Jazz band practice is canceled for Monday morning and will be rescheduled to Tuesday, February 4th (Day 1) from 12:00-12:45 p.m. Students are asked to eat lunch before coming to practice and will be expected to return to their 5th period class following the rehearsal.

A reminder to grade 9 parents and students that the band trip deposit to confirm participation is due on Monday, February 3rd.The $100 deposit (which will count as the first of two equal payments for the trip) can be sent in as an e-transfer (please indicate that the funds are for the grade 9 band trip deposit), cheque (made out to East Wiltshire Intermediate School) or cash. Cash payments should be made in the office so that receipts can be provided. *Adjustments to the final payment may need to be made once the number of students traveling is confirmed.

The grade 8 and 9 concert bands will be performing in the annual PEI Band Days festival at the Delta Prince Edward on Wednesday, March 4th. Grade 8’s will perform in the morning and Grade 9’s will perform in the afternoon. Further details will be provided as the date gets closer.

Have you heard the sound of band music in your house lately? All three grade levels have playing assignments due over the next few weeks, as well as new band repertoire to practice for upcoming concerts. Please remind students to take instruments home regularly (especially on weekends) and ask them to show you what they are working on! Thank you and have a great weekend!

Grade 9 early morning band is canceled for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 28th.

Hi everyone,

I hope that you are able to stay home and enjoy another snowy day on PEI!

Jazz band practice is canceled for tomorrow morning and will be rescheduled to later in the week.

Grade 7 students who did not bring their instruments home on Thursday after school may begin their 30 Day practice challenges on Monday!

There will be an Honours Band rehearsal after school on Wednesday, January 22 from 3:00-4:30.

The time has come to begin planning for our Grade 9 band trip! The dates for this year’s trip are Thursday, May 14th to Friday, May 15th. Please click the button below for an overview of this year’s itinerary.

The trip will cost $200/student. This includes a $60 fundraising credit (from the fall cookie dough campaign) for every student.

A $100 deposit to confirm participation will be due on Monday, February 3rd.

Please contact Alison Peters at ampeters@edu.pe.ca if you have any questions.

The eastern area sectional day at Birchwood Intermediate for grade 9 Honours Band students will be held tomorrow (Friday) even if there is a one hour delay. Students will travel to and from Birchwood in taxi vans, and they will be back at East Wiltshire in time for regular dismissal. Students are asked to please come prepared for the day with instruments, music, lunches or money for lunch.

An emergency contact and medical information form has been shared with Honours Band students in their Honours Band Google Classroom. Please complete the form and feel free to communicate any further details directly to me at ampeters@edu.pec.ca.

Honours Band students are asked to please bring the $80 registration payments to school tomorrow (or send them by e-transfer) if they have not already been submitted. Thank you.

Honours band students are reminded that the student schedule for this weekend can be found on the PEI Intermediate Honours Band blog: http://intermediatebandteachers.wordpress.com/

I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays with their friends and families!

Please find below the EWS Band schedule for the first school week of 2020:

Monday: Grade 9 early a.m. HONOURS BAND (Jazz Band is CANCELED for this week)

Tuesday: Grade 9 early a.m. Band

Wednesday: Grade 8 early a.m. Band

Thursday: Grade 9 early a.m. Band

*The Honours Band students will travel to Birchwood Intermediate for the day on Thursday for sectional rehearsals with all Honours Band students from eastern area schools. The current plan is to leave at 9:00 am and return in time for regular dismissal at 3:05 but I will confirm that with students this week when I receive the finalized schedule for the day.

Friday: Grade 7 early a.m. Band

A huge congratulations and thank you is extended to all of the students who participated in the Christmas concert on Tuesday evening. It was a wonderful evening of music, and a great demonstration of the talent and dedication of our music students.

A special thank you to the students who did MC duties during the concert. You did a great job!

Thanks to the generosity of those in attendance, we were also able to donate funds to help support families in our community during the Christmas season.

All extra-curricular band activities (with the exception of grade 9 Honours Band) are now finished until after the Christmas break.

*Due to a conflict in the morning for students who volunteer with the breakfast program, tomorrow’s grade 9 Honours Band rehearsal will be held during the lunch break.