Congrats Kelsey School!

Congratulations to all students for your excellent performances in this year's Christmas concert! On to the next big events....Trapper's festival, Music & Fine Arts Festival and Spring Talent Show! Thanks to all students, staff, parents and volunteers who helped make this year's concert such a great success!

CRAZY CAROLS

It has been a great term at Kelsey Community School! Lots of wonderful music making happening! Just want to throw a reminder out there to mark your calendars.  Kelsey Community School presents, "Crazy Carols" on Tuesday, December 20, 2011.  Afternoon performance is at 1:30p.m. Evening performance is at 7:00p.m.

Festival of Trees

Both school choirs will be performing at the annnual Festival of Trees at Opasquia School on Saturday, November 26, 2011.  Performance will be at 3p.m., with students being present at 2:45p.m.

Music Room Update

Hello everyone! Great music making is happening at Kelsey Community School! The choirs are hard at work on their Remembrance Day pieces, as well as getting a head start on their Christmas concert songs.  The fiddling groups have had a good three weeks of classes.  Beginning fiddling group is a little large, but they have been extremely well behaved and are an absolute pleasure to be coaching right now! The advanced group are on the verge of heading into newer repertoire. 
Just a reminder that there will be no afterschool activities this week due to the SAGE (Special Area Groups for Educators, formerly SAG) conferences.  Grade five drumming classes will begin very soon!
Looking forward to getting into the spirit of Hallowe'en as we edge closer to the end of October!
Let the great music making continue!

Fiddling Classes

Fiddling classes...

Registration forms for fiddling class will go out on Monday.  They are due back by Friday, September 23, 2011.  Late registration will not be accepted.  As only 15 participants are allowed per class, I cannot guarantee that every student who registers will be able to participate.  Beginner class will be on Wednesdays at 4:00-4:45p.m. beginning September 28.  The more advanced class will be on Thursdays at 4:00-4:45p.m. beginning September 29.

GREAT CHOIR CLASSES!

What a joy to be able to make great music with such large choir groups!! Thirty-one students have signed up for grade 3/4/5 choir and it looks like they had lots of fun!! Below are a couple of links for the songs we are currently working on to perform at our Remembrance Day ceremony...

Grade 1/2 Choir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nauhPtdinfA

Grade 3/4/5 Choir
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeJXItQv-So&feature=fvst


Grade 1/2 Choir is every Day 3 at 12:30
Grade 3/4/5 Choir is every Day 1 at 12:00

New School Year

Welcome back everyone! A new school year is upon us!!
Lunch hour activities remain the same...
Grade 3/4/5 choir on Day 1 at 12:00
Grade 1/2 choir on Day 3 at 12:30
Grade 5 recorder club on Day 4 at 12:00

Drumming classes and fiddling classes will start very soon, so keep posted!!

Almost Fall!

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer holidays! School is just around the corner!

Year End

Congratulations to staff, students, parents, and volunteers for an excellent year of Music Making!! The year end award assembly will be on Friday, June 24, 2011 at 1:15p.m. where we will find out who is the 2011 Musician of the Year!!!

Grade 4 Field Trip

The Grade 4 students will be performing their recorder songs at St. Paul's Residence on Wednesday, June 1, 2011.  The performance will begin approx. 9:20/9:30a.m.

Year End Awards

Students involved in extra-curricular music activites will be receiving an award in May for their participation.  This includes choir, drummers, and fiddlers.  There will also be presentations made on behalf of The Pas Music & Fine Arts Festival. Phone calls will be made soon for students receiving awards.  The date of the next award assembly will be Friday, May 27, 2011 at 1:15p.m.  Please join us in celebrating great music making at Kelsey Community School!

Choir Wind-Up!

The Choir Wind-Up will be on May 26, 2011 during the lunch hour! Students are asked to bring their own lunch, though some refreshments will be provided.  Parents are welcome to attend this fun event!
For more information, please contact me at the school!

ROCK 'N' ROLL FOREVER!

The Spring Concert is a Musical this year! Kelsey Community School presents "Rock 'n' Roll Forever" on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 7p.m.  Dress rehearsal will be in the afternoon. 

Grand Concert

The Grade 3,4,5 choir and Grade 5 drummers have been invited to perform at the Grand Concert for The Pas Music & Fine Arts Festival.  Both groups will be receiving an award for their high marks in the festival!  CONGRATULATIONS!

Grand Concert to be held at M.B.C.I. on Friday, April 29, 2011 at 7p.m.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations to the Grade Four Classes, Grade Five Classes, Grade 5 Drummers, and Kelsey Fiddlers for an AWESOME performance in this year's music festival!

Grade 4 Classes received 88 with Gold Seal
Grade 5 Classes received 90 with Gold Seal
Grade 5 Drummers receieved 93 with Gold Seal
Fiddlers received 88 with Gold Seal

GREAT JOB EVERYONE!!

Remember: Spring Musical April 28!
AND Music Monday May 2!

Music Festival

Congratulations to the Kelsey School choirs for excellent performances in The Pas Music & Fine Arts Festival! The grade 1/2 choir received scores of 85 and 87 with a red seal.  The grade 3/4/5 choir received a score of 88 and 90 with a gold seal! Well done! The grade 3/4/5 choir have been invited to perform "Rock and Roll Forever" at the grand concert at the end of April.  More information to come.

Coming Events:

Grade 4 Recorder, Grade 5 Recorder, Drummers, Fiddlers on April 12 at the Kelsey School Library
Speech Arts on April 18 at Opasquia School
Spring Concert "Rock and Roll Forever" April 28
Music Monday Celebration May 2
Grade 4's at St. Paul's June 1

Stay tuned for more information!

Trappers Stage Show

The grade 3/4/5 choir and grade 5 drummers will be performing at the Trapper's Stage Show at UCN on Friday, February 18, 2011.  Show starts at 7:30p.m.  Come support our groups!

NEW YEAR!

Welcome back! It's a new year and once again, extra-curricular activities are about to begin!

Grade 5 Drumming on Mondays 4:00-4:45 begins Monday, January 24.  Only students with high music skills, and/or good behavior, participation will be chosen to join this group!
Grade 5 Dance Class every Day 4 at 12:00p.m.

Fiddling classes:   1st Tuesday class on January 25 at 7p.m.
                           1st Wednesday class on January 19 at 4p.m.
                           1st Thursday class on January 20 at 4p.m.

Choir has begun! If there are students interested in joining, their last chance to join will be the following dates:
       Grade 3/4/5 Choir          Day 1           (January 19)          12:00p.m.
       Grade 1/2 Choir             Day 3           (January 31)          12:30p.m.

There will be upcoming information regarding Trapper's Stage Show, Music Festival and our Spring Musical to come! Please keep posted!

COMMUNITY UNITY!

At the end of November, students from Kelsey Community School were involved in a music project with Brooklands School in Winnipeg.  Below is the finished product of the "Community Unity" project.  A blogsite (community-unity.blogspot.com) has been set up for the students to interact with one another.