WIWS STRINGS

Dear Parents, Apologies for confusion. With each middle school class taking a trip at different times

Dear Families, As I think you know, strings ensembles are not performing at Friday's assembly.

Dear Families, With field trips and travels, we have some off days from classes in the coming weeks,

4th grade will have class as usual this week on Tuesday and Friday. We will work on Turkey in the

While I do not expect 4th graders to spend a great deal of time with their violins during Potlatch, I

Dear Families, I want to thank you and your students for making the concert possible, for the

Dear Families, I know some parents are at work donating or collecting donations of white shirts for

4th and 5th grade Bonny James Campbell (first time through, cellos and bass on drone; 2nd time

Some 5th graders have worked assiduously on the tune Arkansas Traveler with their private instructors

Dear Families, We begin preparing and refining our music for our May 11 Wednesday night concert.

On our May 11 concert, for all the fiddle tunes from Basic Fiddler's Philharmonic or

4th grade has added Bonny James Campbell (page 10, Basic Fiddler's Philharmonic) to our

Dear Families, Necessities of play rehearsals for grades 5 and 6 to 8 have altered the schedule for

For current 4th grade parents, please remember that it is likely your child will be able to switch to

In May, there will be a concert for the choirs and strings ensembles. We will give you exact time and

I trust that families in grades 5 to 8 have been informed of the Olympiad classes on Wednesdays at 2

In all our ensembles, I have been seeking music that works well with the mix of instruments and

Dear Strings Families, Unless your child has a private lesson, she or he does not need to bring an

5th Grade -- I'm sorry if I neglected to mention that 5th grade students will continue to work on

4th Grade: As the year progresses, some students seek more challenging music while others would

4th Grade -- Because some students had new violins without tape to help them place their fingers,

Dear 4th Grade Parents in Particular, I taught a lesson to the 4th grader right before the break.

5th Grade Our musical program remains the same as the one we have been practicing--Scarborough Fair,

Dear 4th Grade Families, After a class last week which made it clear that our step into reading sheet

I will not be present to teach 5th grade strings on Monday. Carrie Fong will substitute and guide

Grades 5 to 8 It is likely grade 5 strings will play at the beginning of the festival on Friday,

4th Grade We will perform the 5 songs from page 13 for the nursery next Tuesday. We are reviewing

4th Grade As I had hoped, students are enthusiastic about playing the songs on page 13, and it warms

Dear Families, Here is a reminder of the schedule. 4th grade needs instruments on Tuesdays and

Dear Parents, There were a number of instruments forgotten this week, particularly in 4th grade. It