There are some videos from our AMAZING concert last week on the facebook page. If someone you love missed the concert these are to share with them. Make sure you like the facebook page to receive updates and backstage photos!
Have a wonderful winter break.

What a fantastic evening!

I'm sure you will agree that you children put together an amazing performance on Friday night.  A big thank you to Ms. Alpaugh & Mrs. Froese as well as Sam and Paige for putting together a fantastic evening.

There is no choir on Tuesday - we will see you again January 3 (also the first day back to school after the break).

Enjoy the break with friends and family!

Concert Notes

Friday we have our big Christmas concert at the Kamloops Alliance Church.  Children need to arrive at 5:45 dressed and ready to go (Girls - dress, black tights, ribbon tied in the back, hair french braided; Boys - black pants, white shirts).  If you need help with braiding, please have your child to the church prior to 5:45.  Please have your children carry in their jazz shoes and change them inside the church.  At this point we ask parents to please collect their child's coat and boots.  Please drop off and pick your child up from the cafe area located to the right of the sanctuary.


The concert begins at 6:30, with the doors opening after 6:10 PM.  Admission is by donation.


A reminder that the church parking lot will be very busy with our two choirs performing in addition to another event occurring at the church.  If possible please carpool. 

Did you know that the Kamloops Thompson Children's Choir has  a Facebook page?  Please let your friends and family know so they can be up to date on all of our appearances!

Music notes week 11

Thanks to all who helped organize the fresh is best orders. If you are missing anything please let Jacquie know ASAP via email jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

Next week we have a venue change to Kamloops alliance church prior to our concert on Friday dec 9.  A few notes about the concert, due to a smaller venue (unfortunately it was the only space available) we expect things will be tight in the sanctuary. In the spring we will be back to our regular and larger venue of the sagebrush theatre. Additionally there are other activities happening at the church that night so we encourage as much carpooling as possible. Finally admission is by donation.

Enjoy your week!

A job well done!

Way to go! I'm sure you are very proud of your children for how well they performed on Saturday at the Bells of Note concert.  They did such a wonderful job.  We heard from so many members of the public as to how well they did!

A reminder that Fresh is Best orders will be available to pick up at the Henry Grube Centre tomorrow after choir.  We will be getting all of the orders organized during our regular choir rehearsal.  If you have volunteered to assist with this (a special events person) we will meet at approx 3:45 in Room 3.

Thank you!

Bells of Note Concert

Today (Saturday) we have our concert with the Bells of Note at Kamloops United Church (421 St Paul St).  We ask that the children arrive promptly at 1 PM so that we are able to have some rehearsal time with the Bells of Note prior to our performance.  The concert begins at 2 PM and in past years it has been over closer to 4 PM (this is dependent of course on the number of groups performing).

If girls can please come with their dresses and black tights on and hair french braided.  Boys have their white shirts and black pants.  Children will carry their black jazz shoes into the building and can change them there.  Parents if you can please collect all coats and outside shoes so that we have less to worry about.  If you need help with braiding hair, please arrive prior to 1 PM with damp hair.

When you enter the building from St. Paul St you will go up a few stairs and then follow the hallway to the back room where we will meet around the piano.

Reminders for the upcoming week!

Thanks to everyone for making it to the Saturday rehearsal.  Your children worked so hard!

On Saturday - we handed out yellow KTCC shirts.  These shirts are for the kids to keep.  They are free to wear them to school and out and about.  We know that so many of them love to be in choir and we are happy for them to share their love!  We will have times that we ask the kids to wear them to specific events, so please keep tabs on them!

We also handed out uniforms.  We did our best to make things fit as best as possible working with the inventory available.  The boys were given black pants, white shirts and black jazz shoes.  The girls were given dresses, a piece of ribbon and black jazz shoes.  There are a few children who did not receive a part of their uniform - we have things on order and will do our best to make things work for our concert on Saturday (I'm hoping everything has arrived by then!) For the girls - the only part of the uniform not included is tights.  We ask that you purchase your own black tights with feet.   Additionally, for concerts we ask that the girls hair be put into one French braid.  If you need assistance with braiding, please arrive before the requested time for a concert so that we have the time to assist you with this.

