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Instrumental inStudent Success

November/December2016

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Winter Concert to Start Off HolidayCheer

A Winter Concert to be held on December 3,2016 outside in the park at the Camarillo

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Winter Concert

Marching Practice

PVSD Music Department and YAA November/December 2016 Newsletter https://ui.constantcontact.com/visualeditor/visual_editor_preview.jsp?agent.uid=11263790...

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Community Center (1605 Burnley St.) will start offthe round of music program presentations for theholidays. The Monte Vista Bands and Las ColinasBands, and YAA Off Beats, will perform. First, Monte Vista Bands are to report at 9:40am, and will perform at 10 am. Dress should beMVS Band shirt, black pants, black shoes andsocks. Next, YAA The Off Beats report at 11:15 am andperform at 11:30 am. Performers should wear TheOff Beats shirt, black pants, black shoes andsocks. Then the Las Colinas Bands report at 12:15 pmand perform at 12:30 pm. Members should weartheir LCS band shirt, black pants, black shoes andsocks. Band members, please leave your instrument cases inyour cars. Audience members should bring a folding chair.

Marching Practicefor the Christmas Parade

Attention: YAA Concert Band, YAA The OffBeats, YAA Orchestra wind and percussionplayers, Monte Vista and Las ColinasIntermediate and Advanced Bands, and SRTMSIntermediate Band! There will be marching practice sessions for theannual Camarillo Christmas Parade on Monday,December 5 and Thursday, December 8 from 4 to5:15 pm at UCMS, 700 Temple Ave.

YAA Strings Concert

The Off Beats in Somis

Christmas Parade

The Off Beats at CareCenter

SRTMS Concert

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Marchers should wear comfortable shoes andbring a jacket, as marching practice is outside. Wewill be in the Gym if it rains.

YAA Musicians to PerformDecember 6

YAA Beginning Strings, Intermediate Strings,and Orchestra will present a concert onTuesday, December 6, in the CamarilloCommunity Center auditorium, 1605 Burnley(corner of Carmen and Burnley). Report time for musicians is 6:30 pm, with theconcert beginning at 7 pm. Beginning and Intermediate Strings should weartheir YAA t-shirts, black pants or skirt, black shoesand socks. Holiday hats are OK. Orchestra should wear concert attire; holidayhats are OK. If you have questions, call Music Program Voice Mail,805-207-6608, or Mr. G at 805-822-8507.

YAA Off Beats to Performfor Somis Thursday Club

Annually, The Off Beats perform for the SomisThursday Club at holiday time. This year, theperformance will take place on Thursday,December 8, 2016. Musicians will leave school at 10:30 am andtravel via carpool. From 11 am to 12 pm they willhave lunch, arriving at the Thursday Club at 12:15

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SOKM will be hostinga family fun night atTopper's Pizza, 520Arneill Road, from 3:30pm to 9 pm onWednesday,December 7, 2016. If you take the flyer(see link below) withyou when you placeyour order, or tell thephone operator whenyou place a phoneorder, a portion of theproceeds will go toSOKM: 20% of thenight's tally! It's a great way to


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pm. They will perform from 12:45 to 1:15 pm, andarrive back at school at 2:30 pm. The Off Beats should wear The Off Beats shirt,hat, black pants, black socks and black shoes.

PVSD Bands to Play in CamarilloChristmas Parade

The annual Camarillo Christmas Parade will beheld on Saturday, December 10, 2016. Thetheme of the parade this year is "A Rockin'Christmas". Participating in the parade will be YAACONCERT BAND, YAA THE OFF BEATS, YAAOrchestra woodwinds, brass and percussion,SRTMS INTERMEDIATE BAND, LAS COLINASINTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCED BAND, ANDMONTE VISTA INTERMEDIATE AND ADVANCEDBAND.

PVSD Band is led byDrum Majors TaylorFuchs and KaileyClaycamp. Taylor is amember of The Off Beatsand Las Colinas Band;Kailey is a member of theLas Colinas Band. Students must check-in with their band directorson the corner of Berwick and Temple. Please remember, all of Temple Avenue isclosed to traffic at 8:00AM that morning. Las

get out of cookingdinner, eat yummypizza, and donate toSOKM!

Topper's Flyer

Save The Date:Flapjack

FundraisersComing in January!

