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Good Afternoon Everyone!
Thank you to everyone that came out to our final bottle drive of the year on Saturday. Together you raised over $500 for the band program general accounts! Thank you to all the kids and parents that came out to our Year End BBQ on Saturday afternoon as well! A HUGE thank you Bob and Elaine McIlveen for hosting this event when the rains came at Elk Lake! Finally, I would like to take this time to thank all of our parents and students for a wonderful year of music at Spectrum! We had so many successes this year and I am so proud of everyone in this program. It is truly a pleasure to work with all of you and, as I’ve said before, I can’t believe that I get paid to come to “work” and do this every day. I wish you all the best over the summer and look forward to seeing many of you back next year! - J. Davis A few final things for your consideration... 1.) DATE CHANGE: Spectrum Band Parents Association Final Meeting & AGM Please note that the Spectrum Band Parents Association Final Meeting and AGM has been RESCHEDULED to MONDAY, JUNE 27TH AT 7:00PM IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY (originally scheduled for Wednesday, June 22nd). Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause. ALL parents are welcome to attend! This meeting also serves as an “election night” for vacant positions on the SBPA executive. The Band Parents Association is fundamental in coordinating fundraisers, tours, uniforms, communications, and all of the non-musical aspects of the program. Thank you for your consideration! 2.) Year End Housekeeping Items: Uniform/Music Folder/Instrument Returns: These items are now overdue. Please return them to the band room ASAP. 2017 Band Tour Information: We are currently finalizing details for a band tour down the Oregon Coast next Spring Break. We will be emailing information forms and intent to travel forms to returning students shortly. Thanks for your patience! Personal Instruments/Clothing etc.: Don’t forget to take your personal instruments home with you this week. There are also some gumboots, PE strip (uhh.. Ew!), BandWear, binders etc. still here. Summer Instrument Loans: Come and see me on Tuesday after school if you would like to borrow an instrument over the summer. Grad Account Reimbursement: Grads wishing to withdraw money from their fundraising account have until Friday June 24th to submit reimbursement forms (Forms can be found HERE!) Sincerely, Jamie Davis Hi Everyone,
Thank you for a wonderful Year End Concert at Alix Goolden Hall on Tuesday! All groups performed SO well! Thank you to the grads for the tribute – the messages, the gifts, and the… t-shirt! Thank you to all of the parents and the loading crew that helped with moving gear. Thanks to Mrs. Montgomery for navigating rush-hour traffic with 4 timpani, a set of chimes, and a concert bass drum on a trailer – if anyone needs to move, give her and Andrew a shout! Thanks to everyone that came out last weekend to cheer me on at the Tea Cup Race in Oak Bay, too! It was… something… :D I really appreciated the support, the signs, the cheering, and the promises of rescue if I drowned! If you need me over the next week, I’ll be …in the gym… Arm day and all… Congratulations to Andrew Montgomery who left this morning to participate in the National Arts Centre Young Artist Program in Ottawa! You make us all so proud, Andrew! :) 1.) Band Classes in Period 1 and 2: Monday – Band 10 in Period 1. Tuesday – Band 9 in Period 1. Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1. Thursday – Band 9 in Period 1 Friday – Celebrations Day (Go to PE/English: 20 min classes, yearbook distribution etc.) 2.) Morning/Lunch/After School Rehearsals: Monday – No Morning rehearsal. Fine Arts Luncheon in Theatre at Lunch, Requirement Completion after school Tuesday – No Morning/Lunch rehearsals, Requirement Completion after school Wednesday – No Morning rehearsal, Sr. Jazz rehearsal at Lunch, Requirement Completion after school Thursday – No Morning/Lunch rehearsals, Sr. Jazz set-up for Awards Night at 3:10pm Friday – None. Band Room Closed. 