16
Nov

Announcements 11/16/09

By tmischoirs Closed
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Rehearsal Schedule This Week:

5th Grade:

  • Thursday morning 7:15-7:35 (come as SOON as you get to school)
  • Thursday afternoon 2:50-4:15 (note the LATER pick-up time)

 

6th Grade: 

  • Tuesday morning 7:15-7:35 (Come as SOON as you get to school!)
  • Tuesday afternoon 2:50-4:15 (note the LATER pick-up time!)

***The extra rehearsals and later pick-up times are to assist us with more quickly completing the learning of our holiday repertoire!  We are a little behind and need all of the extra time we can get!  If your child will not be able to make one of these extended times, he or she will not be penalized in attendance.  However, if at all possible, please make every effort to have your child here for every minute of rehearsal this week and the week after Thanksgiving!

 

 

Field Trip:

Look for information about our December field trip the week we return from Thanksgiving.  If you’re interested in being a chaperone and already have a background check on file with KISD for the 2009-2010 school year, please contact me via e-mail to let me know of your interest! 

 

Kudos!

I was very proud of your children in last week’s concert!  Thank you for your kind words regarding our performance, and thank you for your tireless support of the music program at TMIS!

09
Nov

Announcements 11/9/09

By tmischoirs Closed
Categories: Calendar, General Announcements and Performances

Choir Shirts are IN!!!!! 

  • Arriving to your home via your child’s backpack on Tuesday afternoon, 11/10
  • Wear to the concert on Tuesday night!

 

TCHS Feeder Pattern Choir Concert

  • TUESDAY night, 11/10
  • 5:30 P.M. Call Time for Choristers in the AUDITORIUM. 
  • Park at the back of TCHS by the gym.  Enter building through SOUTH doors.  Walk NORTH along the main hallway (a.k.a. “Main Street”).  The auditorium is past the cafeteria on the LEFT. 
  • Parents may either bring their child to the auditorium at 5:30 and come back at 6:40 or may wait outside of the auditorium until concert time. 
  • Doors open for family members at 6:40 p.m.  I suggest arriving EARLY! 
  • Pizza dinner will be served to choristers after the 5:30 rehearsal (courtesy of TCHS Choir)
  • Concert begins promptly at 7:00. 
  • When you bring your child to our “call time,” please determine a meeting place INSIDE THE BUILDING for after the concert. 
  • Concert will last approximately an hour to an hour and a half. 
  • All choristers must wear “choir attire.”  Ladies may wear simple jewelry, but should not accessorize with large or “dazzling” jewelry. 
  • The concert is FREE! 

 

Veteran’s Day Assembly @ TMIS:

  • Both choirs will sing one of our pieces from the Tuesday evening concert on Thursday afternoon at 1:45 at our annual flag lowering ceremony. 
  • Parents are invited to attend if you wish.  All visitors at the school must sign in through the front office! 
  • Choristers should wear their choir polos to school on Thursday.  You may wear jeans instead of black pants if you like. 

 

Thank you!!!!

  • A big “thank you” to all of the parents who are providing soft drinks for our Tuesday evening dinner at TCHS!  I am grateful for your support of our feeder pattern choir program! 

 

Rehearsals This Week:

  • 6th Grade:  Tuesday, 11/10  (2:50-3:45).  Please note the earlier dismissal time.
  • 5th Grade:  Rehearsal as usual on Thursday, 11/12 (2:50-4:00)

 

I am looking forward to our invigorating choir week this week!

03
Nov

Announcements 11/3/09

By tmischoirs Closed
Categories: General Announcements and Performances

Novemenber Choir Tuition

Past due!!!!  If you are on the 6 installment choir tuition plan, please send your $28 check (payable to TMIS) and a yellow payment coupon to Mrs. McKenzie as soon as possible!  Thank you for your diligence in paying your tuition on time!

 

If you are on the two payment plan, your next payment of $70 is due on Friday, January 15, 2010. 

 

 

Choir Attire:

Do you have your child’s choir attire for next week’s concert yet?  If not, please prioritize that for this week!  Should you have questions about appropriate choir attire, please see the choir handbook tab at the top of the page. 

 

 

Choir Shirts:

We had a few glitches in ordering choir shirts this year.  However, the polo shirts have been ordered and are promised to arrive on Monday, November 9.  Choir shirts will be delivered to your child’s homeroom teacher on Tuesday morning, November 10.  Students should NOT wear their shirts during the school day on Tuesday.  Rather, they should wait to wear them until after they have showered for the concert on Tuesday evening :)  

We anticipate the long sleeve t-shirts being ordered in the next several weeks. 

