Hi Everyone! 

THANK YOU for an amazing day on Saturday! To all of our students, band parents, band alumni, parent alumni, family, and friends – a most heartfelt thank you for making our 8th Annual Great Apple Pie Event a massive success. I can't believe we made 1100+ pies in that amount of time! It was also great to see so many students (across all four grades) working together towards completing this goal. I enjoyed getting the chance to meet so many new parents and catch up with returning parents. :) I am really proud of what was accomplished this weekend. Thank you, again.

Doug Butler has uploaded some of his photos to his website. Have a look: http://photography.doug-butler.com/p1038961355  If you have pictures of the event, I would love a copy on a CD or Flashdrive for our bulletin boards, display cases and archives. 

***Please note that there is NO Bottle Drive on October 13th – as mentioned on the "Dates to Note" sheet. 

1.) Band Classes – No change to schedule.

*Friday Schedule: 
Grade 9s – PE
Grade 10s – Band
Grade 11s/12s – Band

2.) Band 9/10 Practice Cards – Week 4 can be submitted for marking. On to week 5 now. 

3.) Morning/Lunch Rehearsals – No change to schedule.

Jr. Jazz Band Members! You have rehearsals on Monday and Tuesday at Lunch and Thursday at 7:30am. Please don't forget.

4.) Pit Orchestra – Will start THIS Wednesday (October 9th) at 3:15pm – 4:45pm 

5.) Uniform Sewing Nights – Uniform sewing/alteration nights will continue this Wednesday from 6:00pm – 8:00pm in the Band Room. Thanks to everyone that came out to help last week

6.) San Fransisco Band Tour/"The Nationals" - Unfortunately, due to insufficient numbers, we have decided to cancel the band tour to California. HOWEVER, we ARE planning a smaller scale trip to the MusicFest National Festival that is held in Richmond in May 2014. Both our junior and senior concert bands received invitations to perform at "the Nationals" after receiving GOLD (SUPERIOR-PLUS) ratings at the Vancouver Island Concert Band Festival in April. We are currently working on an itinerary and travel plan that will be affordable for all families (we also have some very profitable individual fundraisers coming up soon). We also hope to have information for the Germany 2015 Band Tour soon. More information to follow. 

7.) Scrap Metal Fundraiser - Our next large-scale fundraiser is our Scrap Metal recycling fundraiser which is running NOW until Saturday, October 26th. This is a fundraiser for the band program general account that will help pay for festival entrance fees as well as raise funds for much needed instruments, music, supplies, and uniforms. 

To help us achieve our fundraising goals we are asking for your support through the donation of any amount of scrap metal. Scrap metal materials can be dropped off now till October 25th at ‘Schnitzer Steel’ (307 David St, Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm).
Advise the yard attendant your metal is being donated to ‘SPECTRUM SCHOOL BAND/SCRAP DRIVE’. The band will also be collecting metal donations at the school, 957 Burnside Rd, Saturday, October 26 from 9:00am-2:00pm.

***Check out our  business donation letter (if you know of a business that would be interested in donating scrap metal) and our flyer advertising this event. Please feel free to distribute these as you see fit.***

More information is also available on the band website: http://spectrumbandvictoria.weebly.com/scrap-metal-recycling-2013.html

Thanks, everyone! Have a great week! 

Jamie

Hi All,

It was great to meet some new parents at our Meet The Teacher Night on Thursday! Also, a big thanks to the students and parents that helped with our "Morning With A Pro" on Saturday for our middle school music students! It was a great morning with lots of learning! We are moving in to a big week this week with lots of info to know. Here we go…

1.) Classes

**Band 9/10 can turn in Practice card Week 2 for marking. Now on week 3.

Monday – Band 9
Tuesday – Band 10, 11/12
Wednesday – Band 9
Thursday – Band 10, 11/12
Friday – Band 9

2.) Performing Bands

All performing bands are running (with the exception of the Pit Orchestra which will start soon)

Jr. Jazz Band: Monday Lunch, Tuesday AM, Wednesday Lunch
Sr. Jazz Band: Tuesday Lunch, Wednesday AM, Thursday Lunch
Jr. Concert Band: Friday AM
Sr. Concert Band: Monday AM, Thursday AM

3.) Uniform Sewing Night

Thank you to everyone that attended a uniform sizing night last weekend. The band parents will be holding a sewing night on Wednesday night this week in the Band Room from 6-8pm (lots of hemming, organizing, and maintenance things to do to keep our bands looking awesome). They are looking for volunteers to come out and help as it's a big job. New sewing experience is necessary as there are a lot of non-sewing jobs to do too. Please contact Lynda Charchuk and Jen Lindsay if you are able to help.