3.) Sr. Jazz Band – Awards Night Performance – Thursday, June 16th Sr. Jazz Band performs for Spectrum’s Awards Night on Thursday this week. 6:00pm is your call time in full uniform. We will perform background music and as people fill the gym, and provide some entertainment in the middle of the ceremony. 4.) Term 4 End (Requirements DUE)- Friday, June 17th Term 4 ends on Friday, June 17th. Please make sure that all playing “requirements" for Band 9 – 12 are submitted or performed by 5:00pm. Visit http://spectrumbandvictoria.weebly.com/requirements--online-submission.html to upload and submit playing requirements online. I have been called away to BCMEA meetings on June 17th and will not be at Spectrum. That means if you want to perform requirements for me LIVE, you have to do so by the end of day on Thursday June 16th. 5.) Year End BBQ - Saturday, June 18th, 4pm at Elk Lake Park Everyone is welcome to our year end BBQ event at Elk Lake Park on Saturday, June 18th at 4:00pm! There will be food, prizes and games - we hope you can make it to enjoy some fun after another successful year for the band! Parents - Please RSVP to Bob/Elaine McIlveen (sbpafinancial@gmail.com) if you are able to contribute items like chips, salads, cookies, etc. Students – Please sign up on the band room door if you will be participating. PLEASE RSVP or SIGN-UP IN THE BAND ROOM BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH. THANKS! Looking forward to it! 6.) Year End Uniform/Instrument Returns PLEASE RETURN EVERYTHING ASAP. Music folders should have been returned last week. Many are missing still. All school owned instruments should be returned by the end of the week. If you are not using a horn that you borrowed return it ASAP. Uniforms can be returned at any time. This is a big job – please help Nadine and Nicola by returning items ASAP. Thanks! 7.) June Dates to Note Wednesday, 8th – Uniform Returns Began (Drop off to the band room at anytime. Include all uniform parts/shoes, please. Uniform deposit cheques will not be returned/destroyed until all items are returned.) Thursday, 16th – Spectrum Awards Night (Senior Jazz Band, 6pm call time, 7pm start, Old Gymnasium) Friday, 17th – All SCHOOL-OWNED instruments/equipment must be returned to the band room for repair/maintenance. Saturday, 18th – Bottle Drive #8 and Year End BBQ (9am-1pm, BBQ is at 4pm at Elk Lake Park) Monday, 20th – Last Day for Uniform Returns (Until 3pm) Wednesday, 22nd – Band Parents Association Final Meeting and Annual General Meeting (7pm, Library) Thank you! Jamie Davis  Hi Band Families!
Bravo Spectrum Band! Your excellent playing in the Tea Party Parade was only topped by your team spirit and enthusiasm along the route. I am proud of you all! We placed second in the Marching Band category and were well supported by fans, parents, teachers, and friends the entire way. Congratulations to everyone involved! PS… I think it’s time to invest in some “summer” uniforms. ;-) If you would like to catch the parade footage, Shaw TV (Channel 4) is airing the parade on June 7 (7:00pm) and June 11 (9:00am). One more Tea Party “thing”… Are you looking for something to do today (Sunday)? Come see your band director square off against Oak Bay Mayor Nils Jensen, Mr. Flello, and Mr. Weaver in a feat of courage, skill, and wits... err... rather, we're rowing comically large tea cups across the ocean in front of Willows Beach. It's the Oak Bay Mayor's Challenge Floating Teacup Race TODAY at 3:00pm! This ends another season on Marching Band at Spectrum – congratulations everybody! Phenomenal work this year in terms of musicality, technique, spirit, and ability! Thank you to all of our band parents for encouraging students to get to practices on time and to meet all the early timings for parades and performances! (Please return all marching band instruments, drums, flags, harnesses, drum sticks, etc. on Monday!) Congratulations to Grade 12 student Katherine Forster for being accepted to the Fine Arts Department at The University of Victoria! Bravo! Congratulations to Andrew Montgomery (Grade 11, oboe) and Scott Gordon (Grade 10, tuba) for being accepted to the British Columbia Provincial Honour Wind