CHANGES and ODDS AND ENDS....03/26/14

Good Morning -

A "couple" things:

First: The Calendar has been adjusted this week to reflect the NEEDED ALL CAST rehearsals.  Tomorrow's rehearsal (THURSDAY March 27th) has been changed and changed again, the end time is now 4:30PM instead of 5 tomorrow because of a culminating event for the Altitude students that required over half the cast be released early. We will end at 4:30 tomorrow and then 5PM on Friday.  Thank you for adjusting.  Next week's rehearsal's all end at 5PM but DO NOT involve EVERYONE until Thursday and Friday please read the schedule carefully and email or call me with questions.

Second: YANKEE CANDLE ORDERS will hopefully be here within the next week, watch the blog for updates on the pick up dates for these.  THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone that supported this endevor between this fundraiser and the bake sales we have been able to cover the cost of royalties on this production, in other words, we met our goal!  THANKS A MILLION!

Third: A friendly reminder that children should be picked up in front of the middle school at the end of rehearsal.  If you need ride help please email or call me and I will try to set something up for you.  We are a "musical family" so I am sure we can find ways to help alleviate that pick up stress.

Fourth: Grades for the third quarter close in the next few days, I am hopeful that our students have maintained their grades and that they will be able to continue in the capacity we planned for them from the beginning.

Fifth: This SATURDAY from 8am - 1pm at the Hartford HIGH SCHOOL CAFETERIA Leslie Rench will be coordinating costumes, if you have a few moments to pop in to discuss what or how you might be able to help it would be greatly appreciated.  Remember, this meeting is at the HIGH SCHOOL!

Sixth and final thoughts: We are down to the remaining weeks of the show.  5 weeks until show week so 6 weeks until we are finished and this is including April vacation and of course we don't practice over April break so it's really even less time.  FROM THIS POINT, the expectation will be required attendance unless your child is sick and out of school during the day, of course extenuating circumstances are understandable but it will be imperative to have an email beforehand so that we can address potential conflicts.  This "new" rule does not include leaving a few minutes early for an overlap with sports (not yet anyway, for that we'll adjust until we're closer to show time)

Also, we will be loading in and building the set throughout the week of April Vacation (details TBA) but please note that the evenings of both the 10th and 11th of APRIL if you are around and not afraid of heavy lifting and getting dirty we will need man power to load in the pallets from the catacombs at the high school to the auditorium.

That's it for now, a lot of information to digest!  Thank you so much for your continued support of the annual Spring musical and for all the work to the final product, it will be so worth it! :)

Sincerely, Ms. Chapman

....And we're back...

Well, today more things have been changed on calendar because of the impromptu vacation we went on the past two days.

Hope every one has shoveled out by now.  Please check and recheck the calendar as things are changing to accommodate dates lost.

Thanks, and have a great weekend!

Ms. Chapman

THANK YOU

Doesn't seem enough for all the baked goods that materialized and the extra helpers, Lori Bartlett, Lisa Aubrey, Kathy Mason, Leslie Rench, from this weekend and yesterday!  Everyone, thank you so much!  It was a big success!  

Don't forget t-shirt orders, and Yankee Candle papers are due this week, but the online sales will continue through the show.

Ms. Chapman

UPDATE 03-03-14

Hi ALL!

So...it turns out that the bake sale was a total success!  Thank you to everyone that volunteered their time or their baked (yummy) goodies.  It was fun and productive; always a combo I am willing to be a part of!

The GLEE CLUB opened the Town Mtg day and that too, was met warmly, I was, as always, very proud!

A couple things, first, there is no rehearsal today or tomorrow because of in-service, student-led conferences, and voting.  Wednesday there is a cast rehearsal for BE OUR GUEST!  Let me reiterate that if your son/daughter is a villager, they are ALSO in this number as an enchanted object, unless it says that they do not have to be here then it is expected that they will be here.  Please have your child see me to double check if they or you are still uncertain, otherwise please plan on your son/daughter having practice on Wednesday the 5th of March until 5PM at the middle school, thanks!

Second, we have a later rehearsal for scene work on Thursday please watch the calendar closely at this point.  There is no rehearsal this week on Friday.

Third, we have a continuation of the bake sale tomorrow 03-04-14 in the lobby of the high school gym until 1PM.  We will set up at 7AM and be done as soon as things are sold out or no later than 1PM.  If you can come that is great, if not I completely understand, just know it is going on, and we would love to see you if you can stop in, even for a moment.   We are (pretty much) set for baked goods but if you did bake something today for tomorrow, drop me an email and let me know at your earliest convenience just so I can have some idea of what will be there tomorrow.

Fourth, T-SHIRT ORDERS ARE DUE TOMORROW!  The extra forms have been on my desk for a week, I hope that the kids have brought them to you.  If they haven't, please note t-shirts are 15.00 and checks should be made payable to HMMS YL - 3X are available and your child can bring a check and fill out the form here at the middle school thank you!

Fifth and final, Leslie Rench has already begun measuring, cutting and sewing and is in need of those that are sewing-savvy please email her directly if you are able.  Her email is: renchl@hartfordschools.net

I think that is it for today!  I know that's a lot of information!  Hoping everyone had a good day and tomorrow will be beneficial for us too! :)

Have a wonderful rest of your Monday!!!

Kristen Chapman