A big thank you to all of the parent volunteers on Saturday who helped with uniforms, snack & lunch, as well as the other activities that happened in the morning.  You made my job so much easier!  Thanks again!

On Tuesday - our Fresh is Best orders are due.  Please total each column of sale at the bottom of the page (It just makes my job much easier) and send in all forms and money in a bag/envelope on Tuesday.  I will be placing the mass order on Tuesday evening, so must have everything received.  Thanks for your help with this.

Also we have a venue change on Tuesday - we will be at Kamloops Alliance Church.  That is located across the street from our usual location of the Henry Grube Centre.  The choir will be rehearsing in the Fireside Room (same location as last time).

Finally on Saturday (Nov 26), we have our first showcasing at Kamloops United Church (421 St. Paul St) with the Bells of Note.  Please ensure your child is there promptly at 1:00 as the children will need to rehearse with the Bells immediately prior to the concert commencing at 2 PM.

Thanks for your help in making our choir successful!

IMPORTANT SATURDAY INFORMATION!

We are looking forward to seeing everyone at 9am on Saturday!

** Please Park on Fraser Street and enter through the lower door- located below the bridge-There will be a sign. **  Kamloops School of the Arts will be hosting their craft fair in the gym so we ask to keep things organized to only use this door. Thanks for your understanding

We will provide water, a snack and pizza.
Reminder if you have not paid your choir fees please check in with Jacuqie as we will not be able to send home their uniform tomorrow.

Fresh is Best Orders are due Tuesday!

A reminder that rehearsal will be in the Fireside room at the Alliance Church on Tuesday.

Music Notes Week 9

Thank you for all that you do at home helping your child with memorizing their music.  It is unbelievable how well they are doing with memorization.

Fresh is Best sales continue for another week - orders are due on Tuesday Nov 22.

A reminder that next Saturday we have a rehearsal beginning at 9 AM at Kamloops School of the Arts.  We will provide pizza to the students at noon with pick up shortly afterwards.  A heads up that the school will be very busy as they also are hosting a Craft sale that day in the gym.  We will have students enter and exit via the entrance on Fraser St.

See you Tuesday!

Music Notes Week 8

Another successful week at choir - your children are doing so well

Thanks to those who emailed to let me know of absences.  If you know that your child will be absent from choir, if you could please send me an email at jstrom@sd73.bc.ca  Thanks!

Please continue to support your child on memorizing their music and have a look at the Youtube video for Mexican Mouse.

We did send home our one and only fundraiser for the year to help minimize our costs.  We are excited to partner with Fresh is Best again this year.  All products listed are available for $5 each, and all of the dips for sale can be frozen (that helps you plan your New Year party!)  Please ensure we have all payment when orders are collected on November 22
Thank you for your support!

If you haven't had a chance to pay your choir fees (there are still a few outstanding) could you please send them in next week.  We will not be able to issue your child a uniform (on November 19) until fees have been paid.  Thank you for your understanding.

Music Notes Week 6

Thanks for ensuring you made it to the Alliance Church today!  Your children are continuing to make progress each week.  Please have your children continue to listen to the youtube clips found on the blog.  Also please work with them on beginning to memorize three pieces: Candles, Christmas is Coming and Troika.

If you haven't had a chance to pay your choir fees, please do so ASAP.  We will be unable to provide your child with a uniform until this is taken care of.  If you aren't sure, please feel free to email Jacquie jstrom@sd73.bc.ca to verify.

Have a great week!

Music Notes Week 5

Your children continue to make some wonderful music at rehearsal each week.

A reminder that  on Tuesday we have  a venue change.  We will be meeting at Kamloops Alliance Church at our regular rehearsal time.  it's located close to the Henry Grube so in case you forget, you just need to cross the lights at Fort St.  The address is 233 Fortune Dr.

