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Happy New Year and Welcome Back!
I hope that you all had a wonderful time with your family and friends. A few reminders for the week: Reading - We are beginning our novel of Chasing Vermeer. The students have a calendar that will need to be signed this evening. The calendar has our schedule for the next 3.5 weeks including homework, quizzes and tests. Students are responsible for completing the reading as noted on the calendar. Social Studies - We are shifting our focus to Ancient Egypt. We will begin studying the geography and resources crucial to the Egyptians survival. We will spend some time talking about and studying the significance of the Nile River and then get into the customs and traditions of the Egyptians. Math - Math Unit Tests for Rooms 211, 212, and 214 will be next Monday, January 14th. A review packet will be given later this week. School Reminders: Spelling Bee will be this Friday at 9am in the MPR. Geography Bee will be held on January 25 at 2 pm in the Gym. The Little Mermaid -Auditions start this week! Don't forget to sign up! Spring Musical 4th- 8th Grade Audition Packet We are excited to announce that The Little Mermaid will be presented on Friday, May 17th at 7pm, Saturday, May 18th at 2:30pm and Sunday, May 19th at 12:00pm at Amundsen High School. * All questions, concerns, and comments regarding the musical should be directed to [email protected] . This year we will be holding 6th - 8th grade auditions on Wednesday January 9th , Thursday January 10th , and Friday, January 11th from 3:50pm to 6:50pm. The 4th- 5th grade auditions will be held on Monday, January 14th, and Tuesday, January 15th from 3:50pm to 6:50pm. All audition sign-ups will be online and held at Coonley Elementary in the Drama and Music Room. If your student is auditioning, we ask they wear comfortable clothes and shoes. We will hold call back auditions on Wednesday, January 16th. Students who are asked to attend the call backs will be notified via email. **Please note that if your child does not receive a call back audition it does not mean he/she didn’t make the musical. Call back auditions are held so that the teachers involved with the musical can see a student for a longer period of time to see them in a scene or song. To access the audition sign up, click the link provided to sign your child up for an audition time. Please sign your child up for an available audition time ASAP! Auditions will be one hour and be in groups of 14 students per audition time. **Please note that the audition will last an hour and you must sign up your child for one audition date/time online. Your child will need to be picked up after their audition time outside the Music and Drama rooms. Please make sure that your child arrives 5 minutes prior to their audition time to ensure that each group starts on time and sticks with the schedule. If you have any questions regarding the audition process, please email [email protected] 4th - 5th Grade students visit this link to sign up for an audition time: 4th and 5th Grade Sign Up Click Here (If you cannot access the link by clicking on the above, type the link url into a web browser to access the site) 6th – 8th Grade students visit this link to sign up for an audition time: 6th- 8th Grade Sign Up Click Here (If you cannot access the link by clicking on the above, type the link url into a web browser to access the site) All Students auditioning must have a Parent Form filled out. The parent form can be found on the sign up website or clicking the link above. Little Mermaid Audition Packet Little Mermaid Music Packet |
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