Caulfield School of Dance

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Winter 2018 Newsletter

This Newsletter has information for you about:

  1. Hair and Makeup Requirements
  2. Christmas Party and Fund Raiser, Saturday, December 1, 2018.
  3. Parent Viewing and Winter Break
  4. Awards and Honours including Scholarships
  5. Upcoming Performances
  6. Requests and Reminders 

This Newsletter takes 8 MINUTES to read!

  1. Hair and Makeup Requirements:

We hope you enjoyed attending one of the three Seminars and found the information and demonstrations helpful. If you have not attended a Stage Makeup and Hair Seminar yet, you must ensure you know what to purchase and how to do hair for class and hair and makeup for performing, photos, etc. Consult your Guidebook, and see the videos at the CSD website.

  1. Christmas Party and Fund Raiser:

date: Saturday, December 1, 2018.

time: 1 – 5 pm

NEW location: Summit Middle School, 1450 Parkway Blvd, Coquitlam, BC, V3E 3L2

in the Gymnasium/Auditoriu

Please plan to attend our annual Christmas Party and Fund Raiser and bring your family and friends for a fun afternoon with our Raffle Draw, Silent Auction, Bake Sale, Concession for yummy food and drinks, and of course, wonderful entertainment*.  Get a jump on your Christmas baking and shopping

Admission is by donation. (We hope to pay for the facility rental so we can put 100% of revenues from the Raffle Tickets and the Silent Auction towards our Scholarship Fund.

For more information see the “Saturday, December 1: Christmas Party Fundraiser” posting at the CSD website. The posting is a good thing to forward to friends and family to let them know the details for the event.

 

* Note re Performing and Classes on Saturday, December 1:

Many classes will perform selections at the event. If your child is performing December 1, you have received a parental permission request and the Orders of Showings. These are also posted at the Important Dates Post 2018-2019 on the website

If your child is performing December 1, please ensure that s/he participates in any normally scheduled classes at the School AND is ready at the venue well prior to your “call” time, which will depend on which of the showing times your child is programmed in.

ALL Saturday classes with start times up to 11:15 am (i.e. Ballet 1/2 11:15 am – 12:00 pm) will run as normally scheduled at the School.

Courses with start times after 11:15 am (i.e. Conditioning + Jazz Tech 2 11:30 – 12:45 pm, etc.) are not running. If you wish to have a makeup class for any course which does not run on any special event day, please ask us. Thank you.

NOTE: All students in all Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday Musical Theatre/Vocal Tech courses will meet at Summit Middle at given times from 11:30 am to 12:30pm to have class/rehearsal there.

 

Raffle:

Scholarship Raffle Tickets are now in!

Grand a Prize: Ballet BC Tickets

1st Prize: Wine & Cheese Basket

2nd Prize: Christmas Eve Basket

 

If you pre-ordered your booklet of 10 tickets at registration, please come and pick them up at the school during office hours. Note that any pre-ordered tickets not picked up will not be entered into the draw.

If you would like to purchase more Raffle Tickets, you can purchase a booklet of 10 tickets for $20.00 or individual tickets for $2.00 each at the front desk during office hours.

The Raffle will take place at the Christmas Party Fundraiser. All proceeds go towards the Caulfield School of Dance Scholarship Fund.

 

Bake Sale and Concession:

Thanks to all you bakers who have already signed up in the School lobby to make goodies for the Bake Sale and Concession.

You can also contact Michelle Morrison at mmorrison16@shaw.ca directly about donating some wonderful yummy baked goods to share! Thank you!!!!

Our scholarship fund is crucial. While our taxes support high level sports programs and

facilities in our community, arts training is instead taxed! Your Guidebook gives detailed

criteria for scholarships which are for dedicated students of all disciplines aged nine and

over, and Grade I and above R.A.D. program students.

 

Silent Auction:

Items so far include:

  • 2-night stay at the Whistler Village Inn & Suites
  • 1-night stay at LeSoleil Vancouver
  • Arts Club Theatre Tickets
  • Golf for 2 at the Seymour Golf & Country Club
  • Ivivva Gear
  • Phillips Sonicare Toothbrush
  • Restaurant Gift Certificates
  • Spa Treatment Gift Certificates

and so much more!  We are so grateful to our donors.

