CalBands Marching Band Announcements: July 2023

Important Announcements

Here are a few important announcements

-Thursday - We will be done at 10pm. We have some fun activities and traditions planned that

evening for your students and we want to have a little more time to enjoy them!

-Few more food items needed - your kids are eating! As such we are in need of more large bags

of chips, water and gatorade. We also need 6 crockpots for Thursday. A few more helpers would

also be great! Please click here to sign-up and bring any of these items. They can be dropped off Thursday morning on a cart outside the band room door.

-A Short parent performance will be held at 11am on Friday. Please join us if you are able to

see how far we have come this week. Once this performance is done students will be dismissed

and band camp 2023 will be over!

This is going to be a great year for us! The students are working hard and accomplishing our daily

goals! Thank you for continuing to encourage and support your students!

Help Needed

THANK YOU to everyone who has donated food to Feed the Band this week!

We still need help at meals to prepare and serve for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Click the links to sign-up for a shift

Tuesday - Click Here

Wednesday - Click Here

Thursday - Click Here

Thanks you for your support,

This is a very important week for the success of our marching band season! These weeks can be tough and tiring on the students, so we really need parents to support their kids with lots of encouragement, as well as reminders about the importance of hydrating, eating well and getting plenty of rest. Here are few pointers to help your students have a positive, successful week!

-Bring a snack for our morning block on the field…this is a long time to be outside and a healthy snack that doesn’t contain a lot of sugar might be helpful. (avoid things that might melt)

-Keep Hydrated consistently throughout the day with water or gatorade/powerade. Students should not be drinking soda or energy drinks.

-Students must eat breakfast. Avoid lots of sugary cereals and dairy products which may not sit well with our physical activity.

-Get a good nights sleep

-Wear Sunscreen - bring extra and apply it often during the day. I promise, it is very uncomfortable to do this activity with a sunburn.

-Take a shower and wear deodorant. As a High Schooler this is a perfect time to make this a part of your daily hygiene routine. Your social life may depend on it!

Day 1 is going great and your students are wonderful!

Payments

Reminder to please make your Band Camp payments. As we have been

transitioning to a new treasurer this year we are learning some new systems,

so thank you for your patience as we get things set up. Ian (new treasurer) will

be getting invoices for camp, shoes, gloves, instrument fees sent out soon which

will answer any questions about how much you owe, etc. Payments made by

check will be updated within the next few days.

In the meantime here are the instructions for online payments.

Online Payment Instructions:

-charmsoffice.com

-Student/Parent log in

-School Code: caledoniaband

-Password: This is the student’s Caledonia School ID number

(Contact Ian at calbandstreasurer@gmail.com if you need school ID)

Please change password when asked and keep for you records

-Click Finances Tab

-Click Make Trip payment (This is for Marching Band Camp payment)

-Click Make Misc. payment ( This is for Instrument fee , shoes or gloves payment)

Please contact Ian at calbandstreasurer@gmail.com if you have any questions.

Feed the Band and Announcement

FEED THE BAND!

Next Week we will be feeding the band lunch and dinner. We will be asking for donations of food

to help supplement what we are offering for these meals. We will also need volunteers to help our

comittee do prep and serve the students.

I am waiting on final details from our committee, but will email the specific requests as soon as I get the info!

PARENT MEETING?

There will NOT be a parent meeting on Thursday evening (July 19). Our upperclassmen

parents will remember this usually happened during precamp. This was able to be replaced

by the meeting we had last spring, and any new info can be covered via email as needed!

Band Camp Time!

We start our 2023-24 Season on Monday and are super excited to get things rolling! See previous emails to review any details for pre-camp etc, but here are some additional things to consider and reminders!

New:

-Bring a Water bottle with water (I recommend something like this, but any is fine)

- Parents - We still need help on Monday with fittings….We really need 12 spots filled in to make it go quickly, but even a few more will be helpful so. Please click here and sign up if you can help us with uniforms on Monday.

-Fittings Reminders:

-All students will be measured - if you are uncomfortable with this process please send student with measurements.

-We are switching glove styles so all students will need to be fit for gloves and purchase a new set (or 2)

- WEAR SOCKS

-the loose athletic style clothing students are wearing for rehearsal will work for fittings!

Reminders:

-Hydrate Now! - Drink WATER regularly throughout the day starting now!

-Eat Well balanced/regular meals -

-Go outside and do something (anything!) get used to being in the heat

-Make sure you have good tennis shoes (NO SANDLES) and comfortable athletic style clothing (we aren’t trying to win a fashion contest, just be comfortable!)

-School Dress Codes and Rules apply to all Band events/locations/etc

Help Needed - Uniform Fittings During Pre-Camp

If you are available early next week during pre-camp we still need help with uniforms. Links and previous email below

Also: Please actually sign-up using the links if you are planning on helping….We usually have a good core of people who just show up to help, but we need to see names on the sign-up so that we can plan and so that our committee and band directors can sleep at night knowing they will have help.

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We will be fitting all of the students for their uniforms during Pre-Camp. We will need 12 parent volunteers on Monday and Tuesday of pre-camp from 8am-12pm to get this done quickly and efficiently.

No experience is necessary and our wonderful uniform committee will make sure it is easy and fun!

Click Here to Volunteer on Monday July 17

Click Here to Volunteer on Tuesday July 18

Thank You,

Kyle Wellfare

Director of Bands

Caledonia High School

Email: Wellfarek@calschools.org

Uniform Fittings During Pre-Camp

We will be fitting all of the students for their uniforms during Pre-Camp. We will need 12 parent volunteers on Monday and Tuesday of pre-camp from 8am-12pm to get this done quickly and efficiently.

No experience is necessary and our wonderful uniform committee will make sure it is easy and fun!

Click Here to Volunteer on Monday July 17

Click Here to Volunteer on Tuesday July 18

Thank You,

Band Camp Etc

Marching Band Pre-Camp and Camp are coming up fast! Pre-Camp starts on the 17th and camp starts on the 24th! Our custom music and drill are being written and we have an exciting season planned for all of you! Below are a few things you can do to help you prepare as well as some reminders!

To-do:

-If you haven’t filled out your registration/medical form yet please do so now.

-Make sure your instrument works and you have all the supplies you need (reeds, oil, etc)

-Play your instrument some this week to get your chops back in shape

-Go outside and get acclimated to being in the heat

-HYDRATE (start now and drink water regularly throughout the day, everyday)

-Eat healthy regular meals

-Make sure you have some comfortable athletic clothing and tennis shoes. You’ll be moving around a lot and we want you to be comfortable.

-Check the Calendar

Pre-Camp:

Monday July 17 - Thursday July 20: 8am-Noon in CHS Band Room

-We will get our music and start learning! You will also “learn how to learn” so that we can move fast during camp when we have our full staff! We will also be working on our pre-game show!

Band Camp:

Monday July 24 - Friday July 28 8am-8pm at CHS

-We learn the show! We are excited to have our regular staff back with us this season as well as some additions to help us learn!

-More information regarding meals and supplies will be coming shortly

-We break up the day with different activities so that we aren’t always in the heat

OTHER INFORMATION:

There are going to be many ways for parents to be involved! Look for more details and sign-ups soon!

Here are some examples:

-Boosters Board

-Our “Feed the Band” Committee will need lots of help

-Pit crew (i.e. moving equipment and building things/logistics)

-Uniforms (Fittings and Care)

-Fundraising event volunteers and coordinators!

Thanks for reading this far! I’ll try to keep emails short (so you actually read them) You will be receiving more information throughout this week as needed!

Have a great week,