Week 4 Music Notes

Sorry I'm a few days late posting to the blog. Your children had another successful week. It's amazing how quickly they are learning their music. Thank you for your continued support and encouragement at home. Please continue to have your children practice at home by listening to the videos posted on the blog. Just a reminder that they will not work on iPods/iPads/iPhones.

If your child is going to be away from practice if you can please let Jacquie know with a quick email to jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

Thanks to those families who took care of their registration fees this week!

Enjoy your long weekend with your families. We will see you for our regular practice on Tuesday.

Week 3 Music Notes

Another week (and somehow the end of September), and more improvement.  Your children have been working on three songs this week and some already have some movement involved with it too!  They are encouraged to keep practising the three songs they've been working on in choir
Candles
Up in the Sleigh
Noel

 - Ms. Alpaugh will be putting up some youtube videos onto the blog (just look under the Youtube tab) for your children to watch and sing along with to help with practising at home.  Just a note - these links cannot be played on iphones/ipads.

Thanks to those families who sent in their registration fees this week.  If you haven't returned your child's registration forms please do so ASAP, otherwise I will be sending home blank ones next week.  We need this info in case we need to get a hold of you.

Thank you for your support in choir

Enjoy your week!

Music Notes Week 2

Your children are sounding great - and it's only week two.

Ms Alpaugh will work to get some of their music posted on the blog for your children to listen to and follow along. Please note that iPhones and iPads will not allow these videos to be played as they need flash player.

Thanks to those who were able to pay fees today. I will hopefully get receipts issued to you for next week.

This week we sent home a t-shirt design for our choir. We are asking those who would like to participate to create a simplistic design using black and white only to represent our choir. Please ensure to include KTCC somewhere in the design.

Did you know that education in music enhances many aspects of a growing brain's development - it has been shown that on average, children who are exposed to a structured program of music study perform better in school and on tests than those children who do not.

Thanks for your continued support of music!

A great first day!

Thanks to all for a great first day! Your children did a wonderful job and we can't wait to see what wonderful music that they create this year together.

A reminder to please have a black binder, pencil and water bottle (all labeled) for next week.

Just a note when leaving the Henry grube - as traffic is so busy on tranquille you will likely find it easiest to turn right on beach avenue which then turns into Schubert dr. Turn left at fort avenue which will then give you the light at tranquille rd

Have an amazing week!

Choir Starts Soon!

We hope you are excited as we are for choir to begin again!  We will meet on Tuesday Sept 13 at 4 PM.  Your children will meet in the regular rehearsal space of Room 1A at the Henry Grube Centre (where they did their audition) and parents will meet in Room 6 at the Henry Grube Centre.  We will take care of registration for your child and fees, in addition to general information for the fall.  If you could please bring your child's care card number as well as their doctor's phone number.

Looking forward to seeing you!

How to subscribe to the Blog

In case the world of blogging and subscribing is new to you, here's a video to walk you through how to subscribe to our blog (click the link below).  Please subscribe to it as this is how we communicate with you and sometimes we end up with some last minute venue changes!  If you need to contact us - please email Jacquie at jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

How to Subscribe to KTCC's blog

A job well done!

We received our audition notes from the BC Festival of the Performing Arts - the adjudicator was most impressed with KTCC's performance.  Her notes included: "Beautiful young voices, poised & polished, most charming and good programming!"

We are looking forward to creating more beautiful music with our senior members in the fall and look forward to seeing what our graduates create in KTHC.

Enjoy the summer and create some wonderful memories!

Heads up!

Just an FYI for those of you who are moving onto KTHC (entering grade 5 in Sept): I have provided Sara Piroddi, the Honour Choir manager, with your email addresses so that she is able to get in touch with you!  Have a great day

Final concert - check!

It was such a treat to see everything come together on Sunday night.  Thank you to each and everyone of you for helping us to make it happen.

For our final get together on Tuesday, please arrive for 4 PM with your uniform (skort, shirt and jazz shoes) to be returned, as well as any music you may still have.  Parents are encouraged to attend. We will share a small treat together and celebrate all of our accomplishments.

