Author: cjhstrojanband

Google Classroom/Chair Test

Good morning,

I hope that everyone has enjoyed their time at home so far and that you all have started working on your classwork for school. I am not extremely knowledgable in all subjects, but I do know people who are and who are willing to help should you run into any problems.

We do not have any assignments for band but I would like to go ahead and post our chair test information.

If you are a brass or woodwind player your chair test is posted in Google Classroom.

Click the + symbol at the top of screen and click on “join class”. Your code is: 2eg77eh

If you are a percussionist your chair test is posted in Google Classroom.

Click the + symbol at the top of screen and click on “join class”. Your code is: lmyg3yt

I will communicate with our students through Google Classroom and will also post challenges, hangouts for questions, links to fun videos and website, and more!

Let me know if you have any questions and remember that you may text trbandhelp to 81010 if you need to contact me through Remind101.

Happy practicing!

Sincerely,

Ms. Menendez

LGPE Cancellation and important info

Good evening,

As a preventative measure, Carrollton City Schools is cancelling all school and activities beginning Monday, March 16th. School will not be in session for two weeks. I am sad to say that Large Group Performance Evaluation has been cancelled as well. At this time there is not a make-up date planned.

To say that our students have worked hard is an understatement. If you could see what your students are asked to do in class each day you would be blown away by their work ethic and their perseverance. Students are asked daily to push themselves and their peers as well as reflect on their performance multiple times throughout class. They are asked to create and collaborate with other student in too many ways to count and are told many times what they are doing well, yet told more that I care to admit what they need to correct. Our band students are incredible and resilient individuals.

It saddens me that our 7th graders will only have one experience at LGPE (next year) and that our 8th graders will not get to experience their last one this year. I could not be more proud of the growth of the bands that I have seen during this concert cycle. Thank you so much for your support with the after school rehearsals, Symphonic Camp, and Pre- LGPE. Although we did not get to put a check mark on this concert, we did get to experience some beautiful music making with music that will stick with us for a long time. Please forward my pride to your students should they not attend school tomorrow.

Students will be asked to bring their instruments home tomorrow and may check back to this website for videos to watch, practice challenges, and more. Thank you for supporting their music education.

On another note, there will be students who will be without for these two weeks. For some of them it may be the free food that they received at school. For others it may be transportation to certain places or even someone to keep them safe as their loved ones are at work. I am going to ask all students tomorrow to fill out a questionnaire regarding their needs for this two week break. It will be filled out in private and I will be the only individual to read it.

If you know a student who is in need during the two week break please contact me directly at maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

I also ask that you encourage your student to privately ask their friends if there are any needs as I assume most students will be too shy or embarrassed to ask me for help tomorrow. Let’s use social media and technology in a positive way to ensure that our Carrollton family is taken care of during this break.

Please stay safe and have your student reach out to their friends to make sure that they are covered.

Sincerely,

Ms. Maria Menendez

High School Band Trip to Philadelphia/Washington D.C.

Good evening,

The high school band website has added a section for the upcoming trip. Please click on the following link for information. https://chstrojanband.com/2021-philly-dc/

Please make note that the non-refundable deposit is due April 1st. Students may pay through the high school Revtrak link or may drop off their money in the CJHS drop box. Cash and checks written out to “CHS Band” are permitted.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Ms. Menendez

Rehearsals this week and LGPE Schedule

Good evening,

I hope that you are enjoying the sun today! It has been a beautiful day compared to the rainy days we have had recently. We have our final rehearsals this week in preparation for LGPE next Tuesday, the 17th and are still working to sell AYP Cards.

Monday: 7th Grade Rehearsal until 5:00 PM

Tuesday: 8th Grade Rehearsal until 5:00 PM

Wednesday: Jazz Band until 4:15

Thursday: Optional day for pass offs after school until 4:15

Friday: Jazz Band at 7:30 AM

LGPE Schedule:

Assuming that our busses are available at the proposed times, this is our exact schedule for March 17th. Please ensure that your student has their proper attire for all concerts. Performing at a state adjudicated event in improper attire will not reflect the maturity and excellence of our groups. If your student is missing dress shoes (no tennis shoes/converse/vans) or dress pants (no jeans or leggings) please inform me as soon as possible of their size. I will ensure that attire is purchased for them before LGPE. Do not ever hesitate to reach out if your child needs help in any way.

March 17th: LGPE

7th Grade:

12:00 Report to band room (rehearse)

12:20 Load trailer

12:30 Lunch provided (pizza, chips, and water) *Volunteers needed to help serve*

1:15 Depart for Performing Arts Center (775 Old Newnan Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116)

1:30 Arrive at PAC and unload

2:00 Watch Stewart Middle School band perform

2:30 Warm up

3:00 Performance We would love to have you in the audience. No price for admission.