If you or your company is able to donate to the Silent Action, please contact Cassandra Russo at cassandrarusso@gmail.com describing the item and its approximate retail value.

If you know of a company or individual you think may wish to donate, please ask at the office for a request letter. THANK YOU!

All donations are acknowledged at the auction and in the souvenir program for the yearend production. All our scholarship recipients write letters of thanks to donors for their donation. We also welcome website links on our site and display advertising for our printed yearend production program.

Huge thanks to the parent volunteers who have are working hard to make the Christmas Party and Fund Raiser a success. If you are interested in contributing with your time and/or ideas to any fundraising efforts for the School, please let us know. All help is greatly appreciated!

 

We hope you enjoy the Christmas Party and Fund Raiser and thank you in advance for your support of our young performers!

 

  1. Parent Viewing and Winter Break:

* As per your Important Dates* family members are invited to watch the last portion of classes from:

Monday, December 10 to Sunday, December 16, 2018.

  • School closed for Winter Break:
    Sunday, December 23, 2018 to Saturday January 5, 2019

The last day of classes/office hours before the break: Saturday, December 22, 2018.

We are back to regular classes/office hours: Sunday January 6, 2019.

 

*All the School’s Important Dates are posted on the CSD website at the Important Dates Post 2018-2019.

As specific details become available, the post is updated. You can also download and/or print a 1-page pdf list of the Important Dates for easy reference from:

Please transfer all Important Dates to your personal calendar(s) to avoid conflicts. Not participating in a class, rehearsal, or other event may result in EXCLUSION FROM PERFORMING.

Caulfield School of Dance Winter 2018 Welcome Newsletter page 3 of 5

This Newsletter, and pretty much any information you may need about the School or what’s coming up, is at the CSD website: caulfield.bc.ca. At the bottom of each page, there is a SEARCH THIS WEBSITE dialogue box. To find anything quickly, type in a key word (such as “important” –  or even “imp” – to get to the Important Dates post). Be sure to check that you have the correct year for every post/document!

 

  1. Upcoming Performances

Please see the COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES page of our website for information about upcoming performances featuring Caulfield School of Dance students including:

  • Tuesday, November 27, 2018:

“Art in Council” performance at Port Moody City Hall Chambers/Inlet Theatre.

  • Saturday, December 1: The annual Christmas Party & Fund Raiser described in pages 2 & 3 above.

And:

Mena Spasova will sing at Port Moody’s “Cheer at the Pier, 2018” at Rocky Point Park right after the pier is lit.

  • Wednesday, December 5: 

4:30 – 5:00pm Performance at Normanna Care Home.

 

At the NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS page, we try to keep you informed about events such as professional shows, auditions, master classes, etc. as they come up too.

 

  1. Awards and Honours including Scholarships

The 2017 Awards and Honours Posting is up in the lobby of the School. Congratulations to all the honourees and scholarship awards recipients! For the criteria for Scholarship eligibility, please see your Guidebook.

 

  1. Final Requests and Reminders

Please email your brags (we LOVE these!) to the School (admin@caulfield.bc.ca) with at least one photo, etc. for posting to the site and social media too.
Your photos and comments help to build upon the positive culture that we enjoy here at your performing arts School.

 

Practice:  Performing arts students must practice – even if for only 10 minutes – and stretch every day.

All students who can write need a notebook (3-hole page style) to write in immediately after each class.
If you have not already done so, ensure you download the music your child needs for practicing via Dropbox; this link can also be found through the Parent Portal in the Announcements Section.

 

In Conclusion

Thank you for taking the time to read this Newsletter. If you have any questions about anything, please refer to our website, or your Guidebook (or ask to see the office copy). If you cannot find an answer there, please see us at reception or give us a call.  We are happy to help you.

 

With sincere thanks for being with us at Caulfield School of Dance this year,

Cori Caulfield

Principal, Caulfield School of Dance

 

Caulfield School of Dance       2610 St Johns Street   Port Moody   BC   V3H 2B6             604.469.9366

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