Music Notes Week 28

It was a successful tour!  The choir had a great time showcasing their talents at four different schools over the last two days.  You are in for quite a show on Sunday evening at the Sagebrush Theatre.  The concert begins at 6:30 PM, but before we get there.....

 Please have your child at the Sagebrush Theatre around 1:15.  We will go in backstage door(at the top of the stairs from Munro St).  Please have your child dressed in full uniform as we will be taking professional pictures at the rehearsal.  If you need help with hair braiding, please have your child there beforehand.  We will be finished by 3:15 PM for a break.  Then please have your child back to the Sagebrush (drop them at the back door again) at 6:00 PM.   Don't forget to carry your jazz shoes into the building.

There are a few students that I have not yet heard from regarding their intentions for next year.  If you can please bring back the purple form ASAP to let us know if we are saving you a spot for next year, or if you plan on joining the Kamloops Thompson Honour Choir.

We will do a final celebration time at regular rehearsal time on May 3.  Families are invited to join us and share a small treat afterwards.

There are a few new pictures posted at the Grube, and you will be able to see a few more from school tours with the slideshow.

Thank you for ensuring your children were able to join us at school tours, it helps ensure a successful program.  I appreciate you having a prompt pick up each day as well!


If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask - send me an email jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

Music Notes Week 27

Working hard.... Very very hard!

Things are coming together at rehearsal.  We only have one more rehearsal before heading out on tour!  School tours are Thursday April 28 & Friday April 29.  Please drop your child off at the Henry Grube at 8:15 in full uniform (red KTCC shirt, skort/pants, tights, hair French braided for the girls and no make-up or jewelry please!)  Please remember to wear other shoes and have the jazz shoes to change into when we reach each school.  Don't forget to pack a healthy snack and a bottle of water too!

We expect to be back at the Henry Grube shortly after 12:00.  If you can please have your child picked up as soon as possible.

If you didn't hand in your permission form yet, please ensure it is handed in on Tuesday!

Also if you haven't let us know your intentions for next year, please bring in the purple piece of paper as well!

Our final concert details have been finalized.  Please have your child at the Sagebrush Theatre shortly before 1:30.  We will go in backstage door(at the top of the stairs from Munro St).  Please have your child dressed in full uniform as we will be taking professional pictures at the rehearsal.  If you need help with hair braiding, please have your child there beforehand.  We will be finished by 3:15 PM for a break.  Then please have your child back to the Sagebrush (drop them at the back door again) at 6:00 PM.

We will do a final celebration time at regular rehearsal time on May 3.  Families are invited to join us and share a small treat afterwards.


If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask - send me an email jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

Music Notes Week 26

Kick your knees up step in time.....

Those words could be heard on Tuesday down the halls of Beattie.  Thanks again parents for making the rehearsal location change work!  Only two rehearsals left before we go out on tour.  We sent home two notes this week.  One is a permission form to head out on tour for Thurs Apr 28 & Fri Apr 29.

The other is information regarding important dates that are upcoming with our final get together on Tuesday May 3.

Below I have included the one newsletter.  Please chat with your child about their intentions for choir for next year and return the bottom part of the form to us so we can reserve your child's spot.

Important dates for Spring

It's amazing how quickly this year has gone and how much your children have grown together as a fantastic group of singers. We are in the final weeks of choir which includes rehearsals, school tours, final concert and a celebration day.

School tours - students will perform at four different schools within the school district to share their love of singing and spread the word about choir. Students will need to be at the Henry Grube Education Centre on Thursday April 28 and Friday April 29. Drop off is 8:15 am. Don’t forget to bring a good snack and a water bottle. Please have your child picked up by 12:00 noon as we need to be back at our respective schools for the afternoon to teach. Thanks for your understanding.  The children will need to come in concert attire -  black tights/skort for girls, pants for boys, red KTCC shirt, hair french braided, no make-up or jewelry please.

