Joplin North Bands Newsletter
Updates and Announcements
Updates and Announcements
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February 13th Newsletter - Marshfield & Mid-America Music Festival
Hello 7th and 8th Grade Parents, Information was sent home yesterday about our trip to Marshfield and Incredible Pizza. If that information failed to get to you, a pdf will be available for download with this newsletter. Dress Rehearsals on February 27th & March 1st: In preparation for our performance at Marshfield, the 7th and 8th grade band will have 2 dress rehearsals on the morning of Tuesday February 27th & Thursday March 1st. Students will need to be dropped off a little after 7:00am so that they can get their equipment out and set up on time. Dress rehearsal will start at 7:15am. These dress rehearsals are important to our final preparations for our performance at Marshfield, so please get these times on your calendar as soon as possible. Mid-America Music Festival @ Pitt State University We will be adding the Mid-America Music Festival to our calendar to replace the cancelled trip to Worlds of Fun. The competition will be on Saturday April 21st on the campus of Pittsburg State University. Like Marshfield, it will be another performance in front of a judge, and we will receive a brief clinic. Additional details and schedule will be provided as we near the date of the event. Please add this day to your calendars as soon as possible. |
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January 3rd Newsletter - Permission Form for JH District Band Tryouts
On this page you will find a permission form in a downloadable document format (pdf) so that you can fill it out and have your student turn it in when they return to classes. Here is a copy of some of the information you will find on the permission form: JH District Band Auditions @ Joplin High School Friday January 5th Required dress: Students should come to school dressed in their best clothes. We will be in the presence of students, teachers, and parents of other schools. As always, we want to look our best and represent our school well. Audition Day Schedule 1:45 PM Students dismissed from class 1:50 PM Load the bus 2:00 PM Depart from North Joplin High School 2:10 PM Prepare for auditions 5:00 PM Auditions Start Pick up: Parents should pick up their students from Joplin High School. There will not be a return bus to North. Pick-up time will depend up when the student completes their audition. Students will need to call parents to tell them when they are ready for pick up, but the parent and the student must check-out with Mr Raffurty. Parents should expect auditions to take anywhere between 1 to 2 hours from the start of auditions. PLEASE CHECK YOUR STUDENT OUT WITH MR. RAFFURTY BEFORE YOU LEAVE. Mr Raffurty will be judging, but will be available for check-out in the High School commons when he is done. Please come find him when you are picking up your student so that he knows your student has been safely picked up. Please remember to represent NMS well at all times! Permission slips are due by Friday, January 5th |
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November 6th Newsletter - Veterans Parade
Hello 7th and 8th Grade Parents, 1. Please check with your student to make sure they have turned in the permission form for Veterans Parade. It was passed out 3 1/2 weeks ago, and there are several students that have not turned it in. A copy is available for download on the newsletter at www.northjoplinband.weebly.com. 2. Below is a copy of the schedule for Saturday's Parade. 3. Dress: As with the last parade, students should arrive wearing their North Band polo, gym shorts, black socks, and black marching shoes. Parade Schedule 7:45 am Students arrive at North and dress in uniforms. 8:00 am Load the bus 8:15 am Depart from North for 15th and Main 8:30 am Arrive at 15th and Main 8:45 am Rehearsal with South & East 9:30 am Line-up for Parade 10:00 am Parade begins. This is a very short parade. 10:30 am Parade ends at Memorial Hall – 8th and Wall. Students will load the bus at this time to return uniforms to North. 11:00 am Students check in uniform and equipment. Parent Pickup. |
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September 13th Newsletter - MSSU Homecoming Parade for 7th and 8th Grade Band
Hello 7th and 8th grade parents, This newsletter contains information on our first parade at MSSU Homecoming on Saturday September 30th. An itinerary is located below this information and a permission form has also been posted on this page for you to download. The parade will be located on the campus of MSSU in Joplin. On the morning of the parade, they need to start getting into their uniform at 9:30am in the North Band room. Please drop them off at least 10 minutes early at the bus turn around behind the building. Also, have them eat a decent breakfast before they arrive. Students need to come to North Middle School wearing their band polos, gym shorts, black socks, and their marching shoes. Please no ankle socks for the black socks. Students with long hair should have their hair put up so that it can go under their hats. Please make sure you have taken care of turning in order forms and payments for supplies with Mr Raffurty by the week of September 25th. Chaperones: Parents that would like to help with chaperone duties are welcome to do so. The duties include 1. Assisting students with putting on uniforms before departure 2. Walking with the band during the parade to watch for dropped items and to help supervise any needs of the students 3. Passing out snacks and water while we are in the staging area after drop off and before the parade. Snack & Water Donations: We could use some snack and water donations for this event. Items should be in small individual packages of 5-10oz. such as pretzel or cracker snacks. Please try to avoid items high in sugar as we don't want to dehydrate the students before they perform. We also need bottled water as well. Items can be dropped off in the office at North. Please do so by Wednesday September 27th. We have around 50 students to provide for. Here is a list of recommended items: Pretzel Snacks Oreo Cheese Crackers Gummy Snacks Animal Crackers Snacks Cookie Snack 24 packs of water Schedule: 9:30 am Students arrive at North and dress in uniform. Please eat breakfast before arriving. 