Hello, Belle Forest Strings Parents!
I’ve enjoyed working with your student this year as they learn how to play the violin. Here are a few quick highlights to the end of the year and some changes to our schedule.
1. There will be no Strings class on Thursday, April 11 (All-State Orchestra with my high school students).
2. I have been informed that, due to the TN Ready Testing Schedule, Strings will not meet again until May 7. If this changes, and we can meet earlier in May, I will let you know. It is important that students continue to practice at home. They have marked all the spring performance music in their Essential Elements book.
3. We will join six other elementary schools to create a large elementary Strings ensemble on a program on May 9 at Colonial Middle School. We will gather from 5:15-5:30 p.m. We will have a brief dress rehearsal at 5:30, and the concert will begin at 6:00 p.m. The Colonial Orchestra will also be performing, and we will join them to close the concert with French Folk Song (#106) and the Stairwell Blues.
4. I hope that we will be performing at Belle Forest as part of the end-of-the-year programs. I will let you know more about that performance when we meet in May.
If you have any questions, please feel free email me at Palmerae@scsk12.org .
Sign up for Fifth Grade Strings at Belle Forest!
Beginning Strings class instruction is offered at Belle Forest Community School as part of the Shelby County Schools curriculum for fifth grade students. This class will prepare your child for the Strings and Orchestra classes which are offered at the middle and high school levels in many of the Shelby County Schools.
Class will meet twice each week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings, during the school day. Our first official class will be Tuesday, September 4.
Complete the online application at https://drpalmerstrings.weebly.com/ You can also scan the QR code at the bottom of the page. Registration should be completed by Wednesday, August 29.
Dr. Palmer will collect the applications online, and distribute acceptance letters by August 31. During the first official class (September 4), he will make recommendations concerning the specific instrument for your child. This recommendation form will also include a list of necessary supplies, a list of local music stores, and other important information.
I use REMIND.com to send occasional updates and reminders, and you can contact me through this service. Please enroll in REMIND at “rmd.at/bfstring18” or by texting @bfstring18 to 81010 or 901-881-9447.