Final concert - KTCC will run a technical rehearsal on Sunday May 1 at the Sagebrush Theatre at 1pm Please have your child come dressed in his/her uniform so we are able to take group photos this rehearsal/photo session will be compete at 2:30pm. Unfortunately parents are unable to sit in the theatre and watch during this rehearsal.

Please have your child back at the Sagebrush theatre at 6:00 for a 6:30 concert. The Sagebrush has plenty of seating so invite as many family and friends as you can!

Celebration day - To recognize all of our accomplishments as a choir we will be having a celebration day on Tuesday May 3. At this time we will have uniforms and music returned. Additionally we will share a small treat together. This will be our final meeting together.  Families are invited to join us to share in the celebration.

Students who are in grade three are eligible to remain in KTCC for next year.

Students in grade four will have the opportunity to be a part of Kamloops Thompson Honour Choir.  Please indicate your intentions below.

Thank you to all of the families that made this year such a success. We appreciate all of your hard work in ensuring your child was able to attend rehearsals, concerts and special events. Additionally thanks to those who assisted us with fundraisers, craft days, and other events to ensure this year was fantastic.

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Please complete the following and return it to Mrs. Strom so we can reserve a spot with the choir for you next year before we begin auditions.

My child _______________________________________________

_____   Is in grade 3 and will be continuing in KTCC next year.

_____   Is in grade 4 and would like to move onto KTHC next year.

_____    Will not be continuing with the KTCC/KTHC program next year.

Beattie McGill!

Thank you all for your patience!  Both KTCC and KTHC will rehearse at Beattie School of the Arts at 492 McGill Rd at our regular rehearsal time.  KTCC will be in the dance studio (where we rehearsed in the fall) and KTHC will head to the gym.

Only a few weeks left! Watch for a newsletter and permission form after rehearsal

Venue Changed - stay tuned

I received a call late Friday afternoon letting me know that we will need to change our location for choir rehearsal on Tuesday.  I'm working on finding a new rehearsal location for this week.  This affects both choirs.  I will send out another post when I have confirmation.

Thanks for spreading the word!

Music Notes Week 25

Your children worked so hard on Tuesday.  We only have a few weeks left of choir before we finish for the year.  Our final get together will take place on Tuesday May 3 at our usual time - families are invited to join us in our celebration.



Any professional photographers in this group?  We are looking for someone who is able to do professional group pictures of each choir which are then printed and hung at the Henry Grube Centre.  If you are able to provide this service for us please email Jacquie jstrom@sd73.bc.ca


We are headed out on tour! At the end of the month - Thursday April 28 and Friday April 29 in the mornings we will be visiting a total of four different schools as we showcase our talents.  Drop off will be at 8:15 AM at the Henry Grube with pick up at noon both days.  Watch next Tuesday for a permission form and a newsletter with all of the details and other important information.

Music Notes Week 24

Thanks for the extra accommodation on Tuesday to allow us to celebrate our successes at the two festivals we participated in.  We will take a break from choir over Spring Break and start again for our final session together on April 5.

Enjoy the warmer sunny days!

Music Notes Week 23

Thank you for all you do to ensure your child's success in choir!  I greatly appreciate each of you for ensuring your child was able to make our rehearsal on Tuesday - despite all of the venue changes.  They did a fantastic job at the recording.  This recording will be sent in to Performing Arts BC to compete against other groups in their age category.

If you had a chance to stay and listen to your children today at the High Country Festival at the Sagebrush Theatre, you saw how wonderfully they performed.  Thank you for taking the time out of your day to be there!

Next week we are going to celebrate all of our successes this far in the year with pizza for the students.  Therefore we should be finishing up next week between 5:15-5:30 back at our regular rehearsal space.

There will be a break from choir during Spring Break, but we will begin again on Tuesday April 5 for one more month of singing!  Please start to think about and talk with your child if they will want to continue in choir next year.  We will send home a survey after Spring Break to confirm this.  If your child is currently in grade three, they will remain in KTCC with Ms. Alpaugh.  If your child is currently in grade four, they would move up to the Honour Choir with Ms. MacPherson.