9:45 am Load the bus. 8th grade and Percussion students at the front of the bus, 7th grade students in the back. **Percussionist: please be sure you have all the mallets and sticks that you need. 10:00 am Bus Departs for MSSU! 10:30 am Staging for parade by the MSSU Physical Plant. NO flip folders. Snack time! (Parents, snack and water donations are welcomed. Please see our online newsletter for a list of items you can donate.) 11:30 am Parade begins! 12:30 pm (Approximate time) Load the bus and go to North. Upon arrival at North UNIFORMS are to be hung up neatly and returned to the uniform closet. Hang up your uniform yourself – let an adult stack the hatbox for you. 12:45 pm Please have someone here to pick you up at this time! Disclaimer: When we travel to events, our students are representative of our school. Not only do their uniforms say Joplin North on them, but everything they say or do is a reflection of Joplin North Schools. All students are expected to keep this in mind when we travel to events |
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April 21 Newsletter
To Parents of students attending Pitt State Solo and Ensemble, Final information for the Pitt State Solo and Ensemble Festival tomorrow has been posted on the Joplin North Band Facebook page. The post includes a full schedule for the day. There has been a slight change from the official schedule, so check it to see if this has affected your student. To the left of this text box is a downloadable version of the pdf containing information on the festival. It is called "mamf_2017_program_for_teachers.pdf." This includes a map of the campus so you can find the location of your student at the event. |
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February 22nd Newsletter
7/8th Grade Band Parents, a copy of the itinerary for our trip to Marshfield and Incredible Pizza on March 4th has been posted here. Hardcopies have been sent home with students, and a pdf download is available for you as well. Marshfield Junior High Music Festival at Marshfield Middle School, Marshfield, MO & Incredible Pizza in Springfield Saturday, March 4th Required dress: Arrive dressed in North Band Polo, black slacks, black socks, and black dress shoes (black marching shoes are accepted). If a student still needs a polo, they are available for $7. Schedule: 10:00 am Meet at North 10:15am Load bus - Percussion will have a list of items they will need to load. 10:30 am Leave for Marshfield Junior High 12:00 PM Arrive at Marshfield. Unload bus and head to our home room. 12:30 PM Watch Joplin East Middle School Perform - We will leave quietly during their clinic, grab our instruments and equipment from the home room, and head to our warm up. 1:00 PM Warm-up in Band Room 1:30 PM Performance in Marshfield Junior High Gym 2:00 PM Put instruments in cases in our home room. 2:15PM Load Bus - Parents may check out students at this time at the bus if the student is not going to Incredible Pizza with the group. We will be parked in the lot to the east of the school. 2:30 PM Depart for Incredible Pizza 3:00 PM Arrive at Incredible Pizza in Springfield - Parents may check their student out at Incredible Pizza if they would like to take their student home on their own time. 5:30 PM Load the buses to return home 5:45 PM Depart for Joplin North 7:00 PM Arrive at Joplin North Middle School Food: Some snacks will be provided for students on the bus ride (parents, if you would like to help donate snack items, a post will be made on Facebook later this week listing what items to donate). Also, please give your student a good breakfast prior to drop off as it will not be till 3PM that we arrive at Incredible Pizza. Check-Out Procedure: In order to check-out students, parents will need to meet with Mr. Raffurty at the bus at the designated time and sign-out the student. If any student is being picked up by someone that is not a parent or legal guardian a note must be provided signed by a parent and a Joplin North administrator stating that person has permission to pick up the student. |
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February 6th Newsletter
All Bands (6-8) Band Polos: Our order of band polos has arrived at North. 7th and 8th grade students who ordered and paid these at the beginning of the year can pick them up from Mr Raffurty. 6th grade parents and students, all band members will need a band polo for performance activities. Order forms were sent home with students about a month ago. Cost for band polos is only $7. Spring Concert: Our Spring Concert had been set for Tuesday May 2nd at 6:30PM in the North Auditiorium. All band students need to wear their Band Polo, black slack, black socks, and black shoes for this event. The concert will be a combined band and Orchestra concert, just as the Christmas Concert was. 7/8 Band Only - March 4th Trip Marshfield and Incredible Pizza trip forms were sent home with 7/8 Band students on Friday. A PDF copy has been posted to this newsletter page for you to download if that form did not get home to you. Parents are welcome to come to all our activities on that day, and parents will be needed to help our students with moving equipment and general supervision at the festival. After the festival performance, we will travel to incredible Pizza for food and fun! Cost is $30, which gets each student unlimited food and drink from the Buffett, 6 attractions, $15 game card, and 2 hours of unlimited arcade games. Details on the form for payment. An intenerarybfor that day will be sent out as soon as the festival manager has scheduled our performance. |
