Costumes are due by May 15th, but you can start bringing them in any time before that. Outfits need to be returned clean and not in a garment bag. Please pin your name to the costume. If you drop off your costume at Sunset Cleaners, they will return it labeled.
Sixth Sense
Yellow dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned. Pin the yellow ribbon to the dress.
Sound Waves
Black dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned. Please return the tiara but not the gloves.
Soul Men
Jeans and baseball shirts can be machine washed. Shirt return is optional. If you would like to keep it you may, but if you won’t wear it again, please return it to us.
Studio Singers
Pink dresses can be hand-washed or dry cleaned only. If you won’t wear your gold shoes again, you can donate them to us.
Sound Check
If you would like to donate your choir jacket back to the program (even with your name on it), that would help future Sound Check students who forget their jackets.
Seal Beach Grant
I am excited to announce that choir was awarded a Run Seal Beach grant to purchase storage bins and rolling carts for the costume closet. Having this space organized and clean is essential to making sure our shows look amazing. Once those items arrive, I would love to have some volunteers to come in and start putting things away. I will also have some summer work as if the 8th graders want to get started on their high school volunteer hours! I’ll keep you posted.
Choir Olympics and Choir Party!
Next week we are having our Choir Olympics! Each day the students will have a different set of challenges loosely related to choir skills. They will get points for winning and we will change teams every day. The winners will be announced at our in class party May 22nd. We will also hand out awards for the winners of the music video project and the class awards the kids voted on in April. The party will be a pot luck so start planning your contributions! I’d love to have some parent helpers that day as well if anyone is available.
Bingo! 8th Grade Parents
Don’t forget to get started on Bingo! You can earn money toward your students' choir dues all summer.
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Mark Your Calendars
May 15-Costumes due
May 18-Angels Game
May 20-Boys high school in person dance audition
May 21-Girls high school in person dance audition
May 22-In Class Choir Party
May 31-Friends of the Library Scholarship-Sound Check 1:30
June 3-8th graders sing at promotion-3:30 call time for choir and band
