Pieces of Gold!!!

Reminder that we have Pieces of Gold on Wed!!!! Leave Banks Road at 3:00, meet at Daniels Middle at 3:45 (Front Entrance), wear Chorus shirt( I will bring the ones for track 1!) and jeans, wear a smile and bring your great attitude because I know we are going to rock!!! Email me if you have questions.

Track 1 and 3 Big Chill

Reminder that Tracks one and three have their "Big Chill" performance this Tuesday at 6:30 pm!!! I sent home a letter this past week to remind parents and students. I have also sent home 3 other letters about the winter musical. The students need to be at school no later than 6:00 pm!!!! Students should wear dark jeans, winter attire ( hats, scarfs, gloves), and a PLAIN colored shirt. Students need to have their costumes for the daytime performance as well. The students have been working very hard and can not wait to show off all of their hard work! I look forward to seeing all the 4th and 5th track 1 and 3 students at the performance Tuesday night!
If you have any questions please contact me.

Chorus practicing for their Pieces of Gold audition and their Crabtree Valley Mall performance!

The students work very hard each week!

Banks Road Boomers!!!!!!

Banks Road Boomers,

Congratulations! We had an amazing performance on Thursday night! We need to get ready for our BIG Pieces of Gold audition on December 5^th at 4:50 pm, Daniels Middle School. WOOOOHOOO!! I know that track one is tracked out and you may chooise to meet us at Daniels Middle School at 3:45 to be ready to warm up or join the Boomer's caravan here at school.  We will be leaving Banks Road Elementary at 3:00 pm on December 5^th to arrive at Daniels Middle School by 3:45.

 

We will be wearing our Banks Road Boomers shirt that will be coming in on November 28^th.  Thank you to all of you who have already submitted your t-shirt order monies.  For those of you who have not yet paid, please send in your $10.00 shirt fee as soon as possible.  We will distribute the t-shirts to students as soon as they arrive.  

 

If you do not have a way to get to the middle school, please email me at lloftin@wcpss.net. I have had many parents volunteer to help with car pooling. We will be meeting at the front of the school before leaving. We will be returning by 6:30 pm. Please be sure to make arrangements to carpool/have a ride to Daniels Middle School.   This is the audition we have been working very hard to prepare for. All of the Banks Road Boomers need to be at this audition if possible. Remember, we are an ensemble and perform as an ensemble. When students are not at performances, we are not a complete ensemble. Every student in this wonderful ensemble is a vital part of the group. We want to make sure we can perform to the best of our ability.

 

I am very excited about this audition and I know the students are too! If you have any concerns or questions, please be sure to contact me at lloftin@wcpss.net or call the school at 919-890-7333. 

 

Thank you,

Lee Loftin

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!! BANKS BOOMERS!

CONGRATULATIONS to the BANKS ROAD BOOMERS!!!! The Chorus did an AMAZING job last night at Barnes and Noble in Cary. We have two more performances coming up VERY soon. We will be auditioning for Pieces of Gold on December 5th at 4:50 PM, Daniels Middle School in Raleigh. We have also been invited to sing at Crabtree Valley Mall in Raleigh on December 13 at 5:00 PM. We are ordering T-shirts this week and will get to wear them on our two upcoming performances!! I am sending home a letter on Monday with the chorus, it will have a lot of information for all of the upcoming performances!! Remember! We will need parents to help with travel to the Pieces of Gold audition!
Congrats again to my AMAZING chorus students!!!

Barnes and Noble

Chorus,
remember that we will meet at 6:40 pm Barnes and Noble Cary Towne to perform at 7:00 pm! Please wear your Banks Road t shirt!!! If you do not have one just wear a plain t shirt. 

Pieces of Gold Audition for Chorus!!!!!!!!

Chorus!
I received our audition time and place for Pieces of Gold this weekend. We will be performing at    4:50 pm on Wednesday 12/5 @ Daniels Middle - Oberlin Road in Raleigh.  I know it is soon after school is out. We do not have all the say in when we perform. Remember to carpool. I will be sending home more information this week as I get it. We will be ordering our chorus shirts this week and should have them sometime next week. Everyone has been working so hard this year in chorus. I am very proud of each and every member of the group!
Please be sure to keep a eye out for more information! Email me if you have questions or concerns. 

Thanksgiving in music class!

This week in music we are discussing Thanksgiving. One of the songs that we are learning is "Five Fat Turkeys." This song is a silly song that the students love to sing. We are learning how to sing with proper singing voices, singing as an ensemble, keeping a steady beat, and dramatizing music. In many of the lessons I teach, the students will dramatize the music they sing and play. Dramatizing is important for children in self expression.

Important reminders

Remember that our Barnes and Noble performance is coming up next THURSDAY 11/15/12!!! I am very excited about the chorus performing. The students need to remember to wear their Banks Road shirt with jeans. The students need to make sure they are at Barnes and Noble at Cary Crossroads no later than 6:40 for our 7:00 performance.

We are getting prepared for our Pieces of Gold audition on December 5th. Time is TBA

Please send in your money for shirts!  ($10) I sent home a letter about shirts Sept 25th and still need more people to turn in money. We are a great ensemble and we should look like a unified ensemble.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact me!!!

2 hour delay chorus

Chorus,
we will meet at 10:00 am for chorus on Tuesday morning!
Have a great weekend!!!!

Track 1 and 3 Big Chill!!!

Reminder that Tracks 1 and 3 have their big performance of "The Big Chill" in a couple weeks! I am so excited and think they are too! They need be at school at 6:00 PM on November 27th. If you have questions of concerns please feel free to contact me.