 

 

Next Tuesday’s Concert:

Please follow these guidelines for the 11/10 concert at Timber Creek High School:

  • Official choir attire is expected to be worn by every chorister. 
  • 5:30 P.M. Choristers rehearse on the stage of TCHS. 
  • 6:00 P.M.  Pizza will be served to TMIS choristers (courtesy of TCHS Choir)
  • 6:40 P.M. Auditorium doors open for choir parents.  I suggest arriving early, as we are expecting a large crowd for this concert!
  • 7:00 P.M. Concert begins.  We anticipate that the concert will last approximately an hour to an hour and a half. 

 

6th Grade Choir Practice on Tuesday 11/10:

6th grade WILL rehearse on Tuesday afternoon before the concert.  However, we will dismiss at 3:45 to allow for students to get home and do homework and take a shower before the evening concert.  Please note the earlier dismissal time on your family calendar!

 

 

Thank you for being such wonderful choir families!  I enjoy serving you and your children through the musical arts!

27
Oct

Announcements: 10/27/09

By tmischoirs Closed
Categories: General Announcements and Performances

1.  Honor Choir Tuition payment #2 ($28) is due for families on the 6 installment plan on or before Monday, November 2.  Please remember to send a yellow payment coupon with your check!

 

2.  ALL choristers need to memorize the lyrics to “America the Beautiful” by their next choir rehearsal.  Please check with your child to make sure that they have done this!  If you need a link to the lyrics, please click here:  http://www.usa-flag-site.org/song-lyrics/america.shtml

 

3.  Our first concert of the season is Tuesday, November 10 at TCHS.  Please make a note of this in your family calendar if you have not done so already!

 

4.  Remember that your children need their choir attire before the November 10 concert!  If you have questions about “choir attire,” please refer to the choir handbook tab at the top of the page. 

 

Your children are a joy to teach :)   Thank you for sharing them with me!

23
Oct

Choir Announcements 10/23/09

By tmischoirs Closed
Categories: General Announcements

Thank you for a wonderful choir camp last weekend!  Our choiristers worked SO hard and accomplished many goals in preparation for our Holiday Concert in December! 

 

“Choir Attire” Reminder:  If you have not begun looking for the black pants, shoes, belt, and socks for your child’s choir attire, please begin doing so soon!  He or she will need it in the next few weeks!  If you have questions about choir attire, please refer to our online handbook. 

 

Choir Tuition:

If you are on the monthly choir tuition plan, your next payment of $28 is due no later than Monday, November 2.  Please remember to include a yellow payment coupon with your check so that I can give the appropriate chorister credit for payment! 

 

CHS Voices of Central Show-Choir Camp:

This is an OPTIONAL extra-curricular opportunity for your child to participate in a fun choral experience with high school show choir students in our district.  All pertinent information is in a flyer attached to today’s parent e-mail for choir students.  A few special notes: 

  • There is a $30 fee for this special activity. 
  • All registrations and associated monies should be sent DIRECTLY to CHS Choral Department. 
  • If you have any questions, please contact the choir directors at Central High School:  Leigh Ann McClure and Jennifer Randall.
  • I will not be able to attend this activity.  However, I can assure you that this will be a wonderful experience for your child if he or she chooses to participate!  Many of our choristers have participated in years past and had a terrific time! 

 

I am grateful for your continued support of the choral program at TMIS.  Your family is a blessing! 

 

~Lauren McKenzie

12
Oct

Announcements 10/12/09

By tmischoirs Closed
Categories: General Announcements

Choir Camp THIS Saturday!!!!

  • 6th Grade:  9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • 5th Grade:  12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
  • Lunch (pizza) is provided for both grades at noon.  If your child does not like pizza, please send an alternate sack lunch. 
  • Send a water bottle with your child to sip on during rehearsal!
  • Students should wear tennis shoes to choir camp; we will be participating in some light recreational activities that necessitate tennis shoes! 
  • Carpool pick-up after camp will be the same as regular choir days.
  • Students will enter and exit the building at the front side door next to the choir room.  Doors will open at 8:50 a.m. for 6th Grade Camp & 11:50 a.m. for 5th Grade Camp.  Doors will close promptly at each camp’s beginning time. 

 

“Choir Attire”

  • If you haven’t started thinking about gathering your child’s choir attire, please do so soon!  He or she will need it by the beginning of November. 
  • It is NOT necessary to purchase expensive name-brand clothing/shoes for choir attire.  I suggest thinking in terms of Wal-Mart, Target, or other bargain retailer for choir attire. 
  • If you have forgotten what “choir attire” includes, please refer to the “choir handbook” link at the top of the page. 