Once again, SOKM willbe organizing Applebee'sFlapjack Fundraisers formusic students at LasColinas, Monte Vista, andnew this year, PVSEA,LPSSA, and SRTMS. SOKM provides sheetmusic, instruments,instrument repair, musicstands, supplies,refreshments, awards,buses, etc for middleschool music students. These fundraisers are away for middle schoolmusicians and their parentsto help SOKM help them


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Posas is closed to traffic between Charter OakDrive and Loma Drive at 9:00AM. Give yourselfplenty of time to arrive; traffic is very congestedthat morning. Students are to wear long black pants and theirMonte Vista, Las Colinas or YAA T-Shirt. No shorts.Please remember to wear comfortable walkingshoes. Students will be wearing Santa hats. If yourstudent has his or her own Santa hat, bring it thatmorning. We will provide a Santa hat for studentswho do not have one. Students can decorate their instruments withtinsel and bows. Make sure the decorations do notinterfere with playing. Students might considerpurchasing a lyre so they can march carrying theirmusic. Most students find it easier to memorize themusic than trying to use a lyre. It takes approximately one hour to march theroute. Remember your student will be done beforethe parade ends. Please pick up your studentsby 11:20am at Monte Vista Middle Schoolparking lot, 888 N Lantana Street, 93010. Youcan watch the rest of the parade at the corner ofCarmen and Burnley. Remember that Carmen isclosed to traffic between Burnley and LasPosas and you will not be able to park in theCommunity Center parking lot. Parking isavailable at Camarillo City Hall.If you have questions call Voice Mail,805-207-6608.

DON'T FORGETYOUR INSTRUMENT

MUSIC

participate in music. We will need students tosell tickets (students areexpected to sell 2 each atMVS and LCS, 3 each atPVSEA, LPSSA, andSRTMS). We need parents to helpserve and clean up on themorning of the breakfast. We are also seekingparents to be the "contactperson/s" for each school.

A contest will be held tosee which middle schoolcan sell the most tickets!More details coming inDecember! So save the dates:Saturday, January 21 forMonte Vista, SundayJanuary 22 for LasColinas, and SaturdayJanuary 28 for PVSEA,SRTMS, and LPSSA.

The breakfasts go from8 am to 10 am; pancakes,syrup, scrambled eggs,sausage, juice and coffeeare served.

For questions contactCathy Crook,[email protected]


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EXTRA REEDSSNACK BEFORE YOU COME

USE RESTROOM BEFORE YOU COMESUNSCREENSANTA HAT

SUN GLASSES OPTIONAL

The Off Beats to Entertain at CamarilloHealth Care Center

Each winter, YAA The Off Beats hold their lastrehearsal before winter break at the CamarilloHealth Care Center, 205 Granada St., sharing alittle holiday cheer with the residents. This year, the event will be held on Wednesday,December 14. Students are to report to the centerto perform at 4:00 pm, and parent pick-up time is5:15 pm. Students must provide their own transportationto the center. They should wear The Off Beatsshirt. Santa hats are optional.

Holiday Concert at Santa Rosa School

The SRTMS Band will present a HolidayConcert in the MPR at tthe school on Thursday,December 15. Report time for musicians is 6 pm. The concertwill begin at 6:30. Musicians should wear black pants or skirt,

Year-End Giving:Consider Donating to

SOKM

As the end of 2016approaches, consider atax-deductible donation toSave Our Kids' Music. The money SOKMreceives goes to purchase,maintain and repairinstruments used bystudents in PVSD and YAAmusic classes, buys sheetmusic, pays for buses tospecial events, and muchmore. Be Instrumental inStudent Success bydonating to SOKM and helpkeep the music alive!


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white shirt (no t-shirts), black shoes and socks, orholiday attire.

Do Your Holiday Shopping and BenefitSOKM!

Shopping online? If you shop through Amazon,you can have part of your purchase moneydonated to SOKM through AmazonSmile. You signup with AmazonSmile, and designate Save OurKids' Music as your chosen non-profit.

Another way to donate through online shoppingis a program called iGive. Many online etailers willdonate a part of your purchase money to yourdesignated charity if you sign up with them.

If you're buying your holiday turkeys, cranberries,candy and other goodies at Ralph's, you canregister your Ralph's card so that money goes toSOKM.

To find out how to sign up for these programs,go to SOKM's website by clicking Donate.

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Pleasant Valley School District Music Department &Pleasant Valley School District Youth Arts Academy

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805-207-6608

Save Our Kids' MusicKaren Gatchel, Chairman

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Save Our Kids' Music, P.O. Box 2244, Camarillo, CA 93011

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