In case your copy doesn’t make it home to you, here’s a sneak peak!

Click here –>Parent Letter for December 7

Christmas Concert Tickets for Saturday, Dec. 16 at 4:30 and 7 p.m. are on sale now in the choir classes.  Tickets are $2.  Get’em while they are still available 🙂  The Holly Jolly Christmas Concert will be AMAZING!  We can’t wait, and we are in it!  🙂

All entries for ISSMA 2018 will be due (with payment) by Wednesday, 11/29 at 8:30 a.m.  Please send these entries in with your child or drop them off by the deadline so that we can submit the NMS registration on time.  Thank you!

ISSMA Solo and Ensemble Registration

A letter went home today with some Christmas concert information.  In case it doesn’t make it into your hands …here’s a copy just for you!

Dear Choir Parents, November 27, 2017
Our Christmas Concerts are just a few weeks away. More details will follow as we draw closer but here are a few details to get you started.
*We give two concerts to accommodate the huge crowds we have each year.
*Our dress rehearsal will take place Wednesday, December 13 from 3:05- 5:45 p.m. (Knight Light Show Choir will rehearse until 6:30 p.m.) Our shows will take place Saturday, December 16th at 4:30 and 7:00 p.m. We will be serving each of our performers a Subway dinner in between the two shows. (Donations appreciated!)
*All Choir students are expected to participate in both shows and the dress rehearsal. If you have a conflict please submit a conflict form by Friday, Dec. 1st so that your child can receive an excused absence and the make-up Essay Assignment to do in lieu of singing in the mandatory rehearsal and performances.
*There will be a tech rehearsal for ONLY students who are involved in a “special” (ensembles, soloists, dancers, and Knight Lights) on Tuesday, December 12 from 3:05 – 5:45 p.m. Knight Lights will rehearse until 6:30 p.m.
*Concert tickets cost $2 and will go on sale next week in choir class. Students purchase tickets at the beginning of each choir class. Tickets may also be purchased in the NMS front office at noon or at the end of the school day. Please do not try to purchase tickets in the a.m. because the office is swamped getting students the help that they need.
*Chaperones, Locker Deco moms, and our Photographers receive two free tickets. Please let your child know which show you would like your free tickets for, and have them pick the tickets up for you in advance of the concert. We often sell out one -if not both concerts!!
*Phone moms will be making reminder calls soon. Please check the sign up genius on the choir website if you have forgotten what volunteer positions you signed up for.
*We will now begin accepting dinner donations to help pay for feeding the 400 or so kids. Please send cash or checks payable to NMS between now and December 12th.
*We sell really cool DVD’s of the Christmas Concert so save your pennies. They are $18 and have multiple camera shots to catch the kids doing their amazing performances. DVD’s can be purchased after each show.
*Kids will wear their black and white choir attire. But they will be allowed to add some “Christmas accessories” such as Santa Hats, garland, Elf ears, tree ornaments, etc. during the Finale.

The kids are working so hard and are excited to show you a Holly Jolly Christmas Program you’ll remember for years to come! So, save the date! See you soon!
Mrs. Armington and Mr. Norwood

Some amazing kids are doing amazing things. These are our top beasts in the last two weeks. Congratulations, and keep up the Llam-tastic work! Two hooves up to all of you.

8th: Leah Miller, Josiah Cross, Jailey Scroggins, Emma Yaney, Paige Hopkins.

7th: Bennett Leisure, Natalie Checkley, Chelsea Hickman, Thank Stutzman,

Hannah Templeton, Lauren Farris, Brycen Stouder, Heather McBride, Robyn Windmon.

6th: David Miller, Terrin Marshall, Jaylin Binkley, Keara Lowe, Brooklyn Yoder,

Thank you parents for coming to our big ol’ party!  I hope you had a fantastic time.  The kids sure did!  Sorry about the lines for dinner, but hopefully it was worth the wait.  We will let you know how successful the SwingFry Fundraiser was as soon as we get the final numbers.  But in the meantime, thank you so much for lending a hand to make this year’s SwingFry a great success.  I’m so proud to live in Middlebury.  Thousands came to support the choirs in our schools.  And when I say support, I mean SUPPORT!  We had parents battering fish and chicken, waiting on tables, working the tables in the lobby for the Bake Sale and the Silent Auction.  We had people giving donations of food and money, and a wonderful audience for our children.  I hope that you could see how hard they worked for this show.  We were so very proud of all of them!  Here is a link to tons of pictures in case you need a few for your scrapbook!  Below are just a few highlights!

SWINGFRY DROPBOX PICTURE LINK

Thank you Mr. Yaney, these are fantastic pictures!

If you forgot where you put our list of tomorrow’s times and locations, here ya go!

6th Grade Choir: Report to band room by 2:25.  Performs at 3:00 p.m.

6th Grade ensemble will perform right after the 6th grade choirs are done.

7th: Report to band room by 3:05 p.m.  Performs at 3:40 p.m.

7th grade duet and 7th grade ensemble will sing right before the 8th grade choirs sing (about 4:10)

8th grade reports to band room by 3:50 p.m.  Performs at 4:20 p.m.

Just The Guys report to band room by 4:30 p.m.  Performs approx. 4:50 p.m.

*Students have been asked to watch at least two choirs perform before going home.  If you can’t stay, no problem.  We will give them a written assignment to complete next week.

Enjoy the show!  We sure will!

In case you haven’t heard, Bake Sale items may be dropped off at the high school between 4-8 p.m. Friday, or after 11 a.m. Saturday.  Thank you for letting us sell your goodies!

This week’s choir beasts were EXTRAORDINARY!  All of the beasts are really working as SwingFry quickly approaches, but these kids stood out in the “herd!”   Great job you were all Llam-tastic!

Grade 6:  Keira Reed, Brycen Stouder, Kayleigh Otto

Grade7:  Wrigley Koch, Jake Cushwa, Chelsea Hickman

Grade 8:  Isabella Lawrence, Emma Yaney, Noah Sties