AFM Weekly Newsletter August 29, 2013

Enjoy the long weekend!!

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September 1

TUESDAY NIGHT SNACKS!!!

cookies 10

Need help with snack donations on Tuesday nights. Suggestions: cookies, brownies, doughnuts! Anything really, the kids are starving by 9 pm. I will have tables set up by the field by 8:30 on Tuesday nights throughout the whole band season.

We have a few students with Nut Allergies, so please label any Nut Free snacks you bring. If you have any questions please feel free to email me.

Allison Cox

REGISTRATION

1. A BIG THANK YOU to all who helped with registration. We collected forms from over 280 band students during the 2 days! In addition to registration, I saw a record amount of spirit wear in parents hands. Wow! Can't wait to see our band on the field!

2. Your registration forms are now LATE. Please go to the band website to fill out the forms. There is an envelope in the band room by the AFM box. Please place completed forms in the envelope. I will be picking up the forms every couple of days. If you have any questions, please email me .

Marcia Ikeda

Road Warriors Needed!

The Road Warriors need lots of help this year! Road Warriors (RW) are the volunteers who help get the props and front ensemble equipment out onto the field at competitions. See the show up close and personal as an RW! For more information, contact Mike Gould.

Peter and the Star Catcher

"Peter and the Starcatcher", winner of 5 Tony Awards on Broadway, is coming to the Curran Theater in San Francisco! Amador Friends of Music is selling tickets for the first few rows of the balcony for only $60 a piece. Our show is Wednesday, November 27th at 8pm. It's the night before Thanksgiving, so bring your friends and family who are visiting for the holiday, it's only a short walk from the BART. You cannot currently buy these tickets unless you have an SHN membership. Thanks to the generosity of SHN in San Francisco, AFM can sell these tickets at below market value and make a healthy profit for music at Amador Valley High School! This show is for all ages and is a theatrical marvel. I saw it off Broadway and would be happy to see it over and over again. It's based on the "Peter and the Starcatcher" books by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, but having read these books is not a prerequisite for enjoying this show. The story is a prequel to the story of Peter Pan. It's called a "musical play", and while not a traditional musical, it does involve some singing and dancing. You will be amazed at the creativity and stagecraft of this unique show, so get your tickets now. The best seats will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. Click here to buy tickets. There are a limited number of seats and the best go to the first to act. Questions? Contact Paul Unpingco.

Welcome Back!!

Welcome back and thank you for a great start to our 2013-2014 year in music at Amador Valley. Band camp was a tremendous success and we set a record for the amount of show learned during band camp (over 2:00!) The band is going to be excellent this year.

Special thanks to Marcia Ikeda and her registration crew and Gale Naylor and her uniform crew for the dozens of hours spent before, during, and after camp to get ready for 300 students! The Marching Dons are a force of nature in terms of the size of the group and all of the volunteers were wonderful in helping get the season started on the right foot.

A couple of calendar notes:

8/31 NO band rehearsal (enjoy Labor Day weekend!)

9/6 Home football game is for Wind Ensemble I/II brass and percussion only. They will not be staying after pre-game is done

Help needed...If you are the parent of a wind ensemble musician and you can assist with measuring the students for their tuxedos and dresses, your help is greatly appreciated next week. The classes meet back to back from 7:00-9:00 AM.

Please email me if you can help!

Jon Grantham

Director of Bands

News from RA Land!

THANK YOU to everyone that has signed up to work at our first football game. Looking forward to a great evening. If you haven't already turned in your volunteer form, make sure you get that completed and sent in with your student ASAP.

Next football game is Sept 27th and is open to signups at this link. Come join the fun!

On Sept 7th, flute and clarinet players will be trimming their gloves in preparation for performing. If your student plays the flute or clarinet we need: a couple of volunteers (must be cleared) to help me oversee the students and several good fabric scissors. Please send scissors in with your student that day.

On Sept 20th, we will be taking Band Pictures. I need a couple of parent volunteers to help me with crowd control. VERY easy duty.

Please let me know if you can help on the 7th or 20th events.

Barb Kennedy-Head RA

Would You Like to Earn Money for Your Students Account?

Opportunity to sell programs at the Highland Scottish Games this Labor Day Weekend, at the Pleasanton Fairgrounds.

There is still time left to sign up.
Free entry and lunch ticket.
Earn cash to be deposited directly into your students account!

Slots still available:

Saturday 12-4pm

Sunday 12-4pm or sooner if programs sell out

If you are interested please email Leanna to sign up.

Uniforms

Sewing AND Ironing Help. We'll meet again Tues. 9/3 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the choir room. **More irons and ironing boards needed this time.** Come and join us! (Thanks to at least 10 wonderful volunteers, 44 pairs of pants were hemmed on Tuesday!)

Help During Uniform Inspections.

We need several people to help check numbers of jackets and pants, plus general help along with inspections. Football game Sept 13 and band pictures Sept. 20. See LINK to sign up.

Pants and Shoes.

Bib pants will be hanging in the lobby when finished. Some are there now; more will be ready next week. Ask your student to check. Shoe order has not yet arrived. Questions? Email Gale

Gale Naylor

Water, Water everywhere

Water Bottle Duty for March Band Competitions & Home Football Games.

(Pick-up, Clean, Fill, Ice and Deliver)

Want to volunteer and just can't figure out what to do?????? Have I got the job for you!!!!!!!

This is an essential parent volunteer duty that we vitally need and it would be a great opportunity for 4-5 families to share this responsibility. Please contact Mary Ann Boyle if you can volunteer for this job.

Home Football Games: Drop off near Choir Room:

Sept 13, Sept 27, Oct 4, oct 18

Marching Band Competitions:

Gilroy Oct 12 (drop at #1 bus at Amador)

Foothill Oct 26 (drop at RW Trailer by Band Room)

Dublin Nov 2 (drop at RW Trailer by Band Room)

Logan Nov 16 (drop at #1 bus at Amador)

WBA Championship Nov-23 (drop at #1 bus at Amador)

Thank You,

Mary Ann Boyle

Head Water Girl

eScript, etc....

Just a reminder that you will need to RENEW your commitment to the eScrip program by November 1st. A percentage of the contributions from the eScrip program and Raley's will be credited to your student's account. The Lucky S.H.A.R.E.S program goes directly to AFM.

Go to www.escrip to renew, update or register your Safeway card, Gene's card, debit accounts and credit cards to your eScrip account. Our group ID# is 137117495. Take advantage of the eScrip Dining program as well as the eScrip Online Mall.

Safeway's "10% Back to Your School" promotion is currently going on now. AFM can earn up to 10% of purchases of participating product through September 10th. There is no cap to this fundraiser. Safeway's eScrip program caps out at $25,000 for all the organizations at Amador High so AFM stops getting any contributions from Safeway in October/November.

Gene's, which also is part of the eScrip program, and Raley's also have loyalty cards and as of now there is no cap to these programs. I encourage you to obtain another grocery card if you want to receive contributions to your student's account.

Enroll your Raley's Something Extra card at raleys.com/extracredit and designate Amador Friends of Music as your support group. If you already have a card and have registered it, let me know the number so that your student will be credited for your contributions.

Feel free to email Doris Lem If you have any questions or need a Lucky S.H.A.R.E.S card.