Join us at Buffalo Wild Wings SugarLand on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 for Kempner Band "Bite Nite".
Invite your family and friends as we partner with Buffalo Wild Wings to benefit our Band program.
20% of your food, beverage, and/or alcohol purchase will be donated back to our Band Program!
This offer is good from open to close and on Dine-in or Take-out orders!
Ticket must be presented!
Students, Families and Supporters,
Good afternoon!
I wanted to remind everyone of our upcoming band camp (beginning this Tuesday) and explain a few things. We, as a staff, are very excited about starting this marching season!
Schedule
Please refer to our online calendar to see the rehearsal schedule, as well as the events that will be taking place during the fall. Though we try to be as accurate as possible with the calendar, things come up. Thus, we encourage you to keep the calendar handy and check it often. If there is a change to be made, it will be communicated. Please schedule your doctor’s appointments, vacations, etc. around band functions.
Visit kempnerband.org/calendar for details.
Materials
Students must have the following materials in order to have a successful band camp experience:
Instrument
IHKHS Band Water Bottle - Filled with ice water
Appropriate athletic clothing
Athletic shoes: cross trainers or running shoes are preferred
No high top basketball shoes
No Converse or slip on Vans
No Sperrys/boat shoes
Athletic shorts
T-shirt or appropriate tank-top
Hats and sunglasses are optional, but suggested
Hats must not be distracting to the rehearsal or obstruct other performers’ vision of the conductor.
e.g. a sombrero is an inappropriate hat
Sunscreen
Band binder (black, 1” or ½ “)
Music
Pencil
Breaks
When you look at the calendar, you’ll notice two breaks that occur during the day. This is for the students to eat, relax, and socialize. A director will be on campus during these breaks. The students are allowed to leave campus, but the directors will not be responsible for the students who choose to do so.
Band Fees
The deadline for band fees is Monday, August 1st. If you have not paid in full, we ask that you do so by that date. If you need to discuss a payment plan with a director, please do so soon. Checks need to be made out to KMCBC, though cash will be accepted.
Mandatory Parent Meeting
Please plan to attend the mandatory parent meeting this Friday, July 29th at 6pm in the Kempner High School Auditorium. We will be discussing very important topics at that meeting. You will have an opportunity to make you band fee payment at that time.
Instructional Leadership
Please refer to Mr. Norman’s email about Monday. Also, plan on having some discussions after rehearsal on Tuesday, or any other day of band camp.
Let us know if you have any questions!
Scott Norman, Director of Bands - 281 634 2444 - david.norman@fortbendisd.com
Ben Muths, Assistant Band Director - 281 634 9980 - benjamin.muths@fortbendisd.com
Ryan Culotta, Director of Percussion - 281 327 0116 - ryan.culotta@fortbendisd.com
Regards,
IHKHS Staff
join
verb
1.
link; connect.
synonyms: fasten, attach, tie, bind, couple, connect, unite, link, yoke, weld, fuse, gluenoun
1.
a place or line where two or more things are connected or fastened together.
Dear Band Family and Supports,
As we all are enjoying our Summer breaks with out of town trips, fun outings, fishing, swimming, or just hanging out, I wanted to say thank you to every student, parent, and staff member that helped and continues to help our students be successful this past year and as we move into our next year. Sometimes going from a frenzied pattern of work, rehearsals, and lessons to a bit of a break or change of pace can help us appreciate more of what our hard-working students have accomplished. I wanted to say that it is refreshing to be able to come up to the band hall on Wednesdays during the Summer to watch our wonderful private faculty teach lessons, and see our students work through student led sectionals and team building. While those meetings are not mandatory, I enjoy seeing how many kids are coming up just to hang out and start to grow together as a family and team with band helping to join, mobilize, and galvanize each of our pathways. I want to also call your attention to our new student led video blog (VLOG) series that will debut this Summer! These videos will chronicle our students as they encounter new adventures and challenges!
I wanted to stop and say that word again, "join." As we are enjoying our well deserved break from the feverish pace of our self-sustained challenges during the school year, I just wanted to take a second to send a pulse of this idea out to all who are a part of this wonderful organization. There are many ways we can activate that word "join" this Summer. There are a number of students that still have not had the chance to complete our registration process for band in 2016-17 and I wanted to take a second to let you know that a band staff member WILL be contacting each individual family who has not gotten that chance yet to help you through the short but important process. Another chance to activate the idea of joining is our required parent meeting at 6pm on July 29th at the Kempner Band Hall for help with any completed registrations and information about being an active participant in our booster club!
I wanted to also reach out to the STUDENTS! We will be posting parts for your printing ability today for our marching band show entitled "Foundations." You will receive an email with instructions on how to access that material and begin practicing it. Your section leaders, sergeants, and drum majors will be contacting you to help answer any questions you may have. They should also contact you to invite you to come out to one or all of our practice sessions on a Wednesday during the Summer to help you with any questions or practicing you may need!
I look forward to working with all of you in the coming year and I speak for the band staff in saying we are extremely excited to JOIN together in the coming months leading up to school to lay our foundations for the year!
Scott Norman
Director of Bands
IH Kempner High School
