Hi Band Family!
First - thanks to everyone who helped make the pool party on Thursday and the performance and potluck on Friday a success! The food was delicious; the volleyball was energetic; there was plenty of help (gotta love the band students who came over to help unload the cars when they saw us drive up at the pool!); and - most of all - the music was terrific! Hats off to our students and their directors, especially under the changing weather conditions. (FYI - I have some serving spoons and a ziplock container left over; let me know if you're missing anything and I'll get you reunited.)
The week ahead -- according to the HS Bulletins on the band web site (http://www.hayfieldbands.com/):
practice from 5pm-8pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
Home football game on Thursday (Mr. Burke will announce when band students should report to school)
Friday morning the band will play for orientation (Mr. Burke will announce when students should arrive; they'll start playing around 7:30am)
As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to get in touch with me
Humbly serving our kids,
Lorraine Monaco
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Sunday, August 30, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
HSS Band 2009-10.5 Details for pool party
Hi Band Family,
As promised, here are the details for the Pool and Pizza party. (The kids have earned a fun way to cool off after marching under the hot sun this week!)
Thursday, August 27 5pm-8pm at Hayfield Farm Swim Club
Rehearsal will end a little early so students can change and get to the pool at 5pm.
Boosters will provide pizza, drinks, and paper goods.
We ask students to bring a dessert or "side" dish (chips, etc.) to share.
If you're not a member of Hayfield pool, please bring $3 to pay the guest fee (fee applies to non-swimming guests too).
The pool is at the end of Hayfield Road, in the Hayfield Farm community across Telegraph Road from the school. The pool closes at 8pm, so please plan on picking up your student right around 8pm.
Humbly serving our kids,
Lorraine Monaco
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As promised, here are the details for the Pool and Pizza party. (The kids have earned a fun way to cool off after marching under the hot sun this week!)
Thursday, August 27 5pm-8pm at Hayfield Farm Swim Club
Rehearsal will end a little early so students can change and get to the pool at 5pm.
Boosters will provide pizza, drinks, and paper goods.
We ask students to bring a dessert or "side" dish (chips, etc.) to share.
If you're not a member of Hayfield pool, please bring $3 to pay the guest fee (fee applies to non-swimming guests too).
The pool is at the end of Hayfield Road, in the Hayfield Farm community across Telegraph Road from the school. The pool closes at 8pm, so please plan on picking up your student right around 8pm.
Humbly serving our kids,
Lorraine Monaco
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Sunday, August 23, 2009
HSS Band 2009-10.4 The Week Ahead: Rehearsals, Pool Party, Performance and Potluck
Hi Band Family,
Thanks to all the parents who joined us last week at our first ever Welcome Coffee for band parents. It was great to meet some new faces and re-connect with returning families.
Note - the calendar for the 2009-2010 year is now posted on the Hayfield band web site:
http://www.hayfieldbands.com/ The first home football game is Thursday, September 3!
The week of 8/24-8/28/09:
Marching band Rehearsals from 8am-5pm Monday - Friday
Monday and Tuesday: Dottie Andrews will organize volunteers to measure and assign uniforms to the students from 1pm-5pm in the band room. If you can help, please come by the band room between 1 - 5pm Monday 8/24 and/or Tuesday 8/25.
Thursday: Pizza party at Hayfield Farm Pool 5pm-8pm. (Band rehearsal will finish around 4pm.) The pool is located at the end of Hayfield Rd in the Hayfield Farm community (across Telegraph Road from the high school). More details coming this week. (If you can help with this event, please reply to me -- we'll need someone to purchase drinks and paper goods, and arrange for pizza delivery.)
Friday: Performance and Potluck starting at 6pm. The marching band will perform on the blacktop near the tennis courts at 6pm. We'll follow the performance with a potluck dinner in the HS cafeteria. At the potluck you'll have the opportunity to sign up for volunteer positions, pay for marching shoes, and order a band booster T-shirt (optional). Thanks once again this year to Mary Anne Mulligan for organizing our booster shirts. The t-shirts are $10, and polos are $25 -- please bring money or check made out to Hayfield Band Boosters if you'd like to purchase a shirt. We'll have several shirts available so you can check out the size and style before ordering. Families with last names A-M please bring side dish or dessert; last names N-Z please bring a main dish to share.
