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| CVHS Instrumental Music Email Newsletter | date 4-23-09 / issue #8.25 | |
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FALCON NOTES
Welcome back! I sure hope that everyone had a great Spring Break. I know that personally I was able to enjoy more time with my two sons and play "Mr. Mom." Many students have told me that they were able to "recharge" for upcoming AP and STAR Tests. We only have basically 2 months left until the end of school. The finish line is on the horizon and even though it's easy to dream about summer and beyond, we all must remember our achievements and how we earned them. I can sense the annual "senior/junior/sophomore/freshmen-itis" settling in. With AP's, Tests, the Pops Concert and Finals approaching we need to forge ahead and continue our excellent work habit! Don't forget that Audition slips for Symphony and Jazz Band are due Monday April 27th. Pick up a form in the classroom or go to http://www.falconmusic.org and click on Classes/Auditions for more information. |
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WE LEFT OUR
HEARTS... IN - Don't forget to send me any pictures or movies from the trip for the end of the year slide show. |
ZERO
PERIOD TARDIES We average over 20 tardies a day in Concert Band. I've been trying to handle it by deducting points for every day students are tardy, but it's not improving as much as I expected. I started the semester by deducting 5 points for every day a student was tardy. It didn't seem to help, so the last three weeks, I've been deducting 10 points a day. Over 6,360 points have been lost this semester due to tardies. Many students have had their grade lowered one entire letter grade just through tardies. I will be sending home letters for parents to sign regarding their child's tardies. Please remember that attendance is taken at 6:45 and the room is open by 6:30 at the latest. In order to continue our amazing success this year, we need to start on time so that students aren't late to 1st period. I realize that 6:45 is EARLY, but with over 100 students trying get chairs and stands, people that come late really disrupt the entire class. Most people are only 1-3 minutes late and if alarms are just set 5 minutes earlier, I'm sure that this problem will be fixed. Thank you. |
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REGIONAL
FESTIVAL - WED. May 6 When a group receives Unanimous SUPERIOR ratings at a local festival, they earn invitation to Regional Competitions! This year Concert Band and Symphony each earned the highest ratings so.... Date: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Event: SCSBOA REGIONAL FESTIVAL Place: Kennedy High School Perform Times: Concert Band- 2:30pm. Symphony - 4:00pm |
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UPCOMING DATES Apr. 25 - May 3 - Taste of Montrose - JB May 6 - Kennedy Regionals - CB & Sym May 12 - Booster Meeting - 7-8pm Band Room May 13 - Taste of Downtown Glendale - JB May 20 - Ensemble Concert Rehearsal - Sym May 21 - ENSEMBLE CONCERT - 7pm (6:30pm call) May 23 - May 30 - Car Wash! • For detailed Information on dates click here |
QUOTE OF THE WEEK "Play the music, not the instrument." Anonymous |
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CHARMS Student's basic assignments are being entered into CHARMS. (sectionals, scales tests, and event attendance). No Extra Credit. To access CHARMS online, click here or type https://www.charmsoffice.com. Once you are on then Log In to Parent's Area, our school log in is: crescentav . To see your student's personal information, enter their GUSD ID#. |
eSCRIP for
RALPHS and VONS If you haven't done so already, please sign up for Vons Scrip and Ralphs Scrip. Download instructions here or visit www.falconmusic.org and click the link on the front page, or pick up a handout from the classroom. This is a very painless way to raise funds for our music department. |
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| If you have questions regarding this newsletter email Mr. Schick at MSchick@gusd.net | ||
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