Grade 9 trip payments are due on Wednesday, May 3rd. The final payment will be $150.

*E-transfer is the preferred method of payment. Payments can be made online to East Wiltshire through e-transfer. Please indicate that the payment is for the Grade 9 Band trip. The address for e-transfer is eastwiltshire@edu.pe.ca

Band Trip Slide Show

2023 Grade 9 Band Trip Information Slides

Please contact Mrs. Heather Campbell if you have any band trip related questions over the next two weeks.

Rehearsal Schedule for April 24th-April 28th

Tuesday, April 25th; Grade 7 Band is CANCELED

Wednesday, April 26th: Grade 8 AM Band, Jazz Band after school (3:15-4:15)

Thursday, April 27th: Grade 9 AM Band

Rehearsal Schedule for May 1st-May 5th

Tuesday, May 2nd: Grade 7 AM Band

Wednesday, May 3rd: Grade 8 AM Band, Jazz Band after school (3:15-4:15)

Thursday, May 4th: Grade 9 AM Band

Rehearsal Schedule for May 8th-May 12th

Tuesday, May 9th: Grade 7 AM Band

Wednesday, May 10: Grade 8 AM Band

Thursday, May 11th: GRADE 7 BAND DAY in Summerside! Grade 7’s will have early morning band, and the grade 9 band practice will move to Friday. We will leave school on school buses at 9:00 and return in time for regular afternoon buses. Students will need to bring a packed lunch.

Friday, May 12th: Grade 9 AM Band

Dates to remember:

May 11th: Grade 7 Band Day in Summerside

May 15th: Grade 6 Concert at East Wiltshire in the morning (to be confirmed)

May 17-18: Grade 9 Band Trip

May 31st: Spring Concert in the gym at 7:00 pm

Grade 7, 8 and 9 band students are reminded that yearbook pictures for band will be taken tomorrow morning. Students are reminded to please bring their uniforms and instruments for the photo. 

Tuesday, April 18: Grade 7 Early AM Band

Wednesday, April 19: Grade 8 Early AM Band and Jazz Band after school (3:15-4:15)

Thursday, April 20: Grade 9 Early AM Band

Upcoming Events

April 18th, 7:30 p.m. – Holland College Welshmen Community Band Concert, Florence Simmons Performance Hall. Selected students from schools participating in the Band for Life program will perform with the community band, including four participants from East Wiltshire.

May 11th, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.- Grade 7 Beginner Band Day at Athena Consolidated in Summerside

May 17th-May 18th– Grade 9 Band Trip to NS and NB

May 31st (date to be confirmed this week)- Spring Concert!

*To be scheduled: EWS Band Orientation Concert for grade 6’s: All four bands will perform in the EWS gym

*regular attendance at rehearsals is required for participation in extra-curricular events

I recently received this invitation from Tim Doyle from the Holland College Welshmen Community Band. Ideally, the students will have made a connection with one of our two Band For Life volunteers during grade 7, 8, or 9 early morning band rehearsals, but this is not required:

We would like one or two students from your group to join us and play a piece with us at our April 18th concert (Theme from Jurassic Park).

Expectations of students:

-learn their music

-attend the run through with the band on Sunday, April 16th between 1:30-2:00 pm at FSPH (Florence Simmons Performance Hall, Charlottetown)

-attend warm up on stage at FSPH at 6:45 pm on April 18th

-wear their school band uniform to concert

Students who are interested in this opportunity are asked to please let me know tomorrow (Tuesday) at school. Thank you!

Tuesday, April 11: Grade 7 Early AM Band

Wednesday, April 12: Grade 8 Early AM Band and Jazz Band after school (3:15-4:15)

Thursday, April 13: Grade 9 Early AM Band

Upcoming Events

April 20th, 10:00 a.m.(tentative)- EWS Band Orientation Concert for grade 6’s: All four bands will perform in the EWS gym

May 11th, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.- Grade 7 Beginner Band Day at Athena Consolidated in Summerside

May 17th-May 18th- Grade 9 Band Trip to NS and NB

*regular attendance at rehearsals is required for participation in extra-curricular events

Just a friendly reminder that we will be finalizing the bookings (bus, hotel, bowling, zoo, theatre, etc.) for the grade 9 band trip on Tuesday, April 11th. If you haven’t already done so, please send in your $50 deposit to confirm that your child will be travelling to Sackville, Moncton and Amherst with us in May.

*E-transfer is the preferred method of payment. Payments can be made online to East Wiltshire through e-transfer. The address for e-transfer is eastwiltshire@edu.pe.ca

Band Trip Slide Show (sorry about the long link)

2023 Grade 9 Band Trip Information Slides

Please feel free to contact me with any questions (ampeters@edu.pe.ca).

Thank you!

Congratulations to the Grade 8 and Grade 9 band students on their excellent performances at the PEI Band Days music festival in Summerside this morning! Both groups played extremely well and received very positive adjudications.

Thank you to the students for their hard work leading up to the festival and thank you to parents for organizing drives and offering your support this week as well.

Enjoy the long weekend!

I am really looking forward to participating in PEI Band Days on Tuesday with the grade 8 and the grade 9 bands!

I have decided to order pizza (paid for by our Recipes in Jars fundraising campaign) for the grade 8 and 9 band students to celebrate their performances and anticipated good behaviour at Band Days. Students should still bring a water bottle and snacks for the road, but we will be having pizza at the school when we return from Summerside. *Beverages won’t be provided.

If you are planning to drive your student to Summerside, please let me know as soon as possible. Thank you!

Monday, April 3rd: Grade 8 Early AM Band Rehearsal (7:45-8:50 am), Grade 9 Full Band Rehearsal during period 5 (2:00-3:00). Please come prepared with instruments and music. Students must participate in the final full band rehearsals in order to participate in the field trip. As always, the usual reasonable exemptions (illness, medical appointments, etc.) will apply.

Tuesday, April 4th: Grade 7 Early AM Band is canceled. Grade 8 and 9 Band students meet at EWS at 7:10 am to travel to Summerside to perform in the PEI Band Days Festival. Students will return to EWS for lunch (pizza) and afternoon classes.

Wednesday, April 5th: Grade 8 Early AM Band is canceled, and after school jazz band is canceled (I will be attending Day 2 of the PEI Band Days festival)

Thursday, April 6th: Grade 9 Early AM is canceled. There will be a Jazz Band Rehearsal from 7:45-8:45 am for this week only.