Welcome 6th graders and new 7th and 8th graders to the Appling Band family and welcome to all of our returning members!  I hope you had a wonderful summer and are ready to get started with the Appling Band!  We had a great turn out at our welcome meeting last Thursday night and it was so good to see a lot of you at B Ready day. 

I will see you in class Tuesday August 9.  You will not need instruments on the first day of band but you will need them Wednesday for 7th and 8th grade and hopefully Thursday for 6th grade.  If you did not get your letter stating what instrument you are assigned to, I will give those out on Tuesday.  I will also post the letter on this webpage.  Please bring Essential Elements Book One for 7th grade and Essential Elements Book Two for 8th grade.  We will finish and review these before moving on to the next book.  You will need a pencil or pen the first day.  If you have any supply donations you can bring them this week.  Also, all fees will go through the school starting this year instead of the Band Boosters and the fee was set by the Bartlett City School board..... $125 for the year and checks made payable to Appling Middle School due no later than Sept. 1.  Since all monies go through the school, it is super important that you get this in in a timely manner so that we can purchase our Smart Music subscriptions and tshirts and start copying music.  Calendars are posted on my homepage and August and September calendars will be passed out Tuesday in class along with a packet of information (handbook, volunteer form, health form, media release form, etc....).   Also, please make sure you are signing up for the RemindMe text system (info on my home page and also to come home with students).  This will be a great way to communicate this year.

I am looking forward to a great year with the Appling Band!  Let me know if you have any questions or concerns at [email protected].

 

Angela Sanders