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November 29th Newsletter
All NMS Bands - Winter Concert is 2 weeks away! It is on Monday December 12th and begins at 6:30PM. Students should arrive at North at 6PM and be in their seats with their music and instruments by 6:15PM. There are 4 options for dress at this concert. The first is to wear ugly christmas sweaters for the ugly christmas sweater contest (this is the preferred dress for the concert). The second is too dress festive for the holiday. Any christmas costumes must be shown to Mr Raffurty and approved by Friday December 9th. The Third is to dress professional in slacks/khakis, button up shirt or nice shirt, tie optional. Long dress for ladies. The Fourth is to wear the NMS band polo with slacks and marching band shoes or dress shoes. For all concerts we either dress professional or festive, so please no jeans and t shirts. 7th/8th Grade Band - Permission Forms for the Christmas Parade are due Monday. Drop off time for the christmas parade is 4:30PM, but students should just stay after school in the band room. Students need to have Santa hats for this parade. Please contact Mr Raffurty if you have questions about the santa hats. The parade begins at 6PM and goes up Main St. It starts at 15th St and ends at 3rd St. Pick up time at NMS will be about 7:30PM. Please watch weather forecasts for that night. Extra layers may be worn below the uniform as long as they do not show. |
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October 20th Newsletter
6th Grade Students Please watch for students bringing home information next week on ordering polos and the Winter Concert on Monday December 12h. The Winter Concert will be in the Auditorium at North Middle School. The NMS Choirs and Orchestras will have a concert that night as well, so look for information associated with band. 7th and 8th Grade Students Schedule and permission forms for the Joplin Veterans Day Parade are being sent home today. A copy has been posted to the Facebook page and a downloadable version is available on this Newsletter (to the left). October 13th Newsletter 7th and 8th Grade BandHere are some details on the Mapleleaf Parade In this Saturday 1. Students should be dropped off a little before 6:45 so they can change into uniform and load the bus by 7am. We will depart for Carthage at 7:15am. 2. The parade will begin on the square in Carthage and follow Grant Street and Grand Avenue. At Centennial Avenue we will turn east and finish the parade at Carthage Middle School. 3. Please watch the temperature forecasts for Saturday. Currently the low for Saturday is 69 degrees and the high is 81 degrees. A morning parade should hopefully mean it is cooler, but weather can change. If we are looking at hotter weather, the need for water increases. If any parents are willing to help by donating additional bottles of water, please contact Mr. Raffurty by Friday. Please also have your students eat breakfast before hand and drink plenty of fluids the morning and night before. 4. The bus will be parked at Carthage Middle School. If you wish to check your student out, you must do so there at the bus. Only a legal guardian of the student may check them out. If another adult is checking out your student, you must receive approval from a North Middle School administrator and have a note signed by one of them at check out to verify they are picking up the student. Students checking out at the end of the parade must bring along their own garment bag so they can return their u inform to School on Monday. Parents, please bring a change of clothes for your student so they do not have to walk around the rest of the day wearing a uniform. There will be limited space on the bus, so students will only be bringing their uniform and instrument. 5. Students that are not checked will return to North Middle School immediately after the parade. Parents will need to pick up students at North by 10:45. All students will need to hang up uniforms and put away equipment before they are dismissed. 6. There is a possibility the bus will be delayed by the high amount of traffic in Carthage. Please follow the Joplin North Band Facebook page for real time updates. October 11th Newsletter
7th and 8th Grade Students Please have Mapleleaf permission forms turned in by the end of this week. A schedule and copy of the permission form can be found on this newsletter page. |
MSSU Homecoming Permission Form
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October 7th Newsletter
MSSU Homecoming Parade Reminders For 7th and 8th Grade Students need to be at NMS by 9:30am tomorrow morning wearing t-shirt, gym shorts, and black socks.They will immediately head to the band room to change into uniform. Drop off students at the back where buses go in the mornings. Weather is supposed to be sunny and in the 60’s tomorrow. Try to plan for the possibility of windy weather. Please have a good breakfast before hand as well. Parade begins at 11:30am on the campus of MSSU and ends around 12:30PM. Pick up time is 12:45PM at North Middle School. Watch the Joplin North Band Facebook page tomorrow for minute by minute updates updates in case we are slow in returning from MSSU. Parents, be aware that all students must hang up their uniform, box their hats, and put away their instruments before they are allowed to leave. I'm looking forward to a good performance from our students tomorrow!! Go NMS Band!! |