Let's hope for good weather for our marchers this week! Mr. Burke reminds the students to wear sunscreen and sneakers, and to bring lunch, water, and a hat to rehearsals.
(Che graciously told me I could use his wonderful sign-off:)
Humbly serving our kids,
Lorraine Monaco
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Thanks to all the parents who joined us last week at our first ever Welcome Coffee for band parents. It was great to meet some new faces and re-connect with returning families.
Note - the calendar for the 2009-2010 year is now posted on the Hayfield band web site:
http://www.hayfieldbands.com/ The first home football game is Thursday, September 3!
The week of 8/24-8/28/09:
Marching band Rehearsals from 8am-5pm Monday - Friday
Monday and Tuesday: Dottie Andrews will organize volunteers to measure and assign uniforms to the students from 1pm-5pm in the band room. If you can help, please come by the band room between 1 - 5pm Monday 8/24 and/or Tuesday 8/25.
Thursday: Pizza party at Hayfield Farm Pool 5pm-8pm. (Band rehearsal will finish around 4pm.) The pool is located at the end of Hayfield Rd in the Hayfield Farm community (across Telegraph Road from the high school). More details coming this week. (If you can help with this event, please reply to me -- we'll need someone to purchase drinks and paper goods, and arrange for pizza delivery.)
Friday: Performance and Potluck starting at 6pm. The marching band will perform on the blacktop near the tennis courts at 6pm. We'll follow the performance with a potluck dinner in the HS cafeteria. At the potluck you'll have the opportunity to sign up for volunteer positions, pay for marching shoes, and order a band booster T-shirt (optional). Thanks once again this year to Mary Anne Mulligan for organizing our booster shirts. The t-shirts are $10, and polos are $25 -- please bring money or check made out to Hayfield Band Boosters if you'd like to purchase a shirt. We'll have several shirts available so you can check out the size and style before ordering. Families with last names A-M please bring side dish or dessert; last names N-Z please bring a main dish to share.
Let's hope for good weather for our marchers this week! Mr. Burke reminds the students to wear sunscreen and sneakers, and to bring lunch, water, and a hat to rehearsals.
(Che graciously told me I could use his wonderful sign-off:)
Humbly serving our kids,
Lorraine Monaco
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009
HSS Band 2009-10.3 Parent Coffee; Exhibition & Potluck; Uniforms
Hi Band Boosters!
I heard some promising music already from our students yesterday; and it was only the first day! We're off to a good start.
Here's an update on some coming events:
New Band Parent Coffee: Wednesday, August 19 7pm middle-school lecture hall
If you're new to marching band, please join us for some refreshments and some general info about the fun band season ahead of us. Returning parents, please join us as well to meet our new parents and catch up with everyone. (The Hawk Fly-by to pick up back-to-school forms is scheduled from 4-7pm in the front hall of the school; and the band students will be finishing up at 8pm, so you can drop by the coffee in between.) We look forward to seeing you!
Exhibition and Pot-luck: Friday, August 28 6pm
Come enjoy the first performance of the 2009 Marching Hawks. The marching band will perform on the blacktop near the tennis courts in the rear of the school at 6pm. After the performance, all band students and their families are invited to a pot-luck dinner in the HS cafeteria. You'll have the chance to sign up for Tag Day and other volunteer opportunities; pay for marching shoes; and order Band Booster T-shirts. (Thanks to Mary Anne Mulligan who again is organizing our "Hawk Flight Crew" shirts!) Boosters will provide drinks and paper goods. We ask families with last names A-M to bring side dishes or dessert and N-Z to bring a main dish to share. (FYI - All members of band boosters are welcome to watch the performance and join us for the potluck.)
