Monday, May 13, 2019

Small Group Celebration

Dear Parents,

Our Fiddler and Cello Choir celebration breakfast is tomorrow morning starting at 8am! I am bringing Chick-Fil-a chicken minis and cookies, but could use some help with drinks and other things. Please sign up with this link if your child can bring something!



Thank you,

Jennifer Aikey

Monday, May 6, 2019

Weekly Updates IMPORTANT May 6-10

Dear Parents,

As we are approaching the last few days of school, there are some things we need to do to wrap up the year in Orchestra. 

FINAL CONCERT for 6th Grade, Fiddlers, and Cello Choir is tomorrow night at Durham! All students should arrive in their uniform at 6:30pm, the concert will start promptly at 7pm. Fiddlers and Cello Choir are allowed to leave as soon as they are finished performing. 

Summer Checkouts - If your 6th or 7th grade child needs to check out a school instrument over the summer, please have them let me know so I can indicate on my summer forms that they will have it. I will use the same contract as this school year, so there are no additional forms that need to be filled out by you. 

ALL 6th and 7th Grade Students (and 8th graders not attending Universal) should take home their instruments tomorrow unless they are doing the Smartmusic competition for Olympics. Ms. Sanchez and I will be with the 8th graders on their Universal trip this Wednesday through Friday, we have Olympics during connections all week next week, then it's the last three days of school, where we will be cleaning out lockers/cubbies and doing other activities. 

8th Grade Students attending Universal: All Universal students should arrive at Durham by 6:15am Wednesday morning to be prepared to load the buses promptly at 7. We need time for students to exchange info with chaperones, change into their first trip shirt, and receive bags and lanyards. Please being a case of water if you can!

Don't forget to have a look at the Summer Camps email I sent out a few weeks ago, as most discount deadlines for these camps are May 15!

Thank you,

Jennifer Aikey

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Weekly Updates April 24 (copied from e-blast)

Dear Parents,

Spring time is definitely here, which means a busy time for many of us! Orchestra is no exception, with final concerts and the 8th Grade Spring Trip to Universal soon approaching!

Final Concert Dates:

7th and 8th Grade Orchestra: 
Thursday, May 2 at Durham MS
Students arrive at 6:30pm, concert start at 7pm
Wear Formal Uniforms

6th Grade, Fiddlers, and Cello Choir
Tuesday, May 7 at Durham MS
Students arrive at 6:30pm, concert start at 7pm
Wear Formal Uniforms or small group uniform


Thank you,

Jennifer Aikey

Disney Refund Update

Dear 8th Grade Parents, We have been notified that the travel agency has sent out the refund check to Durham. When we receive the che...