It’s been a busy week and the music for the concert is sounding great. There will be three more busy rehearsal days before we relax a bit leading into the holidays. Please check the schedule below, and make sure that students are aware of which days they have band rehearsals. Most of this information has also been on the board in the band room for the past two weeks!

Uniforms:

All students will wear band uniforms (details are here: https://eastwiltshireschoolband.com/uniforms/ ) All grade 7 students have received band vests. Three vests were left in classrooms or hallways on the day they were handed out and were returned to me by grade 7 teachers, so if your child is missing theirs, please have them come and see me on Monday. The long sleeved white t-shirts for the grade 7 students will be passed out on Monday. 

Festive Accessories

Students are strongly encouraged to wear santa hats, light up necklaces, reindeer antlers, etc. to add to the fun atmosphere of this concert!

Concert Admission

This year raffle tickets for the “EWS Holiday Gift Box Raffle” will be sold at the concert with funds raised going toward families in need.

EWS staff have stuffed the Holiday Gift Box with crafts and gifts created or donated by EWS staff. We’ve made pickles, jams, jellies, salsa, and fudge. We’ve also made cutting boards, tree decorations, potholders, socks, mittens, coasters, quilted bowl cozies, a lap quilt, and a watercolor painting. We have some home decorations for the season all stuffed into one Holiday Gift Box that some lucky EWS community member could win in December!

The Holiday Gift Box raffle tickets will be available in the lobby at EWS before the band concert.

Tickets are one for $2.00  or three for $5.00 and  the draw for the winner will on December 13^th during the concert.  Donations will also be accepted at the door. 

 PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGES to the rehearsal schedule for next week.

Monday, Dec. 11

Grade 8 early AM Band 

Jazz Band Rehearsal: 3:15-4:15 (students should all be in attendance; please send me a note if there is a conflict)

Tuesday, Dec. 12

Grade 7 early AM Band

Wednesday, Dec. 13 (CONCERT DAY)

Day 2 (if the day in the 6 day cycle changes, the schedule will also change)

Grade 8 Early AM Band is cancelled

Period 1: Grade 9 run-through in the band room

Period 2: Grade 7 run-through in the band room

Period 3:  Grade 8 run-through in the band room

Period 4: 1:00-1:30:  Jazz Band will set up all of the band equipment in the gym and do a sound check

1:30-2:00:  Jazz band run-through in the gym

Period 5: 2:00-3:00:  Gym will be set up for the concert (chairs, sound, AV, etc.) 

6:30:  Students arrive for concert

7:00:  EWS CHRISTMAS CONCERT