Volunteer Opportunity
It's time to measure the students and assign band uniforms. Dottie Andrews will again be organizing this effort and could use some helping hands. If you can help out, please meet her in the band room Monday and Tuesday (the 24th and 25th) anytime between 1pm - 5pm. Thanks!
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to get in touch with me. I'd love to hear from you.
Looking forward to a great band season,
Lorraine Monaco
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I heard some promising music already from our students yesterday; and it was only the first day! We're off to a good start.
Here's an update on some coming events:
New Band Parent Coffee: Wednesday, August 19 7pm middle-school lecture hall
If you're new to marching band, please join us for some refreshments and some general info about the fun band season ahead of us. Returning parents, please join us as well to meet our new parents and catch up with everyone. (The Hawk Fly-by to pick up back-to-school forms is scheduled from 4-7pm in the front hall of the school; and the band students will be finishing up at 8pm, so you can drop by the coffee in between.) We look forward to seeing you!
Exhibition and Pot-luck: Friday, August 28 6pm
Come enjoy the first performance of the 2009 Marching Hawks. The marching band will perform on the blacktop near the tennis courts in the rear of the school at 6pm. After the performance, all band students and their families are invited to a pot-luck dinner in the HS cafeteria. You'll have the chance to sign up for Tag Day and other volunteer opportunities; pay for marching shoes; and order Band Booster T-shirts. (Thanks to Mary Anne Mulligan who again is organizing our "Hawk Flight Crew" shirts!) Boosters will provide drinks and paper goods. We ask families with last names A-M to bring side dishes or dessert and N-Z to bring a main dish to share. (FYI - All members of band boosters are welcome to watch the performance and join us for the potluck.)
Volunteer Opportunity
It's time to measure the students and assign band uniforms. Dottie Andrews will again be organizing this effort and could use some helping hands. If you can help out, please meet her in the band room Monday and Tuesday (the 24th and 25th) anytime between 1pm - 5pm. Thanks!
If you have questions, comments, or suggestions, please feel free to get in touch with me. I'd love to hear from you.
Looking forward to a great band season,
Lorraine Monaco
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Monday, August 17, 2009
HSS Band: 2009-10.2: Not directly band related: Hayfield Secondary - Volunteers Needed
Hi Band Boosters,
I will continue Che's tradition of forwarding emails from other groups at our school, to help support our entire Hayfield School community. This message is from the PTSA.
Lorraine
----- Original Message -----
Subject: Hayfield Secondary - Volunteers Needed
From:
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 4:57 PMSubject: Hayfield Secondary - Volunteers Needed
It's that time of year again!!!
We need volunteers to help stuff and distribute the Hawk Fly-By Information Packets.
We will be stuffing the Hawk Fly-By Information Packets on Monday, August 17 at 8:00 am and should be finished by Noon. Information Packets will be assembled in the High School Science rooms (1358, 1350, 1348).
We will be distributing the Hawk Fly-By Information Packets in the Main Lobby on:
Tuesday, August 18 from 7:30 – 12:00 pm and 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Wednesday, August 19 from 7:30 - 12 pm and 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Thursday, August 20 from 7:30 – 12:00 pm
Time slots for Monday are: 8:00 am - Noon (whatever time works best for you)
Time slots for Tuesday are: 7:30 - 9:00 am, 9:00 - 10:30 am, 10:30 - 12:00 pm, 4:00 – 5:30 pm, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Time slots for Wednesday are: 7:30 - 9:00 am, 9:00 - 10:30 am, 10:30 - 12:00 pm, 4:00 – 5:30 pm, 5:30 – 7:00 pm
Time slots for Thursday are: 7:30 - 9:00 am, 9:00 - 10:30 am, 10:30 - 12:00 pm
Please email your preference (date & time slots) to Valerie Center at
Thank you,
Hayfield PTSA
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Sunday, August 2, 2009
HSS Band: 2009-10.1 Welcome to the 2009 Season
Hello Band Booster Family!
