Hamilton Choir Newsletter

Week of November 13th

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Meet Mrs. Hounshell

This is Mrs. Hounshell's 20th year in education...all at Hamilton Middle School! She has a BME from Loyola University (New Orleans) and a MM from LSU. She is looking forward to another great year at Hamilton!

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Meet Mr. Sellers

This is Mr. Sellers 2nd year of teaching! He has his BME from Stephen F. Austin State University. He is also a product of CFISD, graduating from Cypress Ranch HS in 2018. Mr. Sellers is looking forward to an exciting year!

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Choir Bell Schedule 23-24

This week in choir...

Our 7th and 8th grade choir members collaborated with band, orchestra, and theater to put on 3 FABULOUS performances to honor our Veterans! We're so proud of your hard work and dedication!!!

On Friday, students took a test on note and rest values. You should be able to view these grades in HAC. Progress reports will be available early next week.

Next week in choir...

We will continue work on:

winter concert music (all students)
Holiday caroling (6th graders)

Choir Fundraiser - RESULTS

TODAY (NOV. 10) IS THE FINAL DAY TO PARTICPATE IN THE FUNDRAISER!!!

We shared our fun incentives with the students (see below). Our BIGGEST incentive is a trip to Cinemark Theater to watch Trolls 3: Band Together on Thursday, December 21 (last day of the semester).

In order to qualify, students need to:

receive at least $200 in donations
be academically eligible
not receive any referrals from the choir directors and
not receive DMC/D-Hall/suspension/etc.

As of right now, we have 43 students who qualify to go to the movies with us! There are SEVERAL students who are SO CLOSE to the $200 goal!

As we send out this newsletter, our students have raised $14,952!!! Wow!!!!

Class Rankings

1st place - Varsity Treble ($108.06 average)

2nd place - Non-Varsity Treble ($95.11 average)

3rd place - 6th Grade Boys (2nd period) ($89.00 average)

4th place - 6th Grade Girls ($82.78 average)

5th place - Tenor/Bass ($50.97 average)

6th place - 6th Grade Boys (8th period) ($7.05 average)

Attention 7th and 8th graders!!!!

You will be in your formal attire for our next concert on December 11th. The choir department provides everything for your formal uniform EXCEPT your socks/shoes.

Students wearing tuxedo pants/vests need to get black dress socks and black dress shoes (no tennis shoes).

Students wearing dresses need to get a pair of black flats (no heels, please).

Please have your shoes by December 1.

IT'Z Social - Dec. 8 (permission slip/payment due Nov. 16)

When: Friday, December 8th

Where: IT'Z

Why: To have some fun!

Attire: choir shirt

Cost: $25 (pay through SchoolCash)

This includes pizza, drink, unlimited arcade games and attractions (rides), and 60 points to use on the games that earn tickets.

In order to be able to participate, students must:

Be academically eligible (Oct. 20th report card)
Not receive a write-up/referral from the choir directors (Nov. 27-Dec. 8)
Not receive DMC, suspension, D-hall, etc. (Nov. 27-Dec. 8)
Be passing choir with at least a 70 (Dec. 4-Dec. 8)

Passes must be purchased through SchoolCash no later than Thursday, November 16th.

Pay for IT'Z here!

After you log in, click on the fee specific to your student's choir.
Not sure if you've paid it? Check your payment history!

6th Grade Caroling - Dec. 7 (permission slip due Nov. 30)

The 6th graders will have an opportunity to go caroling at St. Luke's Hospital (Vintage) and Willowbrook Mall!

Please read this section carefully...

Students must meet the following requirements in order for them to go:

They have passed all of their classes at the 1st grading period (or regained eligibility by passing their classes on the November 10th progress report)
They must be passing choir with at least a 70 the week we go caroling (Dec. 4th-7th)
They must NOT receive the following from Nov. 27th - Dec. 7th

office referral/write-up from the choir directors
DMC
D-Hall (lunch or after school)
Suspension

Permission slip

Hamilton Choir Handbook 23-24

Everything you need to know about choir is in this handbook!

Check out the Hamilton Choir Website!

Bookmark this website to have access to all things Hamilton Choir!

Mark your Calendars!

Next Week

15 - Choir Officer Meeting (7am)
16 - deadline to turn in IT'Z permission slip and pay through School Cash

November

20-24 - Thanksgiving Break
30 - Deadline to turn in 6th Grade Caroling Permission Slip

December

1 - deadline for 7th/8th graders to have their black dress shoes/black flats for winter concert
6 - accompanist rehearsal (4th, 6th, & 8th periods) (RA grade)
7 - 6th grade caroling
8 - accompanist rehearsal (1st, 2nd, & 3rd periods) (RA grade)
8 - IT'Z social
11 - Hamilton Winter Choir Concert (Lakewood Methodist)
12 - Varsity sings at Cy Creek Winter Concert
21 - End of 2nd GP
21 - Movie field trip (fundraiser)

View the full calendar here!

Cell Phone Policy

There is no reason for your student to have their cell phone out in choir. If you need to reach them during their choir period, please email Mrs. Hounshell (Lauren.Hounshell@cfisd.net) or Mr. Sellers (Joshua.Sellers@cfisd.net) and we will communicate with them. Cell phones should remain in student's backpacks on the backpack shelves OR in the "cell phone hotel."