Congratulations to the grade 9 band on a very successful visit to Eliot River Elementary on Friday! The students and staff really enjoyed the music, and we answered some excellent questions from the grade 6 students about the band program at East Wiltshire. Thank you to Mr. Cusack for driving the equipment truck!

We have received our cheque from the Anne of Green Gables Chocolates fundraising campaign and a total of $1868.50 was raised for the band program! Thank you for your support. The orders will be sorted and labeled, and they will be available for parents to pick up on Tuesday afternoon from 3:30-5:30 pm in the cafeteria. A copy of the online orders will be attached to each order so that sellers will know which items were ordered by each of their customers.

Students who are taking orders home on the bus will be asked to wait until the next day (Wednesday, December 4th) to pick up their orders. It will be faster for students who are catching buses to pick up at their orders at the end of the day on Wednesday once the majority of orders have been picked up.

The EWS Christmas Concert will be held on Thursday, December 12th at 7:00 p.m. Students will be asked to arrive at 6:30 p.m. Uniforms are required, and Santa hats, reindeer antlers, red and green light-up necklaces, etc. are strongly encouraged! The white shirts for the grade 7’s have been ordered and should arrive before the concert.

Rehearsals this week:

Tuesday, December 3rd: 7:45 a.m.  Grade 7 early morning band

Tuesday, December 3rd: 3:30-5:30 p.m. Anne of Green Gables Chocolate pick up in the cafeteria

Wednesday, December 4th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 8 early morning band

Thursday, December 5th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 9 early morning band 

Thursday, December 5th: 3:00-4:00 Jazz Band

Monday, November 25th: 3:00-4:00 p.m. Jazz Band

Tuesday, November 26th: 7:45 a.m.  Grade 7 early morning band

Wednesday, November 27: 7:45 a.m. Grade 8 early morning band

Thursday, November 28th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 9 early morning band 

Thursday, November 28th: 3:00-4:00 Jazz Band

Friday, November 29th: 10:00-12:00: Grade 9 band performance at Eliot River

I apologize for the last minute change, but something has come up and I have to cancel Jazz Band this afternoon.

This announcement was made first thing this morning: “Jazz Band is cancelled for this afternoon and will be held after school on Monday & Thursday next week.”

I will be ordering long sleeved white shirts for the grade 7 students tomorrow to go with the band vests that they received last week or today.

Students have been asked to check with parents (or in their t-shirt drawer) to verify their t-shirt size. I also have samples to show them at early am band tomorrow before they fill out their order form. The available sizes are ADULT (Small, Medium and Large) and YOUTH (Small, Medium and Large).

Thank you!

Tuesday, November 19th: 7:45 a.m.  Grade 7 early morning band

Wednesday, November 20th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 8 early morning band is canceled

Thursday, November 21st 7:45 a.m. Grade 9 early morning band

Thursday, November21st : 3:00-4:00 p.m.  Jazz Band

Our fundraising campaign has been extended. Go to this NEW LINK to the Anne’s Chocolates store for some extra shopping time!

Anne’s Chocolates Online Store

There was some confusion today about the end date for our fundraiser. I’ve requested an extra week for the campaign so that everyone can get their orders in! Orders can now be placed until midnight on November 21st. Orders will be delivered to the school for pick-up during the following week (details to follow).

Thanks for your support!

We are getting closer to our goal, but we are still well below our total profits last year ($4,280.50). If you can, please consider doing some early Christmas shopping and support the band this week!

EWS Band Program Online Store

Tuesday, November 12: 7:45 a.m.  Grade 7 early morning band 

Wednesday, November 13th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 8 early morning band

Thursday, November 14th: 7:45 a.m. Grade 9 early morning band

Thursday, November 14th: 3:00-4:00 p.m. Jazz Band

A heartfelt thank you to the Grade 9 Band students for their participation in a very wet Remembrance Day service this morning at the Kingston Legion. You were fantastic, and your presence and your musical contribution to the ceremony was greatly appreciated by everyone present.

Thank you to everyone who helped to move the equipment from the school to the Legion and back again.

PS Please open your instrument cases to ensure that any remaining moisture has a chance to dry!

The decision has been made to hold the Remembrance Day Service outside at the Kingston Legion Cenotaph.

Band students are asked to please meet at the Legion at 10:00 am. Please dress warmly (hat, mitts, coat), and be prepared for the possibility of rain. If you have plastic three hole insert sheets to put your music in, that might be a good idea! I will bring as many of those sheets as I can find.

We will be loading equipment at East Wiltshire at 9:15 am. If your instrument was left at the school last week you can pick it up then.

Thank you for your commitment to participating in this important community event.

Lest We Forget