A reminder to 6-8 band students and parents that Tuesday, Feb. 9 is the Northwest Honor Band. A reminder letter was sent home on Friday.
Tuesday's 4:30 p.m. concert is free and open to the public (in the NW Auditorium), and will also be streamed live using Northwest's Striv system. Information will be posted on Tuesday of how to log on to watch, at ginwband.weebly.com. Also, any 5th or 6-8th grade band students that are free on Sunday, Feb. 7...consider attending the Northwest High School band concert at 3 p.m. Students that attend can receive up to 50 points extra credit for their CH band grade! Click here for more information! I will be using a revised grading policy for this semester. Please see the 2 documents below, and be sure to let me know if there are questions!
Grading Policy Parent Letter 5th Grading Policy (revised January, 2016) I hope everyone had a fun and relaxing break!
5th Grade Band will be back to normal schedule next week (starting January 11). 6th-8th Grade Band will be back to schedule on Friday, Jan. 8 (for full band), and continuing on normal schedule after that. Please email me if you have any questions! I have decided that this week (11/23-27) will be an "extra credit" week for practice time, for all grade levels. With Thanksgiving break and alternate schedules, I think this will simplify some things! One final practice grade will be required for both bands, due on Thursday, Dec. 3 (with normal practice time required for each band).
Also, if students have the opportunity to play for other people (such as family around for the holiday), they have the opportunity to earn double points for their practice. If students bring a note with them before Dec. 3 saying that the student played for family members/friends (and the "listeners" sign off on it), the time spent in this "concert" will be for double points! In other words, if their "concert" to their friends/family lasts 10 minutes, I will count it for 20! We will be changing our schedule a bit the next couple of weeks, in order to be well prepared for our Christmas program on Thursday, December 3.
Click here for the revised 5th grade schedule. Click here for the revised 6-8th grade schedule. Thank you for visiting our new website! This page will contain announcements and weekly practice assignments throughout the year, so be sure to bookmark it and check back often.
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Welcome!Welcome to the Cedar Hollow Bands website, representing Cedar Hollow School in Grand Island, Nebraska. This site is intended to be a source of information for parents and students involved in the Cedar Hollow Band program. Please click the link at the top to get started with either 5th Grade Band or 6th-8th Grade Band. Archives
April 2016
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