This is the first message of the 2009-2010 band season. I hope everyone is enjoying a restful and fun-filled summer! (If you no longer wish to receive emails from the Band Boosters, please reply )
In this email:
(1) August rehearsal schedule
(2) New Parent Coffee. August 19, 7pm
(3) Pool pizza party Thursday, August 27
(4) Exhibition and pot-luck supper, August 28
(5) Reminder: Schedule change for fall rehearsal
(6) Football schedule
(7) Band Booster T-shirts
(8) Band booster blog
(1) Marching Band starts up in just two weeks. Here's the rehearsal schedule (from the band web site http://www.hayfieldbands.com/)
August 17-21 (Mon-Fri) Evening rehearsals, 5pm-8pm
August 24-28 (Mon-Fri) Day rehearsals, 8am-5pm
August 28 (Friday) Exhibition and pot-luck, (time to be determined)
Aug 31-Sept 3 (Mon-Fri) Evening rehearsals, 5pm-8pm
Students are reminded to bring their forms and instrument, and wear sneakers so they're ready to march. For day rehearsals, don't forget sunscreen, water, lunch, and your instrument.
(2) Parent Coffee - On Wednesday, August 19, the band boosters will host a get-together for band parents at 7pm. We'd like this to be a welcome for new parents, and a reunion for veteran parents. If you'd like to help out, please reply to me. (The school is holding one of its "Hawk Fly-by" nights for parents to pick up forms for the school year from 4-7pm that evening; you can pick up your forms from the Fly-by and then drop by the band coffee.) Details on where we'll meet will be coming later.
(3) Pool Pizza Party - On Thursday, August 27 the band boosters invite all marching band students and their families to come down to Hayfield Pool after rehearsal for pizza and swimming. Boosters will supply pizza and drinks. We ask families to provide desserts and any fruit, chips, or other side dishes that you'd like to share. More details on exact time, etc. will come from Mr. Burke at rehearsals.
(4) Exhibition and pot-luck supper, Friday, August 28. After the second week of marching band, the students will perform an exhibition for us, and then the boosters will host a pot-luck dinner in the cafeteria. At the pot-luck, you'll have the chance to sign up for Tag Day, and for other volunteer opportunities. This year, we ask families with last names beginning with A-M to bring a side dish or dessert and names N-Z to bring a main dish to share.
(5) Schedule change for fall rehearsals -- This is a reminder of Mr. Burke's announcement at the end of June: evening marching band practice will be on Tuesdays this fall, 6pm-8pm (instead of Wednesdays) and after-school practices will be on Wednesday and Thursday, 2:30pm-4:30pm. Please check the band web site for any updates or changes http://www.hayfieldbands.com/
(6) Schedule -- Here's a heads up on the schedule for football games this fall (this is as of the band booster meeting last June):
Sep 3 (Thurs) Home Marshall
Sep 11 (Fri) Away Lee
Sep 17 (Thurs) Home Washington/Lee
Sep 25 (Fri) Away Yorktown
Oct 2 (Fri) Away Chantilly
Oct 9 (Fri) Home Mt Vernon
Oct 16 (Fri) Away Wakefield
Oct 23 (Fri) Home Jeb Stewart (Homecoming)
Oct 30 (Fri) Home Falls Church (Senior Night)
Nov 6 (Fri) Away Edison
(7) Booster T-Shirts - Mary Anne Mulligan has again offered to handle our booster t-shirts (Thanks, Mary Anne!). There'll be a chance to order shirts at the parent coffee on August 19; and we will place a second order after the pot-luck on the 28th. (We'll have sample shirts at the coffee and at the pot-luck so new parents can check out the design; sizes, etc.)
(8) Band blog --- This year, all band emails will also be sent to a new blog at http://www.hayfieldbandboosters.blogspot.com/ --- If you're away from your email, or if you want to refer to past emails to get some info; you can check out the blog. I'm hoping it's just one more way to make it easier for us to share information about band activities.
Finally, if you have any suggestions or questions about band activities, please feel free to get in touch with me. I look forward to hearing from you, and I'm looking forward to a great year for Hayfield bands!
