Strings Newsletter
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Strings Bake Sale this month!
Mark your calendars for 11/29 & 11/30!
ACTS Strings will be hosting a bake sale on Tuesday, November 29th and Wednesday, November 30th! This will help us fund new instruments, music, and supplies. Please bring in sweet treats and tasty snacks to help us out! Chip bags, soda (regular, not diet - it doesn't sell!), small Gatorade bottles, cakes, cookies, cupcakes, and brownies are examples of big sellers. Students may bring their items to our classroom on Monday, November 28th or either morning of the bake sale. Thank you in advance!
Parents, we need your help! Please consider volunteering to assist with the sale during lunch periods. I will be sending out a SignUpGenius link next week to sign up for times.
In order to volunteer in our district, you must receive a background check from SecureVolunteer. Once you are cleared, you will be able to volunteer for a calendar year before needing to renew your clearance. Click the button below to fill out the form!
Strings Focus T-shirt
For Focus Only:
Shirts are $8. Please bring cash (exact change) or check (with phone number and DL#) by Friday, December 2nd. I will send out a physical letter next week regarding this and to confirm t-shirt sizes.
What are we up to?
7th grade focus students have been working hard on our most in-depth piece yet, Toccatina! We are also working on advanced rhythms, such as sixteenth notes and syncopation. Additionally, we are learning Man in the Mirror! Click here to hear a clip of Modest Mussorgsky's Hopak and Great Gate of Kiev.
7th grade ACTS/6th grade PREP rotation students have been getting acquainted with new instruments and reviewing note reading. We are learning an orchestral arrangement of Mozart's German Dance (hear the first line here) along with pieces from our method book, such as Dreidel!
8th grade focus students have been involved with Seussical Jr. rehearsal. The performances will be on Wednesday, November 16th and Thursday, November 17th at 6pm. Admission is $6. There are three morning performances to allow our students an opportunity to watch the show!
Please remember that SCGSAH field studies forms are due Thursday, December 8th.
We will be going on Tuesday, December 13th.
Contact Information
ACTS Strings Teacher
Email: reynoldsj@gwd50.org
Website: http://www.gwd50.org/Domain/2023
Phone: 864-941-5500