November 19, 2018
I hope all is well with you as we head into the Thanksgiving holiday! I am grateful to help coordinate events for the CPS 5th Grade Honors Choir and communicate with all of you!
A few reminders:
* We will have rehearsal tomorrow, November 20th from 4:00-5:15pm. I know many of you will travel to see loved ones for Thanksgiving, and we appreciate you making Honors Choir a priority as you plan your family's schedule.
* Our first performance this year is on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Hickman High School. Call time for singers is 6:15 in the HHS Choir Room, and the performance will begin at 7:00. This is a collaborative concert with middle- and high school choirs. Following the Honors Choir segment of the program, there will be a collaborative piece sung with middle and high school groups. Please plan for your singer to stay for the duration of the concert and sing the last number.
* Please review the handbook for uniform expectations: "The uniform for concerts is as follow unless otherwise noted: Bottoms: Black skirts with black tights or black pants with black socks
Shoes: Black dress shoes Tops: All students will need a white button collared shirt. Students will be provided
a burgundy cardigan with a gold neck tie. The white shirt does not need to have a
certain arm length; it simply needs to have a collar that can hold a necktie
with a button. This would include button
down dress shirts or polo shirts. The cardigans and necktie
are property of Columbia Public Schools. Please contact Lindsey
Tevebaugh (LTevebaugh@cpsk12.org) if purchasing a shirt and pants or a skirt is a problem for you. We will provide you with a donated uniform or look for a
source of alternative funding. I do not want this to prevent any child
who has qualified from participating.
* Honors Choir T-shirts will be available for purchase in November. I will send order forms home with singers who request them at tomorrow's rehearsal.
* Students who were not fitted for cardigans last week will be fitted at tomorrow's rehearsal. We will send cardigans home with singers at the December 4th rehearsal. Cardigans will be worn for performances in December and in April.
* Auditions for a short solo at the end of With My Own Two Hands will be held at our December 4th rehearsal. If your child is interested in auditioning, please notify Lindsey Tevebaugh.
* For weekly rehearsals, students should arrive to West Middle School no earlier than 3:45pm. The team of directors come from different directions all over town and cannot guarantee your child will be supervised until 3:45 each week. Singers should be picked up from WMS no later than 5:20pm following weekly rehearsals. Thank you for respecting the evening commitments of the team of directors.
* If your student will be absent from any Honors Choir rehearsal or event, please email me as soon as possible.
* All communications sent to the distribution list are also available on our blog: http://cps5honorschoir.blogspot.com/
Have a wonderful, safe Thanksgiving break!
*Lindsey Tevebaugh, Business Director, CPS 5th Grade Honors Choir, LTevebaugh@cpsk12.org, (573)214-3670
