While the district has not yet made a decision regarding school today, the snow is still falling here and I would rather ere on the side of safety. As such, I am cancelling our Junior Jazz rehearsal for this morning to give more time for roads to be plowed before anyone makes the trek to school. Please check the SD35 website and social media for the district’s call for the rest of the day.

REGARDING TOMORROW’S FESTIVAL IN RICHMOND: Please assume that we are still on for the Kiwanis Jazz Festival tomorrow, but I will email and post to social media and  www.dwpoppymusic.comregarding tomorrow’s participation as soon as I have more information.

1. If your child hasn’t dropped off their permission form, today during the day or tomorrow morning will be fine
2. I am still looking for one or two more chaperones so if you are available to join us, please let me know.

Many thanks and please share this to other members of the band

Mark

 

With so much snow this morning, Senior Jazz rehearsal is moved to lunch time assuming schools are open today. Take the extra time to drive safe and check the SD35 website for updates. Please share and see you at lunch time today

Mr. Follett

We did Semester 1 self-reflections in class on Thursday and Friday which are open-ended. Students are simply asked to comment on the evidence students have of the work they have done and progress they have made in the last 5 months considering:

• Music Literacy (knowledge)
• Technique (playing it “right”)
• Artistry (connecting your performance with other musicians and the audience)
• Musician’s Mindset (the non-musical thought processes and actions involved in learning and playing).

Students who did not complete them in class are reminded to submit them by Monday morning.

We’re pleased to announce that as of Sunday evening, ESPRESSIVO 2018 is officially sold out! While we have no table seats left (which include the desserts etc.) if you didn’t happen to get a ticket, you can see the show. We will be opening the bleachers Wednesday evening for admission by donation as we want to ensure everyone sees the kids play. Looking forward to another great show!

DW Poppy Music Department’s annual fundraising concert will be taking place on Wednesday, December 5, 2018. This year’s holiday spectacular involves more than 200 student performers in 5 concert bands (including the Elementary Honour Band), 2 concert choirs, 2 jazz bands, and jazz choir.

Tickets are $12.00 per person and are now available online through the following link:

https://sd35.schoolcashonline.com/Fee/Details/9886/111/False/True

Please note that performers only require a ticket if you would like them to join you at your table during the concert when they are done their performance.

Doors open at 5:00pm and in addition to a night of great musical performances beginning at 6:30pm, food trucks including Big Reds Poutine, Wings, & Helms Mobile Kitchen will have dinner available for purchase from 5-7pm. The evening also includes coffee and desserts, a “balloon pop” fundraiser, raffle, and silent auction. Proceeds from the event help us subsidize costs to participate in festivals and competitions, put on concerts in the community to connect our students outside the school, bring in guest artists to work with our young musicians, and most importantly, to provide instruments and partial tour funding to our students in need who would otherwise be unable to participate, so thank you so much for your generous support!

Your purchase will put you on the Will-Call list at the door, but as this is our first year moving to SchoolCashOnline, please print off your receipt or bring a “screen cap” on your phone

We encourage families put purchase their tickets online, but if you do not pay school fees online, you can pay with cash/cheque (payable to DW Poppy Secondary School) in the band room.  Please note that this event sells out most years so order your tickets soon!

Thanks so much and we’ll see you on December 5^th!

Mark & Wayne

 

In preparation for everyone’s holiday entertaining, the next round of Neufeld Farms fundraising is now live. Orders are due no later  than 12Noon on Thursday, November 29. Pickup is at 6:30pm on Wednesday, December 12th. Details are available via our Fundraising page.

We had a great series of concerts last week with our Senior Night of Music, Junior Night of Music and two Remembrance Day performances. Thanks to Mr. Janzen’s tech crew, we have live streams of both our evening shows. (Audio is much improved on the second evening’s recording).

This week our Senior Concert Band is performing at Walnut Grove Secondary for the District Senior Concert Band Festival. Hope to see you there.

Please remember that we have Poinsettia Sales running through Friday, November 23 and a heads up that we will be posting details for both our next Neufeld Farms sale and ESPRESSIVO 2018 shortly. Thanks to our parent volunteers for making this all happen!

Just a few reminders as it’s concert week…

Concert & Rehearsal Calendar:

• Grade 10-12 students are here on Tuesday evening (6:30pm call, 7:00pm start)
  • All Black with Red Ties or Scarves as purchased through the department. Please see the UNIFORMS policy from the handbook and online if you have any questions.
• Grade 8 & 9 students are performing on Wednesday evening (6:30pm call, 7:00pm start)
  • All Black with optional red accents. Please see the UNIFORMS policy from the handbook and online if you have any questions.
• Senior Choir and Senior Band are performing at the Remembrance day assemblies on Thursday
• Senior Band will have a late start rehearsal on Wednesday morning (7:30am) to prep for Remembrance Day
• Senior Jazz will have no rehearsal on Thursday due to Remembrance Day performances by most members
• District Senior Band Festival (Senior Concert Band members only) is on Thursday, November 15 at Walnut Grove Secondary (6:30pm call, 7:00pm start)

Fundraising Update:

• Neufeld Farms was a massive success with over $23,000 in sales and thousands of dollars directly to student accounts in support of their travel this year.

• Our next fundraiser is happening already thanks to Julie Poole and Cathy Gropp. Poinsettia orders are now available here!
• Fundraising balances will be updated in the band hallway shortly.

Reminder that Neufeld pickup runs from 7-8pm tonight in the parking lot outside the music room! Thanks to Pamala and Michelle for all their hard work!

A few notes for parents as we get the year started…

1. Off-timetable rehearsals are the same as last year. For new Grade 8’s, Junior Choir is Monday & Thursday at 6:45am and Junior Jazz Band is Tuesday & Friday at 6:45am.
2. Our first parent meeting is at 7:30pm (after the grade 8 parent night) on Thursday, September 20. We ask that interested grade 12 parents join us when the grade 12 parent meeting ends.
3. Please be sure your child’s name is on their instrument case and you have the model and serial number written down at home. Instruments can look identical and this helps ensure there is no confusion.
4. Documents you should see coming home no later than Monday, September 10:
5. 1. DW Poppy Music Handbook – 18|19 – Please familiarize yourself with the calendar of events and policies for the music department.
6. 1. Musician’s Commitment Contract – 18|19 – Please return this by Friday, September 14, 2019