nschmit News

Spring Concerts Slated

April 24th is the date for the Spring Band, Orchestra and Choir concerts. The groups will perform at 2:40 p.m. for the school and at 7:00 p.m. for parents, family and friends.

May 1st is the date for the 2nd and 3rd grade spring concert at 10:00 a.m. and the 4th and 5th grade concert at 2:40 p.m. Parents, family and friends are invited to attend.

Notes will be sent home after spring break to remind parents of these events.

Winter Concert Scheduled

This is to inform you about our first concerts scheduled for January 17, 2007. The choir will perform two concerts with the band and string players on Thursday, January 17th at 2:40 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. The program during the day is for Arnold students and family members that cannot attend the evening performance. The evening concert is for parents, friends and family.

Students should arrive in the music room no later than 6:30 p.m. on evening of the 17th. Concert dress is clean, nice looking clothes. We want to look as professional as possible.

I look forward to seeing you on the 17th of January.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL!

The 2007-2008 Arnold Choir is forming now!

Attention 3rd, 4th and 5th graders!!!!

It's time for the Arnold Choir to begin practicing for the 2007-2008 school year. The purpose of the Arnold Choir is to work together to make good music, learn good social skills and the value of teamwork, develop proper singing techniques and have fun working together.

The Arnold Choir practices on Mondays starting September 10th through May 19th from 3:40 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. We will perform at all of the quarterly recognition assemblies (October 18, January 11, March 20 and May 23) and at the winter and spring concerts (January 17 and April 24). There may be additional performances added during the year and notification will be given far enough in advance to make arrangements for your child to participate.

If your child is in 3rd, 4th or 5th grade and is interested in being a member of the Arnold Choir, please have him/her get a choir contract form Mr. Schmit, fill it out and return it to Mr. Schmit by Friday, August 31st.

If you have concerns or questions, you may contact Mr. Schmit at nschmit@lps.org or 436-1120.

I hope to see you all in choir this year!

Welcome to the 2007-2008 School Year!

We are back again for what promises to be a fantastic school year. I want to personally welcome everyone to Arnold School and wish you all the best as we embark on our journey of learning and growing!

Warmest regards to all of you.

Mr. Schmit

Monday and Wednesday Choir Rehearsals to end.

It has been a very good year for the Arnold Choir. Wednesday choir will not meet on Wednesdays for the rest of the school year. Monday and Wednesday choirs will meet together two more meetings, Monday, May 7th and Monday, May 14th.

Band, Orchestra and Choir Concert

Thursday, May 10th is the annual spring band, orchestra and choir concert. Concerts are slated for 2:40 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

The program during the day is for Arnold students and family members that cannot attend the evening performance. The evening concert is for parents, friends and family.

Choir students should arrive in the music room no later than 6:30 p.m. on the 10th. Band and Orchestra students should follow instructions given by Mrs. Rensink and Mr. Bailey. Concert dress is clean, nice looking clothes. We want to look as professional as possible.

In addition, the choir will lead the Arnold students in singing the National Anthem and God Bless America during the recognition assembly on Friday, June 1st at 2:40 p.m.

I look forward to seeing you on Thursday, May 10th!

Spring Concert a BIG SUCCESS

The 2nd and 3rd graders AND the 4th and 5th graders performed their concerts on May 3rd. "Both concerts were outstanding and I was very proud of how hard our students prepared and how focussed they were during the performances" reports Nolan Schmit, Arnold music specialist. "The kids worked so hard to have good concerts and it really showed on Thursday!"

The students performed music that they had studied over the past year that had been chosen to meet curriculum goals established in the Lincoln Public School Music Curriculum. Here is a list of the music that was performed:

SECOND GRADE

THIRD GRADE

FOURTH GRADE

FIFTH GRADE

4th Graders to attend Young Peoples Concert

All of the fourth graders in the district will attend the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra YOUNG PEOPLES CONCERT at the Lied Center on Thursday, January 18.

BIG SCHEDULE CHANGE

Due to an unforeseen schedule conflict, the choir WILL NOT perform on the Jan. 11th concert. The band and orchestra WILL perform, however.

New School Website!!!

Mr. Meyer, our new computer teacher, has done a fantastic job updating our school website. He has updated the format and included many pictures of our students during Red Ribbon Week!

Great Job Mr. Meyer!!! Do take some time to check it out!!! http://arnold.lps.org/