4:00 Depart for CJHS

4:15 Arrive at CJHS

8th Grade:

3:45 Dinner *Volunteers needed to help serve*

4:30 Load trailer and bus

4:45 Depart for Performing Arts Center (775 Old Newnan Rd, Carrollton, GA 30116)

5:00 Arrive at PAC and unload

5:45 Watch Central Middle School perform

6:15 Warm up

6:45 Performance We would love to have you in the audience. No price for admission.

7:45 Depart

8:00 Arrive at CJHS

The students have been working so hard for this concert. We want for Tuesday to be everything that we have dreamed of. Thank you for your constant support and please fill up the Performing Arts Center for our students!

AYP Cards:

We still have AYP cards to sell! Please aim to sell as many as you can until we run out. We are aiming to make as much profit as possible from this fundraiser so that we can purchase new music stands for our Junior High band. I will let everyone know when we run out. Sell away!

Have a wonderful rest of your Sunday!

Sincerely,

Ms. Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

Weekly Announcements

Monday: Jazz Band party after school for those able to attend until 4:30

Tuesday: Jazz Band trip to Georgia Aquarium!

Wednesday: Jazz band after school until 4:15

Friday: Jazz band rehearsal 7:30 AM

Good evening,

Last week was absolutely packed! I am so thankful for all that our students do. We had a wonderful concert on Tuesday in order to prepare for LGPE on March 17th (schedule coming soon), had jazz band perform at the Black History Assembly, and had a guest artist come and speak with all of our classes on Friday.

This week is a more relaxed week and I look forward hearing the Jazz Band perform at the Georgia Aquarium on Tuesday!

Jazz Band Field Trip:

Estimated Times:

Report to band room from 1st block: 9:00 AM

Depart: 9:30 AM

Arrive at the Varsity: 11:00 AM

Enter Georgia Aquarium: 12:00 PM

Explore Aquarium: 12-2:30 PM

Perform: 3:00 PM

Depart for home: 4:00 PM

Arrival at CJHS 5:30 PM

Students will dress the same way that they did during the assembly. Nice pants (no jeans or sweats) and a nice shirt or dress. No tennis shoes for the performance please. Students will have time to change before the concert at the aquarium so they may want to bring a small bag so that we can change from comfortable clothes to our nice clothes before the performance. I will contact the Aquarium tomorrow to ensure that we will be allowed to bring in bags and will have restrooms to change in before we perform.

Please have your student bring enough money to eat at the Varsity and to buy souvenirs if they would like.

AYP:

Our AYP fundraiser is in full swing. Please aim to have each student sell five cards so that they can earn one for free and so that we can reach our goal and purchase some more music stands! Our band is getting larger each year and we are struggling to get through rehearsals with the amount of music stands that we have.

Have you shared this on social media? Cards are $15 each!

AYP Merged

The fundraiser will end once all of our cards have been sold. 8th graders earn $3 towards their Carowinds trip with each card sold. Thank you so much for participating!

UGA Double Reed Day:

Lily Honeycutt participated in the University of Georgia Double Reed Day this weekend. She learned from guest artists, played in a double reed ensemble, and went to classes concerning music careers and bassoon maintenance. I always love when students learn from other teachers and musicians because they come back to our band as more knowledgable musicians. We look forward to hearing all about it on Monday.

If your student still has not submitted their Braves Game field trip form, an email granting permission will suffice. I need a final roster so that I can purchase our tickets this week. Please get the forms or an email sent to me ASAP.

Braves Trip 2020

Sincerely,

Ms. Menendez

maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

High School Trip Meeting Tonight and reminders for tomorrow

Good evening,

I apologize for the multiple posts, but I would rather over communicate than under communicate with all that we have going on.

Tonight: (8th grade only) Washington D.C./Philadelphia meeting at 7:00 PM in high school band room. If you are unable to make it tonight I will have the information to hand out in class tomorrow.

Tomorrow:

Club pictures: All band members will need to bring just their band polo for the club picture during the day tomorrow. Students will put on the band polo for the photo only and may remove it after the photo.
Braves Game forms and money due. You may email your form or send it in tomorrow. A PDF of the form is here —–> . Braves Trip 2020

Please email me with any questions or concerns at maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net

Sincerely,

M. Menendez

Jazz Band Black History Month Performance (Thursday)

Good evening,

Our jazz band students are excited to perform at tomorrow’s Black History Month Assembly. Students need to check in with their homeroom teacher before reporting to the band room at 8 AM. The bus will transport the students to the Mabry Arts Center at 8:15 AM. Students have been asked to wear semi formal attire.

