A few things to note before things get busy next week:

• Important Rehearsal this Week – The last one on our own before all our Christmas performances. Please be there!
• Sudbury/Parry Sound Trip – Thank you for those who met last Friday’s deadline. I will continue to accept forms/payment this week, however we are very close to filling one bus, and we would only get a second bus if there are enough people to make it cost effective.
• Forms due this Wednesday – This Wednesday is the due date for the package of forms sent home for all the Christmas performances. For the dinner being offered on November 28, this deadline is firm. I will continue to accept other items, such as ticket purchases, for as long as there is availability. I’d appreciate all permission forms in by the end of the week, particularly for Sainte Marie.
• For your planning – Family of Schools Concerts – Here is the sequence of events for the Family of Schools concerts on November 28 and 29:
  • 6:30pm – Arrive
  • 6:45pm – Warm-up in room 204
  • 7:00pm – Concert begins – If there is room in the cafe, please attend the first part of the concert on one of the two nights
  • 7:30pm – Be in the cafe or in the front foyer, ready to go on stage. Chamber Choir will be on sometime between around 7:40 to 8:10, followed by the Concert Choir.
  • 8:15-8:45pm – Concert is expected to end in this time window
  • If you cannot make it in time for warm-up: Please do your own warm-up, and be ready to go on by 7:30pm

Hi Everyone,

We have a lot on the go in the next few weeks, so I’m going to provide a summary of everything you need to know:

• Registration forms and $50 fee are now due. Please submit ASAP if still outstanding.
• November 9 – Remembrance Day Assembly – Please see below for details.
• November 15 – First half of period 5 – rehearsal in cafeteria with elementary schools. Students/parents/teachers to use discretion as to whether this class time can afford to be missed.
• November 16 – Sudbury trip forms and first payment are due.
• Seasonal Performances starting late November – All details you need to know are posted at http://www.eastviewmusic.ca/xmas2018. The document is rather lengthy, and doesn’t need to be read in detail until the performances approach. Permission forms and paperwork will be distributed to students this week (also available as PDF here), and will be due by November 21.

I realize we are asking for a lot of money all at once, and I urge you to contact me if you require these payments to be spread out further or if you’d like to inquire about some of this being subsidized. While we need to balance the books, we’d like to make every effort to ensure students are not excluded from opportunities for financial reasons.

Remembrance Day
On Thursday November 8, we will be having a rehearsal in preparation for this during period 5. Students are asked to go to their period 5 classes first for attendance. While the rehearsal is important, students/parents/teachers are to use discretion as to whether this class time can afford to be missed.

On Friday, November 9, students should go directly to the cafeteria when they arrive at school and will be signed out of periods 1 and 2. Unfortunately, there have been some delays with our supplier for getting the new performance shirts in. While they are supposed to be here in time to distribute on November 8, if by chance you don’t get yours by Friday, please wear another black or dark shirt. Something a little more formal would be better, but just do the best you can with what you have in your closet.  Please also wear a poppy if you have one. We have limited extras to give out.

Thanks, and please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.