We had a fantastic week at camp, and I’m looking forward to seeing all the band students back at EWS in September!

There are quite a few familiar faces in this video… Congratulations to all the EWS band campers on your hard work this week and on your excellent performances on concert day! 🎶👏

I’m looking forward to seeing new and returning EWS band students at Colonel Gray tomorrow!

PEI Central Band Camp Website

When?    Monday, August 24th – Friday, August 28th, 2026.      

Beginners (1st year):  8:30 am – 11:30 am (Monday)    9:00 am – 11:30 am (Tuesday-Friday)

Beginner Percussion and Saxophone (2nd year):  9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Intermediate/Advanced:  9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Where?  Colonel Gray High School, Charlottetown

Parents are responsible for their camper’s transportation to and from camp. We recommend carpooling and alternative transportation as much as possible.

What do I need to bring?  A water bottle and a nut-free snack.  Intermediate and Senior Students will also need their lunch and their band instrument.

Beginner students will be given their band instruments and music at camp.

Please note that band camp is both NUT FREE and SCENT FREE.

Instrument assignments for grade 7 band campers are listed below. Please note that all of the grade 7 students were accommodated this year with their first or second instrument choice wherever possible. Changes to instrument selections cannot, unfortunately, be made for band camp. I encourage students to keep an open mind, be prepared for new challenges, make new friends, and to have fun learning to play a new instrument next week!

📅 August 24–28, 2026

📍 Colonel Gray High School

Beginner Camp

Monday: 8:30–11:30 AM

Tuesday–Friday: 9:00–11:30 AM

Intermediate/Senior Camp

Monday–Friday: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM

📣 Grade 7 Instrument Assignments will be posted here on the blog later today.

We’re looking forward to a great week of music-making!

I’m really happy with the number of EWS intermediate and senior band students who will be attending summer band camp this year!

I’m finalizing all intermediate and senior band camp registrations today, and it would be very helpful if you could check the list below to ensure I haven’t omitted anyone, or made any mistakes while transferring information from the paper and online forms to this master list. Please double-check that your student is signed up for the correct instrument (especially if they’ve switched to saxophone or percussion) and the appropriate grade level.

If you notice an error on the list, please send me an email today so I can correct it before submitting it to our camp director tomorrow. Thank you so much!

Updated on June 30th

Thank you so much to all band students and their families for another fantastic year!

Congratulations to all the grade 9’s; I wish them every success in high school and in the future.

Grade 7 and 8 students were asked to take their instruments home this week, especially those who have registered for the Central Area Band Camp in August. If an instrument still needs to be picked up, the school will be open until Tuesday morning. Parents are encouraged to call the main office ahead of time so we can have the instrument ready for pickup.

Have a wonderful summer! Alison

Just a reminder that all extra-curricular band rehearsals have now concluded for the 2025–26 school year. Thank you to our students and families for your dedication and commitment from September through June. Your support has helped make this another successful year for our band program!

Students will continue to participate in band classes during the regular school day for the remainder of the school year.

Grade 9 Band students have been returning their instruments, band books, and band vests this week. If you happen to find any of these items at home, please send them back to me at East Wiltshire by Wednesday. Grade 7 and 8 students should keep their t-shirts/uniforms for next year.

Thank you for your cooperation!

I hope that you are enjoying the beautiful weather this week.

I just wanted to remind you that band camp registrations (paper or online forms) are due on Monday, June 15^th.

Please complete the form below to register your student for the 2026 PEI Central Band Camp.

A PRINTABLE copy of the form can be found by following this link:  Please return the form to EWS by Monday, June 15^th: Intermediate and Senior Band Camp Form

OR

You can register for Band Camp online here:  Register Online Here

Thank you!

Wednesday night at 7:00 pm!

(Students should arrive at 6:30 pm)

Admission by donation to support the band program.

See you there!

It’s hard to believe, but the final extra-curricular rehearsals of the year will take place this week!

Tuesday, June 9th: Grade 7 early am band and Jazz Band after school.

Wednesday, June 10th: Grade 9 early am band (grade 8’s will rehearse during the school day).

I am looking forward to seeing you at the Spring Concert on Wednesday, June 10th at 7:00 pm!

Grade 7 students who are interested in playing saxophone or percussion in grade 8 should sign up on the form in their Google Classroom no later than Friday, June 12th. Auditions will take place next week.

Click the button below for a quick link to the form: