Volume III, Issue I
KEYWORDS:
WELCOME BACK ALL OLD AND NEW STUDENTS! This is a combined September and October
newsletter. I hope everyone is ready to buckle down and dance like you have
never danced before, because I am looking forward to a very good year. It is exciting just to see all of you, and I
hope you all had a safe and fun summer. We will very soon be starting
fundraising projects and all students are to participate. The funds from these
projects will pay for a number of things for all our children, so it is
mandatory for everyone to take part. We welcome Micah "Brie" Adams,
our new ballet and modern teacher for the Thursday class. The teachers are
excited about their new class work for this year, and look forward to working
with their students again.
Once again, I welcome
you back for another great year. May God bless you all, and let's make this the
greatest year yet.
June Neal Key
Executive Artistic
Director
FYI
The newsletter is
your main source of information, so please read the whole newsletter each month
so that you will not be left out from knowing any information you should be
receiving from the studio. All announcements, upcoming activities and
events will be noted in the newsletter. Also, we have a Kiddie's Corner section
in the newsletter for any information you wish to share about your child. This
can be school, church, or community information your child might be
participating in. A number of our students do other things outside the studio
that they are proud of. If your child
made all "A's" on their grade card, be sure to let us know before the
deadline. All information not turned in
on time will go in the next newsletter. The deadline is the last week of
each month. The newsletter will be distributed on the first Week of each month.
TRASH
BAG PROJECT
Our first fundraising
project will be a trash bag sale. Our trash bag project leader is Ms. Yolanda
Smith, who is one of our office assistants. She will be passing out information
and forms to everyone regarding the trash bag sale. Please follow the
instructions and sell the quota asked of you. Pay attention to the deadline
dates given you and make your reports on time. There is a minimum that everyone
has to sell. Let's make this a successful project.
COSTUME
AND RECITAL FEES
REMINDER: Costume
fees are due by October 30th, and recital fees are due by November 30th.
Please start paying these fees, or making payments on them. The costume order
will be mailed December 20th. I will be leaving town December 23rd for
a week. Any costumes that have to be ordered in January, have to be ordered before January 15th, and
your cost will be more. All costume discounts end in December, so your costumes
will cost more, plus you will have to pay all taxes and handling charges. Also, you stand the chance of not getting
your costumes back in time for our photo shoot for class pictures we put in our
program booklet. PLEASE GET YOUR MONEY IN ON TIME to avoid being left out.
OBSERVATION
DAY
The first week of
November will be the first observation day for parents to sit in the classroom
and watch their children dance in their classes. The week will start on
Saturday, November 3rd through November 9th. Parents are encouraged to come on observation days to see how well your child/children are learning and actively participate in their classes. We have one other observation week, which will be during the first week of February. In the meantime, you should encourage your children to be attentive to the their teachers, and use good manners and behavior at all time in order to receive the best instruction during class. Please mark your calendars now.
Saturday, November 3rd through November 9th. Parents are encouraged to come on observation days to see how well your child/children are learning and actively participate in their classes. We have one other observation week, which will be during the first week of February. In the meantime, you should encourage your children to be attentive to the their teachers, and use good manners and behavior at all time in order to receive the best instruction during class. Please mark your calendars now.
KIDDIE'S
CORNER
Yahzmine Jackson, a
freshman at Hickman Mills, is a very active student. She plays the flute in the
band, and is now the drum major. She will be leading her band in the Lincoln University
We also have parents
of students who are doing great things in the community. You will note posted
on the wall an article about Merlon Ragland, the mother of Jaliah Norton. Not
only does Merlon own and run a child-care center called " Caterpillars to
Butterflies", but she is always looking for other ways she can make a
difference in her community to help other people. If you sit and talk to her
for two minutes, you will start hearing her talk about yet another project
where she can help make someone else's life better. It is good just to know
that there is a person out there who cares, and is looking for a better way for
others. We congratulate this young mother.
DANCE
QUOTE
"Whether or not
you are convinced of the benefits for young dancers, competition is a growing
reality of dance training. Competition teaches kids to be professional. They
learn to be on time, to groom themselves,
learn that their behavior during competition is a direct reflection on
their studio, they connect and make friends with others, and they learn to win
with humility and lose with grace. Many have pointed out, one thing
competitions do is increase performance opportunity for students." --
Karen Hildebrand,
Editor-in-Chief, Dance Teacher Magazine
T-SHIRT
ORDERS
If you were on the
recital t-shirt order list for a t-shirt and you have not yet paid for your
t-shirt, you should pay for your t-shirts so the order can be finalized. The
printer has agreed to do the final orders at the same price of $13.00 per
t-shirt. I would like to finalize this order by the end of October to we can
send the order in for those who have already paid their money.
SEPTEMBER
BIRTHDAYS
Elena cooper - 13
Tatiana Jackson - 11
Jaedyn Williams - 22
RiAuzzia Watson - 27
OCTOBER
BIRTHDAYS
Nyla Davis - 8
Amaya Seals - 9
Tiffany Davis - 17
Dianalynn Howell - 24
OUR
MOTTO
"Dancing is fun,
and it stimulates and improves the body as well. It is a form of art given to
you by God, and improved upon with good instruction. We can improve your
child's talent with good instruction."
THE JUNE NEAL DANCE STUDIO
913-281-5193
www.jnealdance.com