I would first like to add how proud I am of the awesome First Grade Concert and Winter Concert for the Chorus and Orff performers. They really looked and sounded like top notch groups! When viewing other school’s concerts on YouTube, I am proud to say that our students really rock!

As we wind down from the Holidays and begin a new year, we now set our eyes on the month of March.
Across the Nation many schools put on concerts or special programs in their music departments in celebration of Music in Our Schools Month. Our second, third, fourth, and fifth graders are busy preparing for their big night on Friday, March 1, 2013. We will have a combined 2nd and 3rd grade performance followed by a combined 4th and 5th grade performance at the Center for the Arts at River Ridge High School. This will be the first time we at Odessa will be using their large stage and theater style seats. We are also thrilled to be using their state of the art sound and light system!
http://rrhs.pasco.k12.fl.us/site/theater/CFA_Welcome.html

Check your child’s back pack for the permission slip to participate in this exciting concert. Please check off the appropriate box and sign it and have your child return it to either Mrs. Grimsley of myself. Attached to the information/permission slip is the lyrics to all their songs. They should be practicing every day. Fourth and fifth graders also have songs that need to be practiced on their recorders. They should be spending at least 10 minutes a day on these songs!