The fundraiser will be distributed Monday afternoon instead of today.
Thanks,
Andrea Kaiser
LSW Music Fundraiser Liaison
Fundraiser delivery
The fundraiser will be in tomorrow. I want to apologize if this is the first you’ve heard about it. I sent out an email Tuesday and realized yesterday it did not got through.
So I will be handing out tomorrow between 2:20 – 4:00 in the band room.
If you are unable to pick it up let me know and we can make other arrangements. However please let me know so I am not waiting at the school.
Stay warm and have a great Christmas!
Andrea Kaiser
lswmusicfundraising@gmail.com
LSW music Fundraiser Liaison
Winter Concert – Collection to benefit Sam Smith
Good morning!
Tonight is the Instrumental Winter Concert featuring the marvelous LSW bands and orchestras. The directors have provided the students with their specific call times and the concert is scheduled to begin at 7:00 pm.
After the concert, the students will be hosting a very special monetary collection for Sam Smith. Sam is a sophomore at LSW who was diagnosed with bone cancer two years ago. Recently, it was discovered that the cancer had returned. As you can imagine, the financial hardship has been significant for his family. The students would like to collect money to assist the family and to show Sam their love and support.
As you exit the concert, students will have donation boxes and ask that you please contribute to help a very special student.
Nancy Shaeffer
Instrumental Liaison
Fudraiser in This Friday
The fundraiser will be in this Friday. I will hand it out right after school till about 4. If you are unable to get it then please make arrangements to pick it up from Andrea Kaiser. Look for the items to be picked up in the band.
Thanks,
Andrea Kaiser
LSW Music Fundraiser Liaison
Christmas Concert Decorations Volunteer Opportunity
We will be decorating the stage for next Tuesday’s instrumental concert on Monday, Dec. 9 from 3-5 PM. We could use 3 adult volunteers, if possible. I am also hoping for community service hours for some teenagers who would be staying after school to carry items to the stage, help decorate, and then taking down after the program Tuesday and putting back up for the 16th. We were able to do that last year, and it made everything move along very quickly! Contact Gay Beth Bingham if you are able to help.
Music Parent meeting and Taste of Lee's Summit
Just a quick reminder that the music parent meeting is on December 5th at 7pm. We’ll be discussing the Washington DC trip, Taste of Lee’s Summit, information from the music directors and how we’re supporting the music program.
I try not to send out emails anymore than needed but please see below for assistance that’s needed.
Taste of Lee’s Summit:
Mark Hereford has already graciously offered to donate his valuable time to be on the committee for this event but we’re in need of another volunteer or two. This is a short term commitment as the 15th annual Taste of Lee’s Summit is being held on March 1st, 2014. We need a small committee to help coordinate getting donations to be auctioned off and to recruit volunteers; you’ll receive all the information needed at the planning meeting.
The Lee’s Summit Education Foundation is a nonprofit organizon dedicated to raising private funds to help support programs within the Lee’s Summit R-7 School District. For more detailed information on their mission and what they do for the community please visit www.lsedfoundation.com. Not only does participating in this great function benefit the community and our school disctrict the music parents get a donation that goes towards our operating budget.
There will be a planning meeting held on Monday, December 9th from 5:15pm-7:00pm at the Stansberry Leadership Center with a light dinner served. If you’re interested please let me know so that I can get your RSVP to the Foundation for the meeting.
Look for more information to be coming in my December informational email once I get that from the committee.
Go Titans!
Brent Grigsby
LSWMP President
lswmusicpresident
Christmas in the Park Volunteers
Don’t forget Christmas in the Park is this Friday!
Our organization was selected to help Jackson County with the Christmas in the Park light display at Longview Lake. In turn for providing volunteers to collect donations, the LSW Music Parent group will receive a portion of the monies collected for the general fund…up to $1,000! We could still use a few more volunteers.
The details are:
* Day — Friday, November 29th
* Time — 5:00pm to 11:00pm
* Where — Longview Park
In order to receive our share of the funds we have to have at least 6 adults there at all times. Children 16 and older can also volunteer, but no one under the age of 16 can assist.
We can split the night into shifts; however, any volunteers that come after the park opens will need to wait in the line of cars to get to the park. The Friday after Thanksgiving will be a very busy night so that will make it difficult to volunteer for only the second part of the night. If you would like to volunteer for the just the second part of the evening, please let me know (I think I have Plan B that will work and only involves a short walk thru the woods.)