Enjoy your week ~ we will see you on Tuesday!

URGENT - VENUE CHANGE

Our location for rehearsal for Tuesday March 8 has MOVED!  There is a conflict with the venue.

So we will be at St. Paul's Anglican Church at 4th and Nicola St (the white church).  Huge apologies for the confusion and late notice.

This is only an audio recording, so no uniform is needed.

Please share this with all KTCC parents!  Thank you

What a wonderful phone call!

I was just off the phone with a member of the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts, the adjudicator was so impressed with how wonderful KTCC sounded.  As a result, he has nominated our choir to compete at the provincial festival.

Before you start packing your bags, we will only be sending our voices via a recording.  Therefore, our rehearsal on Tuesday MARCH 8 will be held at St Andrews Church on 6th Avenue.  Please try to arrive by 3:45 PM.  We should be finished around the same time (5:00).  Apologies on the short notice, but it is what we could make work.  As per usual this remains a closed rehearsal so everyone is able to remain focused.

If you have any questions, please email Jacquie jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

Congratulations to members of KTCC!

Wow!

What a fantastic evening!  Your children truly are wonderful to work with each week and you can see just how hard they have been working since our return in the new year.

Thank you for all you do to ensure your child's success from getting them to practise weekly to braiding hair to having them do their homework each week.  We appreciate you in this musical journey!

Please give your children an extra hug from us.  We will see everyone on Tuesday with the High Country Festival put on by the school district on Wednesday morning.

Enjoy your weekend!

Music Notes Week 21

On Thursday evening, you will have the chance to get a sneak peek at what  your children have been working so hard on.  A reminder that festival is happening.  Please have your child at Calvary Community Church by 5:30 in full uniform.  They will need to carry in their jazz shoes BUT please take their outside shoes and coats with you.  This makes all of the transitions much easier.

In case you need any of the details for tomorrow night:

Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts will be on Thursday March 3.  Please have your child at the Calvary Community Church on Rogers Way in Aberdeen by 5:30 PM in complete uniform (KTCC shirt, skorts and black tights(girls) black pants (boys), and jazz shoes{Don’t forget to carry these into the building!}).  Please remember no jewelry (this includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets!) and hair needs to be french braided.  If you need help with the braiding, please have damp hair and arrive earlier than 5:30!

A few notes about the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts - doors do not open before 6:15.  Admission is $2 per person and if you would like a program (which includes every event throughout the festival they are $10).   Photography and Video recording are not permitted during the festival due to copyright laws and the ushers will be enforcing this.  The adjudicator will be taking extensive notes and therefore absolute silence is asked during the performance and following each piece.  We will discuss at rehearsal what a formal performance looks like and what the choir will need to do.

Music Notes Week 21

Another fantastic week - your children led themselves through some of their choir warm-up this week.  It was amazing to watch.  By now you should have received a paper notice from them with all of the upcoming dates to note.  If you didn't I'll post it all below.

This week only sing through Risseldy Rosseldy and Path to the Moon once only.  We don't want to overdo it before festival next week!  For homework focus on the Step In Time video that is on the blog.  Find it under youtube links.

Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts will be on Thursday March 3.  Please have your child at the Calvary Community Church on Rogers Way in Aberdeen by 5:30 PM in complete uniform (KTCC shirt, skorts and black tights(girls) black pants (boys), and jazz shoes{Don’t forget to carry these into the building!}).  Please remember no jewelry (this includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets!) and hair needs to be french braided.  If you need help with the braiding, please have damp hair and arrive earlier than 5:30!

A few notes about the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts - doors do not open before 6:15.  Admission is $2 per person and if you would like a program (which includes every event throughout the festival they are $10).   Photography and Video recording are not permitted during the festival due to copyright laws and the ushers will be enforcing this.  The adjudicator will be taking extensive notes and therefore absolute silence is asked during the performance and following each piece.  We will discuss at rehearsal what a formal performance looks like and what the choir will need to do.

