Saturday 16 May 2015

Music Month Celebration!


April was Music Month! Crestview celebrated music education with a Mind Craft theme! Each student made a personal avatar and attached a speech bubble with what they love about music! 

We also learned the song Is Somebody Singing written and performed by Chris Hadfield while he was on the International Space Station. The entire school sang the song during a school assembly. On Music Monday, May 4th, Crestview Singers performed at John Taylor with our 'Family of Schools' as a further celebration of Music Monday! Congratulations to all students involved. Stay tuned for more year end music celebrations!




Thursday 12 March 2015

Crestview Singers received SILVER at the Winnipeg Music Festival!

Congratulations to our Crestview Singers!! They performed at the Winnipeg Music Festival on Monday, March 9th. They had a fantastic performance and were given positive feedback from the adjudicator, Dr. Elroy Friesen. They were awarded SILVER for their wonderful performance! Thank you to all students, staff, and families for your support of the arts and specifically the music program at Crestview! We appreciate it so much and we couldn't do it without you!

Thank you for yet another fantastic performance and hard work!

Mrs. J. Dunk

Monday 2 March 2015

Winnipeg Music Festival Performance Coming Up!

The Crestview Singers perform at the Winnipeg Music Festival on Monday, March 9th. Students will perform in front of an audience and an adjudicator and will be given feedback from the adjudicator along with a standing of gold, silver, or bronze. This is a pretty big deal in the music community so we would like to have as many participants available to sing as well as lots of audience members out to cheer on our singers! Make sure green forms are in by Wednesday, March 4th in order for your child to attend this field trip (if they are in choir!).

They perform at 11:00 a.m. at Westminster United Church. Students will be leaving Crestview at 10:00 a.m. on a school bus and will arrive back at school around 12:00 p.m. 

Students are reminded to wear their uniform of black shoes, black pants, and their RED Crestview Choir shirt on Monday and bring a bag lunch.

Tickets are $4.00 at the door for anyone that would like to come and cheer on the Crestview Singers! 

Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns! 

I am still looking for parent volunteers to help out for this field trip. If you are available, please contact me A.S.A.P. if you are interested!

Thank you for your continued support in the music program at Crestview! 

Mrs. Dunk
jdunk@sjsd.net

Wednesday 21 January 2015

Festival season has arrived!!



Festival season has arrived! It seems like just yesterday that the choir was performing for the Winter Concert. I’m so very proud of all students for their dedication and hard work for the concert. It was a great success and every student had lots to contribute!

The choir has already started learning some new pieces that they will be performing at some upcoming concerts.
         
We will be singing in two festivals. Our first festival will be the St. James-Assiniboia CHORAL MUSIC CELEBRATION. This festival will not be marked and is non-competitive in nature. This festival will be quite beneficial in preparation for our second festival, which is the WINNIPEG MUSIC FESTIVAL.

         The dates and locations for these are:
·     CHORAL MUSIC CELEBRATION: The date for this concert is TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10th. It will take place at Sturgeon Creek United Church, which is located at 207 Thompson Drive. Students must be at the church no later than 6:20 p.m. Our performance time is 6:50 and we will be finished by 7:15 p.m. Please keep this evening free, as it is essential for ALL students to attend. Students will wear their choir uniforms for this concert. Please contact me if you need clarification or help with rides.

·     WINNIPEG MUSIC FESTIVAL: This festival is on March 9th at 11:00 a.m. The students will be bussed to Westminister United Church for this performance. Any parents that would like to watch this performance are more than welcome to attend. We will probably arrive at the church around 10:30 a.m., with stage time at approximately 11:00 a.m. General admission cost is $4.00, with free admission for children 12 and under. The venue does not have interact or credit card machines, and will accept only cash for admittance. Students are asked to wear their choir uniforms for this performance.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email me at jdunk@sjsd.net or call Crestview School at 885-7710. Thank you for your continued support of the music program at Crestview! 

Yours truly,


Jordanna Dunk

Friday 19 December 2014

FLAKES!!! Winter Concert!

WOW! What an incredible performance of the musical Flakes! by all students at Crestview!!! Congratulations to our amazing staff and students for a wonderful production! I was so impressed by everyone's positive and energetic singing, dancing, and acting! Great job to everyone for making it all come together!!

On Wednesday, Dec. 17th, Crestview students from Kindergarten to Grade 5 gathered in the gym to put on a giant production of the musical Flakes! There was singing, acting, dancing, and so much more! I am so lucky to be part of such an amazing school with supportive staff and families of the students at Crestview! Thank you for making my beginning at Crestview so magical and exciting!

I am looking forward to many more musicals together at Crestview!

Thank you to all the families for getting costumes together and helping learn songs and speaking parts at home. I know that it is a big job at home and we couldn't have done it without you!

A GIANT thank you goes out to all staff members for giving up so much of their "free" time to help with costumes, make-up, scene rehearsals, acting, set making, choreography, and so much more! I couldn't have done it without all of you! THANK YOU!!

If you have pictures or videos of the concert I would love to see them. Please send me an email and we can exchange some videos or pictures!

Have a wonderful holiday! Until next year...

Mrs. J. Dunk
jdunk@sjsd.net




Friday 5 December 2014

STAR SINGERS!!


The Crestview Grade 3-5 Choir is made up of 40 students in Grades 3, 4, and 5. They have been attending choir rehearsals since the end of September and have been learning a lot about what it means to be a great singer! They attend a 30 minute rehearsal every Day 6 at lunch. At the end of each rehearsal, I announce a STAR SINGER for that days rehearsal.

A STAR SINGER is a student who arrives on time for each rehearsal, focuses their attention for the entire rehearsal, helps others around him or her to be better, and has a good attitude in everything they do! Congratulations to the following students this term for being such amazing and focused singers! Keep up the hard work! 







Monday 1 December 2014

Winter Concert!

Hello from the Music Room!

Our Winter Concert is approaching fast! Kindergarten-Grade 5 students will be performing in the musical Flakes! on December 17th at 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

 
Letters will be sent home this week regarding costumes for each student. We are excited to put on this funny and heart-warming show for everyone. We strongly encourage those that are able to attend the afternoon performance to do so as the evening show has limited seating available. The show is expected to be about one hour in length. We hope to see everyone there to support our students!

Thank you,
Mrs. J. Dunk