Chapa Choir Newsletter 3.30.2020
Week 2 Updates & Reminders
Dear Chapa Choir Families
- This week's #1 goal will be to reach every choir student in someway, even if it means just a simple comment, email or a phone call to check in on how are things and what is possible for choir assignments.
- Invitations from choir google classrooms will be sent out this week to parents (for those who are not already on it). You can edit your notification settings as needed.
- Completing at least one item from the "Choir Choice Board" is their assignment this week. Instructions on the assignment google doc on google classroom. No slides this week.
- I will also providing online zoom meeting opportunities for our students to check in and ask questions. Please see the schedule provided below.
- Answer any and all questions about assignments and make plans for any choir student to help them meet the weekly check-in requirements
I hope that you and yours are happy, safe and healthy.
Thank you for your time,
~Mrs. Kylee Garcia
Zoom Choir Meetings!
Here's when your student's choir will meet up this week (Please note this is optional so if conflicts arise please just let me know)
Tuesday March 31st
4th Period- 10:00 AM
3rd Period- 11:00 AM
7th Period - 1:30 PM
Office Hour - 3:00 PM (For anyone who cannot make the class period meeting and have Q's)
Wednesday April 1st
6th Period - 10:00 AM
1st Period: 11:00 AM
2nd Period - 1:30 PM
Office Hour - 3:00 PM (For anyone who cannot make the class period meeting and have Q's)
UPDATE: Please note that these hours are NOT weekly meetings yet. I will be setting up Weekly Hours for ALL student singers in the future and then choir/sectionals as needed but everything is optional and future lessons are all pre-recorded.
Choir Calendar Running List of Updates
- UPDATE 3/26 - UIL March 31st & April 1st- Varsity Ladies & Men's Choir: Cancelled. UIL Dresses are to be kept at home for safe keeping until schools reopen or a drop off date is announced (no building access at this time for anyone). Please note that dresses are machine washable and should be hung dry. Hemming is no longer needed.
- District Solo & Ensemble Judging: April 4th: Postponed at this time.
- Spotlight on Opera/Turandot: April 26th- 7th & 8th Graders: Cancelled
- Schlitterbahn Trip: May 2nd - 6th Graders: Cancelled
- Houston Trip: May 15-16 - 7th & 8th Graders: Cancelled (Please See EMAIL FROM NATE SMITH Sent 3/23/2020 @ 3:20PM or see image)
- Pop Show Spring Concert: May 19th - All Singers : Unknown at this time. This will mean that if we return to school we may shorten our song selections and have a quick turn around for curtain act auditions or we may not have curtain acts this year.
- End of Year Splash Party: May 22nd - Invited Returning Students: Unknown at this time
Last Week's Check-In & Feedback
Here is a Link to a How-To Video that I posted last week to Google Classroom for last week's assignment.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pdtOuo9DqL8qFdcELimD1B-lpba4_627/view?usp=sharing
Please have your student be sure they at least turned in the survey at the link below. It's okay if they are late, it will still count to have them catch up now.
Weekly Flip Grid F.A.Q.
Weekly Grid Link: https://flipgrid.com/garcia5317
PW:HeyChoir20
CODE: Will depend on the topic given! Please use the topic codes provided from newsletters, google classroom posts and emails. Sometimes flip grid will remind you what it is in the pop up to start the app (see image)
Other Helpful instructions:
https://help.flipgrid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044698194
Your teacher has allowed specific email access to your Grid. Please ensure you're logging in with the correct email or send the error code to your teacher for help.
My Flip Code isn't working
Your Flip Code is provided by your teacher to join the Grid. Enter the Flip Code exactly how your teacher/website provided. Note that the CODE (numbers and letters) is different than the PASSWORD(HeyChoir20). If you don't know your Flip Code, please contact your teacher for assistance.
Can I delete my video?
Students can delete or hide their videos by going to MyFlipgrid.com.
What if I cannot record due to technical difficulties or lack of device availability?
All our teachers (2nd period teacher specifically) have called out to every family and will continue to if not yet contacted to help with this very thing. If you did not receive this call please email/call your second period teacher (or any teacher if necessary) so we can follow up. We are hopeful to provide a device for every student and to help with reliable wifi resources. In the mean time please provide this feedback to your teachers and communicate with them for alternative methods of completing the assignment. Please EMAIL your teacher or call them so you can come up with this plan together to meet your at home learning needs.
Contact Chapa Choir
Email: garciak@g.hayscisd.net
Website: https://linktr.ee/chapachoir
Location: Chapa Middle School, Dacy Lane, Kyle, TX, USA
Phone: (774) 478-6401
Facebook: facebook.com/chapachoir
Twitter: @chapachoir