You can sign up to volunteer in Charms:
Go to www.charmsoffice.com
Select Enter in the upper right-hand corner
Select Parents/Students/Members
Enter school code: lswhsmusic
Click on the Public Calendar icon
Click on the hand to volunteer
Thank you!
Nancy Shaeffer
Volunteer Coordinator
Football playoff information
Greetings!
The LSW Titan football team had another great win this weekend. LSW will host the next game on Friday, Nov. 22nd, at 7:00pm against Kearney. The band will perform at the game and the call time for students is 6:00pm.
If the Titans win on Friday, the next game will be the state championship game! The game will be at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis on Saturday, Nov. 30th at 5:30pm and the band will perform at halftime. The band typically takes bus transportation to and from the event, leaving early morning and returning late evening. If you plan on going and prefer staying a night or two, I recommend the Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark. They have blocked a number of rooms for LSW…let them know you are calling for the $79 rate that is to be given to fans of the Lee’s Summit West football team.
Go Titans!
Nancy
Fundraiser Due Tomorrow
Just a reminder that tomorrow the fundraiser is DUE!
There will be plastic containers in each room to turn in the orders.
NO LATER THAN TOMORROW!
I have to send in the order by Tuesday so that it will be received by Christmas.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Thanks,
Andrea Kaiser
LSW Music Fundraiser Liaison
LSWMP November information and All District
This is a copy of a group email sent by Music Parent President.
Good afternoon,
Many students from the band and orchestra participated this past Saturday in All District auditions. As with Choir the music program at West has been blessed with many who made it.
Band had 10 students make all district, one student achieved it with two instruments, along with two making honorable mention. Orchestra had 29 students make all district. CONGRATULATIONS to all of those students. Next for these students is All State on December 7th.
Fundraising:
The current fundraiser that is going on is due no later than November 18th. If orders aren’t received by then they’ll be turned back to the students. The reason for this is for orders to be received before Christmas they must be placed by November 18th.As always all fundraisers are optional and studen ts aren’t required to participate in them. Student account fundraisers go to the specific student accounts and can be used for fees associated with music and the just announced music trip as well.
Andrea Kaiser is working on more fundraisers that will happen throughout the year, some of these will involve selling and some of them won’t. If you have ideas or suggestions please let her know.
Christmas in the Park: There are still volunteer opportunities for this event on Friday, November 29th. This is a general music account fundraiser. The general account is used for many things that you may or may not know about. For example: all state students receive a folio, plaque in the music hallway and per diem for their trip to the all state; general music equipment repairs, music awards and clinicians just to name a few.
Uniforms: Once the football season is over we’ll need help getting marching band uniforms ready to send to the cleaners. If you’re interested in this please let me know.
Music Trip: On Wednesday, November 6, the students were given a presentation for music trip that is happening March 12-17, 2015 to Washington DC. I’m currently working with the staff on an email I’ll be sending out with more information.
Upcoming Dates:
November 24 – Choir Exchange Concert at Redemptorist Catholic Church
November 29 — Christmas in the Park (Volunteer opportunity)
December 5 — LSWMP meeting
December 7 — All State Band/Orchestra/Jazz auditions
December 8 — Dinner and Divas — Women’s Choir
December 10 — Instrumental Winter Concert (1830)
December 16 — Winter Choral Concert
As always should you have any questions please let me know.
Brent Grigsby
LSWMP President
lswmusicpresident
We’re also on facebook at – https://www.facebook.com/groups/lswmp/
CHARMS Instructions for signing up to volunteer:
1. Go online to the charms website. https://www.charmsoffice.com/
2. Click on the box on the right that says ENTER:
Then hit drop-down and go to Parents/Student/Members – Click Here
3. In the box that asks for your school code type: LSWHSMusic
(upper/lower case does not matter)
4. Click: Enter Charms
5. Click on the Public Calendar (upper left, next to HOME)
6. Find the date(s) you plan to volunteer on the Calendar.
7. Click on the Hand icon by the day and time you wish to volunteer.
8. Fill out your name, phone number and email address in the area you wish to volunteer.
9. To log out, Click on EXIT CHARMS (below the HOME icon)
You do not need a student password at any time to volunteer.
You can volunteer in more than one time if you like