Regards,
Lorraine Monaco
This is the first message of the 2009-2010 band season. I hope everyone is enjoying a restful and fun-filled summer! (If you no longer wish to receive emails from the Band Boosters, please reply )
In this email:
(1) August rehearsal schedule
(2) New Parent Coffee. August 19, 7pm
(3) Pool pizza party Thursday, August 27
(4) Exhibition and pot-luck supper, August 28
(5) Reminder: Schedule change for fall rehearsal
(6) Football schedule
(7) Band Booster T-shirts
(8) Band booster blog
(1) Marching Band starts up in just two weeks. Here's the rehearsal schedule (from the band web site http://www.hayfieldbands.com/)
August 17-21 (Mon-Fri) Evening rehearsals, 5pm-8pm
August 24-28 (Mon-Fri) Day rehearsals, 8am-5pm
August 28 (Friday) Exhibition and pot-luck, (time to be determined)
Aug 31-Sept 3 (Mon-Fri) Evening rehearsals, 5pm-8pm
Students are reminded to bring their forms and instrument, and wear sneakers so they're ready to march. For day rehearsals, don't forget sunscreen, water, lunch, and your instrument.
(2) Parent Coffee - On Wednesday, August 19, the band boosters will host a get-together for band parents at 7pm. We'd like this to be a welcome for new parents, and a reunion for veteran parents. If you'd like to help out, please reply to me. (The school is holding one of its "Hawk Fly-by" nights for parents to pick up forms for the school year from 4-7pm that evening; you can pick up your forms from the Fly-by and then drop by the band coffee.) Details on where we'll meet will be coming later.
(3) Pool Pizza Party - On Thursday, August 27 the band boosters invite all marching band students and their families to come down to Hayfield Pool after rehearsal for pizza and swimming. Boosters will supply pizza and drinks. We ask families to provide desserts and any fruit, chips, or other side dishes that you'd like to share. More details on exact time, etc. will come from Mr. Burke at rehearsals.
(4) Exhibition and pot-luck supper, Friday, August 28. After the second week of marching band, the students will perform an exhibition for us, and then the boosters will host a pot-luck dinner in the cafeteria. At the pot-luck, you'll have the chance to sign up for Tag Day, and for other volunteer opportunities. This year, we ask families with last names beginning with A-M to bring a side dish or dessert and names N-Z to bring a main dish to share.
(5) Schedule change for fall rehearsals -- This is a reminder of Mr. Burke's announcement at the end of June: evening marching band practice will be on Tuesdays this fall, 6pm-8pm (instead of Wednesdays) and after-school practices will be on Wednesday and Thursday, 2:30pm-4:30pm. Please check the band web site for any updates or changes http://www.hayfieldbands.com/
(6) Schedule -- Here's a heads up on the schedule for football games this fall (this is as of the band booster meeting last June):
Sep 3 (Thurs) Home Marshall
Sep 11 (Fri) Away Lee
Sep 17 (Thurs) Home Washington/Lee
Sep 25 (Fri) Away Yorktown
Oct 2 (Fri) Away Chantilly
Oct 9 (Fri) Home Mt Vernon
Oct 16 (Fri) Away Wakefield
Oct 23 (Fri) Home Jeb Stewart (Homecoming)
Oct 30 (Fri) Home Falls Church (Senior Night)
Nov 6 (Fri) Away Edison
(7) Booster T-Shirts - Mary Anne Mulligan has again offered to handle our booster t-shirts (Thanks, Mary Anne!). There'll be a chance to order shirts at the parent coffee on August 19; and we will place a second order after the pot-luck on the 28th. (We'll have sample shirts at the coffee and at the pot-luck so new parents can check out the design; sizes, etc.)
(8) Band blog --- This year, all band emails will also be sent to a new blog at http://www.hayfieldbandboosters.blogspot.com/ --- If you're away from your email, or if you want to refer to past emails to get some info; you can check out the blog. I'm hoping it's just one more way to make it easier for us to share information about band activities.
Finally, if you have any suggestions or questions about band activities, please feel free to get in touch with me. I look forward to hearing from you, and I'm looking forward to a great year for Hayfield bands!
Regards,
Lorraine Monaco
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