Monday, January 25, 2016

SCHEDULE AND EVENTS FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 29

BAND
Two important dates to add to your calendar:Wednesday, February 3 - There will be a Full Band Rehearsal for ALL Band students from 1:00-2:20 in the Cafeteria. This is a MANDATORY rehearsal. You must come to it. It's the only time I get to hear the entire Band before the concert.

Second - we have a date for our in-school concert - Friday, February 12 - the half day before February vacation.

I have attached an updated lesson schedule.

So our concert week schedule is now:
  • Wed, Feb 3 - Full Band Rehearsal, 1:00-2:20 PM
  • Mon, Feb 8 - Concert at TMHS at 7 PM (6:15 Call Time)
  • Wed, Feb 10 - Snow Day for evening concert
  • Fri, Feb 12 - In-School Concert at Ryan, 8:30-10:30 AM
BTW, That means our first concert is just two weeks away. Do you know your music?
And here's ThIs week's schedule:
Tuesday, Jan 26
  • Late Lessons - 2:30-3:30
Wednesday, Jan 27
  • Clarinet - 8:20
  • Make-up Lessons - 9:08
  • Trumpet 1 - 9:56
  • Trumpet 2 - 12:00
  • Trombone/Baritone - 12:49
  • Flute - 1:37
  • Full Band and Late Lessons - 2:30-3:30
Thursday, Jan 28 - Half Day
  • Tuba - 8:20
  • Percussion - 9:08
  • All Saxophones - 9:56
  • NO FULL BAND
Thanks
Mr. O

SKI CLUB

Ski Club Wednesdays after school at 2:30 :)

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

SCHEDULE AND EVENTS FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 22

The reading teachers from the Ryan School will be hosting a parent informational workshop:  The Power of Reading Aloud.  The date is Tuesday January 26, 2016 from 6-7:30 pm in the McCardle/Conway Media Center.
Parent only event

BAND
Our concert is 3 weeks from tomorrow! Are you ready. See below for more details on the concert. But first, here's this week's schedule:
Tuesday, Jan 19 - Late Lessons 2:30-3:30 - Monday's a holiday, so remember to bring your instrument in on your first day back.
Wednesday, Jan 20
  • Make-Up Lessons - 8:20
  • Trumpet 1 - 9:08
  • Trumpet 2 - 9:56
  • Trombone/Baritone - 12:00
  • Flute - 12:49
  • Clarinet - 1:37
  • Full Band and Late Lessons - 2:30-3:30
ThursdayJan 21
  • Make-Up Lessons - 8:20
  • Saxophone 1 - 9:08
  • Saxophone 2 - 9:56
  • Saxophone 3 - 12:00
  • Percussion - 12:49
  • Tuba - 1:37
  • Full Band - 2:30
Concert Info
Our evening concert will be on Monday, February 8 at 7:00 PM at Tewksbury Memorial High School. Students should arrive by 6:15 PM with instruments and music.
Concert Dress is "black and white" - black pants or skirt (full or 3/4 length), black socks, black shoes, and white button-down shirt or blouse. I don't want you to feel you need to go out and buy this outfit if you don't already have it, so "Sunday best" is a reasonable substitute. Please no shorts, jeans, t-shirts, etc.
Students may participate in Chamber Groups - solos, duets, trios, etc. To participate in a group, students must audition for me. I will select the best 3-5 groups from each grade to perform in the concert. Students may audition anytime until Thursday, February 4. But I recommend earlier, in case I ask you to try again later.
Thanks
Mr. O

Monday, January 11, 2016

SCHEDULE AND EVENTS FOR WEEK ENDING JANUARY 15

BAND
RYAN BAND SCHEDULE – FALL 2015

WEDNESDAYS
FLUTE, CLARINET, TRUMPET, BARITONE, TROMBONE

Jan 6
Jan 13
Jan 20
Jan 27
Feb 3
Feb 10
Feb 24
Mar 2
Mar 9
Mar 16
Mar 23
Mar 30
Apr 6
Apr 13
Flute
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
Clarinet
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
Make-Up Lessons
12:49
NONE
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
Trumpet 1
(Alex Sovie, Jack Scalli,
Trevor LaFave,  Simone Souza)
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
Trumpet 2
(Isabella Schrimpf, John Baker, Brooke Bunyan)
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
Trombone/ Baritone
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
FULL BAND

2:30-3:30
No Full Band
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
Late Lessons
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30

KEY DATES:                                                                                                                                           
·         Wednesday and Thursday, January 13-14 – No Full Band
·         Thursday, January 28 – Half Day – No Full Band
·         Monday, Feb 8 – Evening Concert at TMHS Auditorium  - 7:00 PM (6:15 Call Time)
·         (Wednesday, Feb 10 – Snow Date for Evening Concert)

·      Saturday, May 21 – Music Day Performance at TMHS


PAC



Dear Ryan School Families, Happy New Years!! Last week just went flying by and I never sent an update.

Ryan school tee shirt, sweatshirts, and pants are available for this week. $10 for tees and $20 for sweashirts and pants. Please go the office if interested in purchasing. There are still some available!!

The Box Top Contest winner for the month of December was homeroom 122. Keep sending in Box Tops!! It really helps us purchase items for the school!!

