February 25, 2020
Good
afternoon, Honors Choir Families!
Apologies
for getting the update out later than normal today. Lots of information below:
- On Friday, April 3, 2020, the
CPS 5th Grade Honors Choir will travel to Kansas City for a day
filled with artistic experiences. Please see the attached itinerary for
details of our day. Students should wear either an Honors Choir t-shirt or
a t-shirt from their home school and comfortable walking shoes. We
recommend students carry a drawstring bag with their concert clothes
inside. Lunch and dinner will be provided free of cost for all Honors
Choir singers.
- There will be no morning
transportation from students’ home schools to West Middle School. Please
make travel arrangements to have your Honors Choir singer at the West
Middle School cafeteria (closest to Clinkscales Rd.) at 8:40am on Friday,
April 3.
- The evening collaborative
concert will be in downtown KC at the Cathedral of the Immaculate
Conception. This concert is free and open to the public, and will begin at
7:00pm. Groups from West Middle School and Battle High School will also be
performing that evening.
- If you would like to attend the
concert in KC and transport your child from the concert, please contact me
directly for the appropriate forms.
- Hard copies of permission forms
will be sent home following next week’s rehearsal.
- The next MET Opera Simulcast
will be on Saturday, March 14. The opera will be Richard Wagner’s The
Flying Dutchman. More details and sign-up link coming soon!
- Attendance to Honors Choir
rehearsal is vital for the musical success of the ensemble. Thank
you for keeping home from rehearsal any singers who are sick, as we do not
want to spread illness. Per our handbook policies, when a student is
absent 3 times in a semester, their participation eligibility is discussed
by the team of directors. Thank you for upholding your commitment to
our group and scheduling appointments and trips around rehearsal, when
possible.
- T-shirt update: we are sold out
of size Adult Small. Other sizes are still available while supplies last.
If you would like to purchase a t-shirt, please send $10 cash or check
(made payable to Columbia Public Schools) to rehearsal with your singer.
You may also send checks only to the home school music teacher and
email me what size your child would like.
- 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. Students who are
consistently picked up late may not be eligible to continue membership in
the ensemble. 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/
- If
you have any questions or concerns, please email me directly.
Have a
great week!
*Lindsey
Tevebaugh
CPS 5th
Grade Honors Choir
Business
Director
(573)214-3670