Family members may attend the performance tomorrow morning and are asked to sit in the side in order to save room for our students and staff.

The performance begins at 9:15 and will conclude around 10:15.

Have a wonderful night!

Sincerely,

Ms. Menendez

AYP Forms and Concert Tomorroq

Good evening,

A quick reminder about out concert tomorrow evening:

Pre-LGPE – February 25 (Tomorrow)

On February 25 our bands will perform a Pre-LGPE Concert at the Mabry Arts Center on campus. At this concert we will have adjudicators make comments on our performance to help us to better prepare for our Large Group Performance Evaluations in March. Students should wear their concert uniform which includes black dress pants, black dress shoes and socks, and their black performance polos. We will share this concert with the high school band. CJHS students are dismissed after the 8th grade performance concludes. I highly recommend staying though to hear as many high school performances as possible!

Notice that this concert starts earlier than normal. Once again, report time is 5:30 for all CJHS band students.

6:00PM CJHS 7th Grade
6:30PM CJHS 8th Grade
7:00PM CHS Concert Band
7:30PM CHS Symphonic Band
7:45PM CHS Wind Ensemble

AYP Fundraiser:

PDF version—————> AYP PDF

Please blast this all over social media and feel free to print off a copy for yourself!

Each card is $15. Sell 5 and earn one free!

I am looking for a volunteer to help sell these at the concert tomorrow between bands. Perhaps someone who has a JH and high school kid.

Your kids sound amazing and you will be blown away by the maturity of their playing tomorrow night!

Sincerely,

M. Menendez

Welcome Back

This week at a glance:

Monday: AYP fundraiser begins

Tuesday: Pre-LGPE at Mabry Arts Center (report time 5:30 PM) *required for all band students*

Wednesday: Jazz Band rehearsal until 4:15

Thursday: High school band trip meeting at CHS band room at 7 PM. (8th grade only)

Friday: Jazz Band before school at 7:30 AM. Vandoren reed specialist visit along with guest teacher at Jazz Band rehearsal until 4:30 PM.

Pre-LGPE – February 25

Notice that this concert starts earlier than normal. Once again, report time is 5:30 for all CJHS band students.

6:00PM CJHS 7th Grade
6:30PM CJHS 8th Grade
7:00PM CHS Concert Band
7:30PM CHS Symphonic Band
7:45PM CHS Wind Ensemble

AYP Fundraiser

Our AYP Fundraiser has officially started. These discount cards have fantastic coupons and deals that our community loves to use. This fundraiser allows us to purchase music, instruments, and supplies for our band program. Thank you for your help!

Instructions for the fundraiser:

Use your order taker card to show people the incredible deals that these cards have to offer. Each card is $15 and has unlimited uses up to a year at participating locations.
Bring the $15 to Ms. Menendez in a sealed envelope and you will receive an AYP card the next day to distribute to your buyers.

REWARDS:

For every 5 cards sold you will receive 1 free. (Try and sell 5 before you buy one yourself)
8th grade receives $3 off of their Carowinds trip for every card sold!

Students will receive a physical copy of this this week.

The fundraiser concludes when we sell out of cards.

Trip Meeting – February 27

If your student would like to go on the upcoming band trip to Philadelphia and Washington DC during the Spring of 2021, we will have an information meeting on February 27 in the Band Room at 7PM. This is for rising 9th graders who will be in the high school band program next year. It is an informational meeting.

Jazz Band Guest Artist:

On Friday, Brandyn Taylor, a professional saxophone player and Vandoren artist, will work with our reed players in our woodwind classes including demonstrations, free samples, and more! He will then stay after school and work with our Jazz Band students until 4:30 to teach improvisation and jazz style. Brandyn’s bio can be found here. Students who are not in jazz band may stay after to hear Brandyn’s amazing playing and teaching.

Brandyn Taylor Biography

Payments and Dues:

There are many moving parts in this band program right now. I wanted to take a moment to make sure that we are keeping up with our payments. The following payments are being collected at this time:

Aquarium Field Trip Form $10

Braves Game Trip $25

Carowinds Information 2019 – 2020.doc

Solo and Ensemble payments: $12 per performing ensemble

If the font is red, you may click on the link to pull up information.

Please ensure that you are all caught up on these payments. You may contact me at maria.menendez@carrolltoncityschools.net to see what is missing.

Please let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to performing with your students on Tuesday at the Mabry Arts Center!

Sincerely,

M. Menendez

2/12/20 Substitute Lesson Plan

Dear all,

Below is the assignment for 2/13/2020.

7th/8th Grade: Please click on the following link Substitute Lesson Plan

-M. Menendez