Music in the High Country is the music festival hosted by School District 73.  The students will be performing at the Sagebrush Theatre on Wednesday March 9.  Please have your child there for 9 AM.  You are invited to stay for the performance but understand that many of you will need to return to work.  It is expected that the session will be done and pick up can happen between 10:45-11:00 in the Sagebrush Lobby.  

On Tuesday March 15, prior to breaking for Spring Break , we will have an extended rehearsal celebrating our accomplishments at the festivals with pizza.  We will finish up that day at 5:30 PM.

School tours will happen on Thursday April 28 and Friday April 29.  Your child will perform at two different schools each morning, but will be able to return to their school in the afternoon.  More details will come after Spring Break.  

Sunday May 1 we will have our final evening concert which will include a dress rehearsal in the afternoon.  More details to come later.

A reminder - please do NOT respond to this email as it will be lost in cyberspace.  If you have any questions, please email Jacquie at jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

Music Notes Week 20

Can you believe we have been together for 20 weeks now?

Did you hear about the fun your children had with sticks on Tuesday?  Ask to see what we were up to!

Just a reminder about the upcoming festivals (in just 2 short weeks!)

Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts will be on Thursday March 3.  Please have your child at the Calvary Community Church on Rogers Way in Aberdeen by 5:30 PM in complete uniform (KTCC shirt, skorts and black tights(girls) black pants (boys), and jazz shoes).  Please remember no jewelry (this includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets!) and hair needs to be french braided.  If you need help with the braiding, please have damp hair and arrive earlier than 5:30!

A few notes about the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts - doors will not open before 6:15.  Admission is $2 per person and if you would like a program (which includes every event throughout the festival they are $10).   Photography and Video recording are not permitted during the festival due to copyright laws and the ushers will be enforcing this.  The adjudicator will be taking extensive notes and therefore absolute silence is asked during the performance and following each piece.  We will discuss at rehearsal what a formal performance looks like and what the choir will need to do.

Music in the High Country is the music festival hosted by School District 73.  The students will be performing at the Sagebrush Theatre on Wednesday March 9.  Please have your child there for 9 AM.  You are invited to stay for the performance but understand that many of you will need to return to work.  It is expected that the session will be done before lunch time - I will do my best to get an expected release time for you ASAP

If you have any questions, or know that your child will be absent please email Jacquie jstrom@sd73.bc.ca  and please DO NOT reply to this email.  Have a wonderful weekend

Music Notes Week 19

Ms. Alpaugh was so impressed with the choir this week.  They have been working so hard and it shows!  Way to go!

Upcoming dates - we have two festivals that we will be a part of in March.  These festivals allow KTCC members to listen to other choirs and to receive valuable feedback from adjudicators who are specialists in the field.  It's amazing how much they will grow over the course of the next few weeks as a choir.

Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts will be on Thursday March 3.  Please have your child at the Calvary Community Church on Rogers Way in Aberdeen by 5:30 PM in complete uniform (KTCC shirt, skorts and black tights(girls) black pants (boys), and jazz shoes).  Please remember no jewelry (this includes earrings, necklaces and bracelets!) and hair needs to be french braided.  If you need help with the braiding, please have damp hair and arrive earlier than 5:30!

A few notes about the Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts - doors will not open before 6:15.  Admission is $2 per person and if you would like a program (which includes every event throughout the festival they are $10).   Photography and Video recording are not permitted during the festival due to copyright laws and the ushers will be enforcing this.  The adjudicator will be taking extensive notes and therefore absolute silence is asked during the performance and following each piece.  We will discuss at rehearsal what a formal performance looks like and what the choir will need to do.

