Music Agenda 11/3-11/7

Kindergarten-  Kids will try on animal headbands next week.  Please let me know if you have any concerns with your portion of the costumes, i.e. shirts and pants.   I am here to help, please let me know any concerns!   The Program is on November 13th at 7:00.  We are also having a daytime performance at 1:30, which is different than originally sent home!  Please let me know if your child cannot attend.   A parents has contacted me and let me know Walmart offers many of the jungle animal costumes at a very discounted price, if you want to go that route.  They are working so hard!!!  They are so excited for you to see the show!

First Grade-  Kids will try on animal headbands next week.  Please let me know if you have any concerns with your portion of the costumes, i.e. shirts and pants.   I am here to help, please let me know any concerns!   The Program is on November 13th at 7:00.  We are also having a daytime performance at 1:30, which is different than originally sent home!  Please let me know if your child cannot attend.   A parents has contacted me and let me know Walmart offers many of the jungle animal costumes at a very discounted price, if you want to go that route.  They are working so hard!!!  They are so excited for you to see the show!  Reprise: It's a Jungle out There, It's a Jungle Out There, King of the Jungle, Good Friends. Students are doing a great job with speaking lines,  please keep practicing with them, they will be so much more prepared with less than a minute of your time.  Thank you for your help and support! 

Second Grade-  Kids will try on animal headbands next week.  Please let me know if you have any concerns with your portion of the costumes, i.e. shirts and pants.   I am here to help, please let me know any concerns!   The Program is on November 13th at 7:00.  We are also having a daytime performance at 1:30, which is different than originally sent home!  Please let me know if your child cannot attend.   A parents has contacted me and let me know Walmart offers many of the jungle animal costumes at a very discounted price, if you want to go that route.  They are working so hard!!!  They are so excited for you to see the show!  Reprise: It's a Jungle out There, It's a Jungle Out There, King of the Jungle, Good Friends. Students are doing a great job with speaking lines,  please keep practicing with them, they will be so much more prepared with less than a minute of your time.  Thank you for your help and support!

Third Grade- We practicing for Christmas Program.  The program is on December 11th. We are continuing to creating movements this week.  Students are graded weekly on their participation, singing, choreography memorization and soon line memorization.  Any loss of points will be indicated in through My students progress.   

Fourth Grade-We practicing for Christmas Program.  The program is on December 11th. We are continuing to creating movements this week. Students are graded weekly on their participation, singing, choreography memorization and soon line memorization.  Any loss of points will be indicated in through my students progress.   

Fifth Grade- We practicing for Christmas Program.  The program is on December 11th. We are continuing to creating movements this week. Students are graded weekly on their participation, singing, choreography memorization and soon line memorization.  Any loss of points will be indicated in through My Students progress.   

This year's Annual Fund Dinner Show will be, "The Little Mermaid Jr", Annual Fund Dinner Musical Auditions will be on November 19th from 3:00-5:00 in the music room.  Students will wait in the cafe until their audition. Students need to bring things to do, such as electronics or other work to keep them busy.  We will do call backs so it is important that kids stay until 5:00 that day.  Auditions will only be made up for school absence. Please contact me with any concerns.  The lists will be posted the Friday after.   

Choir- Focus on vocal technique.  Students are graded weekly with a rubric.  The expectations of the rubric are as follows, Posture, while singing; Participation, Singing technique, and dynamic levels(volume) Weekly we have Mass music practice and discuss singing Mass Expectations.  Students in choir will get a biweekly Mass grade for participation.  Students in class choir will write an essay in place of performing at Mass. We will practice our Program Songs, Figgy Pudding, Merry Merry Joy Joy, Season of Bells, Christmas Wonderland.  Class Choir students will be performing for the class the day after the concert for their peers.

Important Performance Choir dates:
December 2nd: Field Trip to nursing home and arts garden 
December 11th: 3:00-5:00 after school for dress rehearsal for concert that evening in gym
December 11th:  students need to be there in evening, time is still being finalized!
December 13: Breakfast with Santa- 9:00-10:00 in gym
December 16th: Breakfast pitch in for both choirs

Band- Guitars doing great a Mass!  The band is working on daily exercises as warm ups, we are working on Christmas Music for our concert.  Advanced students will have some different pieces than beginners, as beginners will have of their own too.  We will have auditions for solos for band members  for the Christmas Concert.  Our Christmas Concert is on December 11th at 7:00!  There have been a great amount of professionals that have stepped forward to assist the band this year;  Mrs. Epple, Mrs. Newhart, Mr. Hornaday from Marian University and Marian University students, Kelly, Andrew and Ellen.  Thank you to all the professionals who give so humbly to Holy Spirit!  

Important Band dates: 
December 11th: 3:00-5:00 after school for dress rehearsal for concert that evening in gym
December 11th:  students need to be there in evening, time is still being finalized!

Any questions please contact me, I am here to advance your child musically!
asimms@holyspirit-indy.org
317-352-1243

Mrs. Angela Simms