This is just a reminder to all choir parents that the $25 Choir Fee and green form are due this Wednesday.    Many parents have already turned in the green form with the $25 dollar choir fee to cover their child’s music, etc. for the year.  But if you haven’t, we’ve attached a copy of the choir fee form so that you can print it out and send it in.   You may mark your need for additional time to raise the funds, or enclose your payment of $25 in cash or checks payable to NMS.  Here is a copy of the green form in case you would like a new one.   Thanks for taking care of this obligation as soon as you can.  Sincerely, Mrs. Armington

*All choir parents should complete this form and return it by Tuesday, August 30.  If you are unable to pay the choir fee by August 30^th please complete the first section listed below and submit this form in place of your fee.

 Parent Signature ____________________________________

Student Name ___________________________________ Period _______  Grade: ___

 ____I need additional time.  (Please write a note below indicating your needs and when payment will be completed.)

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 OR

 

Parent Signature ____________________________________

 ____I am enclosing the choir fee payment of $25 for my child.

 Student Name ___________________________________ Period _______  Grade: ___

Place the check or cash in an envelope with the student’s name on the front.  (Envelopes are also available in the choir room).

Check # ___________________     Cash enclosed _______ 

 

 

Thank you Mr. Norwood for removing the fine print!!!  I’ll never live that one down.

-Mrs. A

I am hoping you didn’t see the fine print in the last post….I was trying to be funny with a picture of a cute little bird on a scared girls head.  I never learn.  I didn’t see the little writing at the bottom of the picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  I am so embarrassed!    Either you are laughing at me right now… or mortified.  Chalk this one up to negligent proof reading.  Mrs. A

Parents!  Those empty volunteer positions we listed below are still empty.  Yikes.  We can’t do concerts without chaperones!  If you haven’t signed up to help out or have time to give in one of the areas that are open, pleeeeeeeeeeeeze sign up!   Thank you!  P.S. if the 7th grade parents don’t come through, we could always enlist the help of 6th or 8th grade parents.  Help where you can.

Sincerely, Mrs. A (That’s Mr. Norwood in the picture!  He screams like a girl when he stresses out.)

 

 

Well you’ve outdone yourselves!  What a great turn out we have had for parent volunteers this year!!  About half of you signed up using Signup Genius.  The other half turned in their blue forms after circling the areas they would like to help out.  This weekend we put in those requests according to what you have circled.  Those of you with email should have received a notice stating that Mrs. A has added your request to the Parent Volunteer List.

We suggest that you double check our work.  Out of the hundreds we entered we are sure to have overlooked duplicating people, making a few typos, and as the blur of midnight came upon us….who knows where you ended up.  Just kidding.  We did our best, but we really don’t want to put you in an incorrect spot.  Just let us know and we can make changes!

Many of you volunteered to help send in funds for the Christmas Dinner or Treats.  You have been added as well.  We have a few more to add to that list but we should be done with that shortly.  Thank you for your generosity.  The kids LOVE THEIR SUBWAY DINNER!

If you can’t find your name anywhere it is because we had no spot for you at this time.  If you look below you will find the areas that are still needing volunteers.  Please go to signupgenius and fill the slots that are calling your name.

Here is a synopsis of what we’ve accomplished so far:

6th Grade Parent Volunteers ARE IN THE LEAD!!!  They had 111 slots to fill.  1o0 are filled at this time! (90.09%) Wahoooooo!  These are available:

2 Dress Rehearsal Chaperones 12/14

3 Men’s Tear Down Crew 12/15

2 Ladies Tear Down Crew 12/15

2 Ushers 12/15 for Show 1 and 2 Ushers 12/15 for Show 2

 

7th Grade parents….are picking up steam…but just not quite where we need you to be.

They had 121 slots to fill, 87 are filled, 34 crucial spots are still open.

We need the following:

4 Dress Rehearsal Chaperones for 11/3

4 Dress Rehearsal Chaperones for 12/14

2 Men for Tear down crew 12/15

2 Ladies for Tear down 12/15

3 Concert 1 Chaperones (yikes) and 2 Concert 2 Chaperones for 12/15

1 Concert 1 Usher and 1 Concert 2 Usher

4 Dinner Crew 12/15

 

8th Grade Parents are in 2nd place but you know how important these slots are….get’r’done!  You had 111 slots, 83 are filled, 28 remain.

