SOA Middle School Band Pool Party!

For SOA Middle School Band

Friday, August 22nd

8:30-10:30 PM

Northbridge Terrace Pool

The Band Booster Club will provide pizza. 

6th Graders, please bring drinks.  Individual sodas, juices, or bottled waters would be great.  No glass containers though, and please bring them cold or in a cooler.

7th Graders, please bring chips, snacks, or individual desserts (something for which you do not need a utensil to eat – cookies, cupcakes, etc)

8th Graders, please bring paper plates, napkins/paper towels

All Parents, though you are welcome to come and mingle with other parents, because this is a band student only party (no siblings or friends), you may drop off and pick up your child.  Band Booster Members will be chaperoning this event.  

Information for First Days of School

8/8/14

Dear parents and students,

I hope you are enjoying your last few days of summer break and are getting excited
about your new school year! I am very excited! I have some important items for
the first few days and I have separated this information by grade level:

6th grade band: 2A-B

Monday 8/18
o No instruments on Monday 8/18
o Bring all other books, binders, and PENCIL!
o Bring your lock with both keys

Tuesday 8/19
o Yes Instruments! (Make sure that you have all of your reeds, greases,
oils, swabs, polishing cloths, etc.)
o Only bring items needed for your instrument.
o We will be playing this day!!!!

7th gr. band: 1A-B

Monday 8/18
o Bring instruments to school! (Yes, we are playing)
o Bring your lock with both keys
o Bring all band books, binders, and a PENCIL

Tuesday 8/19
o 1B = Wind ensemble class
o Bring all band books, binders, and a PENCIL
o No back packs allowed in band room on B days

8th grade band: 3A – 1B

Monday 8/18
o Bring instruments to school! (Yes, we are playing)
o Bring your lock with both keys
o Bring all band books, binders, and a PENCIL

Tuesday 8/19
o 1B = Wind ensemble class
o Bring all band books, binders, and a PENCIL
o No back packs allowed in band room on B days

7th & 8th gr. bands
Wednesday will be Jr. Allstate scale test for seating!
All Smart Music is due August 15th!

This will get us off to a great start! Please be on time to class, we will
have slightly shortened classes due to homeroom and we must get
going! If you have any questions, please email me at the email below my
name. I will get back to you as quickly as I can.

I’m looking forward to our best year yet!

Sincerely,
Suzanne K. Reed
Middle School band director
Charleston County School of the Arts
Suzanne_reed@charleston.k12.sc.us