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A. Christmas Greetings
B. Solo and ensemble
C. Wind Ensemble Playing project
D. Pep Bands
E. Pistons Pep Band
F. Upcoming playing eval
G. Kroger Community Rewards
H. Raise Right
A. Christmas Greetings
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all the band members and families.
Thank you for all the time and effort you have invested in the program that is so appreciated by our community.
Thank you for our lovely Christmas Concert. The bands have grown so much in just the last 6 weeks!
B. Solo and ensemble
All participants should have their music. If they don’t, I will be in at PHN on Tuesday, Dec 31 10 AM - Noon, Friday, January 3, 10 AM to Noon and Sunday January 5 from 11 AM - 1 PM to assist with Solo and ensemble events. Students should plan on being there for about an hour during that time. I will bounce back and forth between events and students are welcome to practice their ensembles together.
C. Wind Ensemble Playing project
Before break, students were assigned one of three options for a First Semester performance project.
All information is in Schoology
D. Pep Bands
All students are expected to participate in 2 pep bands before the end of the Semester
Here are 4 dates from which to choose:
* Mon Jan 6 - Pistons (see info below) 5 - 11 PM
* Fri Jan 10 - Girls BB - 6 - 9 PM
* Tue Jan 21 - Boys BB - 6 - 9 PM
* Fri Jan 24 - Girls BB - 6 - 9 PM
We offer extra credit for “themes” as well as for doing more than 3
E. Pistons Pep Band
This is not required
We have been invited to be a feature performer during a Pistons halftime
Band students AND FAMILY MEMBERS are welcome to purchase tickets
This is NOT a required event, but can count towards 2 required pep bands (4 dates offered above)
(This will also award a little bit of pep-band extra credit)
5:15 PM Depart for Pistons Game
6:15 PM Arrive in Detroit
11:00 PM Return to PHN
We will be out on the floor performing
$40 Ticket includes:
* Entry to game
* All-you-can-eat food bar (Hot dog, nachos, popcorn, pop, water)
Does NOT include helping your driver with gas/parking by chipping in a few $$
Link to let us know you’re going
https://forms.gle/XLa7vMzUymWZJg25A
The link to purchase tickets is at the bottom of the registration form above
F. Upcoming playing eval
Students will receive Exercises 5, Ab Concert major, f minor on Monday, January 6
It will follow the traditional Evaluation format
* There will be one week of instruction on the materials prior to the specific assignment being issued
* Once the assignment is published on Schoology, we will review the specific assignment for each band in class daily.
* Students will be given the opportunity to ask questions daily
* Students are encouraged to record and upload SOMETHING by midnight the evening prior to the due date
* If there is nothing uploaded when class begins the day after the due date, students will be given one last opportunity to play the eval in class
* If a student horn is broken or missing, they will be given a school instrument to use
* As always, when an instrument goes into the shop, students should hold their mouthpiece/reeds back (not flutes)
* Large instrument players are reminded daily that they can come down before school, after school, and during their lunch time to record their playing eval.
G. Kroger Community Rewards
Register at: KrogerCommunityRewards.com
Enter NPO number GD061 or Port Huron Northern Bands, select us from list, click ‘confirm’
Help: Call 1-877-576-7587 to get Kroger Plus card number to complete the registration process
In order for us to earn credit, you must swipe your registered Kroger Plus card or key-in the phone number that is related to your registered Kroger Plus card when shopping
This isn’t a credit card and doesn’t cost you money or change your gas rewards
This is an easy, steady flow of income for our organization. With only 20 families regularly participating, generates over $100 per month
H. Earn money for your travel accounts by doing your normal shopping ( http://RaiseRight.com ) :
Download the RaiseRight fundraising app. (You can also access RaiseRight through their website, RaiseRight.com.)
Select “join a program”. You’ll need an email address and the organization code for PHN Bands. It is L229E6A2336LL
You will be asked to enter the name of the student for whom you are fundraising, the teacher name (Erick Senkmajer) and finally, a bank account, debit card, or credit card information for future payments.
Depending on how you decide to link your account, the RaiseRight organization may make a couple of micro-deposits into your account, then ask for you to verify the amounts to ensure that you are linking a valid account.
After that, you will be able to use the app or website to purchase physical gift cards, electronic gift cards, reloadable cards, and even shop online at hundreds of retailers. Each retailer denotes the percent of the purchase that will be credited to the organization. (Often, there will be “bonus rebates” that are at a higher rate as well.) Rebates are shared between the general band account and your student account. (Rebates are reported to the booster treasurer approximately every 2 months to be deposited into accounts, which you will be able to see in Cut Time.)
When ordering physical gift cards, the deadline is usually 11:59 PM on the second Thursday of the month, and distributed mid-week, the following week.
When choosing the e-gift card, those are normally available within minutes. It is common for members of our program to order an e-gift card on their phone as they approach the checkout, and be able to use it once everything is scanned.
Want to see where you can use these physical and e-gift cards? https://www.raiseright.com/brands
Happy New Year, folks!
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