A Charlie Brown Christmas - Play Details

November 18th, 2015

Notice to Parents with Children in the Charlie Brown Christmas Play:

I’m so happy to include your child in our play “A Charlie Brown Christmas” this year. As you probably already know, we have two concerts on December 18th, one at 10am and one at 1pm. This is a great opportunity for your child but also a big responsibility. Your child is responsible for memorizing their lines for the play and attending all rehearsals.

We will be practicing on Fridays during school for the month of November. Starting in December we will have after school rehearsals from 3-4pm. The first rehearsal will be December 2nd. Some rehearsals will only include the main characters and others will include everyone. Here is a list of our rehearsal schedule:

Friday, November 27th: During school day at Recess

Wednesday, December 2nd: After school until 4pm

Children and understudies playing: Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus, Snoopy, and the Narrator

Thursday, December 3rd: During school day at Recess

Wednesday, December 9th: After school until 4pm

All characters except for crowd

Friday, December 11th: During school day at Recess

All characters including crowd

Wednesday, December 16th: After school until 4pm

All characters except for crowd

Thursday, December 17th: Dress rehearsal during school day.

All characters including crowd.

Friday, December 18th: Concerts at 10:00am and 1:00pm.

This schedule may be subject to change as the concert approaches. You can check my class blog for updates. www.bloomfieldrocks.blogspot.ca

Costumes:

It would be greatly appreciated if parents could try to make costumes for their child’s character or provide material to the school so that we can make the costumes. The Home and School Association has very generously volunteered to make costumes for any students that are unable to get one.

Please contact me at dlkrauskopf@edu.pe.ca or call the school to inform us whether or not you will be able to make your child’s costume so that we can make appropriate plans. 

Thanks everyone and I look forward to working with your children on this fantastic project!

Devin Krauskopf - Music Teacher at Bloomfield Elementary

Songs for Choir

Hi everyone,
    Here are the songs we will be singing for the Remembrance Day Ceremony on Nov. 10. Please listen and sing along at home.

Last Night I Had the Strangest Dream - Ed McCurdy

In Flanders Fields - Anthony Hutchcroft

Canada's Greatest Music Class!

I think we should do this. Deadline is Nov. 30th. Check out the song choices. Recognize one?

http://music.cbc.ca/#!/blogs/2015/10/CBC-Music-in-association-with-MusiCounts-is-looking-for-Canadas-Greatest-Music-Class

Practice After School this Thursday, October 15th

     We will have our first after school Rock Band practice this Thursday, October 15th. This rehearsal time might change to Tuesdays by next week as Thursday does not work for every student in Rock Band. I will notify parents again if this is the case. Please arrange to have your child picked up at 4pm this Thursday at the school.

You can contact me at dlkrauskopf@edu.pe.ca or call the school directly if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you.

Bloomfield Remembrance Day Choir

Bloomfield Event Choir:

Attendance and Concerts:

There will be at least three performances this year for the choir; Remembrance Day, Christmas Concert, and a Spring Concert. Students can join any one of these choirs when the first practice starts. These will be three separate choirs and students can join or leave after each event.

Expectations:

• Be to rehearsal on time.
• If you miss two practices in a row, you will not be in the choir anymore. Some exceptions can be made for illness.
• Maintain an organized music folder. Each person will receive their own folder.
• Rehearsal is to be productive and can only be that way without talking and interruptions.
• Work to improve yourself as a musician.
• No food or gum allowed during rehearsal- NO EXCEPTIONS
• Enjoy yourselves!

Music Folders will be assigned to each student. Students are responsible for the music as well as the folder that they are assigned. If the folder or music is lost, damaged, or stolen it is the student’s responsibility to cover the cost of replacement. If your folder is missing or music from the folder is missing, notify Mr. K immediately.

Schedule of Events:

Nov. 10th - Remembrance Day

TBA - Christmas Concert

TBA - Spring Concert

Information and event updates will be listed on the school music blog at:

www.bloomfieldrocks.blogspot.ca

Mr. K can also be contacted at:

dlkrauskopf@edu.pe.ca

After School Practice on Thursdays

Attn: Parents with children in Rock Band                                                           October 5, 2015

                Let me start by saying how happy I am to have your children in Rock Band this year. We have a wealth of talent and will have many opportunities for your children to perform this year. I have been holding rock band rehearsals during recess time so far but I would like to move it to after school so that we can have a more consistent rehearsal and can get more involved with the music we are working on. With that in mind, I am thinking of having rehearsal once a week after school on Thursdays from 3:00pm-4:00pm. If that conflicts with anything in your child’s schedule please let me know. Hopefully students and parents can arrange drives if some people cannot pick up their child at 4pm on Thursdays. You can contact me if this works or doesn’t work for you at:

dlkrauskopf@edu.pe.ca

I also update the rock band blog with any news and extra work for your children so make sure you check this site often.

Thanks very much!,

Devin Krauskopf

Stompa - Serena Ryder

I think this should be our first song. Have a listen:

Karaoke version for vocalists to practice: