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February 9, 2010
UPCOMING EVENTS
*Fri. Feb. 12th- Spirit of Core Knowledge. Student 1/2 day- 12:30 pick-up.
*Mon. Feb. 15th- Presidents' Day-NO SCHOOL
*Wed. Feb. 17th- E-Town 8th grade fundraiser- 5-9pm
*Fri. Feb. 19th- Upper School Valentines Dance- 6-8:30pm- $5.00 per person- Soda and Pizza $1.00 each
SCCS BEANIE SALE
Last chance to get your SCCS beanie. The price has been reduced to $10 each. Please contact Jen Gutmann at jgutmann@stonecreekschool.org if you would still like to order one.
3rd GRADE BAKE SALE
Feb. 10th-12th, the 3rd graders will be having a bake sale to raise money for the relief efforts in Haiti. All items sold will be $1. Baked items will be sold during a.m. recess and lunch recess. 8th Grade Washington D.C. Fundraiser at ETOWN
Wednesday, Feb. 17th 5-9pm
8th graders will be acting as hosts, hostesses, and servers.
Come support the 1st Annual D.C. Trip! VALENTINE LOLLIPOP SALE
Buy a lollipop for anyone at SCCS!
Forms due back Wed. Feb. 10th
Lollipop delivery Feb. 12th
Lollipop Gram forms can be picked up in the office if you need extras.
$1.00 per lollipop
FREE CONCERT
Another free concert for students, please email Jeanne Nelson at jnelson@stonecreekschool.org by February 19th if you and your child would like to attend this concert on February 23rd at 6:30 at the Vilar. Spaces are limited so it is on a first come first serve basis. THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA:
“They played with such captivating beauty that the audience gave an involuntary sigh of pleasure.” - Evening Standard
(Russian National Orchestra): “A living symbol of the best in Russian art.” - The Miami Herald
The Russian National Orchestra (RNO) has been in demand throughout the music world ever since its 1990 Moscow premiere. Of the orchestra's 1996 debut at the BBC Proms in London, the Evening Standard wrote, "they played with such captivating beauty that the audience gave an involuntary sigh of pleasure." More recently, they were described as "a living symbol of the best in Russian art" (Miami Herald).
The RNO’s recording of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and Beintus's Wolf Tracks, conducted by Kent Nagano and narrated by Sophia Loren, Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev, was the winner of a 2004 Grammy Award, making the RNO the first Russian orchestra ever to win the recording industry's highest honor. The orchestra’s ongoing Shostakovich cycle on PentaTone Classics is being widely acclaimed as “the most exciting cycle of the Shostakovich symphonies to be put down on disc, and easily the best recorded” (SACD.net). | ABOUT YUJA WANG:
Twenty-two year old Chinese pianist Yuja Wang is widely recognized for playing that combines the spontaneity and fearless imagination of youth with the discipline and precision of a mature artist. Regularly lauded for her controlled, prodigious technique, Yuja’s command of the piano has been described as “astounding” and “superhuman,” and she has been praised for her authority over the most complex technical demands of the repertoire, the depth of her musical insight, as well as her fresh interpretations and graceful, charismatic stage presence. This past season The Washington Post called her Kennedy Center recital debut “jaw-dropping” and following her San Franciscorecital debut The San Francisco Chronicle wrote “The arrival of Chinese-born pianist Yuja Wang on the musical scene is an exhilarating and unnerving development. To listen to her in action is to re-examine whatever assumptions you may have had about how well the piano can actually be played.” | REPERTOIRE:
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, P. 62
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 Emperor
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 |
PIANO TEACHER
There is a wonderful piano teacher available for lessons in Edwards or Eagle. If you want more information please contact jnelson@stonecreekschool.org
FIRST FRIDAY COIN COLLECTION
To everyone who has contributed coins and small bills to the First Friday Coin Collection bucket, THANK YOU. This month's grand total was a record-breaking $147.03. This money was deposited directly into the school's operational account. Every little bit adds up. See you next month.
Dear Stone Creek Families
The re-enrollment forms were due last Friday. We will be holding the lottery next Wednesday the 17th for the 2010-2011 school year and we need to have an accurate count for each classroom. Please contact Carrie in the office if you have not turned in the forms or have any questions.
CHESS CLUB Chess Club is back. We start this Thursday Feb 5th; Please join us. Chess club will be active the months of Febuary 2010 and March 2010. Based on experience with chess club from years past, here is the current vision. Several parents volunteers will be involved to assist in managing the students. We meet in the hallway outside of the computer lab between 3:15 and 3:30 pm. Students need to work on their homework for 10 to 15 min before entering the computer lab. If students say they do not have homework, then they will be expected to read for 5 to 10 min before entering computer lab. Chess club members will play chess with other students and also explore other mind stimulating games in the computer lab. Pick up time is at 4:30 pm. We ask that parents of students in chess club contribute an non messy, healthy snack for all the students of chess club for at least one of the chess club meetings. Snacks are not allowed in the computer lab. Chess club is free and open to all students of all grade levels. ( Second grade age and up is the recommended age ) Please RSVP with Students name (s) and contact phone numbers if your child would like to participate in chess club and also have your child sign up with Tina in the front office. Thank You, Earl Hartman 970 470 3360 | |
