Cumberland Bands Newsletter – 12/1/16

‘Tis the Season, everyone!

Here’s what’s on deck for December:

UPDATED! Parade schedules posted below!

Sat, Dec 3 – Santa Breakfast 8am-12noon (fundraiser)
UPDATED! Sun, Dec 4 – Farmville Christmas Parade (Marching Band)
Thurs, Dec 8 – Winter Concert (All Band Class Students, details below)
UPDATED! Sun, Dec 11 – Cumberland Christmas Parade (Marching Band)
Mon, Dec 12 – 7th/8th grade band to play at School Board Meeting (details below)
Thurs, Dec 15 – Volunteer group to play at 4th grade musical at CES (details below)

==Santa Breakfast at CMS/CHS – Saturday, December 3rd==

This is a fundraiser for the band program and we need your help!!!

Santa Claus will be hosting a breakfast in our cafeteria!  There will be food, music, the NJHS Holiday Bazaar, and so much more!  Visit one-on-one with Santa Claus, himself!

How can you help?

1. Bake some holiday-themed cookies for our cookie-by-the-pound sale!
2. Bake a cake for our Fancy Cake raffle!
3. Let us know that you’ll come and help, as there will be lots to do!
4. Can’t show up?  Then donate a little bit: popsicle sticks, craft supplies, cookie dough… we could use a number of little items!

This is going to be a lot of fun, so jump in and join the community of band parents!

Contact any of the following to help:
Stephany Johnson: stephany.johnson33@gmail.com
Kim Williamson: kwilliamson@cucps.k12.va.us
Krystal Leonard: krystallee13@gmail.com

UPDATED! ==Christmas Parades!==

12/4/2016 – Farmville Christmas Parade

12:30pm – Be at the Band Room, get into uniform
1:pm – Depart for Farmville
2:pm – Farmville Christmas Parade starts
@4:pm – Depart for CMS Band Room
@4:30pm – Arrive at Band Room

12/11/2016 – Cumberland Christmas Parade

12:30pm – Be at the Band Room, get into uniform
1:30pm – Go to staging area
2:pm – Cumberland Christmas Parade starts
@4:pm – Arrive back at Band Room

==Winter Concert – Thursday, Dec 8th @7pm at CMS/CHS==

The 2016 Winter Concert is Thursday, December 8, at 7:pm in the CMS/CHS cafetorium.  All band classes are participating, and is a required part of their grade.  All band class students will stay after school, and I will feed them supper.  Performance dress is black-and-white, and should not include t-shirts, shirts with writing, or jeans.  This is looking like it’s going to be a bigger evening than we originally thought, so be sure to mark your calendars and come join us!

==School Board Performance==

The band program has been asked to perform at the school board meeting on December 12 @ 7:pm.  The 7th/8th grade band will perform a selection or two at the beginning of the meeting.  The students will stay after school and I will feed them supper.  They should be able to leave by around 7:15pm.

==CES 4th grade musical performances==

This performance is completely voluntary.  Like last year, I need a small group of performers to play a few carols at the evening performance of the 4th grade musical at CES on Thursday, Dec 15th.  I am also working to see if we can play at the in-school performances on Friday, Dec 16th, as well.  Details to follow.

Keep in touch, y’all!

Scott