 

Choir Tuition:

  • First tuition installment was due on Thursday, 10/1.  If you have not paid your first installment, please do so immediately.
  • Second tuition installment (for those on the 6 payment plan) is due on Monday, November 2. 

 

Kudos:

  • Thank you for picking up your children on time from honor choir rehearsal!  Both groups of parents were on time this past week!  I appreciate your dilligence in managing your family’s schedule! 
08
Oct

Announcements 10/8/09

By tmischoirs Closed
Categories: General Announcements

Choir Camp (10/17/09)

This will be an intense, but fun day of singing and team building for our choir students!  Except in the case of illness, please be SURE to have your child at choir camp on Saturday, 10/17.  Keep the following in mind: 

  1. Attendance for choristers is expected.  Absences (except in the case of illness) will be counted. 
  2. 5th Grade Camp is from 12-4 (pizza lunch served at 12!)
  3. 6th Grade Camp is from 9-1 (pizza lunch served at 12!)
  4. Students should enter the building at the cafeteria side door on Saturday. 
  5. Choristers should dress comfortably for the day (and wear tennis shoes). 

Rainy Weather Dismissal Procedures for Choir:

If it is raining when honor choir lets out, please plan to come into the building to pick your child up.  Children will not wait outside for parents if it is raining.  We will release to the hallway outside of the music room, and you may meet your child there (hopefully with an umbrella!). 

 

*Important*:  If it is lightning at dismissal time, I am not allowed to dismiss children outdoors without a parent or guardian (per KISD policy).  You must come into the building to get your child.  (This procedure is the same as if you are picking your child up from the end of the school day & it is lightning outside.)

 

Choir Tuition DUE! 

Choir Tuition was due last Thursday, October 1.  A HUGE thank you to all of the parents who already sent in their child’s tuition!  If you have not paid your first installment of choir tuition, please do so as soon as possible.  The next tuition installment is due on Monday, November 2 (if you are on the 6 payment plan). 

 

Thank you for being such supportive choir parents!  It is a joy to teach your children; thank you for allowing me to partner with your family in your child’s music education!

01
Oct

CONFIRMED Schedule Change Week of 11/9

By tmischoirs Closed
Categories: Calendar and General Announcements

Monday, 11/9:  NO School/NO rehearsals

 

Tuesday, 11/10: 

  • 2:50-3:45 p.m.:  6th Grade Choir Rehearsal
  • 5:30 p.m.:  BOTH GRADES Rehearsal on the stage at Timber Creek H.S. for concert (drop off students no earlier than 5:15)
  • 6:00 p.m.:  Pizza Dinner served for all TMIS Choir students
  • 6:30 p.m.:  absences recorded in choir roll
  • 7:00 p.m.:  Concert with TCHS & TSMS choirs

 

Wednesday, 11/11:  NO Rehearsals

 

Thursday, 11/12:  5th Grade Choir Rehearsal (2:50-4:00)

 

 

Please update your family’s calendar according to this new schedule.  Both grades have changes! 

30
Sep

Check E-mail for important announcement! (also posted below!)

By tmischoirs Closed
Categories: Calendar and General Announcements

Yesterday evening, I learned that, if at all possible, the date for our feeder pattern concert with TCHS needs to be changed to Tuesday, November 10.  If we change this concert date, this is what the revised schedule would look like for the week of November 9: 

 

Tuesday, November 10:  6th Grade Choir Rehearsal after school

                                                TCHS Feeder Pattern Concert (approx. 7 p.m.)

Wednesday, November 11:  NO 5th Grade Choir Rehearsal

Thursday, November 12:  5th Grade Choir Rehearsal after school (on normal practice day)

 

Please send a reply to this e-mail with either “Yes” or “No” and your child’s name in the subject line to let me know if this new schedule would work for your family.  I need your response by 10:00 a.m. on Thursday (tomorrow). 

 

Please do not change your family’s calendar until you hear from me again.  Many thanks for your help!

24
Sep

Announcements 9/24/09

By tmischoirs Closed
Categories: General Announcements
  • Choir Carpool List was e-mailed to parents this afternoon.  Only parents who signed up to be a part of carpool were e-mailed with the list. 
  • First choir tuition payment is due next Thursday, 10/1.  Please send your payment (along with a payment coupon) in a sealed envelope with your child’s name on the outside. 
  • Put “finding choir attire” on your to-do list for the end of October!  Concert season will be here before you know it! 
  • Both choirs had great first rehearsals this week!  Thank you for encouraging your child to be a part of such a special group :)  

Have a wonderful weekend!

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