Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Heads Up!

Students will be coming home with a rehearsal schedule today. Please ask them to give it to you. We will try to get it posted electronically, but in the meantime, please ask them for the paper copy.

Also, the parent meeting has been scheduled for November 6th, at 6 p.m. in the Choir room at the Middle School (to the left when you come in the main entrance).

Monday, October 13, 2014

"Forgiven" Rehearsal 10/14- 10/ 24

Hello actors,
Our only rehearsal this week is on Monday, October 13 from 2:30 - 4:30. We will start in Ms. Zumberge's room (208).
After MEA, expect us to be on our normal weekly rehearsal schedule:
Monday, October 20 - 2:30 - 4:30
Tuesday, October 21 - 2:30 - 4:30
Thursday, October 23 - 2:30 - 4:30
Friday, October 24 - 2:30 - 3:00
We are asking that all actors make it to all rehearsals throughout the week. If you must miss a rehearsal, please let Mr. Jakacki or Ms. Zumberge know in advance.

Parents, keep an eye out for an announcement about a parent meeting soon!

Friday, May 30, 2014

DVD and Pictures!

Hello adults of Seussical Jr. participants,

Wow-what a show!  Even weeks later I’m still thinking about how the kids put on a performance that showcased such talent and comradery.  A special shout out to all the parents and siblings who volunteered throughout performance week and weekend-none of this would be possible without you.  Thank you!!

Bonus time: we have (along with the help of the Richardson family) created DVDs of the Friday night show.  We have made enough copies for ONE PER FAMILY.  This DVDs is an archived copy only intended for cast and crew, not public screening or uploads.  We cannot allow more than one copy per family.  A very limited number of  Saturday night shows will be made available to kids who had leading role that night.

Copies are available for pick up in Ms. Zumberge’s room (107) starting on Tuesday, June 3.  Send your student to pick up your family’s copy before Friday, June 6.

I also know that I miss seeing all those kids in their amazing costumes or dressed in their backstage solid black!  Lucky for us Rachel Richardson has set up a Shutterfly account where pictures from the show can uploaded and shared.  We are hoping that everyone will take a few minutes to upload the photos they took of the cast and crew.  We’d love to create an album by year end.  Please see instructions from Rachel below.

Let's share Seussical Jr. photos:
Here how:
  • Log-on/Sign-in to the Shutterfly link using the info above
  • Locate the Seussical Jr photo album (it is the only album under this line
  • Select 'download' button
  • Locate your photo files using the 'Browse option'
  • Select the Seusical Jr photo album as the download destination
  • Deadline for submissions is ___________ (or there is not one. if we are making an album we should set a deadline.
  • Questions - contact RachelvRichardson@comcast.net
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One final time, we want to thank everyone for such a fun, successful play season.  Seussical Jr. will go down in SLP MS theater history as one of the very best.  Thank you, thank you!

Jessica, Lil, and Ryan   

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Today students were in the lab to start typing their SOTQ papers.

Reminders: Vocabulary (Week 32 (HL), Lesson 16 (SL)) due next TUESDAY.

Non-fiction Book Presentations  due next FRIDAY (5/30).

Get in your "Foreign Phrase of the Week" posters for a boost to your low vocabulary scores.

Sunday, April 27, 2014

Rehearsal Schedule Week of 4/28

Seussical Rehearsal Schedule

Monday, April 28: Full cast until 4:30.
Tuesday, April 29: Full cast until 4:30.
Thursday, May 1: Full cast until 3, Jungle Creatures and leads until 4:30.
Friday, May 2: Full cast until 3, Who's and leads until 4:30.

Please remind your student to bring homework along to do during downtime.  If your student has a lead role, please help them run lines, they should be off book very soon, if not already.  All kids should be practicing their singing and dancing at home as well.  

