Let's Celebrate! ...End of year Activities

Let's celebrate another wonderful year with our students!

End of Year Activities

• May 16 -  End of the Year Concert and PTA meeting
• Students should wear their band shirt and khaki pants
• Students may stay after school for practice.  Bring a sack lunch or order pizza for $5
• 6:00 PM PTA meeting followed by the Concert
• Cake and cookie reception following the concert - each family please donate 1 cake or 1 dozen cookies

• May 17 - Instrument Turn-In and check out for next year - 2013-14
• All school instruments must be turned in for inventory
• Instruments may be checked out for the summer and next school beginning May 27

• May 31 - End of the Year Party
• Pre-purchase a meal ticket for $5 before May 27

• Last week of school - Award Ceremonies - details to follow

• June 17-22 - Summer Band Camp with the Dallas Wind Symphony
• We encourage every student to attend.  Cost is only $25 and the Band Booster is offering $15 scholarships to the first 25 6th and 7th grade students that apply so your cost is only $10. 
• Students will need to check out an instrument for the summer/next year. Cost $25.  
• Students will perform their concert on the stage of the Meyerson Symphony Center on May 21.

Also, there are no more morning or afternoon practices after the last concert for the rest of the year.

Finishing Strong!

Finishing Strong!

We are in the final six week term of the school year and there is much to do.  

Students make sure you are keeping up with:

•  practice logs
• early rehearsals
• pass off quizzes
• Daily Responsibilities

Parents please be aware of the following dates on the calendar

• May 16  End of the Year Concert and PTA meeting 6:00 PM
• May 31 End of the Year Party
• June 17-22 Summer Band Camp with the Dallas Wind Symphony
• We encourage every student to attend.  Cost is only $25 and the Band Booster is offering $15 scholarships to the first 25 6th and 7th grade students that apply so your cost is only $10.  Students will need to check out an instrument for the summer/next year.  

Congratulations!

Congratulations to the concert and Symphonic bands!

Both the Concert and Symphonic Bands earned 1st division trophies in their classifications. 

Awards have concluded and we are loading the buses to return to Walker.  We should arrive at 6:15.  

Advanced Band to Sandy Lake today. Tuesday April 30

Advanced Bands compete at Sandy Lake

Today the Concert and Symphonic Bands will travel to the Sandy Lake Music Festival to perform.  Our performance times have changed.  Also, because our buses must also run afternoon bus routes our schedule will be as follows:

3:30 - Concert Band performance

4:45 - Symphonic Band performance

5:30 - Awards

5:45 - Depart for Walker

6:15 - Arrive at Walker

We wish the students all the best today as they compete.  

Congratulations again to the Beginning Band for an outstanding performance and receiving 1st Division from all judges at yesterdays contest.

Congratulations to the Beginning Band

Congratulations to the Walker Beginning for earning 1st division rating from all judges today at the Sandy Lake Music Festival.  

Our busses are running late.  We will leave Sandy lake around 5:30. We will arrive at Walker around 6:00.  

Band Booster Meeting! Plannning for end of the year events!

You're all invited!

All Band parents/boosters are invited to meet in the band hall Thursday, April 25, at 6 PM.

We need to plan for our end of the year events and look toward election of officers for next year.  Chaperons for Sandy Lake are needed as well as planning for the end of the year party!

See you there!

This week in Band - STAAR week and prep for Sandy Lake next week

This week in Band

Rehearsal Schedule and STAAR Testing

STAAR testing is taking place this week so there will be no before or after school practice.

Students will have regular class schedule on Monday and Friday

• Monday - regular class schedule - no before or after school practices
• Tuesday - STAAR Testing - no before or after school practices
• Wednesday - STAAR Testing - no before or after school practices
• Thursday - STAAR Testing - no before or after school practices
• Friday - regular class schedule - no before or after school practices

Sandy Lake Music Festival next Monday and Tuesday April 29 and 30!

Requirements for participation

Students planning on being part of the contest group and traveling to Sandy Lake need to have done the following:

• Have passed all their classes on their last report card or progress report
• Be making an A, 90% or higher, in Band 
• Have attended enough before/after school practices (at least 12 this past 6 weeks)

In addition this week we have asked all students to do the following:

• Practice every evening at home...  try to get in 10 repetitions per night
• Maintain your instrument - valve oil, reeds, etc
• Return your permission slipped signed by Monday

Schedule and Dress

Students will wear their band t-shirt and khaki pants or shorts to Sandy Lake.  Students not in this uniform will not be allowed to go.  

Students that are selected to perform with the band at Sandy Lake will follow this schedule next week.  Beginners on Monday April 29 and Advanced on Tuesday April 30

8:00     Rehearsal

12:00   Report to band room. Pack and Load bus

12:30   Depart for Sandy Lake

1:00     Arrive at Sandy Lake

1:30     Warm up

2:00     Perform

2:30     Time in the Park

4:00     Awards ceremony

4:30     Load the bus

5:00     Arrive at Walker, unpack and dismissed