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Exciting News From Our Music Department! Yes!!

On Friday February 15, Mr. Corbett  attended the OBA awards reception where a number of special awards of distinction were presented to elementary and high school band directors to recognize the achievement of their students. St. Andrew’s MS did not leave empty handed.

First, the Senior Concert Band was presented with an award for Overall Outstanding Performance in the B200 class.

Second, the Junior Concert Band was selected, based on their level of performance at the festival, to be the demonstration concert band for the annual OBA Beginner Band Symposium on Saturday October 5, 2019 which is held at York University.

We are so proud of the accomplishments of our Junior and Senior Band students at the 2019 Ontario Band Association Music Festival. Congratulations!

Valentine’s Day Bake Sale and Dance

Thank you to all the bakers, volunteers and dancers for making Valentine’s Day such a success! The kids had a blast and both the Dance & the Bake Sale were very successful!

Wishing everyone a wonderful Family Day weekend! Enjoy your time together!

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Ontario Band Association Performances

Early this week our Junior and Senior Concert Bands performed in the Ontario Band Association Music Festival under the direction of Mr. Corbett. After weeks of rehearsals before school, at lunch and after school, it was time to demonstrate to a panel of adjudicators all that the students had learned about music, problem solving, time management, and themselves. The adjudicators were delighted with the performances of both concert bands and enjoyed working with the students afterwards. The adjudicators found our students to be delightful to work with and very responsive to the suggestions they made for improvement.  Both Concert Bands performed three pieces of music extremely well and were awarded Gold, the highest ranking, signifying that they had achieved excellence in all facets of their performance. Here are some students views on the OBA experience:

“As we started playing for the adjudicators, I felt nervous at first, until I realized that we had worked on all of the key points weeks ago. We played and were really absorbed into the music which was so familiar to me.” Matthew C

“Finally, it was time to perform. There was a lot of pressure but everyone was so supportive.  Later on Mr. Corbett said that he had an announcement to make… we got gold! We were so happy and everyone instantly had a big smile on their face. On the bus ride back to school everyone was still so happy and surprised we got gold. We had an amazing experience and we can’t wait to perform again.” Amanda R

“As Mr.Corbett started turning towards us to play
‘Callisto’, I felt a sudden unexpected surge of excitement. The more I
played, the more I could feel the tension and stress from the weeks of
rehearsal and practice going away. After our photo session was done,
Mr.Corbett announced that we got Gold. The cries of jubilation echoed around
the hall and everyone had the same blissful look on their face. It was one of
the greatest feelings we could have; the feeling of achievement.” Linda X

Congratulations to the all of the students who represented our school so well at the OBA Music Festival and good luck to all of the students who will perform in the Kiwanis Music Festival over the next couple of weeks.

Here is a sample of the great event:
Dates on the Horizon

Grad Photo Day – March 4

March Break – March 11-15 – no school for students/staff

May 23-30 – EQAO – Grade 6 – please do not book any appointments or trips during these dates!

Bake Sale – Sign Up

Valentine’s Day Bake Sale.  The annual Valentine’s Day bake sale is a great opportunity to help St. Andrews’s. We need bakers and volunteers to help sell the treats!   Parents/students can bring in yummy goodies to the staff room in on the morning of the sale. Nut free items please!  Please clearly mark your name on the containers if you want them returned.    Please email Kas Lingenfelter at klingenfelter@icloud.com if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help. Please see attached.ValentinesBakeSale

BAKE SALE – NEEDS YOU!!

Hello Parents,

Valentine’s Day Bake Sale.

The St. Andrews Parent Council Valentine’s Day bake sale fundraiser is this Thursday, February 14th.

We need bakers and volunteers to make it a success!

Parents/students can bring the goodies to the staff room on the morning of the sale. Nut free items please!  Please clearly mark your name on the containers if you want them returned.    Please email Kas Lingenfelter at klingenfelter@icloud.com if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help.

Thank you,

Parent Council

Swim Practice

Our 6s and 7s are scheduled to have Swim Practice on Tuesday morning (February 12th). Please listen to the news reports. If TDSB busses are cancelled, the swim practice will be cancelled as well.

Stay tuned!