Ensemble! Andrew and Scott will travel to Richmond in October to rehearse/perform high level repertoire under the baton of an amazing guest conductor, with top student musicians from across BC. Congratulations! Our jazz combos “Sine Cura” and “Carpe Noctem” performed for the Tillicum Elementary School 100th anniversary on Friday and from all accounts did an excellent job! Great work and great leadership from all of you! Thank you to three grade nine boys (Brendan Wong, Cole Davis, and Hunter MacIsaac) for volunteering to help with the Glanford Middle School year end concerts as stage hands! Way to get involved in the school community guys! 1.) Band Classes in Period 1 and 2: Monday – Band 9 and 10 Combined Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Tuesday – Band 9 and 10 Combined in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Wednesday – Band 10 in Period 1. Thursday – Band 9 in Period 1. Friday – Band 9 in Period 1, Band 11/12 in Period 2. Grade 9/10 Practice Cards: Turn in your practice card for marking! We will end with week 37. 2.) Morning/Lunch/After School Rehearsals: *There will be no further morning band rehearsals after Tuesday this week. Jazz Bands will meet as needed at lunch. Please check the schedule and note changes. Monday – FINAL Sr. Concert Band at 7:30am, Sr. Jazz at Lunch, Jr. Concert Band Upper Woodwinds/Altos Sectional for “Prime Time Toon Revue” (Band Room) AND Sr. Jazz Trumpet Sectional for Matador (Theatre): 3:10pm-3:40pm Tuesday – FINAL Sr. Jazz at 7:30am, Jr. Jazz at Lunch, Concert Prep at 3:00pm. Wednesday – No Morning/Lunch rehearsals. Thursday – Jr. Jazz at Lunch (Music Sorting). Friday – No Morning/Lunch rehearsals. 3.) Year End Band Concert – Tuesday Night Our Year End All-Bands Concert is on Tuesday, June 7th, 7:00pm at the Alix Goolden Hall in The Victoria Conservatory of Music. Student call time is 5:45pm. Doors will open at 6:45pm for parents. It’s going to be a great show and your kids have again selected the program that they would like to perform for you. Admission is by donation. We hope you will join us! Please make sure you give yourself LOTS of time to get downtown. Parking can be challenging. :) ***HELP! We are still in need of trucks and vans to help transport stands, amps, and percussion equipment to the Alix Golden Hall on Tuesday. If you can help please let me know by email ASAP!*** 4.) Term 4 End (Requirements DUE)- Friday, June 17th Term 4 ends on Friday, June 17th. Please make sure that all playing “requirements" for Band 9 – 12 are submitted or performed by 5:00pm. Visit http://spectrumbandvictoria.weebly.com/requirements--online-submission.html to upload and submit playing requirements online. 5.) Year End BBQ - Saturday, June 18th, 4pm at Elk Lake Park Everyone is welcome to our year end BBQ event at Elk Lake Park on Saturday, June 18th at 4:00pm! There will be food, prizes and games - we hope you can make it to enjoy some fun after another successful year for the band! Parents - Please RSVP to Bob/Elaine McIlveen (sbpafinancial@gmail.com) if you are able to contribute items like chips, salads, cookies, etc. Students – Please sign up on the band room door if you will be participating. Looking forward to it! 6.) June Dates to Note Tuesday, 7th – Year End Band Concert (All bands perform, Alix Goolden Performance Hall in the Victoria Conservatory of Music – 900 Johnson Street, 5:45pm call time, 7pm start, Admission by donation.) Wednesday, 8th – Uniform Returns Begin (Drop off to the band room at anytime. Include all uniform parts/shoes, please. Uniform deposit cheques will not be returned/destroyed until all items are returned.) Thursday, 16th – Spectrum Awards Night (Senior Jazz Band, 6pm call time, 7pm start, Old Gymnasium) Friday, 17th – All SCHOOL-OWNED instruments/equipment must be returned to the band room for repair/maintenance. Saturday, 18th – Bottle Drive #8 and Year End BBQ (9am-1pm, BBQ is at 4pm at Elk Lake Park) Monday, 20th – Last Day for Uniform Returns (Until 3pm) Wednesday, 22nd – Band Parents Association Final Meeting and Annual General Meeting (7pm, Library) Cheers, Jamie Davis |
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