Newsletter August 2, 2012 Issue 24 - Indooroopilly State School

Monday. You will return to school by 2.30pm. Please wear athletic clothing as well as sun protective clothing
(hat, sunscreen, t shirt/polo shirt to cover your shoulders). Please take plenty of water and food for the day.
Interschool Sports, Friday 24 August – Friday 9 November 2012.
Notices will be under B Block for students in Years 6 and 7 to join a sports team. Sports on offer and
managers are:
Basketball
Water Polo
Softball
Mr Pearce, Ms Connors, Miss Edwards
Miss Webster
Miss Vogts, Miss Hill
School Sport Miss McColl, Ms Kliese.
Parents please be aware that students are transported by bus and all students selected for teams will be
required to pay a season bus fare. Once teams are confirmed a note will be sent home requesting payment.
MUSIC NEWS
Changes to Mrs Lee Long’s Program Tuesday 7 August
Mrs Lee Long is required to assist at a music camp on Tuesday 7 August so there will be no lessons on this
day. She will transfer these lessons to Thursday 9 August. Could her students please bring their instruments
to school on the Tuesday and the Thursday? Mr Grainger will take rehearsal for Senior Concert Band and
year 7 Extension Music on the Tuesday as usual.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PROGRAM RECRUITMENT 2013
Our Instrumental Music recruiting process is commencing earlier this year to encourage maximum
participation in our fantastic music program in 2013. Students in Year 2 will be encouraged to consider entry
into the Strings program and students in Year 4 will be offered places in the band program.
Our Instrumental Music program offers one 30 minute lesson per week and one before school rehearsal each
week. Students then participate in a music program to learn an instrument with several performances
throughout the year on school parades and in local school music competitions. A student’s commitment to this
program is approx 15 minutes per night practice on the instrument and reliably attending schedule rehearsals
and lessons. Participation in the Strings program is a 5 year commitment and in the Band Program is a 3 year
commitment. If your child leaves the school during this period and attends another state school then he/she
automatically is enrolled in that school’s music program. There is a music handbook containing all information
on the program and outlining the costs to parents. Costs include a music levy, instrument purchase/hire and
performance uniform (purchased at Uniform shop). Students are offered an instrument based on their
suitability to that instrument and to balance the ensemble or band. Our instruments on offer are violins,
violas, cellos, double base, woodwind, percussion and brass.
The recruitment process:
• All students in years 2 and 4 are assessed on their music ability by our classroom music
teacher, Mrs Hoey during class time.
• 2013 Instrumental Music flyer sent home to Yr 2 and yr 4 students
• Class teachers then complete a learning profile on each of the qualifying students from this
assessment (e.g. independence in learning, reliable, on task behaviour, etc)
• Instrumental teachers assess students on different instruments
• Parent Information Night on Monday 3 September 6.30pm – 7.30pm for all Year 2 and Year 4
students and parents in hall
• Teachers distribute offers to qualifying students to join the program
• Parents respond with a confirmation/rejection
• Parents are invoiced for the program.
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