After a long pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are excited to resume the Trafalgar Band in-person this year! Erin Marks – our beloved band teacher – will be returning to provide fabulous and fun instructions. A second band teacher who focuses on brass instruments will be joining Erin to teach our band.
2022-23 Rehearsal schedule – rehearsals will take place in the Activity Room twice a week: Monday 7:50 – 8:50 am and Wednesday 7:50 – 8:50 am. There will be 57 rehearsals starting from Wednesday Oct 12, 2022 to Wednesday June 14, 2023. We are also planning to have a Christmas concert and a school year-end concert for the school community.
Eligibility – Any grade 4 to 7 music loving student is welcome. No musical background is required.
Fees – Tuition fees will be collected to cover the activity room rental, liability insurance, teacher’s salaries and music supplies. The amount is TBD and will depend on the final enrollment.
Instrument Selection – Students can choose from one of the following:
Woodwind: Clarinet, Flute, Oboe
Brass: Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn*, Baritone/Euphonium
*French Horn students are strongly recommended to seek additional 1:1 private lessons.
Students who are interested in percussion (e.g., drums, triangle, xylophone, etc.) are required to learn a woodwind or brass instrument. Each student will take turns to play during the rehearsal.
The registration form requests that the parent specifies a first, second and third choice of instrument. We will make every effort to honour the first choice, but we want to make sure the band has a balance of instruments. Ideally, there will be at least 3 of each instrument except for percussion.
Instrument Rental – If you need to arrange an instrument rental, we recommend going to Tapestry Music. Information about their instrument rental options is available on their website (https://www.tapestrymusic.com/t-rentalprogram.aspx) and the rentals can be arranged on-line. Instrument pick up is at their Vancouver location (4440 West 10th Avenue). Another great option is Long & McQuade – https://www.long-mcquade.com. Both companies are well versed in working with school bands, and offer rent-to-own programs if that is of interest.
Junior Choir (K-3) will rehearse once a week on Tuesdays from 3 – 4pm, starting September 27. The Senior Choir will have rehearsals every Thursday from 3 – 4 pm, starting September 29. The conductor, Ms. Catherine Crampoline, has been leading Trafalgar Choir for many years pre pandemic and we are lucky to have her back!
The cost is $12 per session and there will be 11 sessions in the Fall semester (September – December).
This extracurricular choral music program is led by the DPAC Music Working Group. For more information and registration go to https://vancouverdpac.org/music or contact Trafalgar coordinator, Katerina Tokmak, at katerinatokmak@gmail.com.
It is that time of year again! To our returning families, we can’t wait to see you and hear all about your summer adventures. To our new families, we extend a very warm welcome, we are confident that you will find our school a fun, inclusive and energetic space to grow and learn.
For now, we would like to share with you some important information about the first day back to school and what to expect within the first week.
Next Tuesday, September 6th, all Trafalgar students will need to be prepared to attend school from 8:55am to 10 am. Please carefully follow the guidelines below:
Parents, please keep child(ren) at home if they are sick and call the school safe arrival line 604-713-5179 extension #86. Please note we have a new Office Administrative Assistant, her name is Justine Doiron.
Masks continue to be optional; social distance at your own discretion and please let your teachers know. We are a caring community that respects personal boundaries.
In the morning, all students are asked to line up outside the designated doors until a teacher picks them up. Please refer to attached map for the different entrances that are highlighted. All students grades 1 to 7, please go to your last year’s classroom teacher. The following teachers and rooms have changed:
Ms. Schoen’s students, please go to Ms. Wallace (Room 112)
Ms. Goodison’s students, please go to Ms. Dunfield (Room 113)
Mme Asad’s students please line up outside Room 103
Mr. Fleming has moved to Room 104
Ms. Nosyk has moved to Room 105
New Late French Immersion grade 6, please go to the gym using the main entrance.
All newcomers, please come through the main entrance and go to the gym.
All new Kindergarten students, please follow the separate email for specific instructions
Beginning Wednesday, September 7th regular school hours will resume beginning at 9 am to 3:03pm daily. Please bring a bagged lunch, healthy snack and a water bottle for those days. Kindergarten students, you have already received a separate letter outlining the gradual entry schedule. Please note this schedule is only for Kindergarten and not siblings in grades 1 and up.
Once we get our school numbers organized, we will send you more information about the transition to your child(ren)’s new classroom(s). Please watch out for that email later next week.
In addition to emails from the office, you can also access school information and updates via your PAC newsletters. Please sign up for your newsletters through the website https://trafalgarpac.ca.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the school.