Rehearsal and performance questions: zumberge.lillian@slpschools.org
Finance and scholarship questions: jakacki.ryan@slpschools.org
Volunteer and communications questions: edelheit.jessica@slpschools.org

Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Week of 4/14 and 4/21 Rehearsal Schedule

Monday 4/14- Full Cast till 4:30
Tuesday 4/15- Full Cast till 4:30
Thursday 4/17- Full Cast till 4:30


Monday 4/21- Full Cast till 4:30
Tuesday 4/22- Who's and Leads till 4:30
Thursday 4/24- Jungle Creatures and Leads till 4:30
Friday 4/25- Full Cast till 4:30

Thanks!

Sunday, April 6, 2014

Schedule for week after Spring Break! April 7-11

ALL Cast members should plan to be at rehearsal on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday until 3 p.m.

Who's and leads should plan on staying on Monday and Tuesday until 4:30.

Jungle Creatures and leads should plan on staying Thursday and Friday until 4:30

Leads, if you have conflicts, etc, please determine for yourself which days will be most useful for you to attend the late rehearsal.

Please see Ms. Z, Mr. Jakacki, Noa or Mary with questions.

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Schedule for the week before spring break!

Monday, March 24:  All Who's, Bird Girls, Gertrude McFuzz, Horton, Jojo, Mayzie, Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, Sour Kangaroo, Cat in the Hat, Wickershams.   Songs reviewed: “Here On Who” & “Monkey Around/Chasing the Whos.”

Tuesday, March 25:  Jungle Creatures, Cat, Jojo, Horton, Bird Girls, Mr. Mayor, Sour Kangaroo, Wickershams, Gertude, Mayzie, Yertle.  Songs reviewed: “Biggest Blame Fool” & “Horton Hears a Who.”

No rehearsal Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday.  Email Lil Zumberge with any rehearsal related questions at lillian.zumberge@slpschools.org

We are still looking for snack donations.  Please bring donations to the MS office.  Thank you!

Monday, March 17, 2014

Revised Rehearsal Schedule for Week of 3/17

Thanks for your flexibility! 
Rehearsals still go till 4:30, unless otherwise noted. 


Tuesday 3/18- Songs: We will be focusing on the solo/ small group vocals
Attending: 
All Who's, Bird Girls, Gertrude McFuzz, Horton, Jojo, Mayzie, Mr. Mayor, Mrs. Mayor, Sour Kangaroo, Cat in the Hat, Wickershams.    
** Note, highlighted people are a NEW addition! 
***Who's will be dismissed at 3 

Thursday 3/20 and Friday 3/21- Songs: Biggest Blame Fool and Horton Hears a Who
Attending: 
Jungle Creatures, Cat, Jojo, Horton, Bird Girls, Mr. Mayor, Sour Kangaroo, Wickershams, Gertude, Mayzie, Yertle

Friday, March 14, 2014

Rehearsal Schedule for Week of March 17

Great first week of rehearsal!  The songs already sound and look great!  This week at rehearsal students should have received a bus pass.  If students have questions about which route to ride, check with the front office.  Here is next week's rehearsal schedule:

Monday, March 17 (until 4:30) all Who’s (including Mr. & Mrs. Mayor and Jojo), Horton, The Grinch.

Tuesday, March 18 (until 4:30) all Who’s (including Mr. & Mrs. Mayor and Jojo), Horton, The Grinch.

Thursday, March 20 (until 4:30) all Jungle Creatures, Sour Kangaroo, Horton, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls, Mayzie, Gertrude.

Friday, March 21 (until 4:30) all Jungle Creatures, Sour Kangaroo, Horton, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls, Mayzie, Gertrude.

We are working to schedule a parent meeting. However, in the meantime, we do need to start collecting snacks. If you are able to drop something off for kids to eat, please do so in the front office and labeled: Snacks for musical rehearsal. Snacks should be individually wrapped. We have roughly 50 people to feed at each rehearsal. We hope to arrange a sign up option in coming days, look for the Remind 101 notification on that!

