Spring Concert

Hello Choir Parents,

Welcome to the fourth quarter!  We have practice this Thursday morning (descant starts at 7:40, choir starts at 7:50).  Next week we have the pizza party/practice, normal choir practice, and our concert. 


Pizza Party – Tuesday 4/10/12:  5:30-7:00 starting in the MPR
Pepperoni, Sausage, and Cheese pizzas
A $1 donation would be appreciated
Bring your own drink and you may send in extra drinks
Due to food allergies, please do not send in any additional food

I need a few volunteers to help serve pizza and clean up. Please email me or call me to let me know you will be helping.


Concert – Thursday 4/12/12:
Students need to arrive prior to 6:15
Wearing their concert uniform:
Choir polo shirt (tucked in)
Black or khaki pants or skirt (knee length or longer)
Hair should be kept out of the eyes
Choir members go to the MPR
Friends and family go to the Gym
The concert will start promptly at 6:30

Following that concert, we have a few weeks of normal practicing and the Cougars game on May 4th.  The PTA will send out information on purchasing tickets to the game.  All choir kids do need their own ticket.  I highly encourage you to purchase tickets through the PTA when that paperwork comes home.  It does not cost you any extra and the PTA uses the funds raised throughout the year. 

Fine Arts Festival is May 19th and we will be performing at 2:00 making our practice start at 1:00.  Choirs perform in the auditorium and practice in the band room.  I have included as an attachment to the email a copy of the schedule and a map.  It gets a little confusing to look at so if you have questions, please ask me! 


I'll see you soon!
Mrs. Braner

January Update

Hello!

Our first day of choir for the new year is tomorrow.  It is frequently hard to wake up on time after a long break from choir so I thank you for trying to arrive by 7:50. 

There have been two changes to the upcoming schedule.  I will be attending a music education conference on January 26th and choir will be cancelled for that day. 

We have also recieved confirmation that we will sing at a Cougars game on Friday, May 4th.  Please add this date to your calendar.  We will be singing during the seventh inning stretch.  This is an optional performance.  Ticket information will be sent out to the whole school through the PTA and all choir members will need a ticket.  I will go over the details as the date gets closer. 


For a quick reference, I have included a schedule of practices, concerts, and events below.

January 12th - Normal Practice
January 19th - Normal Practice
January 26th - NO CHOIR
February 2nd - Normal Practice
February 9th - Normal Practice
February 16th - Normal Practice
February 23rd - Normal Practice
March 1st - Normal Practice
March 8th - Normal Practice
March 15th - Normal Practice
March 22nd - Normal Practice
March 29th - No School/No Choir
April 5th - Normal Practice
April 10th - Choir Pizza Party
April 12th - Normal Practice
April 12th - Choir Concert
April 19th - Normal Practice
April 26th - Normal Practice
May 3rd - Normal Practice
May 4th - Normal Practice
May 10th - Normal Practice
May 17th - Last Morning Choir Practice
May 19th - Fine Arts Festival



           Have a great day!

                  Mrs. Maggie Braner

Concert and Pizza Party

Hello Choir Parents,

Choir is going great this year!  The kids are working hard and learning a lot about performing the music.  There has been excellent attendance so far!  I thank you for your diligence in getting the students on time to choir each week.  With only three more practices before the concert, it is now the most crucial time for the kids to  be at choir.  We have a pizza party and a concert coming up very quickly so please look below for the details.

Pizza Party – Tuesday 11/29/11:5:30-7:30 starting in the MPR
Pepperoni, Sausage, and Cheese pizzas
A $1 donation would be appreciated but is not required
Bring your own drink and you may send in extra drinks
Due to food allergies, please do not send in any additional food

I need a few volunteers to help serve pizza and clean up. Please email me or call me to let me know you will be helping.


Concert – Thursday 12/1/11:
Students need to arrive prior to 6:15
Wearing their concert uniform:
   Choir polo shirt (tucked in)
   Black or khaki pants or skirt (knee length or longer)
   Hair should be kept out of the eyes
Choir members go to the MPR
Friends and family go to the Gym
The concert will start promptly at 6:30

On another note, the choir shirts should be in any day now.  I will send them home as soon as they arrive.  If you already had a choir shirt, now would be a good time to check that the shirt fits. 


Please let me know if you have any questions!

Mrs. Braner

New School Year 8-29-11

Hello New Choir Parents!

I look forward to this year. It looks like we will have a great group and will have an excellent year. If you have questions, please ask them.

I did make a mistake on the original handout. I accidentally wrote the forms were due in August and our first practice was also in August. I meant to say September. The forms are due September 13th and the first practice is September 22nd.

Students should be dropped off at door 2.

Thanks!

Mrs. Maggie Braner

Choir Party and Cougars Game

Hello Everyone!

Even though choir has technically ended there are two more events happening.

First will be the Cougars Game. If you bought tickets through the PTA, they will be arriving this week. Included should be a note containing the following information:

Choir Members!

Meet Mrs. Braner, Ms. McShea, and Mrs. Plass at the customer service booth at the middle of the 6th inning when the Cougars go up to bat.

We will be leaving the customer service booth at the beginning of the 7th inning to sing during the 7th inning stretch. Choir members will be responsible for finding their way back to their seats.

I do not care what choir members wear before we sing, but on the field they need their choir shirt and no hats or sun glasses will be allowed.

I have also attached notes to my bulletin board for students to take home if they did not order tickets but are still going.

Students attending the game will practice one more time during the school day with me before the game. I do not know who will be attending so please be sure to talk with your child about if they will be attending.

For the last choir event at Brooks, we will have a party after school on Tuesday the 31st. It will start immediately after school and conclude at 4:40. Please send in a note for a change of dismissal. I will provide popsicles. If anyone wants to send in water or juice boxes, that would be greatly appreciated. Send them to the office with a note stating choir party. We will also be joined by Mrs. McCoy, the choir director from Granger, for a part of the time.

Feel free to send in sidewalk chalk, sports gear, etc as there will be a bit of time the students will be able to choose their activity.

Mrs. Braner

IMPORTANT - COUGARS GAME

Attached to the email I sent are ticket order forms in both English and Spanish. If you are like me and have not ordered the tickets yet, we have kindly been given a small window of opportunity to do so. Please have orders in to the school by 3:00 pm tomorrow May 3rd. The game is May 28th. We will be singing during the 7th inning stretch.

Reminder...Fine Arts Festival on May 14th. We perform at 2:00 and need to be practicing at 1:00 in the band room at Metea.

Only two more choir practices left!


Hurry up if you need to order tickets!

- Mrs. Braner

PS - Tickets cost the same at the door for the game but the PTA uses the money earned to fund many wonderful things at Brooks. Buy your tickets through the PTA please.

Fine Arts Festival

Hello! The Fine Arts Festival schedule has been finalized. We arrive in the band room at 1:00pm and perform at 2:00pm in the auditorium. I have attached to the EMAIL two schedules. One is the original one and the other I created to be easier to read. Please let me know if you have questions. For those of you not as familiar with Metea, the auditorium can be accessed by the doors near Eola road. The band room is in the south west corner near Eola road. The art work will be displayed through the school but mostly in the common area near the gym which is further away from Eola road. Please let me know if you have questions. Mrs. Maggie Braner