AMS Chorus News
Weekly update for the Chorus at Austin Middle School
Week 17 Edition
Exciting news:
The 7th and 8th grade chorus has been invited to sing at the Paulding Family Connections breakfast at the Diane Wright Innovation Center on Thursday, Dec 19th. We will be performing a couple of our selections from the Winter Concert as well as leading the audience in a carol sing-a-long. It was quite an honor to be asked to participate and provide the entertainment for this event. Permission slips will be coming home MONDAY, and they will be due on FRIDAY!!! Due to the late notice of this event, it is important for everyone to meet this deadline! More details below in the field trip section.
Don't forget that tonight is our Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night!
Please reach out if you have any questions about the many happenings we have going on! As always you can reach me easiest through email: spatrick@paulding.k12.ga.us
Have a great week and see you tonight for some caroling!
With Many Seasons Greetings,
Mrs. Patrick
Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night & Caroling
IT'S HERE! OUR DECEMBER CHICK-FIL-A SPIRIT NIGHT IS HERE!
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9TH 5-8pm at the DALLAS LOCATION
Wear your an AMS Chorus shirt, a Christmas shirt, a Santa hat, fun reindeer antlers.....anything to help show off your AMS Chorus or Christmas spirit!!! See you there!!!!
Each caroling session will last about 20 minutes. Giving you plenty of time to grab a bite to eat. Can't stay for caroling? Come through the drive thru and remember to tell them you are there to support our AMS Chorus! Remember when you come in the store to see Mrs. Patrick (I'll be at a table in the back of the store) to sign in.
It is not too late to sign up to come caroling at Chick-Fil-A! Just click on the link below and choose either 6pm or 7pm. (We could really use some more voices at our 7pm time slot!)
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0E45AEAF2BA7FE3-cfaspirit
Monday, Dec 9, 2019, 05:00 PM
Chick-fil-A, Charlie Watts Drive, Dallas, GA, USA
7th & 8th Grade Field Trip
Students will need to wear their black chorus dress with black shoes. They may also wear "Christmas accessories" - earrings, necklace, holiday scarf (red/green/gold) - please no head wear (hats or headbands).
PERMISSION FORMS WILL GO HOME ON MONDAY AND ARE DUE BACK ON FRIDAY, DEC 13TH
After we sing, we plan to have an early lunch together to celebrate our performance at the Hiram Chick-Fil-A. They will be serving lunch early for us that day as we will probably arrive slightly ahead of their regular lunch service. Students will need to provide their own lunch money for the day. $10.00 is more than enough to purchase a combo meal at Chick-Fil-A. If you would prefer to send a lunch with your student, or have them get their lunch from the cafeteria, please indicate this in the space provided on the permission slip.
Here are the details:
Arrive at AMS by the start of the school day (8:40)
Depart for the Diane Wright Innovation Center (DWIC) at 9:15am.
Arrive at DWIC: 9:25
Sing: 9:30
Depart DWIC: 10:00
Arrive at Chick-Fil-A Hiram: 10:15
Have an early lunch and celebration of a wonderful performance
Depart CFA: 11:45
Arrive AMS: 12:15pm
** I would like to have 2-3 chaperones for this event. Chaperones can drive behind the bus (as it will be crowded), but a few extra set of eyes would be nice with 50 students. Please email Mrs. Patrick @ spatrick@paulding.k12.ga.us if you would be willing to help with this event.
**Can't chaperone, but would like to help? I would like to have cupcakes for the students to have after their lunch. If you would be willing to provide a dozen cupcakes, please email Mrs. Patrick at spatrick@paulding.k12.ga.us
We have 51 students between 7th and 8th grade. Please reply with how many dozen you would like to send in. Cupcakes must be store bought with ingredient label attached.
I am excited for our students to have this experience and have the opportunity to sing for our community! Please let me know if you have any questions.
After-School Rehearsal
Monday, Dec 16, 2019, 03:30 PM
Irma C. Austin Middle School, Ridge Road, Douglasville, GA, USA
Winter Chorus Concert
Student call time is 6:30
Doors open at 6:50
Concert begins at 7:00
All students should wear their black concert attire and appropriate shoes (black, closed-toe dress shoes, black socks or stockings)
Tuesday, Dec 17, 2019, 07:00 PM
Irma C. Austin Middle School, Ridge Road, Douglasville, GA, USA
FINAL Spirit Wear Sales
If you ordered spirit wear before the break, I have been told we should receive them next week before the break.
$10 for short sleeve
$15 for long sleeve
Here is what is available:
Carolina Blue
large long sleeve
youth large short sleeve
medium short sleeve
Kelly Green
large short sleeve
medium short sleeve
Heliconia pink
small short sleeve
2 medium short sleeve
Paulding County Honor Chorus
I apologize for having to cancel the rehearsals last week. We are having issues with the music supplier and even though we ordered our music before Thanksgiving Break, it still has not arrived. We will be borrowing some music from another school in order to begin our rehearsals THIS WEEK!! Please plan on staying after school on Tuesday and Thursday this week for rehearsal.
The $40 registration fee is now PAST DUE! Please send in your payment or pay on RevTrak. You can pay by cash, check (made out to AMS), or on RevTrak - you can select Paulding County Honor Chorus from the drop down menu.
https://paulding.revtrak.net/middle-schools/Austin-Middle-School/Austin-Middle-School-Chorus/
Our December rehearsals will be:
Tuesday, December 10 until 4:30
Thursday, December 12 until 4:30
Wednesday, December 18 until 4:30
The Paulding County Honor Chorus event is Thursday, Jan 30 (in the evening) and Friday, Jan 31 (during the school day) with the concert on the evening of the 31st at 7:00pm.
Sixth Grade Statewide Honor Chorus
We have received our choir assignment and we are thrilled to be in the Gutierrez Choir.
The dates for the event are February 27-28, 2020. Please make sure you have marked these on your calendar! The concert is on Friday, October 28th in Athens, GA.
The following link if for practicing your music at home and for us to use during our rehearsals. Mrs. Patrick will give instructions about which files to use in the coming days. Please keep this link handy so you can practice over the holiday break.
After school rehearsals will begin after the holiday break in January.
General School News
Dec 9-13 - Week of Hour of Code
Dec 9 - Assesslet Writing Test for 7th grade
Dec 9 - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night
Dec 10 - Assesslet Writing Test for 6th grade
Dec 12 - Assesslet Writing Test for 8th grade
Dec 12 - AMS Band Concert 7pm
Dec 13 - Dodgeball Tournament
Dec 18 - Eagle Buck Celebration
Dec 17 - Winter Concert
Dec 20 - 2 hour Early Release
Dec 20 - End of 2nd 9 week/1st semester
Jan 2 - Teacher Workday
Jan 3 - Students Return/Report Cards go Home
Chorus Calendar
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