Thank you!

Sunday, March 9, 2014

Welcome to Seussical!

Hello adults of our Seussical Jr. musical participants,

Over 100 student auditioned for roles in the spring musical, and your student earned themselves a role! Congratulations!

Throughout the next 9 weeks everyone will be working hard to put together a great show. Lil Zumberge has returned as our director, with Ryan Jakacki as the ever-faithful assistant director. Jessica Edelheit comes back again to produce (and send this email). John Myszkowski will lead kids in musical rehearsals, and Mary Coats is choreographing again with help from newcomer and SLP math teacher, Jen Schmerler. We also have Noa Raasch, a junior from SLP HS coming to help with all things musical related.

A few very important notes. This year communication will work differently. All updates and communication will come via the SLP Theater blog-so bookmark this link: http://slpjhtheater.blogspot.com. Very rarely will an email be sent to each individual. You will need to rely on the blog for all play related information.

In order to know when an update has posted you will need to sign up for Remind 101. Remind 101 is a one way messaging service that you receive via text, email, or both. You can sign up with as many cell numbers and/or email addresses as you want. It is totally free. Your information remains anonymous, so no one will be able to see your email addresses or phone numbers. Once the blog has been updated a Remind 101 will be sent to all those who have signed up. Directions on how to sign up for Remind 101 are attached as a PDF. You’ll only need to sign up once. We encourage your students to sign up as well. We realize this is a big change from years past. Using Remind 101 will help the play staff streamline communication and cut down on the amount of time we spend tracking bounce back emails and incorrect addresses. We appreciate your willingness to try something new. We will begin sending Remind 101 message on Friday (3-14).

We are asking for snack donations for our rehearsals. When rehearsal is called until 4:30 snack will be provided for students. We ask families to donate individually wrapped snacks (granola bars, pretzels, and fruit snacks are always big hits). If you would like to donate, please drop your donation in the front office. We also ask that kids with food allergies provide their own snacks-we don’t want to take any chances.

We are charging a participation fee of $50 this year. The participation fee covers many costs including the cast t-shirt, scripts, copies, rights to the show, and dinner during the week leading up to the performances. Scholarships are available to those in need. Please contact Ryan Jakacki with any questions or scholarship related needs. Checks should be made out to SLP JH THEATER and include your student’s name in the memo line.

We won’t be shy in asking for help throughout the play season. It takes a village to raise a child, and at least 3 villages to put on a musical with 90+ kids!! Thank you in advance.

We are hoping to get a parent play meeting on the calendar coming up soon. Here is next week’s rehearsal schedule with one change from the Oriole Times article:

Tuesday, March 11 (until 4:30) all Who’s (including Mr. & Mrs. Mayor and Jojo), Horton, The Grinch.
Thursday, March 13 (until 3) all Jungle Creatures, Sour Kangaroo, Horton, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls, Mayzie, Gertrude.
Friday, March 14 (until 4:30) all Jungle Creatures, Sour Kangaroo, Horton, Wickersham Brothers, Bird Girls, Mayzie, Gertrude.

We so appreciate you being involved in your student’s extracurricular activities. Please contact us with any questions. Ms. Zumberge can answer your questions that relate directly to the kids and rehearsals, Mr. Jakacki will field all money and scholarship related questions, and Ms. Edelheit can answer questions on communication and volunteering.

Thank you for reading this long email. With everyone involved with cannot fail. We look forward to seeing what the show will bring, and can’t wait to see all of your kids dance and sing! 

Lil Zumberge zumberge.lillian@slpschools.org
Ryan Jakacki jakacki.ryan@slpschools.org
Jessica Edelheit edelheit.jessica@slpschools.org

Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Spring Musical 2014: Suessical the Musical!

Auditions will be next week for the spring musical. Please sign up outside the choir room. If you want to be considered for a lead, you will want to prepare a short solo. Everyone should come ready to dance! Hope to see you there :)