IMPORTANT DATES:
Wednesday, January 13th- Ryan School PAC Meeting, 6:30pm, Ryan School Library
Monday, January 18th- No School, Martin Luther King Day
Thursday, January 28th- Half Day
Friday, January 29th- January Box Tops Contest Due
Saturday, February 13th- RiverHawk Hockey Game- SAVE THE DATE!! Notices should be going home this week.
PAC MEETING
The PAC will be meeting this Wednesday, January 13th at 6:30pm in the Ryan School Library (2nd Floor). We will be discussing the purchase of HP Streams and Cart, Spring Activities and Fundraising. I am attaching the agenda. Please join us!!

BOX TOPS CONTEST
This year we are going to have a traveling trophy each month to the homeroom with the most Box Tops for Educations sent in. The trophy will go to the homeroom with the most Box Tops sent in by Friday, January 29th. All you need to do is:  Save them, cut them out, send them in with your homeroom number and your first name and last initial on the baggie with the total number included as well.

Our goal this year is to raise $2,500 from Box Tops.  The money raised will help and go toward Arts and Enrichment for ALL the Ryan Students.

Keep a look out for further contests this year as well.

Please feel free to contact, Jenn Griffin at jenngrif3@gmail.com with any and all question you may have about this.

STOP AND SHOP
Help out the Ryan School by registering your Stop & Shop card. Sign up your family and friends, too!
It’s easy!
1)Go to : http://stopandshop.com/aplus/register-card/
 2) Type in your card number and the first three letters of your last name.
 3) Choose the John F. Ryan Elementary School.  You can choose up to two schools! (Dewing and North Street participate as well!)
 Every purchase earns points for our school that turns into cash at the end of the program and you keep all of your gas rewards!

RECYCLE THAT
Donate your unwanted books and clothing now in our purple and yellow bin at school! The bin will accept books, DVDs, used clothing in any condition, linens and clothing accessories. Good condition items are repurposed and resold, lesser condition items are turned into industrial rags and filling material. Please no encyclopedias or college text books. Lets earn money for our school and keep these items out of landfills!

INK RECYCLING PROGRAM                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Ryan School participates in an ink recycling  program. Bring in your used ink jets, laser toner cartridges, and used cell  phones ( in a zippered bag) and the Ryan will recycle them. Proceeds will fund art and enrichment programming at our school! Save the earth and help  the school!

PAPER RETRIEVER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          The Ryan School has two Paper Retriever bins.  Bring your newspapers, office paper and catalogs to be recycled. We receive money for this paper and the proceeds go directly to the Ryan School arts and enrichment programming.  Please no plastic bags or phone books

AMAZON                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
Amazon has a shopping program that benefits non-profits and the Ryan School PAC is now registered. It's called Amazon Smile and will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to our PAC. If you shop on Amazon.com, go to smile.amazon.com to designate the "John Ryan School Pac" as your school. Another great way to earn FREE money for our school and kids!

This email is being sent to you from the the Ryan School PAC.  Your email will only be used for this purpose.

If you know anyone who would like to be added, please forward this email to them and tell the them to email us with a request to be added.

If you would like to be removed from this email please let us know.

Thanks, Carolyn Gaglione- Chair Ryan School PAC

Monday, January 4, 2016

SCHEDULE FOR JANUARY 4-8

BAND


Welcome to next year! I hope you all had a wonderful vacation. I'm looking forward to seeing you all again.
I have attached the schedule for January through April vacation. Please print it out to have with you.
There are some new instrument groups. See below (and on the schedule).
  • Baritone and Trombone are now 1 group - with Wednesday lessons.
  • There are now 3 Saxophone Groups:
    1. Saxophone 1 - 5A
    2. Saxophone 2 - 5C, 5F
    3. Saxophone 3 - 5B, 5E
  • There are new trumpet groups:
    1. Trumpet 1 - Trevor, Alex, Jack, Simone
    2. Trumpet 2 - John, Brooke, Isabella
And here are some important dates coming up:
  • There is no Full Band on Jan 13Jan 14, or Jan 28
  • Our evening concert is on Feb 8 at TMHS (snow date - Feb 10).
Thanks
Mr. O

RYAN BAND SCHEDULE – FALL 2015

WEDNESDAYS
FLUTE, CLARINET, TRUMPET, BARITONE, TROMBONE

Jan 6
Jan 13
Jan 20
Jan 27
Feb 3
Feb 10
Feb 24
Mar 2
Mar 9
Mar 16
Mar 23
Mar 30
Apr 6
Apr 13
Flute
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
Clarinet
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
Make-Up Lessons
12:49
NONE
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
Trumpet 1
(Alex Sovie, Jack Scalli,
Trevor LaFave,  Simone Souza)
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
Trumpet 2
(Isabella Schrimpf, John Baker, Brooke Bunyan)
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
Trombone/ Baritone
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
12:00
12:49
1:37
8:20
9:08
9:56
FULL BAND

2:30-3:30
No Full Band
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
Late Lessons
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30
2:30-3:30

KEY DATES:                                                                                                                                           
·         Wednesday and Thursday, January 13-14 – No Full Band
·         Thursday, January 28 – Half Day – No Full Band
·         Monday, Feb 8 – Evening Concert at TMHS Auditorium  - 7:00 PM (6:15 Call Time)
·         (Wednesday, Feb 10 – Snow Date for Evening Concert)

·      Saturday, May 21 – Music Day Performance at TMHS