We need:

Photographers!!  10/17, 11/5, 12/15 Concert 1 and 12/15 Concert 2

10/17 Just the Guys Chaperone – 1

12/14 Dress Rehearsal Chaperones – 3

12/15 Men’s tear down crew – 3

12/15 Women’s tear down – 2

12/15 Concert 1 Chaperone – 3 (come on people, don’t leave me hangin’ here!!  yikes)

Thank you everyone!  We will be discussing these jobs, and much more in tomorrow night’s meeting.  Remember:  Tuesday, Green Carpet Gala, Choir Parent Meeting will take place at NHS  (NOT NMS) in the big auditorium!  Meeting will run 7-8 p.m.  Please come if you can.  Sincerely, Mrs. A and Mr. N

2016-2017 Knight Lights Show Choir
Ladies:
Kora Beasley
Alexis Bensoussan
Hayley Bigler
Rebecca Brewer
Abigail Checkley
Taylin Cress
Meredith Dorbin
Hannah Duncan
Aniston Fogle
Cleo Kirkton
Rose Knowles
AnnaMarie Laughlin
Megan Martin
Morgan Miller
Makena Mount
Morgan Roan
Jenifer Robinson
Emma Yaney
Sophia Yoder

Men:
Terry Bloss
Matthew Coil
Josiah Cross
Kyle Deal
Tyler Frazier
Nathan Gibson
Nicholas Gorden
Ethan Huffman
Caden Mack
Jonathan Schaaf
Jake Stachel
Drew Stahly
Carter Unrein

 

Dear Choir Parents,                                                                                                                             8/16/16

We have gotten off to a great start this year.  At least 90% of the choir commitment and volunteer forms were turned in.  Thank you so much!  If we didn’t receive the blue and gold forms back from you we will give you a call this weekend to see what has happened to them.

Many of you have taken the time to go the nmschoir.org website to “follow” our postings.  This will help you so much this year.  If you haven’t had time to do this it is very simple.  Just go to the website, look in the right corner and enter your email address.  Then, push “Follow”.  An email will be sent to you to confirm.  Once you confirm the email you will be receiving everything we send home directly to your mailbox.  No more frustrations with hearing the night before “oh, we have a concert tomorrow!”

The use of Sign Up Genius on the website has been so helpful to us.  We are currently taking the handwritten volunteer forms and adding them to those who registered on line. We should have a final list of this year’s volunteers in about a week.  A final copy will be posted on the website and reminders will be sent to you a few weeks before your help will be needed.

The last order of business to have this year up and running is the annual Green Carpet Gala.  This is hosted by the Northridge High School Choral Department next Tuesday night in their auditorium at 7:00 p.m.  We really don’t hold meetings throughout the year for our parents because our activities are not as complex as the high school choir’s schedule.  But, we do ask parents to join us for this one meeting.  During the meeting a general introduction to the choral programs at NHS and NMS is given and then parents divide up so that we can focus on Middle School needs while they focus on their high school needs.  In our smaller meeting we discuss what is needed from our volunteers, financial concerns, decisions that affect parents such as after school activities, fundraising, and behind the scenes set and stage work. Mr. Norwood will also meet with all of the new Knight Light Show Choir parents to discuss costuming, fees, and rehearsal schedules. The biggest topic to cover will be the Annual Swing Fry Fundraiser and Concert day information.  All of our choirs perform their first time for this big community event.  This huge dinner & show requires a lot of hands to pull off successfully.  Packets will be handed out for all choir parents including ticket order forms, bake sale donations, silent auction donations, volunteer positions, and advertising.

The Green Carpet Gala meeting lasts less than an hour, but it is much easier to explain things for our parents when we meet in person.  You may also ask any questions you have about the things we are doing in the NMS Choral Program.

Thank you parents for sharing your children with us.  We are enjoying them so much!  This will be a fun year filled with learning, laughter, and SINGING!

Sincerely, Mrs. Armington and Mr. Norwood

We are extremely excited to kick off another year for NMS Choirs.  This year we have over 400 students enrolled, and the talent is “off the charts”!  Students are bringing home important information pulled from the Choir Handbook.  You will find the performance calendar for this year, attendance policy and some forms that need to be filled out by you the parent.  The blue and yellow pages at the end of the handbook need to be completed by a parent and turned in by each student on or before Tuesday.  If your copy never made it home you will find it here on the new choir website!  Please take a moment and click on the “FOLLOW” button on this page.  From then on, you will receive everything we send home directly in your email!

Another cool feature we have on this page is Signup Genius.  This makes signing up to help out this year very easy and remains a reference for you as the year continues.  When you use Sign Up Genius you are in complete control of the dates, and times that you are volunteering for.

Finally you might want to check out the choir Facebook page.  We post some awfully cute pictures and the creations of our students quite often.  You will find it listed as NMS Choir Beasts.

Good luck to all of our students as they return back to school.  Just be a BEAST and you will be just fine!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Armington and Mr. Norwood   Grrrrrrrrrrr!!!