What to Do for 6th Grade Orientation

What to Do

6^th grade orientation

5:30pm – report to band room

Red band shirts & long Jeans

Instrument

Music

5:35 – Warm up

5:45 – run through entire program

1.      Stage

2.      Logistics of moving instruments and equipment

3.      In band room – review of demonstrations

6:15 – Bathroom break

6:30 – go to RMMT wait our turn

7:00 – Back to band room

7:05 – future 6^th grade band students and parents to the band room

7:25 – audience leaves

7:30 – band students dismissed

Other items:

6^th grade Students may stay after school in the band room Wednesday

Students must wear their RED band shirts and jeans

I would appreciate 3-4 parents to help “chaperone” & stage crew  email Adina Gardner at soamsband@gmail.com if you can chaperone and she will let Mrs. Reed know.

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Carowinds Trip Info

Dear band parents,

The Middle School band students will be attending the Carowinds Music Festival on Friday May 16th.   The cost is $78.00 per student.  The $78.00 for the Carowinds Field Trip includes the cost for the charter bus per student, the educational ticket price for entry into Carowinds, and the lunch buffet with unlimited soda wristband.  Your student will need to bring spending money and money for dinner on the way home.  The $78.00 and permission slips are due on or before our parent meeting on Thursday 5/1, 6:30 in the SOA MS band room.

The students have worked very hard this year and are playing beautifully.  Thank you for your time and support of our band!

Sincerely,

Suzanne K. Reed, director

Charleston SOA Middle school band

WHAT TO DO CAROWINDS TRIP

SOAMSBAND 

5/16/14

6:30AM –ARRIVE AT SOA BAND ROOM

6:45AM – LOAD BUSES

7:00AM – DEPART FOR CAROWINDS

10:00AM – ARRIVE CAROWINDS

10:15 AM – LISTEN TO BANDS, DISTRIBUTE TICKETS TO CHAPERONES, GROUPS ENTER PARK

12:30PM – ALL MEET FOR CATERED LUNCH ( picnic area TBD by  park)

6:00PM – LOAD BUSES

6:30PM – DINNER STOP 

7:30PM LOAD HEAD HOME

10:30PM – ARRIVE AT SOA

Volunteers Needed for Picnic

Hello all Band Families-

Mrs. Reed and the Band Boosters are in need of parent volunteers on the afternoon of the Spring Concert. The stage will need to be set up that day starting at 12:30, torn down after the concert, a few parents available to collect the food as it arrives for the picnic, parent food servers during the picnic, clean up after the picnic, and cooks.

If you are willing to volunteer please contact Teresa Muthard at 843-685-2094 or mikemuthard@hotmail.com.

We need at least 20 volunteers so please think about lending your time. 

Thanks for making this a great Spring Concert! 

SPRING CONCERT AND PICNIC

SPRING CONCERT AND PICNIC

SUNDAY MAY 4, 2014

CALL TIME IS 1:00

CONCERT BEGINS AT 2:00, PICNIC TO FOLLOW

STUDENTS ARE TO WEAR FORMAL Concert ATTIRE with sashes AND BRING A CHANGE OF CLOTHES FOR THE PICNIC

CHICKEN, MACARONI & CHEESE, and BOTTLED WATER WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE SOA BAND BOOSTER BOARD

YOU MAY BRING A SMALL COOLER OF SODAS/JUICE IF YOU WISH.  

WE ARE ASKING BAND FAMILIES TO HELP MAKE A GREAT PICNIC BY BRINGING THE FOLLOWING…

DON'T FORGET TO BRING SERVING UTENSILS 
FOR YOUR DISH.

6^TH GRADERS.....LARGE SIDE DISH (HOT OR COLD SUCH AS RICE, POTATO SALAD, BAKED BEANS, CASSEROLES)

7^TH GRADERS…FRUIT OR VEGGIE DISH (COLD SALADS, FRUIT OR VEGGIE TRAYS, OR VEGGIE DISH)

8^TH GRADERS…DESSERTS (ANYTHING YUMMY!)

WE ALSO NEED VOLUNTEERS BEFORE THE CONCERT TO HELP WITH THE STAGE SET UP @ 12:30 AND STAGE TEAR DOWN AFTER THE CONCERT AND TO COLLECT Food Before the concert AND SERVE FOOD during the picnic----

IF YOU ARE WILLING TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE CONTACT TERESA MUTHARD AT 843-685-2094 OR MIKEMUTHARD@HOTMAIL.COM.

WE NEED AT LEAST 20 VOLUNTEERS SO PLEASE THINK ABOUT LENDING YOUR TIME. 

Pictures Needed for Spring Concert

I will be working on a PowerPoint presentation for the Band's Spring Concert and need pictures of your band student. Please send me any pictures you have of your band student. Looking especially for pictures of groups of band kids, in or out of school and uniform, having fun at a party, sleepover, beach, etc. Any pictures showing our band kids having a great time together would be awesome!!

Thank You,
Rhonda F. Long
rhondaflong@gmail.com

Please email Rhonda directly the picture or pictures or contact her if you can put  them on a flash drive.

New Band Website

Hello all Band Families,

The Middle School Band Website has changed and the new website is live and the address is www.charlestoncountysoabands.com. Please click on it to check it out.

You will also find that on the School of The Arts web page from the fine art programs folder, the link there will take you to the new MS Band website. As always the most up to date and important information will be listed here.

We all should thank Rhonda Long for hosting the website for the past few years and now Kristen Salisbury for taking it over and establishing the new site as the old site went down.

2nd Sunday on King Street

Come Play With Us This Sunday Come show off your talent at 2nd Sunday on King Street. Pedestrians might rule the day, but our 2nd Sunday Musicians provide the sound track, and we've been entertained by some of the best. Won't you join us? It's one of Charleston's most wonderful and musical experiences! From 1:00 to 5:00 PM King Street is closed to all vehicular traffic from Queen Street north to Calhoun as businesses invite everyone to enjoy the region's best shopping, dining and your music. There are only 16 approved locations for musicians and these will allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. You don't need a license orapplication to play at 2nd Sunday but you do need to respond to this email so we know you're coming and can issue you a FREE PERMIT and SPACE ASSIGNMENT.  SIMPLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL * Tell us you're coming and at what time. *If you've played 2nd Sunday before and have a favorite spot, let us know and we'll try to assist you. * If you prefer 1:00-3:00 PM, 3:00-5:00 PM or the whole day, let us know that, too. CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE GUIDELINES FOR ALL MUSICIANS Please email info@charlestonppt.org to reserve your space or ask questions. We will talk about you in our PR and thank you for coming to the best downtown event ever. If you have any need to talk live, call 843.469.5653.    Parking vouchers for two hours of free parking in downtown garages will be available online at www.2ndsundayonkingstreet.com on the Thursday before the event, or you can pick one up at the Information Tent. Special thanks to all the musicians who make 2nd Sunday a fantastic event. We love having you! GREGG HOFFMAN