Elementary Band and Orchestra

Ted Christensen, Program Coordinator
425-408-7719

September 2, 2009 letter to families (corrected verson/replaces letter in back to school packets)

Northshore offers a comprehensive Elementary Band (students in grades 5 & 6) and Orchestra "Strings" (students in grades 4-6) music program. Listed below is program information and special links for registration and payment. Scholarships are available for students who qualify for free and reduced lunch.  Contact 425-408-7676 with registration questions.

New Registration Fee
To offset partial costs of the program, a $225 per year, per student fee will be charged for the 2009-2010 school year. Tuition may be paid using one of the following options: one-time payment using a credit/debit card or check OR amortized over a five-month period beginning October 2009.

One-time payment options:
Secure online registrations can be made using a VISA or MasterCard credit card or debit card.  To register with a credit/debit card click here, select Elementary Music and Orchestra, select desired program and then select your student's home school.

Checks made payable to Northshore School District can be mailed or delivered to Elementary Band & Orchestra, 3330 Monte Villa Parkway, Bothell, WA 98021.  A completed registration form for each registered student must accompany your check.

One-time payment registration form

5-month amortization option:
Payment for those electing to have their tuition amortized will amount to $45 per month for five months via automated withdrawal from the parent/guardian's checking or savings account beginning October 2009.  To set up this payment plan, the parent/guardian must complete and submit the Five Month Installment registration form and an ACH authorization forms found below.  Forms can be mailed or delivered to Elementary Band & Orchestra, 3330 Monte Villa Parkway, Bothell, WA 98021.

ACH five-month registration form and ACH authorization form

Program times/dates
• Second year band and second and third year string students will meet Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week beginning Monday, September 14, 2009.

• If your child participated in 4th grade strings last year, they will begin on Monday, September 14, 2009 (Students who participated in 4th grade strings last school year are considered 2nd year players.

• First year beginning strings classes for 4th and 5th grade students will meet Tuesday and Thursday of each week beginning Tuesday, October 6, 2009. (Our beginning string program allows 4th grade students to participate.)

• First year band classes (5th) will meet Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday of each week beginning Tuesday, October 6, 2009.

Transportation
Band and string students should ride the appropriate junior high bus to the sites listed below. These buses will also drop string students at their elementary string site. After class, the student will be returned to their individual elementary schools at the end of class by shuttle bus. To determine the appropriate junior high bus stop, please consult the Northshore Safe Arrival Guide mailed to all school famili es in late August.

Demonstration Nights for First Year Students
Please join us on Monday, September 21 at 7:00 PM for a program informational meeting.  Plan to attend at the junior high associated with your student's home elementary school. This informational evening is designed to assist parents and students in choosing an instrument as well as providing more detailed information regarding the start up of the band and string program.  These informational meetings offer an excellent opportunity for you to better understand the program and also to ask questions.
 

String Sites/Teachers

Woodmoor	Jim Rice	425-408-7247
Maywood Hills	Jan Winters	425-408-5009
Canyon Creek	Joe Bynum	425-408-5700
Lockwood	Karen Cramer	425-408-6471
Wellington	Eileen Treusch	425-408-5909
Timbercrest JH	Amy McLauchlan	425-408-6909

Band Sites/Teachers

Northshore JH	Rick White	425-408-6709
Canyon Park JH	Greg Schroeder	425-408-6359
Skyview JH	Shawn McGinn	425-408-6809
Kenmore JH	Debbie Montague	425-408-6409
Leota JH	Darren Meucci	425-408-6509
Timbercrest JH	Tim Kelly	425-408-6909

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