4.) The Great Apple Pie Event

Pie orders have been extended to Monday September 24th!! :) Please turn in all forms and money by Monday at lunch. Incomplete or late orders cannot be filled. 

Apple Donations – apple donations can be brought to the band room anytime on Friday this week. If you have to bring them earlier please let me know. 

Apple Pickers – We have had a number of community houses and orchards donate apples but they require people to come and pick. We are currently looking for parent volunteers with vehicles to help drive students to these locations. Please email Sue Pyke if you are able to help with this. Some students have indicated that they are interested in picking apples – I will be checking with their teachers this week to make sure this is okay.

Friday – Parent volunteers are needed from 4pm – 8pm to help with set-up in the kitchen / cafeteria.

Saturday – The big day! We start at 9am in the school's cafeteria and go until the last pie is made. We need lots of help!! Students should be signing up themselves and any parents that are coming in the band room – this helps us to know how much lunch to make.  Parents, you are welcome to bring your own peelers, knives, boards, etc but please make sure that they are clearly labeled. Pies will be ready for pick-up starting at noon. Please make arrangements to pick up your order as there is no storage available at the school.

Sunday – Last order pick-up from 10:00am – 12:00pm at the school.

5.) Upcoming Dates to Note

Friday, 28 September – Payment due Band Tour ($400 - $800 if no deposit provided in May/June) 

Friday, 28 September – Set Up Apple Pie Event (students 4pm-6pm, parents 4pm-8pm) 

Saturday, 29 September – Apple Pie Making Day (9am-5pm w/pick up starting at noon) 

Sunday, 30 September – Apple Pie Final Pick up (10am-12pm) 

October 

Saturday, 13 October – Bottle Drive (9am -1pm) 


Have a great week and see you on Saturday!! 


Jamie Davis

Hi Everyone,

I hope this finds you all doing well. Thank you band students for a great week last week and thank you so much to all of the new parents that I met at the Band Parents meeting on Wednesday night! It was great to see so many new faces! :) Here is what we are looking at this week. 

1.) Start-Up Forms

The fall start-up forms are now very late. Please return your Student/Parents info sheets, uniform rental/cheques, and the cover page from the envelope ASAP.

Congratulations to the BAND 10 class who has returned ALL of their forms! Pizza lunch coming soon! 

2.) Band Classes This Week

Practice Cards for week 1 can now be submitted (Grade 9s and 10s). Week 2 this week!

Monday - Pro–D Day, No classes
Tuesday – Band 9
Wednesday – Band 10, Band 11/12
Thursday – Band 9
Friday – Band 10, Band 11/12 (Shortened classes due to Welcome Back BBQ)

3.) Performing Band Rehearsals

All outside the timetable rehearsals will be running this week. Please check the orange schedule that was sent home to see when  those rehearsals take place. Please note, for returning students, that some of the rehearsal times have changed. 

4.) Uniform Sizings

The Spectrum Band Parents Association will be running two uniform sizing sessions this week. We ask that all families choose one of the following sessions to attend a fitting. If you have not submitted your cheques for uniform rental please bring them to the uniform sizing. It is very important that we get every student out THIS WEEK as our timelines for sizing, hemming, sewing and altering are very short. Thanks! 

Monday, 17 September 6-8pm in the Band Room
Wedneday, 19 September 6-8pm in the Band Room

5.) The Great Apple Pie Event / Thrifty's Smile Cards

Keep selling those apple pies! :) Order forms are due this Friday (September 21st) by 3:00pm in the band room. Sorry no late orders can be accepted. Students can now sign themselves and their parents up for the "big day" (Apple Pie Making Day on Saturday, September 29; 9am – 5pm in the school's cafeteria) in the band room. Please remember to make arrangements to pick up and deliver your pies on September 29th. There is no storage available at the school. 

Thrifty Foods Smile cards will be distributed at the uniform sizings this week… they are a great way to support the band program! Click HERE for more information. 

6.) Upcoming Dates to Note

Monday, 17 September – Uniform Sizing Band Room (6pm-8pm)
Monday, 17 September – Thrifty Smile Cards Distributed (during Uniform Sizing)
Wednesday, 19 September – Uniform Sizing Band Room (6pm-8pm)
Friday, 21 September – Last Day for Apple Pie Orders (3pm – Bandroom)
Friday, 28 September – Payment due Band Tour ($400 - $800 if no deposit provided in May/June) Friday, 28 September – Set Up Apple Pie Event (students 4pm-6pm, parents 4pm-8pm)
Saturday, 29 September – Apple Pie Making Day (9am-5pm w/pick up starting at noon)
Sunday, 30 September – Apple Pie Final Pick up (10am-12pm) 

Enjoy the rest of your "long weekend"! ;-)

Cheers,

Jamie Davis