Dear Clio Band Families,
Hopefully everyone has had a restful Labor Day weekend, here are a few updates as we head into day one of school.
1) Mustang Marching Band: The big news about football returning doesn't yet have a clear impact on us. There are still heavy restrictions on the number of attendees which makes our potential contribution difficult to know. Once we have more information, it will be communicated, thanks for your patience. There will be NO rehearsal this first week, as there will be a lot of adjustment to the new schedule. We will see you all next week Tuesday (9/15), and so on!
2) As we head into the first day of classes tomorrow, you will NOT need your instruments for day one. We will spend some time reinforcing protocols, cleaning procedures, as well as go over our handbook. Very standard procedures for a first day. If you are an online student and need a school instrument, please fill out this form (https://forms.gle/oJDuL4eMMuV3k1ti7) to indicate what instrument you will need to be successful. Material Pick-Up will be at the HS Band Room (Near the loading dock), on Tuesday and Thursday from 4PM-6PM. Please contact your students teacher if you cannot make it during those times.
3) The district has been kind enough to purchase specific musician masks with a flap to allow playing with a mask on, as well as instrument covers to go over the bell of the instruments. The bell covers will be provided free to your student for the first one (they are $8 for an additional one). The musician masks will cost $6, and will be charged to your students account via Charms. If you are a 6th or 7th grade parent and have not yet logged into Charms, please see our Band Handbook for instructions on how to do so, or check out the "Charms" link on our band website.
4) Online students, please see your classes Google Classroom for the link to our Zoom Meetings under the “Classwork” tab.. These links will be the same for each day, so it would be easiest to bookmark the link. For Mr. Mufarreh's classes, you should already be added to the appropriate Google Classroom.
I am looking forward to seeing all of you tomorrow. Please continue to check back to the bands website or Google Classroom for all updates/reminders!
Mr. Mufarreh