Music in the High Country is the music festival hosted by School District 73.  The students will be performing at the Sagebrush Theatre on Wednesday March 9.  Please have your child there for 9 AM.  You are invited to stay for the performance but understand that many of you will need to return to work.  It is expected that the session will be done before lunch time - I will do my best to get an expected release time for you ASAP

If you have any questions, or know that your child will be absent please email Jacquie jstrom@sd73.bc.ca  and please DO NOT reply to this email.  Have a wonderful weekend

Music Notes Week 18

The time this week just flew.  Mrs. Froese couldn't believe where the time went, they just had so much fun and worked incredibly hard!

A reminder that the craft and pizza day that was scheduled for this month (Feb 13)  is CANCELLED

On March 3 we have Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts in the evening.  I'm just working to confirm the time.

For homework, please have your children continue to work on 'Tis a Gift that they focused on this week during rehearsal.

Enjoy the Family Day long weekend and create some special memories together!  See you Tuesday!

It's February!

I've missed a few weeks of posting - but choir continues.  Tomorrow we learn if spring will come early (I'm not too hopeful as I see the white stuff fall from the sky) or if winter continues.

Just a quick update to let you now that we have cancelled the extra choir rehearsal on Saturday Feb 13.

Thanks to all who have emailed over the past few weeks to indicate if their child will be absent.  It definitely makes things much easier for me!  Remember don't reply to these emails, but email me directly at jstrom@sd73.bc.ca  Thanks!

See you all tomorrow.

Music Notes Week 15

Did you know that your children have amazing tongue twister skills?

They worked so hard today with Mrs. Froese, she was so hard with their level of focus and their effort put forth today.

Please have your children continue to work on Risseldy Rosseldy - it's quite a tongue twister!  Also have them listen to and follow along with Path to the Moon with the youtube videos that Ms. Alpaugh posted on the blog.

If you didn't already mark it on your calendar (or put it in your phone if you are like me) Thursday March 3 in the evening is Kamloops Festival of the Performing Arts.


If/When you know your child will be absent from choir, please send Jacquie an email jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

Music notes week 14

We hope you had a great break and it was good to see everyone on Tuesday.

Thanks to Mrs Froese and Sam for leading choir this week.

Ms Alpaugh has posted all of the YouTube videos on the blog. Just visit kamloopsthompsonchildrenschoir.blogspot.com and click on the YouTube tab to view. A reminder that these will NOT play on iPads or iPhones as they need flash player.

Please have your child focus this week on Path to the Moon and Risseldy Rosseldy. They can listen to the YouTube clips and follow along with their music. These will be festival pieces.

Speaking of festival you can add to your calendar that Kamloops Festival of Perforning Arts for choir will be held on the evening of Thursday March 3. The exact meeting time and venue will be confirmed soon.

We're back!

We hope you have had a wonderful break with lots of treasured memories.  Choir begins again this week (Tuesday Jan 5).  Students will be given new music as we prepare for festival that occurs in late Feb/early March.  When we have confirmed dates, we will pass them along.We do have a craft and pizza day happening on February 13 at Beattie McGill campus beginning at 9 AM.  Pizza will be served at noon for the students.

Here is a reminder of our chair schedule for the remainder of the year:

January 5 - Claire, Max, Grace, Rebekah W

January 12 - Emma, Marissa, Sarah,

January 19 -Allie, Xavier, Grayson, Jada

January 26 - Violet, Hunter,

February 2 - Anna, Tahlia, Cambria, Justine

February 9 -Sydney, Aria, Mischa, Kiana

February 16 - Aubrey, Simone, Izzy, Kylee,

February 23 -Samanah, Ava K, Jennifer, Luca

March 1 -Ava R, Nicole, Mandisa

March 8 -Nicola, Brooklyn, Lukas, Melody C

March 15 -Catherine, Mirela, Madyson,

April 5 -Mikayla, Cheyanne, Rebekah B,

April 12 -Claire, Max, Grace, Rebekah W

April 19 - Mary Jane, Emma, Marissa, Sarah,

April 26 - everyone

A reminder that you cannot reply to these emails as they are lost in cyberspace. If you need to contact Jacquie, or if your child will be absent please send an email jstrom@sd73.bc.ca

Thank you!