PROGRESS REPORTS

I hope you all had a nice "Snow" Break.  I just wanted to let you all know to look for your child's Progress Report to come home with their report card.  If you have any questions about these please feel free to contact me.

We are busy getting ready for the County Wide Band Concert that will be held Thursday, April 11. Your child should be practicing the pieces I have listed on the "Practice Schedule" page of this website.   Please make sure to mark your calendars now so that your child will be able to participate in this wonderful concert.  All three Elementary School band groups will be playing together.  We will rehearse at 6:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium before the concert.  All Elementary Band students will need to stay through  the Middle School Band performances.  I hope that you will be able to stay for the High School portion as well. This is a wonderful opportunity for students to see what they will be able to do in a few years.

One last item.  All students should be turning in Practice Logs if they want points for the Reward Box.  This Practice Log must be signed by a parent for the student to receive their points.  The point system is listed at the bottom of the log.  Please encourage your child to do at least 3 - 5 days a week.  This is the only way they can make the progress they need to play with the band as a whole.  Students can pick up Practice Logs from me at school or print one from this website.

Thanks so much for supporting your children and the King George County Elementary Band Program.

Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a wonderful Winter Break.  You all did such a wonderful job at your Winter Concerts.  Our next concert will be the County Wide Band Concert on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. The concert will be at King George High School.  We will be starting our music for that concert next week.  You will find the updated band schedules on the "Band Schedule" page.  

As we get back into the swing of things I just wanted to remind everyone to make sure you are practicing.  Starting the 3rd Nine weeks you will have to turn in a Parent signed practice card to get your points for the treasure boxes.  I will make those practice cards available to you before the end of January and I will post one on the tools page so you can print another if you loose one.

I am looking forward to making great music with all of you and we start the New Year.

Crazy Schedule

I don't know about you, but my schedule is crazy from now until the Winter Break.  I have posted a new calendar on the page "Mrs. Conner's Schedule" which list the school I am at on each day.  In an attempt to give every school the same number of lessons before their Winter Concert the schedule is a little different than the first 8 weeks.  I will continue to send you updates the night before your child has band to help everyone remember when to come to lessons.  Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

On another note - please make sure that your child is practicing to prepare for their Winter Concert.  All Beginner Band students should be practicing pages 9 - 13 in their books.  All Second Year Band students should be practicing page 21 in their books and the sheet music I passed out during lessons.  The schedule for the concerts is posted on the "Upcoming Elementary Band Events" page of this website.

All band students will be wearing their band shirt, nice jeans and clean shoes for the concert.

Thanks for supporting your child in their musical endeavor.

If you need to contact me please make sure to use my school e-mail. gconner@kgcs.k12.va.us.

Opportunities in the Arts

Next week you will have several opportunities to see the Arts in action.  The King George Middle School Band will have their Fall Concert on Thursday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m. at the King George Middle School Auditorium.  This is a wonderful opportunity for you to hear students that have been playing for a couple of years and it is free.  Also next week you can see the King George High School Theater Department in action with their play "Almost Maine."  This will run from Wednesday, October 31 - Saturday, November 3 at 7:00 p.m. each night. The cost is $8 per person.  Dinner is available at 5:30 for between $6 and $8.  The last regular season Football game will be next Friday, November 2 at 7:00 p.m.  The Royal Regiment Marching Band will present their show "Maya" during halftime.  Make sure to come out and see how much they have added to the show since the first game.  They will be marching at their State Assessment Competition tomorrow, October 27 at Massaponax High School at 1:30 p.m.

Your children should be practicing the new sheet music they received last week.  We will be playing these songs on our Winter Concerts.  Please check the "Upcoming Elementary Band Events" page for the specific date for your child's school concert.

Fall is in the Air!!

This has been a productive week of learning.  All of the students are making progress on their instruments.  Thanks so much for supporting your child as they practice their instruments.  All Beginners should be memorizing the notes from the pages they have been assigned.  If they have forgotten which pages to practice you can click on the Practice Schedule page for a reminder.

I hope you all will be able to attend the King George Fall Festival this weekend.  Here is a link to the Schedule of Events for the weekend.

http://www.kgfallfestival.com/2012scheduleofevents.html

Have a fantastic fall weekend.

We keep blowing and blowing........

I hope you are hearing a lot of blowing going on at your house.  The students are making great progress on their instruments.  As the new begins to wear off please encourage your student to continue to practice 5 days a week for at least 15 minutes each of these days.  Bell players should set up their bells and leave them up until the night before their lesson.  That way they can practice a little every time they pass by them.  If you have not been hearing anything just remind your child that practice will make band time more fun.  Have your child play the pages they are practicing for the up-coming lesson for you sometime during the week.  Each student should be recording the practice pages on the practice log.  I have added a page with the Practice schedule that I will update each week.

Thanks so much for supporting your child in their musical endeavor.  Please feel free to contact me via email anytime you have a question or concern.

Thanks,

Mrs. Conner

8th Band Night

It was wonderful to see so many Elementary Band students at the KGHS Foxes Football game Friday night.  I hope you all enjoyed seeing the 8th Grade Band perform the pre-game with the Royal Regiment.  The half-time show was awesome.  The Royal Regiment took that performance to Winchester, Virginia on Saturday and did an excellent job at the band competition.  I am looking forward to a great week of lessons with everyone.  Make sure you are getting your practice time in - remember 5 days for 15 minutes is your goal.