Dear
Parents and/or guardians:
Well, can you believe it? We are more than half way through the school
year! It amazes me every year how fast
time flies. Well, here in choir, we are
very busy preparing for District Choral Festival which is THIS Friday, March 4. I am excited!! After a week of issues
with busing, we are now set to take both 7th and 8th
grade choirs to Grandville HS and show them what we got!
THERE
ARE A FEW CHANGES SO READ ON!!!
8TH
GRADE CHOIR
will be leaving Crossroads by bus at
7:40 AM in order to be there by our
warm up time which is 8:20 AM. We will finish up with everything by 9:20
AM. At this point, 8th grade
choir will head back to Crossroads
Middle School and go
directly to 4th hour which is my class! However, I will NOT BE AT SCHOOL AS I WILL
NEED TO STAY AT FESTIVAL WITH 7TH GRADE CHOIR who will be dropped
off approx. around 9:30 am when 8th graders leave! 8th
grade will report to choir room, watch a movie, and when class is done, they
will go on with their normal class schedule until 12 NOON when we have
our luncheon with 7th grade choir (we will return with 7th
grade around that time and have our pizza party!) WHEW!! With me so far?
7th
GRADE CHOIR
will meet in choir room at 8:50 AM. I will have someone there to take attendance,
make sure they are in the proper attire, and get them on the bus by
approximately 9:05 and be at Grandville HS by 9:30 or so. As they get off the bus, 8th GRADE
will get ON the bus with the chaperons.
I again, will not be with them so I will need chaperons on the bus to
head back to Crossroads. 7TH
GRADE CHOIR starts their warm-up at 10:20 AM and will finish up by 11:20
AM.
After
we get our scores, 7th GRADE will head back to Crossroads for a homemade pizza luncheon in cafeteria by
our very own cooks around 12:05 PM. All
students will just use their lunch card, pay $2.50, or if they would rather,
they can bring in a home lunch as well.
I talked to the ladies in the café, and they will serve their homemade
pizza with salad bar/veggies and fruit - it will be little more special then
the regular lunch for the rest of the school. If students want a 2nd piece of
pizza, they will need to pay another $2.50 either as cash or card. The pizza will be a good size piece to begin
with but just in case they are still hungry. Chaperons – same price for your
lunch $2.50 – you can pay as we go through the line!
PARENTS: please send in your
dessert for that day in the morning! I will get someone to bring them down
before noon! It will be a long (and
rewarding J) day I am sure!! They will be starving!
ATTIRE:
Students need to wear their choir shirt
(which should be wrinkle free), black
pants, black socks, and black shoes.
I would prefer no tennis shoes but if that is all they have, they can wear
them only if they are black with black
laces!! Please NO WHITE SHOES and no
sandals with toes hanging out for the girls. We want to represent Northview the
best way possible so please talk to your child about the way they present
themselves in dress and behavior.
I
have approx. 160 students going to festival so I will need all Chaperons
that have signed up to come along for the ride!! I realize some parents get bus sick so if you
need to drive out there, that is cool but anyone willing to take bus with kids
would be appreciated. REMEMBER: I WILL
NOT be on bus ride back with 8th grade and I WILL NOT be on bus ride
OUT with 7th grade so I need a few parents to ride with each class
so they are not alone on the bus.
8TH GRADE CHAPERONS, if you want to come
back for the luncheon at noon, that would be appreciated. If not, I think I will have enough 7th
GRADE CHAPERONS to help out! Questions or concerns?
Email
or call me - Thanks so much for your support and help! Tami M. Hjelm - thjelm@nvps.net
