Good Evening and Happy Sunday!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday break! There is a lot of stuff going on the next 2 months, so please make sure you are staying up to date with our calendar and communications.
January 6-10, 2025
Monday January 6: School Resumes
Wednesday January 7: FMEA All-State Conference (Pyburn Out)
Thursday January 9: FMEA All-State Conference (Pyburn Out)
Friday January 10: FMEA All-State Conference (Pyburn Out)
Saturday January 11: All-State Honor Bands Concert, 2:30 PM Marriott Water Street Grand Ballroom, Tampa FL (Addisyn is performing on tuba!!)
FMEA All-State Conference
From Wednesday through Friday this week, I will be out of town in Tampa supporting one of our awesome students, Addisyn, as she participates in the All-State Honor Band on tuba! Please be on your best behavior for the subs while I am gone.
After School Rehearsals
ATTENTION SYMPHONIC AND JAZZ BAND STUDENTS!!!!! You have required after school rehearsals starting on NEXT MONDAY, JANUARY 13. Yes, they are a grade. We have MPAs next month which means that we must do preparation outside of school as well to give our best performance. If there are scheduling issues, you must talk to me, and I must receive parent communication.
BIG UPCOMING EVENTS
There are a lot of big events happening in the next couple months, and parents, I need your help!
I will be sending some mass emails out hopefully tomorrow about these events as well. Some information is still tentative, so thank you for your understanding.
I need chaperones for the following events:
February 13, 2025: Jazz Band Music Performance Assessment, Mount Dora HS
February 27, 2025: Concert Band Music Performance Assessment, Lake Minneola HS
April 25, 2025: Lakeside Jazz Festival, Kenneth Parker Amphitheatre
***If you would like to chaperone, please email me at pyburns@lake.k12.fl.us***
Other events happening:
February 7-8, 2025: Solo and Ensemble # 1, Tavares HS
April 12, 2025: Solo and Ensemble # 2, The Villages Charter MS
I will put all the information about these events in separate emails, and there will be more in the blogs as the events get closer.
Grading for Quarter 2
Grades are due this week while I am gone. If you do not like your grade from last quarter, please have everything done by end of the day tomorrow so I have time to finalize all grades by Tuesday. Let’s work together to make sure this is not a continued habit of waiting until the last minute to fix letter grades.
Again, please be keeping up to date with the blog, Band App, online calendar, and website. Be on the lookout for email from me a lot more this semester! If you are not receiving emails, email me and I will add you to the list!!
See everyone tomorrow!
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