The Friday Update
Weekly News and Updates for the Fine Arts Faculty of PCSD
Happy Friday!
See the news!
Kt
Opportunities for Professional Learning Online - FREE Webinars Upcoming
Monday, August 19 at 2p.m. EST - From Scribbles to Writing, Art is the First Language of a Beginning Reader and Writer
- Presented by Ellen Booth Church, Early Childhood Author, Adjunct Professor and Keynote Speaker - REGISTER HERE
Wednesday, August 21 at 3p.m. EST - How STEAM Activities Prepare Students for the Global Economy
Instructional Resource Refreshes for MS and HS Choral/Instrumental Music Classes...You can refresh the items that have already been adopted (see below). Please BE SPECIFIC in your needs request. ISBN Numbers would be really helpful. This info should go to your textbook coordinator at your school and they are to contact Debbie Kelly with their needs.
Middle/High Choral Music
Please be sure that your textbook coordinator includes the ISBN of the book you are needing as well as amount of the books you need.
Middle/High Band Music
Please be sure that your textbook coordinator includes the ISBN of the books you are needing as well as amount of the books you need.
Paulding's Next Star
The entry window is currently open for audition submissions. Click THIS LINK and have your students enter today!
Ages 11 and up may enter! They lowered the age back down to 11 so if you have not yet shared this with your middle schoolers, please do.
Go to "tickets" and select which category they want to enter under. ALL entries are FREE this year so please remind them to go ahead and get their entries in soon!!
After the enter their basic information on Eventbrite, there is a link for them to go to and upload their video.
Calendar
Also, if you have not yet done this, please plan to do that this next week. I am being asked about performances so I am trying to have our website calendar updated.
Fine Arts Grant Window STILL Open
Documents attached below for guidelines and actual application.
Former News is STILL Important
FIRST News of the 2019-2020 School Year (includes all Pre-Planning Power Points)
Katie Visits
Dates to Remember
Monday, August 19 & Tuesday, August 20 - Katie out of the office/unavailable most of the day (you can definitely text if you need me)
Monday, August 19 at 7p.m. at Model HS in Rome - GMEA District 7 Fall Meeting
Friday, August 23 & Saturday, August 24 - EdTA Conference (Drama and Katie in Atlanta)
Wednesday, August 28 - HS Department Chairs (We will NOT meet face-to-face this day) - Digital Meeting Only
Friday, August 30 - HS Art DUE to Katie for Central Office Gallery (CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS)
- You can send the details of the artwork now if you have that ready or ASAP so I can order the matboards
Potential Vendor - Jackson's Music in Douglasville. Instead of giving them all of your emails (you are welcome), I told them I would share their info. See below the info on their instrument rental/purchase plan.
Reflections - REMINDER
Student Entry Forms are ATTACHED as well as the poster with complete instructions for students in each category. Share on your social media, your class pages, websites, etc.
Note the images below of items in surplus - free to the first to respond - Be specific as to what item in the pic you want (don't assume that the warehouse folks will know what a "bass drum" or whatever is - tell me "I want the black drum cases in pic #1" - etc)
Katie O. Anderson
Email: KAnderson@paulding.k12.ga.us
Website: paulding.k12.ga.us
Location: 3236 Atlanta Highway, Dallas, GA, USA
Phone: 404-825-3982
Facebook: facebook.com/pcsdfinearts
Twitter: @katiepcsd